The ongoing saga of the remittance economy #nlpoli
A downturn in the economy in Saskatchewan and Alberta caused by falling oil prices will affect Newfoundland and Labrador. This is hardly surprising. Regular readers will know the phenomenon as…
2015
The Con Porkers and the Disgraceful Muzzling of Elizabeth May
Over the years Stephen Harper's Cons have turned our parliament into a heaving grunting monstrosity, a fascist circus, a political pig sty.They cut off debate, they answer any question about…
NF with Ian Jessop, CFAX1070, March 24, 2015
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In this week’s Hill Times: ten reasons why the Grits and Dippers won’t dance
These are some of the things that happen every four years: leap year, a total solar eclipse, the Olympics, and the FIFA World Cup. Oh, and debate—ad infinitum, ad nauseam—about…
Who Says a Better World is Impossible?
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. Cars, air travel, space exploration, television, nuclear power, high-speed computers, telephones, organ transplants, prosthetic body parts… At various times these were all…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Entwined cats.
The Falklands – Again?
The British government is planning to reinforce its garrison on the Falklands Islands out of concern of another attempt by Argentina to take the islands by force. The south American…
A few thoughts about my union…
I belong to a public sector union. It isn’t a huge Union, not the scale of PSAC, PIPSC, CUPE and the like. There are around 12,000 members, I think; the…
Toronto’s Plan to Push Out the Homeless
Photo by Ivaan Kotulsky The Mayor’s Office in Toronto is today occupied by a much slicker operation than it was during the years of dysfunctional, bigoted buffoonery that unfolded under…
Steering for a Rocky Reef
During the 2011 election, the Conservatives took to incessantly telling us that their’s was the steady hand on the tiller that we should trust to steer us through the stormy…
Reclining. Considering
One sketch from today’s figure drawing session at #ldnont Arts Project. Fresh, quick and a good likeness. In retrospect I enjoyed dropping in the big black charcoal by accident at…
ISIS: read this
This Matthews guy is smart. One expert in genocide and war said the government motion neatly manoeuvred Trudeau into repudiating his own party’s foreign policy legacy. “I think now from…
Event: The Inconvenient Truth About Harper’s Canada
In Ottawa this evening, prominent authors Michael Harris and Donald Gutstein will discuss the “inconvenient truth” about Stephen Harper’s Canada. The post Event: The Inconvenient Truth About Harper’s Canada appeared…
March 24: Stop the presses!
Page A1. Banner Headline. A land purchase has been approved so Sobeys can build a new store in Dieppe. Be still, my heart. Actually, there is an important story on…
First Nation taking herring concerns to Jimmy Pattison’s Canfisco
Commercial seine boat in Spiller Channel (Pacific Wild) Bella Bella, BC A delegation of Heiltsuk First Nations and their supporters will be taking the central coast community’s concerns over a…
Access Denied: Ministry of Environment Vetoes Interview Request on Oilsands Toxins in Animals
Documents obtained by DeSmog Canada reveal that Canada’s Ministry of Environment vetoed an interview request on toxins in fur-bearing animals in the oilsands, even though the federal scientist was “media…
Pope Francis is the most important progressive leader in the world
And here’s yet another reason why.