Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- John O'Farrell argues that a basic income provides a needed starting point for innovation and entrepreneurship by people who don't enjoy the advantage of…
January 2016
Excuses Won’t Do
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The Latest Atrocity Out Of Syria
How can a government treat its people like this? The question, sadly, is a rhetorical one, and the scenes that follow are hard to watch, yet another reminder of the…
Some sensible solutions for the Senate.
Justin Trudeau needs a shake. That elitist crap he keeps coming out with about the Senate of Canada shows he needs something. We well understand that he is afraid of…
Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper’s Poisoned Well
If it was Justin Trudeau's happy fate to be able to best represent change at a time when most Canadians were screaming for it.It is also his unhappy fate to…
Equalization… again #nlpoli
Equalization is a really simple idea.In order to ensure that Canadians across the country have access to comparable services regardless of where they live, the federal government sends money to…
Shredding the public interest! Albertans will never know what Tory secrets were purged by the PCs last May
PHOTOS: Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton and Public Interest Commissioner Peter Hourihan (CBC photo). Below: Results of some of the shredding that took place in the basement of the Alberta Legislature…
A Rookie Crew: Eleven Alberta MLAs to watch in 2016
The past few years in Alberta politics have reminded us that politics can be an extraordinarily unpredictable and forecasting the future can be a very tricky business for political pundits.…
Alberta more progressive than you think, survey finds
A new survey of Albertans' political attitudes on current policy areas found that more Albertans self-identify as progressive than conservative. A majority of them (51%) believe that the province has…
Comic Con Dominates both Theatres and TV
Comic Con Dominates both Theatres and TV In Canada, the only prominent national venue left for indie films would seem to be Superchannel though it too is beginning to drift…
Comic Con Dominates both Theatres and TV
Comic Con Dominates both Theatres and TVIn Canada, the only prominent national venue left for indie films would seem to be Superchannel though it too is beginning to drift in…
Is a Referendum the Best Way to Determine an Electoral System?
.Is a Referendum the Best Way to Determine an Electoral System? Theoretically a referendum may seem like the most obvious and democratic way to determine whether electoral reform is desirable…
Is a Referendum the Best Way to Determine an Electoral System?
.Is a Referendum the Best Way to Determine an Electoral System?Theoretically a referendum may seem like the most obvious and democratic way to determine whether electoral reform is desirable in…
Cineste – Comic Con Dominates both Theatres and TV
Cineste - Comic Con Dominates both Theatres and TVComic Con Dominates both Theatres and TVIn Canada, the only prominent national venue left for indie films would seem to be Superchannel…
Absolutely Appalled, Is a Referendum the Best Way to Determine an…
Absolutely Appalled, Is a Referendum the Best Way to Determine an...Is a Referendum the Best Way to Determine an Electoral System?Theoretically a referendum may seem like the most obvious and…
Rabble Poll On NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair’s Leadership
This is the second loss for the NDP when leading out of the gate. In both cases the professional corporate spinners such as Hill and Knowlton’s Brad Lavigne and of…
Is that Geraldo? No, It’s Some Guy Named Mark.
As I was glancing through various news headlines, I was caught by one reading, "The electoral treachery of Justin Trudeau." Turns out it was from the Toronto Sun. No surprise…
350.org Responds to TransCanada’s NAFTA Lawsuit over Keystone XL
TransCanada's lawsuit against the US over President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline reminds us how many of our rights free trade agreements give away, says 350.org. The post…
Alberta Is Way More Progressive Than Alberta Thinks, According to New Poll
Albertans are more politically progressive than assumed, according to findings collected by Ottawa’s Abacus Data and published in a recent report titled “The Quiet Majority.” Commissioned by Progress Alberta —…
Premier Wall On Prison
.@cenobyte Oh my goodness, @PremierBradWall actually said that. https://t.co/CcImQuyE2j — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) January 7, 2016 http://cjme.com/article/402994/inmates-refuse-food-trays-regina-correctional-centre “IF YOU REALLY DON’T LIKE THE PRISON FOOD, THERE’S ONE WAY TO AVOID…