Will Notley get a pipeline built?
In a recent Rabble article, David Climenhaga quotes a unite-the-right Albertan as predicting that if the NDP "actually get a pipeline built. … they're going to govern for the next…
2016
How the Conservatives Spun Murray Edwards and Vicki Kaminski
This week the conservatives spun Murray Edwards’ decision to move to England and Vicki Kaminski’s decision to leave Alberta Health Services for a job in Australia to convince Albertans to…
What’s good for the BC Liberals may not be good for BC Hydro
An article by Dermod Travis of Integrity BC. First published February 15, 2016, repeated here with permission. One of the last things anyone would ever imagine the B.C. government doing…
What’s good for the BC Liberals may not be good for BC Hydro
An article by Dermod Travis of Integrity BC. First published February 15, 2016, repeated here with permission.One of the last things anyone would ever imagine the B.C. government doing is…
What’s good for the BC Liberals may not be good for BC Hydro
An article by Dermod Travis of Integrity BC. First published February 15, 2016, repeated here with permission.One of the last things anyone would ever imagine the B.C. government doing is…
The NDP Snatches Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
It could only happen in Canada. Or at an NDP leadership convention.First the party gives the leader the boot.In a dramatic rejection of Tom Mulcair's time as leader of the…
Stephen Lewis blasts Justin Trudeau in keynote NDP Convention speech
Former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis sharply criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on key Canadian policy issues during an electrifying address to the New Democrats' 2016 convention in Edmonton. The…
52 Percent Vote To Oust Mulcair- But He Is Staying On With Caucus Support!
It is highly unusual when leaders are ousted by a vote as was done at the National NDP convention in Edmonton today. Where it gets really weird is that Thomas…
April 10: 2016: something a little different
I have a friend who is devoutly Christian. As a Christian, he believes in the concept of the "end times" when the world will come to an end, Jesus will…
And here I thought Liberals were vicious
Fifty-two per cent. Wow. Quick reactions, stream of unconsciousness: Justin Trudeau probably wanted to keep Thomas Mulcair around. The next guy/gal may steal back what Trudeau took from the NDP…
NDP oust Mulcair after contentious convention
JASON FRANSON / THE CANADIAN PRESS Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair makes a speech during the 2016 NDP federal convention in Edmonton Alta, on Sunday. By: Alex Boutilier Ottawa Bureau…
BREAKING: VICTORY IN LANDMARK CLIMATE CASE!
Today, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the federal District Court in Eugene, OR, decided in favor of 21 young Plaintiffs, and Dr. James Hansen on behalf of future generations,…
A Brief Note On Kale: Is It Even Food?
I tried some Kale "chips" today at Longos. They were awful, as though somebody had cut up a black garbage bag, battered and then deep-fried it. Like spinach, in other…
A Brief Note On Kale: Is It Even Food?
I tried some Kale "chips" today at Longos. They were awful, as though somebody had cut up a black garbage bag, battered and then deep-fried it. Like spinach, in other…
An evening with Naomi Klein in Winnipeg
Image by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba Office Award-winning Canadian author Naomi Klein spoke on climate and economic justice at Knox United Church. The event was hosted by…
Garda: Canada’s “Blackwater”
Photo by Jeangagnon Last week students at L’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) disrupted a board meeting after learning administrators planned to sign a $50 million, seven-year, contract with security…
Bernie Sanders doesn’t like uppity women
Here he goes again. Starting to think @BernieSanders has a bigger problem with powerful women than @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/aUEYDMhLnz — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) April 10, 2016
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Jason Hinkel writes that for as much attention as global inequality has received in recent years, it may be significantly more of a…
Policing: A Contrast In Methodologies
We've all seen the videos depicting the murder of Sammy Yatim at the hands of Toronto police officer James Forcillio. Although Forcillo has been held to partial account for his…
Baby Bonus is not a Basic-Income guarantee.
You wonder where Canada’s Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is at when he tells the news media that the Canada Child Benefit can be considered a step toward a guaranteed annual…