The Beautiful Simplicity of the Obvious
The CBC is running a story about an ‘anonymous Conservative source’ who claimed it was untrue, as Mike Duffy’s lawyer claims, that Duffy never expressed any doubts to Harper about…
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Jason Kenney Gets Away With Another Big Lie
I'm sure you remember the desperate state Jason Kenney was in a month ago, after claiming the reason the Cons were expanding the war into Syria was because the Americans…
If anything, the headlines are getting worse for Jim Prentice and Alberta’s faltering PCs
PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Jim Prentice just hasn’t been getting the good headlines a guy in his position would normally be looking for at a time like this. Typical Fort McMurray…
The roots of violence
“Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles.” – Gandhi
Wasteful taxpayer-funded propaganda must stop, Harper told
Independent watchdog Democracy Watch calls on the Auditor General to audit the Conservatives ads, and on Harper to stop the taxpayer-funded propaganda. The post Wasteful taxpayer-funded propaganda must stop, Harper…
Vancouver zipline rushed through approval process, says commissioner
By Thandi Fletcher Metro, April 28, 2015 A Green party commissioner is accusing the Vancouver park board of rushing approval of a temporary zipline in Queen Elizabeth Park this summer…
Are Creditors Pushing Greece Deliberately Into Default?
Are Creditors Pushing Greece Deliberately Into Default?. Paul De Grauwe The Greek drama has entered its endgame. The Greek government has to repay loans to the IMF and other public…
Life With Dog #8
Life With Dog #8 Apparently Dog knows what “Lick the plate” means. There is a puddle of drool on the floor now. Who knew?
Fringe party crashes election debate in Hornsey
I can safely say I just got home from one of the most bizarre electoral hustings I’ve ever been to. Tonight’s debate, hosted by Horsney Parish Church and moderated by…
Canada’s Austerity Consensus
I have a longer piece out in Jacobin today on tracing the roots of today’s austerity consensus in Canada to the 1990s. In a way, it’s me coming to terms…
April 29: When I was a child, we used newspapers as toilet paper.
The Irving press starts out as toilet paper. The “events centre” push starts on page 1 with the story that a downtown business group supports it. Beside it is the…
UK 2015 election: Down to the wire
Talk about a nail biter! And welcome to the new land of coalition / cooperative governments ….
Kinder Morgan CEO’s TransMountain ‘Hubris’ Underestimates Pipeline Opposition in B.C.
Richard Kinder, Houston-based billionaire and CEO of Kinder Morgan Inc., told an industry audience last week the TransMountain pipeline expansion project “will go forward” if granted approval at the federal…
Kinder Morgan CEO’s TransMountain ‘Hubris’ Underestimates Pipeline Opposition in B.C.
Richard Kinder, Houston-based billionaire and CEO of Kinder Morgan Inc., told an industry audience last week the TransMountain pipeline expansion project “will go forward” if granted approval at the federal…
METRO: The government knows about the copyright loophole, but it won’t fix it.
The government knows about the copyright loophole, but is “waiting on the industry to come up with an appropriate solution.” Have you read our open letter Minister Moore? Article by…
Me, sunsetted
Just got word: I won’t be back at the Sun papers. They wanted to make a change, and I was one of the changes. I wasn’t surprised, at all. They’ve…
Attention Albertans: Get out and vote. Here’s how.
Advanced polls are now open in provincial constituencies across Alberta. If you are unable to cast a ballot on Alberta’s Election Day on Tuesday, May 5, you can now vote…
Putting Things Into Perspective
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