The Tory’s terribly trying times.
It is hardly the best of times for Canada’s Conservatives. Their former leader has gone on to his reward: oblivion. Oh sure, the Hair is still around but he is…
May 2016
The Fat Is In The Fire
In a superb piece for the Globe and Mail, Ed Broadbent, Alex Himelfarb and Hugh Segal argue that Canada needs true proportional representation. Nothing else will do:The central problem with…
i’m not ready for another broken heart, or, nothing says mortality like your sick dog
Tala has cancer. As it happened with Cody, We found a lump. First I was sure it was a cyst, then I was hoping it was a cyst, now I'm…
The Heroic and Very Canadian Struggle to Save Fort McMurray
When I saw the pictures of what the fire they called The Beast had done to Fort McMurray, at first I was shocked by the devastation.Stunned at the sight of…
Stunnel mania #nlpoli
Right off the bat, let's fess up to a mistake.The 2004 research into the Stunnel cost "cost a total of $351,674, with a contribution of $281,339 from ACOA and $70,335…
How the media gets science wrong
John Oliver explains it nicely, the instead of the imaginary TODD conference, I recommend the very real Bad ad Hoc Hypotheses Festival BAHfest! Or If you prefer the news cycle…
In this week’s Hill Times: pouring gasoline on the fire
A spark neglected makes a mighty fire. Robert Herrick, an American writer and essayist, said that. He was an interesting fellow – a novelist, a poet, a Harvard grad, a…
It’s official: Departure of oil sands and hockey billionaire Murray Edwards had nothing to do with taxes
ILLUSTRATIONS: Alberta’s terrifying Temple of Tax, found on the media midway. So scary it even frightens billionaires away. Really! Below: Dr. Samuel Johnson, noted wit, N. Murray Edwards, oil sands…
Now We Know Who Paid For Stephen Harper’s Trip to Las Vegas
It took a few days until we found out what Stephen Harper was doing in this massive mansion in Last Vegas last month.Until a U.S. magazine revealed he was working…
Stephen Harper paid $4,000 by Donald Trump-supporting Republican Jewish Coalition
According to the Federal Ethics Commissioner, Stephen Harper was recently paid almost $4,000 by the Donald Trump-loving Republican Jewish Coalition for advising US Republicans. The post Stephen Harper paid $4,000…
Panama Papers – Familiar Names, to Athabasca
They're almost household names in Canada - Enbridge, Husky, Encana - and there's some lesser known outfits such as Alberta Oil Sands Inc. and Great Harvest Oil Sands Investment Company.…
Head In The Tarsand
When an out of control fire roars toward you, it’s totally fine to stick your head (and the rest of you) into the sand, in a fireproof shelter preferably. After…
Will Hillary Save Canada from Trudeau and the TPP?
She may be many things, most of them unpleasant, but the Democratic Party's presidential shoo-in, Hillary Clinton, has vowed to reject the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.That's more than…
Confronting the Violence of Capital: Historical Materialism Toronto , May 13-15, 2016
Kersplebedeb is happy to be tabling, along with PM Press, at the upcoming Historical Materialism conference in Toronto. Where: York University (Toronto) When: May 13-15 Capital comes dripping from head…
Tommy Stinson loves SFH
It’s true. The Guns’n’Roses and ‘Mats bassist was at the Bovine on Saturday night and gave a shout-out to SFH. So sayeth Cam Carpenter. Want proof? Here’s me and Tommy…
Toronto Keywords for Radicals Book Launch
When: Friday May 13th at 8 PM Where: Imperial Pub (back room) 54 Dundas St. East Toronto Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/151790928551555/ Why, even among radicals, do we find ourselves using the same…
Well, We Can’t Say They Didn’t Offer. Russia Wants to Send Water Bombers.
Russia has offered to help fight the forest fires raging in northern Alberta. It seems the Trudeau government responded with a yawn.In a statement released Thursday, Russian Minister Vladimir Puchkov…
What’s Worse, the Disease or the Cure?
A lot of Republicans are wrestling with the Hue Paradox.Hue was a majestic ancient imperial city in Vietnam until it was overrun during the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive in 1968.…
Two conferences and a show
I had the honour and the enjoyment of attending two municipal conferences last week. While no longer directly involved in politics, I am able to keep my finger in some…
The People’s Manifesto
Our society exists to provide the means and opportunity for each of us to fulfill our maximum potential and reach our highest aspirations, whatever we perceive them to be, while…