A Few Thoughts on Strategic Voting. . .
In recent years the issue of strategic voting has been a significant point of discussion and contention in Canada. The reason for this is obvious; Stephen Harper. Most governments are…
September 2015
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Michael Hurley and Sam Gindin discuss the need for workers to organize to reverse the trend of precarious work, while the Star…
Juxtaposition
On the one hand, there’s what Canadian voters actually want… (N)early 60 per cent of respondents support the idea of two or more parties forming a coalition government, if no…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Your news links for today: NSA phone data collection ‘not illegal’, US court rules – BBC News Tech companies may be our best hope for resisting government surveillance – Fusion.net…
Why Urban Areas Are More Efficient Than Suburban Areas
It’s been known for years that urban centres have a lower carbon footprint than the lands of urban sprawl. This is a for a variety of reasons and it’s rather…
The Interview
I just can’t let it go: Recommend this Post
KCCCC Day 37: and now it begins
The pre-season is over. The phony season is over. Now the game begins. What’s the lay of the land? Well, all the parties have problems. All of them have opportunities.…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for the Week of September 8, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Where there’s smoke there’s ire: Condo board smoking case hits the courts Meet 7 of the 1.4 million Canadian…
Stephen Harper’s Really REALLY Bad Day
Well I can only imagine what Stephen Harper must have been feeling like when he returned to his war room or his rubber room last night.But he must have been…
Federal candidate update from Alberta – 41 days until election day
With forty-one long days left until the October 19, 2015 federal election, here are the latest candidate nomination updates from Alberta.
It Took A Photo of a Child Washed Up on a Beach To Get Canada’s Political Class To Shut the Fuck Up About the Economy
Last week's electoral campaign in Canada took a turn from the banal to matters of importance. Early in the week, we learned that the Canadian economy had contracted for two…
It Took A Photo of a Child Washed Up on a Beach To Get Canada’s Poltical Class To Shut the Fuck Up About the Economy
Last week’s electoral campaign in Canada took a turn from the banal to matters of importance. Early in the week, we learned that the Canadian economy had contracted for two…
Morning Line: Conservatives 10 – 1.
(Note: Your Morning Line is prepared for each race day to give the wagering public a starting point for their Totalisator bets on the day’s races. The Totalisator then computes…
the other side of waste management in peel: shocking lack of recycling in apartment buildings
Goodbye, old friends In the 10 years I’ve lived in Mississauga, I’ve always been impressed with Peel Region’s recycling and trash management. Now that I live in an apartment, I’m…
Senior appointments in 2015 #nlpoli
Orders in Council up to the end of August 2015, show that the cabinet has made on 13 appointments at the rank of deputy minister and assistant deputy minister since…
Kyle McKee A Little Fuzzy On Definition Of Freedom Of Speech
It's been a while since we've written a blog post dedicated to Kyle, but he recently decided to remind us why we refer to boneheads as boneheads. First, let's put…
Give some credit to Jerry Bance for improving the quality of Conservative public discourse
ILLUSTRATIONS: Is it time to give Jerry Bance a break? After all, he’s raised the tone of Conservative discourse in Toronto, and raised our national profile abroad. (Image grabbed from…
Trudeau is “just not ready” to be Canada’s next prime minister: Poll
According to a new Forum Research poll, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is “just not ready” to replace Stephen Harper as Canada’s next prime minister. The post Trudeau is “just not…