Sanders’ Iowa “Win” and Clinton’s Entitlement
Clinton breathed a sigh of relief and spun the result: thanks for the “win.” This was no win. Despite the massive corporate media campaign to ignore Sanders, he did exceptionally…
February 2016
Eating up the Hill: Vegetarian pizza with bacon
I know I haven't blogged in some time. I moved to Ottawa in November to work for a Member of Parliament, which a) takes up most of my time, and…
It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity.
Anyone who grew up in southern Ontario before the era of central air conditioning is all too familiar with the line, "it's not the heat, it's the humidity." As we…
Rafe Mair–So Long Ed Murrow and Hard-Hitting Mainstream Journalism
You can hardly pick up a paper these days without hearing of another local paper or indeed chain of papers folding up, laying hundreds off and leaving the community without…
The Unstoppable Renewable Revolution
For years naysayers have been arguing that renewable energy isn’t a good idea because the electrical input fluctuates too much on the grid. Now we have more evidence that those…
Thinking Beyond The Conventional
We are regularly told, both by governments and their corporate confederates, that these are tough times, and that only patience and a freer hand for business will bring about eventual…
A Lot Of Spitballs
There is a difference, Gerry Caplan writes, between a mere Member of Parliament and a Great Parliamentarian. Great Parliamentarians respect the institution. Members of Parliament are like the kid who…
How fast can the Trudeau team pedal backwards?
It was all the fault of the Global team that had parliamentary reporter Vassy Kapelos filling in for Tom Clark on his West Block program on Sunday. She was a…
The Day Jason Kenney Disgraced Himself. Again.
Jason Kenney has disgraced himself, or made a fool of himself, many times during his long and sordid political career.He has gone after the human rights of women, gay people,…
Using data aggressively #nlpoli
These days campaigns are about collecting information on voters and using the data.The Ted Cruz campaign has been especially aggressive in Iowa with a mailer that highlights the poor record…
Masked marchers beat migrants in Stockholm (repost)
Published: 30 Jan 2016 11:05 GMT+01:00 A gang of up to a hundred black-clad masked men marched in central Stockholm on Friday evening, singling out and beating up immigrants, and…
Interview with Out of the Flames of Ferguson (repost)
See an intro to this piece and an update on We’re Hir We’re Queer here. Who is Out of the Flames of Ferguson (OOTFF)? How did you all get together?…
Notley’s Royalty Review
Rachel Notley is driving Brian Jean and Ric McIver crazy. Every time they think they’ve backed her into a corner on the energy file she comes out with a creative…
Following the Leaders Behind Us-VIDEO
This post submitted by Linda Hill honours Harold Nahanee (1953-2010) for his leadership based on “following the leaders behind him.” Linda Hill & Harold Nahanee This post submitted by…
Security for costs of appeal available where appeal not frivolous, albeit weak and assets to pay available but hard to realize
Henderson v. Wright, 2016 ONCA 89: Appellate courts in Ontario have ordered security for costs when an appeal has a low prospect of success coupled with an appellant who has…
TREATING OURSELVES AS WE WOULD TREAT OTHERS
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Elizz for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Recently, I was chatting with friends about why caregivers have so…
Feb. 1: The things I cannot have.
I learned very early in childhoood that my family could not have a car. We could not have heat in our home after supper. We could not go for a…
Notley quite correctly accepted the Royalty Review Panel’s conclusions
The Alberta Royalty Review Advisory Panel has concluded its study and issued its report. One of its conclusions, and certainly its most controversial, was, "Alberta’s total fiscal take (including royalties)…
Yanis Varoufakis on the need for the democratization of Europe
Filed under: Europe, Eurozone crisis, Uncategorized Tagged: Eurozone Crisis
So long Ed Murrow and hard-hitting mainstream journalism
Rafe Mair on the death of hard-hitting mainstream journalism: "The world will get by without Woodward and Bernstein and Edward R. Murrow - but it won't be as good a…