Turning Beer Into Food
Eat Beer! Help ReGrained Grow – Barnraiser from Barnraiser on Vimeo. Brewing beer requires a lot of energy since it involves heating large amounts of water and tossing in a…
June 2016
EC group at CAPE – pay attention!
The rest of you need not read further as you’ll have no idea what I am writing about. But for the ECs… Please vote and vote against the 3 resolutions…
Watch out, the "NDP sex Marxists" are out to get you!
Why is it that some people (and rightwingers are particularly notorious for this) think that they can just throw out provocative words and imagine that they are saying something?Such was…
Watch out, the "NDP sex Marxists" are out to get you!
Why is it that some people (and rightwingers are particularly notorious for this) think that they can just throw out provocative words and imagine that they are saying something?Such was…
Vote Reform Primer: FPTP.
The following is an updated primer on First-Past-the-Post voting from the Democracy Papers of 2007. This is the fourth of the vote reform series. First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) voting is an electoral…
Donald Trump: A Searing Assessment By A Legendary Journalist
Appearing on CNN’s Reliable Sources, legendary journalist Carl Bernstein ripped into presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, calling him America’s first major party “neofascist.”The former Washington Post reporter who was…
Is Donald Trump’s Campaign Going Down in Flames?
For a long time it seemed that nothing Donald Trump said or did could hurt him, or put a dent in his polls.But now that seems to be changing.Because after…
A Pretty Accurate Assessment
Now that the House has risen, Michael Harris has given Justin Trudeau his report card. He has given Trudeau quite a few A's (or dimes, which we used to get…
Helping Someone Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
A Guest Post by Donna FitzgeraldAs a caregiver, it’s likely you’ve helped to fill out and assisted with mountains of important paperwork. If you are caring for a loved one…
Helping Someone Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
A Guest Post by Donna FitzgeraldAs a caregiver, it’s likely you’ve helped to fill out and assisted with mountains of important paperwork. If you are caring for a loved one…
The United States of Fear
It is extremely odd to come to the realization that the citizens of the most powerful nation humanity has ever seen, the United States of America, are very much afraid.…
The United States of Fear
It is extremely odd to come to the realization that the citizens of the most powerful nation humanity has ever seen, the United States of America, are very much afraid.…
The United States of Fear
It is extremely odd to come to the realization that the citizens of the most powerful nation humanity has ever seen, the United States of America, are very much afraid.…
Developing a sustainable, diverse economy #nlpoli
When it comes to developing a successful economic development strategy, Edsel Bonnell has advice worth heeding.He co-chaired the team that developed "Change and Challenge," the 1992 Strategic Economic Plan. The…
The Canada Pension Plan and the Cruelty of the Cons
As long as Stephen Harper was in power there was never any hope of enhancing the Canada Pension Plan.Because he always claimed the economy was too fragile to afford it,…
Time for parties of the Canadian and Alberta right to deal with the violent extremists in their midst
PHOTOS: Nigel Farage, leader of the extremist U.K. Independence Party, at the 2013 Manning Conference in Ottawa. That’s former Australian prime minister John Howard with his back to the camera,…
Responding to Orlando
Can we talk about that which cannot be named? On June 12 forty-nine people were massacred at a nightclub in Orlando. Alberta’s political leaders expressed their horror at the senseless…
Green Party Moves Towards Declaring Itself Eco-Socialist
Photo from Public Domain “… it’s clear that the working class in this country is ready for revolution. As the true left discusses reform vs. revolution, the Green Party is…
The Resistible Rise of the Far Right in Europe
Photo by Alehins The rise of the radical right in Europe raises many questions. The key here is the crisis of European democracies. To counteract this development, the Left is…
it’s crunch time at the bargaining table
Now here's an interesting calendar of events.June 27-29: The Negotiating Committee for CUPE Local 1989, Mississauga Library Workers Union, returns to the bargaining table for three days.June 30: The Negotiating…