Let’s march to our own drummer.
It was hardly a surprise when the Prime Minister’s Office said he was not attending Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington next week. Frankly, the Canadian prime minister would just be…
2017
So long, Mr. President
Couldn't watch @BarackObama last night – too sad. So I listened to my desk mascot, this morn, instead. pic.twitter.com/rWqAYzAv7Q — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 11, 2017
Campaign Finance Reform: shifting attention #nlpoli
Until 1996, there were no campaign finance laws in Newfoundland and Labrador at all. In 2003, the Conservatives promised to make dramatic changes to the laws governing how parties financed…
Williams announces political exit plan (2010)
Danny Williams always said that building the Lower Churchill was the only thing he wanted to do before leaving politics. He took a huge step down that road in 2006…
A Brief Programming Note
The winds were blowing. The snow was falling. The telephone rang. Cuba was calling with an offer we couldn’t refuse. See you in about a week. Recommend this Post
For the sake of a healthy democracy, Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission needs to extend submissions deadline
PHOTOS: Dunvegan-Central Peace … where your vote counts for more than double! (Town of Fairview photo.) Below: Progress Alberta’s Duncan Kinney, NDP House Leader Brian Mason, Justice Myra Bielby of…
Rural overrepresentation not really the big issue it used to be in Alberta
Anytime you talk about redrawing the electoral map in Alberta, it won’t take long before someone complains that rural areas are overrepresented in the Legislative Assembly. So, as the Electoral…
Buzzfeed: the Unpresident, golden showers, and the end of America
From Buzzfeed. The U.S. is doomed. And he isn’t even sworn in, yet. Jesus.
Review: Light in the Dark
I feel uneasy writing this review. I feel uneasy because I’m not sure quite what to make of my relationship to this book, and to this author’s work
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Surrounded cats.
The Minister of Silly Excuses
Yes, Justin Trudeau has set up his predictable excuse for breaking his promise of electoral reform by putting a new minister in charge of the file during a crucial period.…
Review: Light in the Dark
I feel uneasy writing this review. I feel uneasy because I’m not sure quite what to make of my relationship to this book, and to this author’s work
Groups Call for Overhaul of Energy East Review Due To ‘Apprehension of Bias’
On January 9, the National Energy Board (NEB) finally announced the new panel members that will review TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline, replacing the trio that recused themselves in September…
Grassroots activism is the key to worker health and safety
In October 2016, the OPSEU Mental Health Division hosted a two-day conference in Toronto on “Violence in health care and mental health facilities.” Bob DeMatteo, a renowned health and safety…
The View from Germany
The opening line in Der Spiegel says it all: “Doubts are growing inside Angela Merkel’s Chancellery that the incoming American president will mature and become a statesman. The chancellor is…
The Gift That Just Keeps On Giving
Not all greenhouse gases last for hundreds of years. Some compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons and methane can linger for much shorter durations, a year to a couple of decades. Yet,…
I grow old, I grow old, etc.
In other news, this young man is simply amazing. So proud of him. Wanna feel really old? You sure will when a kid you gave an #OLP war room job…
Really, Roger Ailes Goddaughter? Shame, Shame on You, Bill.
The New York Times is reporting that, shortly after the ouster of FOX News chairman, Roger Ailes, the network negotiated a sexual harassment claim settlement with Juliet Huddy. Ms. Huddy…
You May Never Think of Donald Trump Quite the Same Way Again – Enjoy
Too bad no one realized back then that he was polishing up his presidential shtick.
When Is an Emergency Not an Emergency?
When I think of the word “emergency” I associate it with some situation out of the ordinary of unusual urgency. That was before Afghanistan. An article published by the UN…