“Inappropriate and inaccurate”
Because it was. There is no comparison between 2015 and 1939. None. And Trudeau – and his speechwriter – should know that.
2015
Support an amended Bill C-264 in Canada
In February, Bill C-624 an Act to Amend the National Anthem Act (gender) received second reading in Canada’s House of Commons. This bill, put forward by Liberal MP for Ottawa—Vanier…
Trudeau’s Speech: The Reaction In The Jewish Community
CIJA offers some mild approbation, and repeats a Kenney talking point from here. B’nai Brith is mildly perturbed.
March 10:Indulge me….
Montreal is naming a city library after Mordecai Richler. It’s on Avenue du Parc, and close to the heart of the old, Jewish district of Montreal were Mordecai grew up.…
Huffington Post: 10 ways women are using the Internet to self-empower
The Internet is making a difference in the lives of women around the world. Article by Kathy Brown for The Huffington Post This year, International Women’s Day will focus on…
The Revenge of Bill 10
Nation, with (as many as) 4 hours of time in the Legislative Assembly remaining for the introduction, debate, and voting on a Bill 10 that has been rumoured to be…
The Revenge of Bill 10
Nation, with (as many as) 4 hours of time in the Legislative Assembly remaining for the introduction, debate, and voting on a Bill 10 that has been rumoured to be…
The Revenge of Bill 10
Nation, with (as many as) 4 hours of time in the Legislative Assembly remaining for the introduction, debate, and voting on a Bill 10 that has been rumoured to be…
The Revenge of Bill 10
Nation, with (as many as) 4 hours of time in the Legislative Assembly remaining for the introduction, debate, and voting on a Bill 10 that has been rumoured to be…
Can Tom Mulcair pull it off?
I suspect my old friend Brad Lavigne is playing a bit of rope-a-dope in this fun Larry Martin column – after all, which strategist worth his/her salt actually announces their…
Will Podemos rescue Spain’s unemployed youths?
Originally posted on Fortune: Earlier this year, the electoral victory of Syriza in Greece marked the first government elected within the troubled eurozone to finally say no to European officials…
EXCLUSIVE: B.C. Government Should Have Deferred Site C Dam Decision, Says Chair of Joint Review Panel
Attachment Size SiteC-CleanEnergy-Project-Announcement-FOI.pdf 16.78 MB In his first interview on the Site C dam, the chair of the federal-provincial panel appointed to review Canada’s largest current infrastructure project said the…
EXCLUSIVE: B.C. Government Should Have Deferred Site C Dam Decision, Says Chair of Joint Review Panel
Attachment Size SiteC-CleanEnergy-Project-Announcement-FOI.pdf 16.78 MB In his first interview on the Site C dam, the chair of the federal-provincial panel appointed to review Canada’s largest current infrastructure project said the…
War and Racism – The Timeless Strategy of Tyrants like Harper. . . .
The past few months have been for me some of the most depressing, politically speaking, that I have ever experienced. I can’t say that I was surprised by any means…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Michal Rozworski reminds us that while a shift toward precarious work may represent an unwanted change from the few decades where labour…
Work set to begin on $1.9M Asian carp berm at Eagle Marsh
Entrance to Eagle Marsh in Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of the Little River Wetlands Project. (Andrew Reeves) FORT WAYNE, INDIANA — Recently, I travelled to Eagle Marsh to see first…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Your news links for today: Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance – Wikimedia The NSA Has Taken Over the Internet Backbone. We’re…
A Pathetic Failure
A lot of electronic ink has been spilled of late on the subject of Bill C-51. And the effort has been called for. But the irony of all that spent…
Focus Less on Work to Improve Everything – Even Your Job
Stressed about not getting enough done at work? Don’t be. It turns out that you can improve how much you get things done at the office by not thinking about…
Human Rights And The Politics Of Fear
When Alex Neve, longtime Secretary General of the Canadian branch of Amnesty International, speaks, people should listen. He and his organization have now weighed in on Bill C-51, the ‘anti-terror’…