Of NatPo and News Cycles
To those who lament the inevitable passing of PostMedia as a loss to journalism I ask just how tenuous does a publication's ties with reality and information have to be…
2016
Mistaken Identity
East Vancouver • Photo by Ruocaled With anti-Asian sentiment saturating the real-estate conversation in BC, political correctness isn’t distracting the left from the hard questions. Like many, I was perplex...
The Leap Manifesto and the NDP
LeapManifesto.org The New Democratic Party and its predecessor, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, have always had manifestos and other defining documents. From the Calgary Program to the Regina Manifesto...
What Are They Hiding?
You tell me.The federal agency that levied a $1.1-million fine against a Canadian bank for failing to report a suspicious transaction had intended the hefty penalty to send a stern…
The High Price of PermaWar – And You’re Picking Up the Tab
"Let’s face it: in times of war, the Constitution tends to take a beating."Andrew Bacevich makes a pretty good point. In times of war rules get bent, sometimes broken. Our…
Now This May Come As a Surprise
The world is abuzz with tales of dictators, gangsters and oligarchs hiding ill-gotten gains and transacting nasty deals including gun running via shell companies in shady places like Panama, the…
Dear Dipper mutineers
As you wing your way to Edmonton, have a safe trip. And if you are looking for something to read, here is a snippet from next week’s Hill Times column.…
New column day
Here (via PressReader), on the leadership choices facing the federal and provincial NDP - and why neither should be too quick to assume that changing leaders will necessarily help to…
Everybody Knows But Not Everybody Gets It
The poor stay poor, the rich get richThat’s how it goesEverybody knows (Leonard Cohen, Everybody Knows) Last weeks publication of the Panama Papers, a leak of more than two terabytes…
Everybody Knows But Not Everybody Gets It
The poor stay poor, the rich get richThat's how it goesEverybody knows (Leonard Cohen, Everybody Knows)Last weeks publication of the Panama Papers, a leak of more than two terabytes of…
Everybody Knows But Not Everybody Gets It
The poor stay poor, the rich get richThat's how it goesEverybody knows (Leonard Cohen, Everybody Knows)Last weeks publication of the Panama Papers, a leak of more than two terabytes of…
what i’m reading: reckless: my life as a pretender by chrissie hynde
I'm a big fan of The Pretenders, but more than that, I'm a Chrissie Hynde fan. To me, she has always been the epitome of the female rock frontman. She's…
Underwater Art Gallery
Art galleries are great cultural institutions and seeing one underwater is magnificent. With each installation to the underwater gallery it gets better to explore and better for life. One of…
Corporate rights masquerading as trade (again)
Anti-democratic investor rights deals are in the news again, thanks partly to a Communications Workers of America & Trade Justice Network event that brought Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 7, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 7, 2016 at 6:26am…
A Little Hard To Swallow
Despite the fact that I think and write a great deal about the disparities and inequities that plague our society, I am almost embarrassed to admit that until now, I…
Premier Wynne is learning to listen.
This is good news. Frankly it is a bit embarrassing how we are often critical of the Ontario premier. We are therefore quite pleased to have an opportunity to express…
Rehtaeh Parsons’ Dad
Three years ago, Rehtaeh Parsons ended her life. Her story is now ubiquitous, but the things we needed to learn about, the things we needed to change? Well, those things…
Justin Trudeau’s Plan to Turn the Liberal Party Into a Movement
Justin Trudeau has been underestimated from the moment he decided to run for office.And even after boldly moving the Liberal Party to the left of the NDP, breaking the deficit…
New Democrats missing the point, again
The Leap Manifesto After having a leader and a campaign that completely misread the electorate and botched their best chance at power in their history, some very smart people are…