Crazy like a fox
Reagan did a lot of this during the Reykjavík Summit with Gorbachev, but it was part of his strategy. He was TRYING to make Gorby and the Russians think he…
August 2016
That’s What Leadership Is About
Elizabeth May has announced that she will stay on as leader of the Green Party. That will make Linda McQuaig happy. She had advised May to stay put. But she's…
That’s What Leadership Is About
Elizabeth May has announced that she will stay on as leader of the Green Party. That will make Linda McQuaig happy. She had advised May to stay put. But she's…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Owen Jones discusses the importance of the labour movement in ensuring that workers can get ahead in life, rather than drowning in debt:Nights…
Stephen Harper, Jason Kenney, and the Pension Pigs
As we know Stephen Harper and Jason Kenney have been in the same leaky boat, or the same sweaty closet, from the day the Con regime was crushed and humiliated.Still…
The Headpiece of the Staff of Ra-Ra #nlpoli
The provincial New Democrats claim the Liberals broke their own independent appointments commission law when they appointed a bunch of folks to senior executive positions in the provincial public service…
The Headpiece of the Staff of Ra-Ra #nlpoli
The provincial New Democrats claim the Liberals broke their own independent appointments commission law when they appointed a bunch of folks to senior executive positions in the provincial public service…
This week’s column: my new partisan affiliation
BOSTON – I am a Democrat. Philosophically, ideologically, emotionally: the political party I belong to, in my head and my heart, is the Democratic Party of the United States. And…
Hamsterkaufe, Bitte
Nobody is sure what this is about but the German government is urging residents to stockpile food and water - Hamsterkaufe - in the event of a national emergency.Citizens are…
The European Challenge | Jacobin
For all of its success, Podemos has refused to deal seriously with the European Union and what it would take to truly transform Spain. Source: The European Challenge | JacobinFiled…
Stephane Dion Dropped from Environment Committee
The Liberal who is probably most associated with environmentalism has been dumped from the Commons environment committee.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has removed Global Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion from the environment,…
Canadian Mining and Popular Resistance
Photo by Rafael Retamal Canada is one of the world’s centres of the mining and extractive sector. Toronto is the centre of the trade in mining stocks and in financing…
August 22:"Province’s job plan: Push marijuana"
That's the headline. Front page. And your reaction?Most people will think "That's their job plan? That's it? Push marijuana?" That's the only plan they have? Becoming the dope capital of…
August 22:"Province’s job plan: Push marijuana"
That's the headline. Front page. And your reaction?Most people will think "That's their job plan? That's it? Push marijuana?" That's the only plan they have? Becoming the dope capital of…
May Stays
Elizabeth May has chosen to remain leader of the Green Party. It's not entirely clear what that means to the party or Green members.She said that while many well-intentioned groups…
BEING READY FOR ANYTHING IN THE ER: WHAT TO PACK IN A ‘GO BAG’
I’m a member of a private Facebook group called One MoreThing, or OMT. It’s a group for parents of children with disabilities, most of whom live in Canada (but all…
BEING READY FOR ANYTHING IN THE ER: WHAT TO PACK IN A ‘GO BAG’
I’m a member of a private Facebook group called One MoreThing, or OMT. It’s a group for parents of children with disabilities, most of whom live in Canada (but all…
Was It Something I Said?
This whole Ryan Lochte business really got under my skin. I haven't paid much attention to the aquatic buffoon until he got into a mess of his own making in…
And Now a Few Words from John Maynard Keynes
As a follow up to my previous post about the futility of defining "normal" in this age of rapid and constant change, here are a few delightful musings from legendary…
Ministry Staffer Claims His Boss Mislead Public On Restoring Autism Funding in Ontario
(Ontario’s Minister Of Child and Youth Services Michael Coteau (above) And Premier Kathleen Wynne called out on false statements regarding Autism funding by Ministry staffer) A few months ago,…