The Decarie Report 2015-11-13 11:42:00
I had hopes. The headline seemed to be about Moncton welcoming Syrian refugees. But it was really a pretty shallow story about all the things that have to be done.…
November 2015
The REAL Reason That Stephen Harper DID NOT Resign His Seat When He Resigned as PM And Party Leader …
“Words don’t mean much to Stephen.”Preston Manning Our outgoing Prime Minister does not want to testify at the criminal trial of Senator Mike Duffy. He wants to use his Parliamentary…
The REAL Reason That Stephen Harper DID NOT Resign His Seat When He Resigned as PM And Party Leader …
"Words don't mean much to Stephen."Preston ManningOur outgoing Prime Minister does not want to testify at the criminal trial of Senator Mike Duffy. He wants to use his Parliamentary 'privilege'…
Fall Arrivals at Kersplebedeb Leftwingbooks.NET
Writing On The Wall: Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal Author: Mumia Abu-Jamal Price:$17.95 (USD) Mumia Abu Jamal’s essential perspectives on black experience, race relations, freedom, justice, social change, and…
Aesthetic Politics and the new (neo) Liberal Era. . . . .
In the modern era particularly since the Victorian times onward, politics has been a surprisingly aesthetic matter. This is because the rich and powerful people who overwhelmingly control government and…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, November 13, 2015
Your news links for today: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canadians needn’t fear ISIS – CBC News NSA whistleblower: No software is ‘safe from surveillance’ – ZDNet Edward Snowden Explains…
On The Importance Of Political Renewal
I’d like to share with you a comment made on a previous post dealing with the self-delusion the Conservative Party seems to be engaged in as they lurch toward ‘renewal.’…
The REAL Reason That Stephen Harper DID NOT Resign His Seat When He Resigned as PM And Party Leader …
“Words don’t mean much to Stephen.”Preston Manning Our outgoing Prime Minister does not want to testify at the criminal trial of Senator Mike Duffy. He wants to use his Parliamentary…
Election 42: my contribution to the book on same
And as found on Samara’s site, here. UBC Press book now available, right here, as a free download!
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Julie Delahanty discusses the need for Canada’s federal government to rein in rising inequality. And Tim Stacey duly challenges the excuse that today’s…
Justin Trudeau and the Humiliation of Postmedia
Ever since Justin Trudeau defeated Stephen Harper, and sent him and his Cons packing, the mood in this country has improved beyond anything I have ever seen, or ever could…
They’ve Forgotten Their Audience
In 2011, Stephen Harper garnered the editorial support of 95% of Canada’s newspapers. This time around, that number had dropped to 71%. A good portion of that 71% came from…
Kersplebedeb Tabling, This November!
November is a busy month for Kersplebedeb … what follows is a list of events we will be tabling at, in Montreal, Kingston, Hamilton, and Ottawa: Montreal: EXPOZINE 2015 !!!…
Pick your preferred pollster.
They say that if you cannot beat them, you might as well join them. Obviously nobody has learned their lesson about pollsters. Through most of this past year, we had…
A Committee Of None
Five years ago, I attended a “stakeholder” meeting at a hotel, hosted by the Provincial Government. They were touting their newish 2020 “plan” to reduce climate change. There was consensus…
No jets at Island Airport!
Good stuff, good community engagement, good result. Good. Congrats to No Jets TO, Adam Vaughan and Marc Garneau. If you want to go somewhere in a jet, go hop on…
Meet the real leader of the Opposition
Forget about the content. Forget about the stuff that bugs you. Pay attention to the production values: slick, adept, professional. And he raised all the dough – lots of it…
An appeal is not from the reasons but from the order
An appeal is not from the reasons but from the order. This basic point is often overlooked and is surprisingly hard to find explicitly in the caselaw. A recent Yukon…
Stephen Harper’s Incredible Shrinking Act
Few people know where Stephen Harper is or what he is doing these days. He's disappeared from public view after his humiliating defeat.Or is now so shrunken in stature he…