Let The Debate Begin
http://www.americandailynews.com/Last week, Chrystia Freeland signed the Trans Pacific Partnership. ...
February 2016
Minister Monsef ‘s measure.
How would you like to have a job based on proving your boss is right? It seems the same as Canada’s Fraser Institute that is always commissioning studies designed to…
Rona Ambrose and the Con Pipeline Hysteria
By the way Rona Ambrose and the Con zombies have been clamouring for the Energy East pipeline to be built NOW, you might think that if it isn't we're all…
Difficulties mount for BC Liberal partner
French list Malaysian PM Najib Razak in bribery case file, The Australian, February 6, 2016Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing a new front in a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal bedevilling…
The Complete History of Japan – In a Matter of Minutes
It's fast, it's fun - and it's sort of accurate. The history of Japan. Sit back, relax, enjoy.
TPP—trading down?
According to its proponents, the "trade" agreement the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will generate economic benefits to all parties by eliminating obstacles to trade and investment. A study out of Tufts…
Red Guards Austin – A Year Summation of the Life of a Militant Maoist Organization in the U.S. Central South (repost)
We received this summation of the Red Guards Austin collective and are publishing it with their permission. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Red Guards…
The Demolishing of Stephen Harper’s Legacy (Continued)
I can only imagine how Stephen Harper must be feeling as he watches his foul legacy slowly being demolished.But it can't be pretty, and it must be painful. Everything he…
Musical interlude
Iris - Closer To Real
Mythbusting
Statistics Canada reports that 27,200 fewer people were employed in British Columbia in January, compared to the month earlier. A single period is an unreliable indicator but StatsCan provides decades…
Feb. 5: Another gem of Irving reporting on page 1.
A big story tells us that provincial health minister, Mr Boudreau has revealed more on his health plan. Actually, he doesn't reveal anything that we haven't already heard. And he…
It Isn’t Just About Jobs
Although we live in a time that seems to demand almost constant preoccupation with the economy and jobs, sometimes there are more important considerations, such as a country's moral standing.…
National Climate Framework At Centre of Federal-Provincial Meeting in Vancouver, March 3rd
After languishing in the darkness for ten years, a national climate policy in Canada could take shape during an anticipated first ministers meeting in Vancouver next month. The meeting fulfills…
National Climate Framework At Centre of Federal-Provincial Meeting in Vancouver, March 3rd
After languishing in the darkness for ten years, a national climate policy in Canada could take shape during an anticipated first ministers meeting in Vancouver next month. The meeting fulfills…
Helping The Homeless and Street Youth in Brantford/ across Canada on Feb 20th
I just wanted to mention that for the 2nd year in a row, I’m participating in a charity walk on Feb 20th called “Coldest Night Of The Year”. It is…
Which Explains Why Assange Must Remain in the Ecuadorian Embassy.
The Swedes say they want WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brought to justice on sexual assault charges. Assange says it's a ruse intended solely to get him in American custody.Who to…
Galbraith on "What Ever Happened to Conservatives?"
Political economist, James K. Galbraith, wrote The Predator State toward the end of the Bush/Cheney fiasco. In this book he dissects what today stands as our economic orthodoxy - globalization…
My take after week one of R. v. Ghomeshi, or any trial like this one
Only a boxer can agree to be hit. #Ghomeshi — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 5, 2016
What If Assad Wins, What Then?
Russia's intervention in Syria may have turned the tables in favour of strongman, Bashar Assad. Russian airpower has been pounding the daylights out of Assad's opposition, the rebels (our guys),…
Marxist scholar Ellen Meiksins Wood had a towering intellect
Image from Public Domain Barely five feet tall but considered an intellectual giant, Marxist scholar and political science professor Ellen Meiksins Wood was instrumental in making Toronto’s York University a…