France’s Parliament Deals Major Blow to Labor
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2016
Vote Reform Primer: Liking losers.
The following is part of our on-going primer on vote reform that is based on our Democracy Papers of 2007. This is the sixth of the vote reform series. In…
Sometimes, A Blessing Is A Curse
Jason Kenny has headed back to the Calgary Stampede, proudly waving to the crowds. But, Michael Harris writes, it's easy to spot the phonies:Jason Kenney is taking part in a…
When the victim victimizes
I was out of the town for Toronto’s big Pride parade, but I heard all about it. The local Black Lives Matter folks decided to blockade the parade, stopping it…
Michael Harris On The Many Delusions of Jason Kenney
As we all know only too painfully, Jason Kenney is trying to reinvent himself as the Saviour of Alberta.Even though he was born in Ontario, has spent the last twenty…
If Kelvin’s departure was no biggie… #nlpoli
According to Premier Dwight Ball, Kelvin Parsons was never going to stick around for long as the Premier's chief of staff.Okay. Let's think about that for a second.If that's true,…
Does the federal Tory pivot toward Alberta show they’ve given up on power in Ottawa?
PHOTOS: Stephen Harper, the former prime minister, not exactly as he appeared at the Conservative Party’s Calgary Stampede barbecue last night, but close enough. Below: Jason Kenney, Mr. Harper’s former…
Idiocracy
Lorne's post on Harrelson's naive solution to world problems (from Ethos, but he said it in Go Further years earlier too), in which he suggests we should just stop buying…
Idiocracy
Lorne's post on Harrelson's naive solution to world problems (from Ethos, but he said it in Go Further years earlier too), in which he suggests we should just stop buying…
Jason Kenney: Alberta’s Very Own Music Man
Like the Music Man, Jason Kenney blew into town with a message: We’ve got trouble folks! Trouble with a capital “T” that rhymes with “P” and that stands for “Progressive!”…
A Failure of Ambition: Ontario’s Climate Change Plan
Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan has drawn a lot of fire since it was released this past June (see: “Ontario Liberals unveil $8.3 billion climate plan to mixed reviews,”…
A Failure of Ambition: Ontario’s Climate Change Plan
Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan has drawn a lot of fire since it was released this past June (see: “Ontario Liberals unveil $8.3 billion climate plan to mixed reviews,”…
A Failure of Ambition: Ontario’s Climate Change Plan
Ontario’s new Climate Change Action Plan has drawn a lot of fire since it was released this past June (see: “Ontario Liberals unveil $8.3 billion climate plan to mixed reviews,”…
Proud that Trudeau is my Prime Minister
…after reading this.
According To Wood Harrelson, It’s Simple
Unfortunately, thanks to the intractable and self-indulgent nature of far too many 'ordinary' people, it isn't.Recommend this Post
Let’s not mix xenophobia with legitimate resistance to corporate trade deals
Photo by Alex Garland The decision of British voters to leave Europe has been treated as evidence that they’re intolerant xenophobes keen to seal themselves off from the world. That…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- J. David Hughes discusses the ultimate problem with new pipeline construction, as it's incompatible with any reasonable effort to meet even Canada's existing…
Stuff Still Happens, week 27: Black Days in July
Back in 1968, singer Gordon Lightfoot released one of his greatest songs, Black Day in July, about the race riots that left “Motor City burning” as he sang. That song…