Time To Reject Magical Thinking
Canadians, along with the West in general, have been fed a neoliberal diet of propaganda and policy for so long that far too many have succumbed to magical thinking, the…
November 2015
The Missing Surplus and Stephen Harper’s Last Big Lie
Up until the very moment his Con regime went crashing down in flames, Stephen Harper's waxy face stared out at us trying to brainwash us into believing that he knew…
DOUBLE VISION in the ER – DO THEY SEE WHAT I SEE?
My friend and colleague Vickie Cammack and I are co-writing a book of reflections on caregiving. Vickie and I would love to know your thoughts about our work so far!…
Is the media the measure?
Commentator Chantal Hébert worries that Justin Trudeau lacks the gravitas of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Thomas Walkom fears Trudeau is out of touch with the world leaders who have…
Shaking Things Up
Well, not really.Just trying to edit the site to make it, at least, mildly more readable. There may be some bugs to work out yet, but thus far we think…
Musical interlude
WestFunk feat. Isla Meller - Apollo
Conservatives Announce Their Shadow Cabinet & Critic Roles
The Conservative Party announced its Shadow Cabinet and Critic roles today. Of the various MPs holding Oppositionroles there are six I will be in contact with in the immediate future…
Sorry JT But the Honeymoon’s Over
Even the New York Times can't look the other way any longer. America's "grey lady," put it on the record today. Saudi Arabia is no ally to the West. It…
#NewLeaderPost Launched
I was invited to the New Leader Post launch, a party for some LP staff and community leaders and advertisers they wanted to pitch the new design and layout to.…
Civil society calls on Trudeau to talk to Canadians about C-51
The recent attacks in Paris, Beirut, and Mali have left the world shaken. Here at OpenMedia, as elsewhere, it’s been an emotional time, as we worry about our friends overseas…
Bell is lobbying the Canadian government for a “free pass” from new customer protection rules
Bell Canada (BCE Inc.) is rolling the dice on a political gamble that, if successful, will mean the death of affordable Internet access for Canadian households and businesses. On October…
Waiver of Privilege
R. v. Nuttall,2015 BCSC 2102: It is because solicitor/client privilege is fundamental to our justice system that the court must be vigilant in its defence and preservation. As Major J.…
Nov. 20: Brief explanation.
The real post for Nov. 20 is below this one. In the real November 20 post, I apoplogize for errors and for the tiny print in the post. For the…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2015-11-20 15:01:00
EMPIRE according to Hardt and Negri’s Empire, the rise of Empire is the end of national conflict, the “enemy” now, whoever he is, can no longer be ideological or national.…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2015-11-20 15:01:00
EMPIREaccording to Hardt and Negri's Empire, the rise of Empire is the end of national conflict, the "enemy" now, whoever he is, can no longer be ideological or national. The…
Review: Learning Activism
For a long time, a unifying thread in many different-seeming activities that have filled my days has been the comp...
The New York Times Nails It – Saudi Arabia is Just an ISIS That Made It.
At last, a voice pointing to the cognitive dissonance bordering on madness in the West's (including our own) military adventurism in South Asia and the Middle East. I've been arguing…