Understanding low interest in the risk adverse "free market"
Alrighty, in the meantime while I debate with myself what to do with this blog I do have more stuff to say about things. We’ve been talking a lot about…
2015
The Madness of Stephen Harper and the C-51 Revolt
By now it should be obvious that Stephen Harper is not going to allow any changes to his infamous anti-terrorism bill C-51.That he is now so crazy and so desperate…
Sometimes living in Alberta is like living in Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day
Sometimes living in Alberta is like living in the classic film Groundhog Day, in which actor Bill Murray finds himself in a time loop, repeating the same day again and…
Spain’s labour reform: three years on
Originally posted on Revolting Europe: By Vicente Clavero* Three years ago the Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy pushed through its labour reform against despite big opposition. Most of the parliamentary…
Is Syriza Retreating? | Jacobin
Is Syriza Retreating? | Jacobin. Stathis Kouvelakis To use a worn-out cliché, “the times are critical.” In fact, they are more than just that: we are at the edge of…
Norm Farrell with Ian Jessop, CFAX1070, Feb 19
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“Violent extremist Jewish organization” wants Harper to win 2015 federal election
The Canadian chapter of the Jewish Defence League is set to open a Montreal office dedicated to delivering the 2015 federal election to Stephen Harper. The post “Violent extremist Jewish…
Here’s How Liberal Party’s Lougheed & Sorbara Will be Vindicated over Alleged Elections Act Contraventions
What can we learn from the Ontario Chief Electoral Officer’s Report, made public earlier today, regarding the alleged contraventions made to the Elections Act by local Liberal Gerry Lougheed and…
I am so, so proud of my neighbour!
Some call her Crystal. Others know her as “Snowflake”. But in the highlands and lowlands of South-east Ottawa, she is known as a dedicated volunteer, a good and honest friend,…
The Pat Martin Affair: Straight Talk, Lost Gonch
So Pat Martin arrives in the HOC today looking disgruntled, uncomfortable. In the middle of this morning’s session, during a vote on a motion to salute Canada’s Crappie fishermen, he…
Ah, The Sleep Of The Just
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The Strategy of Permanent War. . .
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