A huge burden has just been lifted from the shoulders of all decent Canadians …
Screw off Stephen Harper, you undemocratic, arrogant, evil, deluded dick !!!
November 2015
The Price We Pay. Putin’s Second Front.
That’s what can happen when you pull your tank up to someone else’s doorstep. It’s a reference to NATO’s relentless march to the very borders of Russia. Think Georgia, think…
Cabinet: a preliminary report card
Some of the new ones I simply don’t know. But it’s great to see so many new faces, and gender parity finally achieved, as Trudeau promised. Here’s what I can…
We’re All Neoliberals Now. Let’s Change That.
One thing that struck home during our extended election campaign was how our mainstream political parties have become deeply invested in neoliberalism. While it has several descriptions, reflective of its…
Are YOU experienced? Apparently a Penis is required.
We have been hearing OH SO MUCH whining and moaning from the old white establishment about the new Trudeau cabinet. What is the real issue for most of it? Let…
It’s official!
It’s official! Justin Trudeau has been sworn in as Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister… The new Cabinet has also been sworn in… In case you missed it, here’s the list: Justin…
Canadian hospital funding now 25% more than Ontario funding
Provincial government per capita expenditures on hospitals continue to decline. This is the third year of absolute decline according to Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data.Of course hospital services…
How’s This For a Script? Warning – It’s a Tough Read.
Young men and women, conscripts, manning the ramparts at Festung (fortress) Europa as legions of desperate migrants approach seeking safety. As the steely commander shouts the order the young defenders…
Still up in Twitter at this moment
Weird. Awkward.
A huge burden has just been lifted from the shoulders of all decent Canadians …
Fuck off Stephen Harper, you undemocratic, arrogant, evil, deluded prick !!!
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Your news links for today: Europe, Still Angry at U.S. Spying, Prepares to Increase Its Own – The Intercept Internet firms to be banned from offering unbreakable encryption under new…
What kind of liberal will Justin Trudeau be? I don’t know yet
I don’t want to denigrate or deem unworthy voters aspirations for change. We were certainly due. But I cannot share the enthusiasm people are having this morning for the pageant…
Detroit to Have the Largest Urban Farm in the USA
Detroit was once a great city, then the economic collapse of car-dominated industry in the city happened. Because of the prescence of Ford and GM in Detroit the city’s urban…
Anti-Prison TRIPLE LAUNCH: Certain Days, Lumpen, Escaping the Prism [Montreal]
Friday November 27 @ 6pm 1500 de Maisonneuve O. #204 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1646067655663278/ Join us for an evening of conversation, poetry, and celebration against prisons, as we launch the 2016 Certain…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Thom Hartmann highlights how trickle-down economics have swamped the U.S.’ middle class: Creating a middle class is always a choice, and by embracing…
When You’re Not Running A One Man Show
Some pundits on the Right — like Andrew Coyne and John Ivison — have suggested that Justin Trudeau’s promise of a cabinet based on gender parity is a mistake. But…
The Day the Sun Went Down on the Harper Regime
I missed the ferry back to the city so I could get this shot. The one I have been dreaming about for more than nine years. The shot of the…
Open thread for baseless cabinet speculation
We know who will be Prime Minister. But not the rest of cabinet! So, before they’re all sworn in this morning, speculate endlessly about who will get what. It may…
Parties to a Proceeding
In any court or regulatory tribunal there are a minimum of three participants. First, the party seeking an order. This the prosecutor in a criminal or regulatory matters or the…