Rigged Against The Young
Newly released research has revealed that the Harper government’s job creation record — put in historical perspective — is nothing to brag about. But its record of job creation for…
2015
Read This Book: The Optimistic Environmentalist
The Optimistic Environmentalist is a new book by environmental lawyer Dr. David R. Boyd. Much like this website, the book is also about taking a positive look on the otherwise…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Roderick Benns interviews Chantelle Scott about the role a basic income could play in fostering business development: Scott says she would have preferred…
What do Trump, Ford, Harper have in common?
If you think the front runner for the Republican Party nomination for American President is a joke, you did not understand Toronto’s former Mayor Rob Ford either. And Stephen Harper…
Here is how Stephen Harper created the Senate Scandal …
In a May, 2013 Buckdog post, I told you how the Duffy/Harper mess got started … May 20, 2013:“When Stephen Harper decided to add Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy to…
Here is how Stephen Harper created the Senate Scandal …
In a May, 2013 Buckdog post, I told you how the Duffy/Harper mess got started ...May 20, 2013:"When Stephen Harper decided to add Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy to Canada's…
Here is how Stephen Harper created the Senate Scandal …
In a May, 2013 Buckdog post, I told you how the Duffy/Harper mess got started … May 20, 2013:“When Stephen Harper decided to add Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy to…
Sudbury Council’s Fiscally Foolish Move to Cancel LED Streetlight Program
Well, we’re starting to get a better picture now about regressive our current municipal Council is. First, Council slavishly decided to adhere to the Mayor’s election promise to prioritize a…
On Stephen Harper’s Attack of the Ontario Pension Ambitions
The Ontario Pension Plan issue is a perfect deflection for Stephen Harper’s failed attempts to manage the Canadian economy.
Just not ready to be up the job
Conservative ad. Note the now-ubiquitous tag line. Okay. Now, here’s a New Democrat ad. Note, too, the tag line. “Just not ready,” and now “isn’t up to the job.” The…
Random Thoughts: Just Not Ready For The Meme Campaigning
So today I was at work (I do this a lot these days) and it was fairly quiet. My coworker from the Flooring Department wasvisiting my glorious Paint Department. He…
Sucks to be us #nlpoli
Not so very long ago, provincial Conservatives were crowing about how they would be running all sorts of mining projects in Labrador using electricity from Muskrat Falls. These days, the…
KCCCC Day 11: the campaign, measured in tweets
Where’s the NDP war room? As I tweeted to the universe yesterday, I’ve so far seen plenty of evidence that the CPC and the LPC are taking strips out the…
Malahat Chief Michael Harry and Council Have resigned!
Word of the mass resignation of the Malahat Nation has been directed to Cowichan Conversations. What drove the resignations? To escape scrutiny? The relationship with South Island Aggregates? The…
Harper and Trudeau attack NDP candidate McQuaig for stating a scientific fact
Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau attacked NDP candidate Linda McQuaig for repeating the wildly-published scientific fact that some of Alberta’s tar sands must “remain in the ground” to limit global…
Stephen Harper and the Murderous War on Drugs
Well I knew the depraved and increasingly desperate Stephen Harper would say or do anything to try to distract us from the Duffy trial.And sure enough I was right. First…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats aglow.
Harper’s "verbal liarrhea": PM lies today about pot, safe injection sites, and pensions on the campaign trail
Stephen Harper has no shame. He’s willing to say anything as long as it conforms to his narrow-minded and often dangerous worldview. Clearly, facts are irrelevant to him. Today, we…
Swapping one mirage for another: the Left’s turn away from social Europe
Swapping one mirage for another: the Left’s turn away from social Europe. Filed under: Europe, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis
Podemos, Greece and the hot Spanish autumn
Podemos, Greece and the hot Spanish autumn. Filed under: Eurozone crisis Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Podemos, Spain, Syriza