Less Than Meets The Eye
So much for fiscal prudence. So long credibility. Those words, written By Scott Clark and Peter DeVries, succinctly summarize the illusions, misdirection and magical thinking that Joe Oliver’s budget is…
2015
Turn Up the Music and Dance – Anytime, Anywhere!
Last week, I turned 60. I took advantage of the occasion to invite friends and family over for, what else?, a dance party! Over my years of caregiving, I have…
Too Many Books?
Tim Parks* wrote an intriguing essay in the New York Review of Books last week with that title. My first thought on seeing it was to wonder if one can…
The Morning Line: Alberta 2015.
The May 7 provincial election in Alberta is something of a wake up call as Albertans shake themselves from the Tar Sands dream. It was probably the recent Prentice austerity…
Budget 2015: A tale of austerity past, present and future
I’ve been banging the drum of “slow-motion austerity” for a while and little in the 2015 federal budget suggests any change from the pattern of death by a thousand cuts.…
Stephen Harper’s Totally Disastrous Budget Launch
It was a frightening sight, and for a moment I thought Stephen Harper had finally gone off the deep end.For there he was, on the day when he was supposed…
Another little thing that stood out #nlpoli
From Tuesday’s throne speech, here’s another little passage buried away, that could prove to be one of the most significant parts of any throne speech in a long time: Our…
Another Badly Overdue Conversation We’re Not Brave Enough to Have.
It was around the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The British magazine, The Economist, published a provocative opinion piece focusing on whether Europe should erect defences to…
Joe Oliver’s Monstrous Assault on the Future
It is without a doubt one of the most irresponsible statements I have ever heard, and it comes courtesy of the old Con zombie Joe Oliver.Who not content with delivering…
Mohamed Fahmy “has no relation to the Muslim Brotherhood”
A billionaire telecoms tycoon has told an Egyptian court that Mohamed Fahmy, a journalist and Canadian citizen, “has no relation to the Muslim Brotherhood” The post Mohamed Fahmy “has no…
Open letter to James Moore: Close the loophole that lets Big Media threaten Canadians
Four months. This is how long Big Media conglomerates have been using a legal loophole to abuse, confuse, and threaten Canadian downloaders with misleading letters. And the letters have been…
National Post: Artists and Internet users will foot the bill for James Moore’s 20-year extension of copyright terms.
Shrinking the public domain will ultimately hurt artists and internet users Article by Ishmael N. Daro for the National Post Tucked away inside the 500-page budget unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday…
Most Canadians Support Carbon Pricing, See Climate as Election Issue: New Poll
A new poll released today by Angus Reid finds the majority of Canadians support carbon pricing programs and more than half the population would like to see a national climate…
Most Canadians Support Carbon Pricing, See Climate as Election Issue: New Poll
A new poll released today by Angus Reid finds the majority of Canadians support carbon pricing programs and more than half the population would like to see a national climate…
As government announces costly new copyright terms, leading experts send letter to Industry Minister urging him to fix existing loopholes that are exposing Canadians to threats and abuse
moore_copyright.png For months, foreign media giants have abused Canada’s copyright system by threatening Canadians with penalties that are impossible under Canadian law, in order to intimidate them into paying extortionate…
April 22: The Big Picture
There was a time when the greatest dream of North American women was to be swept up by an arab riding on a galloping, white steed that would take them…
A Harper Dynasty?
That’s what the leaden-tongued Finance Minister seemed to be suggesting last night in discussing his budget. Either that, or the message was “Screw future generations.” You decide: Recommend this Post
Never mind Stephen Harper’s granddaughter
I’ll bet Stephen Harper is very, very unhappy about what Joe Oliver said.
What Was Jim’s Gamble?
I’ve made a huge mistake. I’ve been asking this question to myself over the last few days as we see more and more polls come out showing the longest-serving government…