Parlez-Vous Contempt?
Comment? Conservative contempt for democracy, representation, culture, and people not like themselves does not end with Harper or #TheNewHarper. This new francophone minister, the anglophone Squires, not only clings to…
May 2016
Parlez-Vous Contempt?
Comment? Conservative contempt for democracy, representation, culture, and people not like themselves does not end with Harper or #TheNewHarper. This new francophone minister, the anglophone Squires, not only clings to…
The Fort Mac Fire: Time to Give Cheap Politics a Rest
It's like a scene out of hell, a raging inferno if ever there was one.And I feel so sorry for the residents of Fort Mac who have lost their homes…
Fort Mac fire overshadows an earthshaking political anniversary – the NDP’s election one year ago today
One year ago today, Premier Rachel Notley and her New Democratic Party government swept in to power in Alberta. But celebration of Alberta’s unexpected and historically earthshaking Cinco de Mayo…
Olivia Loccisano: Kind like a tree, calm like a river in the First Nations town of Conklin, Northern Alberta
Freelance writer and aspiring filmmaker Olivia Loccisano reflects on her decision to dedicate her life to the First Nations town of Conklin in Northern Alberta, population 350, as a mentor…
Lawful, Neutral and Chaotic: mapping the drivers behind social media, companies and states in the public sphere
I’ve been playing with ways to help some students understand the online space: i.e. who the actors are, and what motivates them around the big policy debates about the internet,…
Trudeau Has Flipped
Maybe it's because he reneged on his promise to present a climate change policy within 90-days of assuming office. Maybe it's his weak kneed support of expanded bitumen exports. Whatever…
Discoverability and the start of a limitation period
Some might wonder if the test as enunciated suggests a certain level of legal knowledge which makes the commencement problematic. Brown v. Baum, 2016 ONCA 325: I do not agree…
Revolution Is More Than a Word: 23 Theses on Anarchism (repost from Alpine Anarchist Productions)
(reposted from http://www.alpineanarchist.org/r_twenty-three_theses.html) Intro Since the turn of the millennium, anarchism has experienced a strong upswing. In a widely read 2004 article by David Graeber and Andrej Gruba?i?, it was…
Elizabeth May Goes Where Trudeau Fears To Tread
Some would say that to link the terrible losses in Fort McMurray to climate change is insensitive and political. Of course, they would be wrong, since climate change is not…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2016-05-04 14:55:00
POLITICAL ASTROLOGY THE YEAR OF THE YANG FIRE MONKEY I have written about Political Astrology before and in particular about the impact of unexpected change created in the Year of…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2016-05-04 14:55:00
POLITICAL ASTROLOGY THE YEAR OF THE YANG FIRE MONKEYI have written about Political Astrology before and in particular about the impact of unexpected change created in the Year of the…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2016-05-04 14:55:00
POLITICAL ASTROLOGY THE YEAR OF THE YANG FIRE MONKEY I have written about Political Astrology before and in particular about the impact of unexpected change created in the Year of…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Robert Reich discusses how our economy is rigged so that the self-proclaimed risk-takers actually can't lose:I don’t want to pick on Ms. Mayer or…
Birds of a feather are flocking together!
Vancouver Park Board News ReleaseMay 4, 2016Birds of a feather are flocking together for Vancouver Park Board’s annual Bird Week!Look, linger and listen during Vancouver Bird Week, May 7 –…
Birds of a feather are flocking together!
Vancouver Park Board News ReleaseMay 4, 2016Birds of a feather are flocking together for Vancouver Park Board’s annual Bird Week!Look, linger and listen during Vancouver Bird Week, May 7 –…
Donald Trump – Bibi’s Best Friend
In an apparent bid to court Jewish voters, Donald Trump has changed course of Israel and now supports further Israeli settlement of the occupied Palestinian territories.When asked whether there should…
David Suzuki: Divest from Damage and Invest in a Healthier Future
If people keep rapidly extracting and burning fossil fuels, there’s no hope of meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement climate change commitments. To ensure a healthy, hopeful future for humanity, governments…
It Is Finished
Less than 24 hours after Ted Cruz left the Republican race, John Kasich has announced he's also folding his campaign. That leaves only one contender for the Republican presidential nomination,…
Well, Lizzie May. Time to Earn Your Pay.
It was wonderful when Elizabeth May received a 93% vote of confidence from the Green Party rank and file last month.She's done a good job but now she needs to…