Classy move by Trudeau
Here. That’s particularly so when you consider that Trudeau’s predecessor used to be pretty critical of the use of those selfsame jets, per CP: “Previous Liberal governments’ use of the…
November 2015
Honderich Rips PostMedia’s Godfrey a New One.
Toronto Star chairman, John Honderich, is calling out PostMedia CEO, Paul Godfrey, for gagging his papers’ editors and forcing them, all 16, to endorse Stephen Harper in the last election.…
On open questions
I’ve previously criticized the attempts of outside commentators to push Thomas Mulcair out the door as NDP leader. By the same token, though, I’ll note that it’s equally inappropriate to…
Redefining Government
Those of us who followed closely the dark years of the Harper regime are well-aware of its ethos: government is an impediment and an intrusive force, foisting itself upon people…
You Say You Want a Revolution. Tough, You Can’t Have One.
Revolution is no longer an option. At least according to Byung-Chul Han who argues that the revolutionary remedy is foreclosed by neoliberalism. Why is the neoliberal system of domination so…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Branko Milanovic writes about the connection between concentration of wealth and income inequality, making the argument that broader ownership of capital itself may…
Give Russia the Boot
As expected, the World Anti-Doping Agency has released a report concluding that performance-enhancing doping of Russian athletes is so rampant and systemic that Russia should be suspended from competition by…
Keystone XL is Done, COP 21 Set to Start
You probably already heard the good news about the end of Keystone XL with Obama killing the proposal. This is a good symbolic step in ending the exploitation of the…
A Business View of the TPP. Will We Heed the Warning? Is It Too Late?
Now that he’s been consigned to irrelevance, NDP leader Mulcair is denouncing the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal as the worst ever. I never put much stock in Mulcair’s views as it…
Life’s a Funny Old Thing
Isn’t it curious how, when it comes to trade deals, governments willingly, sometimes foolishly, even rashly, surrender some pretty important incidents of state sovereignty, but when it comes to climate…
Practicing polite politics.
If there was a single fixed point of departure from the Harper era to the new Trudeau government, it would be in foreign affairs. The choice of former Liberal Leader…
We Just Keep Breaking the Wrong Records
We can’t say we weren’t warned – again and again and again. Think of it as being parked smack atop a level crossing and deciding to enjoy a leisurely picnic…
Rona Ambrose and the Nastiness of the Cons
As I said the other day, I think it's going to be really hard for Rona Ambrose to move herself and her Cons out of the darkness and into the…
The polls must be wrong #nlpoli
Over the past couple of weeks, some people have been questioning the accuracy of public opinion polls. People have questioned the polls in the federal election, especially after the defeat…
What is the Left Bloc? | Esquerda
In this article, we shall present information which allows the reader to get a clear picture of how and in which political climate the Left Bloc was founded and how…
Doing Infrastructure Right
http://torontoist.com/ Justin Trudeau has vowed to spend $51.1 billion on infrastructure over the next ten years. Allan Freeman writes that, before a penny is spent, some pretty serious strategic thinking…
Succession planning: what do we do when the great Canadian newspapers die off?
PHOTOS: Never mind the world. Who will save Canadian democracy now? With apologies to Superman. Below: Joseph Howe in his prime, and with his ottoman; the author, holding forth while…
Making Canada a leader in the world again
Canada has a distinguished record of contributing to the use of hard power in the world, as our performance in two world wars and Korea attests. As a third-rate power…