Digging and dying
About an hour after I started playing Minecraft for the very first time, I died. As game experiences goes, that sucked. Not exactly a “thanks for your purchase” ingame welcoming…
October 2015
BREAKING: Federal Court of Appeal F-U to Stephen Harper’s Campaign of Hate
Now that a piece of fabric can’t be used as a wedge issue, how will Stephen Harper and the Conservatives distract Canadians from the real issues like corruption, fraud, economic…
Oct. 5: I cannot think of a title for this one.
In a corner in Moncton’s Victoria Park is a monument to the people of this city who have died in our wars. It’s nothing fancy or showy. But its very…
Strategic voting Regina–Lewvan: vote NDP
Strategic voting could be important in Saskatchewan in the current federal election. I have already pointed out that tactical voters in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River should vote NDP. Strategic voting Regina–Lewvan The…
NDP shows support for Canada’s Digital Future
This election, we’ve been focusing on the future of the Internet that Canadians need to build our digital economy. We crowdsourced our vision from over 125,000 Canadians, and have sent…
How Postmedia climbed in bed with the LNG lobby and a PR flack
Screen capture of Brent Stafford and his Regulator Watch program from The Province website It was early last September, as near as I can remember. While strolling down the lane…
Niqab nonsense—much ado about nothing
I am no fan of the niqab. Hell, I’m no fan of religion. But if a Moslem woman wants to wear a niqab at a citizenship ceremony for religious reasons,…
Strategic voting in Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River: Vote NDP
In earlier posts, I considered how tactical voters should vote in Winnipeg, with the following recommendations: Elmwood-Transcona: vote NDP Winnipeg South-Centre: vote Liberal Kildonan-St. Paul: vote NDP Saint Boniface-Saint Vital:…
Joseph Stiglitz-Nobel Laureate Warns Of Trans Pacific Partnership Dangers
Richard Hughes Independent Strategic Voter Here we are in the last two weeks of the election and the TPP bomb hits us. CBC newscasts are treating it like an endorsement…
Look who we’re dealing with in the TPP
So the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal has been initialled. I'm not prepared to discuss the merits of the agreement. But let's consider the countries that are in it, besides Canada: Australia,…
Look who we’re dealing with in the TPP
So the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal has been initialled. I’m not prepared to discuss the merits of the agreement. But let’s consider the countries that are in it, besides Canada: Australia,…
Look who we’re dealing with in the TPP
So the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal has been initialled. I'm not prepared to discuss the merits of the agreement. But let's consider the countries that are in it, besides Canada: Australia,…
Look who we’re dealing with in the TPP
So the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal has been initialled. I’m not prepared to discuss the merits of the agreement. But let’s consider the countries that are in it, besides Canada: Australia,…
Systems of Oppression and the Far Right
i have been giving some thought to a kind of rhetorical pose that has always annoyed me, of juxtaposing the damage done by systems of oppression (racism, national oppression, patriarchy,…
Having the hard conversations: Interview with Jane McAlevey
My interview with Jane McAlevey has been published at Jacobin. The podcast is available here. Due to a lot of upheaval in my personal life (moving and a new job),…