Saturday Photo: Even the Leaves Votes Red, Orange or Green
The election is on Monday, and it looks from here like a minority Liberal (red) government. The NDP (orange) stands to lose much of what it gained in the Orange…
October 2015
Impending Relief?
For the millions upon millions of Canadians who have grown progressively more heartsick over Stephen Harper’s systematic subversion of our country’s traditions and values these last nine-and-a-half years, relief seems…
A Poltical Willy Loman
http://pdxretro.com/ For the last ten years, Stephen Harper has been trying to remake Canada in his own image. Alan Freeman writes that, despite his Herculean efforts, Harper has failed. Want…
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The Bizarre, not so Bizarre, Globe endorsement. . .
Surely the most bizarre culmination of the ten years of Harper’s political tenure was seen yesterday with the Globe and Mail’s surreal endorsement of the Conservative Party with the addendum…
Running for the Roses.
The horses have rounded the final curve and it is a straight run to the finish line. It is a time when jockeys whisper, whip or whine to encourage their…
Is the National Post Trying to Muzzle Andrew Coyne?
I rarely agree with anything Andrew Coyne says or writes. I don't share his missionary faith in an economic system that I believe has been corrupted to its core by…
DHDM 2: St. John’s East #nlpoli #cdnpoli
If the numbers from the Liberal campaign in St. John’s East are right, then New Democratic Party incumbent Jack Harris is in serious trouble. Asked if which candidate they would…
A call to the drowning
I would love to celebrate the beauty of jazz, of blues, of classical music, and of this world, and life, and I do; but I must also relate to the…
Eleven grinding weeks and this federal election comes down to a science question: momentum, or inertia?
PHOTOS: Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair on stage in Edmonton Friday night (photo by Olav Rokne). The red signs say “Stop Harper.” Perhaps at this hour they should say “Stop…
Oct. 16: Sh! Don’t think.
This is very late – because my electric power has been off all day. So it will probably be short. Luckily, there is very little to say about the Irving…
Democratic reform is the real change that must come from Canadian election
If Canadians don’t see a commitment for major change from Monday’s winner, the nastiest and most divisive election in our history, by far, will be for naught. Change is never…
Musical interlude
Tritonal feat. Skyler Stonestreet – Electric Glow
Elizabeth May Responds to Open Letter Against C-51 from Margaret Atwood & over 300 Canadian artists
Earlier this month, we released an open letter from Margaret Atwood and over 300 Canadian artists speaking out about Bill C-51. Today we have received a response from the Elizabeth…
Ekos: it’s gonna be a long, long night
PS – Harper ain’t dead yet, folks.
Apps are making us criminals
Almost every week you read in the news about another taxi driver protest against Uber and its drivers. Taxi drivers go on strike, some rage against Uber and attack the…
What Does a Caregiver-Friendly Society Look Like?
My husband and I just got home from a trip abroad (in my last post, I talked about the benefits of respite!). We visited London, Wales and north eastern Spain.…