Justin Trudeau and the Attempted Hijacking of the Gay Pride Parade
Well I got there late, as usual. So I had to settle for a place in row 18. And I had to leave early because my stitched up knee started…
July 2016
After “Brexit”: A Social-Democratic Re-Founding of Europe?
Photo by Jeremy Segrott In light of “Brexit” and within 24 hours after the publication of the final results in the British referendum on EU membership, Sigmar Gabriel, Social Democratic…
One. Per. Cent.
I’ve actually never seen something like this before. Kind of speechless.
The ":new" Newfoundland #nlpoli
Every once in a while, SRBP has featured a list of suggested books either for summer enjoyment or as in April 2006, for anyone interested in reading about Newfoundland and…
Two Solitudes #nlpoli
"Newfoundland and Canada, separate countries for so long, exist as two solitudes within the bosom of a single country more than 65 years after Confederation. They do not understand each…
Albertans hear the same old same old as fast-food restaurant owners grow hysterical over minimum wage
PHOTOS: Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray, who is sticking to her guns on the provincial government’s plans to raise the provincial minimum wage to $15 by 2018. Below: Notable fair…
Brexit and Trump: It’s All Your Fault
Ms Soapbox was just getting her head around the fact that Donald Trump was her fault when they blamed her for Brexit. Wait, what? Political philosophers and journalists on both…
Mildly Angry Max
The latest Mad Max movie isn’t so much about Max as it is about the political-feminist message of the film. Max himself seems somewhat perturbed, sometimes cross, but not really…
Pride
Didn’t make it to the parade in time (damn traffic), but made it to a photo booth in Brighton with Son Two, who – like all six of them –…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading:- Ross Douthat (!) discusses the distinction between actual cosmopolitanism, and the global elitism that's instead come to dominate international power relations:Genuine cosmopolitanism is…
Stuff Still Happens, week 26: Oiler fans say, ‘What the Hall?’
It’s summer here in the Great Green North, the brief respite from the snow and cold and ceaseless hockey talk. Or at least that’s supposed to be the way it…
Will Brexit Lead to Grexit?
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The French Right’s plan to save Europe: More France – POLITICO
http://www.politico.eu/article/the-french-rights-plan-to-save-europe-more-france-brexit-breakup-leave-eu-nicolas-sarkozy-les-republicains/Filed under: Uncategorized
Tax Fairness: A Doubtful Prospect
Recently I wrote a post expressing doubt that the tax treaties signed by Stephen Harper at the urging of big business will not in any way be amended by Justin…
Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, and the Gay Pride Parade
For almost ten years Stephen Harper waged a stealthy war against gay Canadians.He forced a second vote on gay marriage, he voted against every gay rights bill that ever came…
Strategic planning: the missing steps
The July 2016 issue of Municipal World has an article on the process of implementing strategic plans. It’s called, Getting from Here to There, and it’s written by a trio…
The new and few principles of Mr. Brown.
Ontario’s provincial Conservative Party leader should have a clearly lettered sign on his chest saying ‘Help send this boy to the premier’s office.’ That way people would have a clue…
The Haze Sometimes Disappears
Tony Burman published an intriguing column in yesterday's Toronto Star. Given last week's fallout from the referendum, he believes that Britain and Europe may patch up their differences:That astonishing thought…