Stephen Harper Is Such a Bad Economist!
He says he’s awesome, but he’s so bad, that on the economy he’s the worst prime minister since WWII. And his campaign is “don’t change horses in mid-stream, I’m a…
2015
BCIT demands LNG lobby drop falsely used name from “partner” list
BCIT campus (Dago Agacino / Flickr CC licence) I find myself spending more time than I would like on Resource Works, the invention of The BC Business Council, that blindly…
The Best Consolation Prize – EVER
When it comes to the three clown princes vying to form Canada’s next government I’m a “none of the above” voter. That said, it would give me considerable comfort on…
Economics of Happiness
The 60 min. documentary, Economics of Happiness, is being offered free to watch online for the month of August. It’s a thoughtful look at how we could be living if…
#elxn42 underway
Although political blog traffic goes way up during an election campaign, I haven’t put anything on my blog since the writ dropped. That’s partly because I have better things to…
Forum poll: Harper in free fall and Mulcair headed for strong minority government
Forum tale of the seats Tom Mulcair is headed towards becoming prime minister of a government with a hefty chunk of seats in Parliament, just shy of a majority, according…
BC is key in federal election: UBC prof
Leaders like the NDP’s Tom Mulcair are looking West (Laurel L. Russwurm / Flickr) Republished from the ECOreport The race is on. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has asked the Governor…
On control freaks
While we’re on the subject of Stephen Harper’s campaign to insult Canada, let’s note the significance of his choice of attacks on Tom Mulcair. As others have pointed out, the…
On unconventional strategies
One might think that needlessly picking fights with every single person one can name is something less than an ideal campaign tactic. But Stephen Harper has other ideas. Or put…
Old White Men Hold the Key #elxn42
Old white men may determine the outcome of the 2015 election in Canada. Speak with them and implore them to change their minds.
NDP vaults past Conservatives, Liberals after 2015 election call: Poll
A Forum Research poll conducted after Stephen Harper officially called the 2015 federal election on Sunday shows that 39 per cent of Canadian voters would vote NDP if the election…
Election Called, Media in Crisis, International Observers Called In
Yesterday Prime Minister Harper dropped the election writ, and Canada is now in it’s 42nd election since confederation. There has been much speculation around the timing of the writ dropping.…
Some Thoughts From ThinkingManNeil
In response to my morning post, ThinkingManNeil offered some passionate and very interesting comments. With his permission, I am featuring them as a separate post: I was never really interested…
Effective advertising, eh?
Well, those annoying Harper Con ads we’ve been seeing all summer appear to have convinced Canadians that Trudeau “is not ready” to be Prime Minister.But they haven’t made The Kitten…
August 3: http://www.canadianprogressiveworld.com/2015/07/30/wikileaks-reveals-cbc-and-canada-post-may-be-sold-under-tpp-agreement/
The post in my title is a about a letter obtained by WikiLeaks. It shows that Harper is preparing to sell Canada Post and CBC to private buyers – something…
Predicting the Unpredictable
With the first full day of official campaigning underway, where is the state of the race? Luckily we know, since it seems that everyone and their mothers have set up…
Podcast: A labor journalism resurgence?
http://rozworski.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Podcast150803-Labour-reporting.mp3 As unions and workers suffered defeats over the past few decades, so has labor journalism dwindled from a mainstay of major media outlets across Canada and the US to…
Star: transit segregation was indeed “a significant question”
Better late than never, I suppose. Suggests that (a) John Tory was wrong and (b) Olivia Chow was a gutless wonder. Quote: Moreover, while it is true that Kinsella’s charge…
Pre-Election Polls Are Not To Be Trusted –They Are A Joke
Don Maroc Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau At the best of times pre-election polls are not to be trusted much and 78 days before an election they are a joke. At…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Chantal Panozzo discusses the lack of work-life balance which serves as the default in the U.S. – and notes how preposterous precarious work…