Justin, First Thing Tomorrow Morning
Mr. Prime Minister. First thing tomorrow morning we need you to sack the entire membership of Canada’s National Energy Board, the fossil fuelers who have run the board like an…
November 2015
E-FLAP #000003 – Free Speech Warrior Ezra Levant
Ezra Levant likes to bill himself as Canada’s Free Speech Warrior. So how does Ezra celebrate different opinions on his Rebel Facebook page? Come on, take a guess,…If you guessed…
Economics for Everyone, 2nd Ed.: Book Tour!
The second edition of Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism was co-published by Pluto Books, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Fernwood Publishing this…
I hope new Finance Minister Bill Morneau doesn’t forget about the vulnerable local communities that elected him…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his new finance minister, Bill Morneau Today marks the end of the awful Stephen Harper era, and the beginning of a new Liberal government led…
Sorry, Justin, But Your Old Man Stole Your Thunder
Delightful as it was to watch Justin and his inner circle stroll into Rideau Hall to be sworn in, this is how it’s really done: Richardson, Jamieson, Trudeau, Turner, Marchand…
The supplement conundrum
As an OMIT (Old Man in Training is an acronym I just now made up. I think it’s pretty cool, but then, I’m an Old Man in Training), I am…
Dear Minister of Science: Here’s What Canada Needs to Get Back on Track
Today is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first day in office and when it comes to science, his new cabinet appointees look like a step in the right direction. On top…
Rabble: It’s time for Canadians to demand the local and community media policy we deserve
Tomorrow is the deadline for Canadians to tell the CRTC how it should update its local and community TV policy. It will determine what will happen to $150 million that…
Nov. 4:http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/01/election-blow-canada-postmedia-stephen-harper
Now, the above is a story I didn’t see in the Irving press. Actually, it’s many stories in one. As it begins, it’s about how most of the Canadian press…
Here Is What A Great Leader Looks Like
Ashoka the Great, the most revered figure in Indian political history along with Mahatma Gandhi Once a great conqueror, ruling the greatest empire of ancient India, Ashoka swore off war…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Diverse 31-Member Cabinet
Justin Trudeau unveiled his diverse 31-member cabinet as he was sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime minister at Rideau Hall, the Ottawa official residence of the Governor General, Queen Elizabeth’s…
A Special Day
Today is one of those days where all things seem possible, a day suffused with an optimism that many likely haven’t felt for a long time, given the dark times…
Day One.
Canada’s Day One has arrived. My thoughts on how relieved I am to see the appointment of a new government in Canada.
There’s Always One Guy Who Spoils It for Everybody
In this case “it” was a re-enactment of the legendary Shootout at the OK Corral. The Spoiler was the guy who showed up with a six shooter loaded with live…
Maggie’s Drawers – Get ‘Em While They’re Hot
Harper loyalists struggling to find a suitable parting gift need look no further. How about a lovely pair of old Maggie’s drawers? Clothing and personal effects of Baroness Thatcher of…
Youthful critics react to swearing-in of Trudeau cabinet
Pierre Trudeau’s, that is. Anyone recognize these young men?
Canada Now Has a Minister of Environment AND Climate Change
Leaders in Canada’s environmental community are expressing optimism about the appointment of lawyer Catherine McKenna as Minister of Environment and Climate Change at a swearing in ceremony in Ottawa Wednesday…
A huge burden has just been lifted from the shoulders of all decent Canadians …
Screw off Stephen Harper, you undemocratic, arrogant, evil, deluded dick !!!