Perception of Waste, is it the Rule or the Exception?
Many people believe the government wastes vast amounts of money. This perception is created by the media and the opposition making a big deal out of every little bit of…
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What’s so great about Local Food
I suspect that the local food movement is one of those ill thought out environmental ideas that, like ethanol, actually may do more harm then good, especially from a global…
Occupiers Need to Convince the 99%
The media complain that the Occupy movement has made no demands. The way I see it the aim of the movement isn’t to make specific changes themselves, but to get…
NDP and Liberal Should Cooperate to Bring in PR, Not Merge
There has been talk of the Liberals and NDP merging. The justification for this is that the split in the progressive vote allows the Conservatives to form a majority with…
Socialist Party Resolution: Open Source Software
Where as open source software shares the spirit of socialism because it is about openly and freely sharing software with all and stands on contrast to the secrecy and profit…
A new mob rampages in Britain
A group of people is angered and hurt by another group. Suddenly an event causes the anger to explode. They are united in euphoria and lash out violently at everything…
Why Should owners control companies?
It is a question that is never asked in society. In fact it is hard to even ask because the simple answer is that owners have power over the company…
Candidate on Vacation: A Personal Story
My father had been heavily involved in the NDP since his teenaged years. I believe he was even involved in The Waffle. He had lived in the Provencher riding for…
Socialist Party of Ontario resolution: Internet Democracy
This is a resolution for the proposed Socialist Party of Ontario. It is based on one I submitted to the federal NDP in 2003. Whereas the Internet allows a much…
Does having two incomes make people worse off?
The economic effect of two income vs. single income households is something I’ve been thinking about and I’ve come to believe that two income households has caused more harm then…
The Conservatives are bad for democracy, but how much better are the Liberals?
The Conservatives have done many things to undermine our democracy over the years. The Liberals have opposed many of them, some of the most important ones have met with only…
If Ignatieff doesn’t accept coalition, then a vote for the Liberals is a vote for the Conservatives
Rejected a coalition means that, more then likely, the Liberals will have to continue to support the Conservative government after the election. If the balance of power in the House…
Libya more like Serbia then Afghanistan
In criticizing the Libyan operation people have been comparing it too the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. It would be more accurate to compare it to the bombing of Serbia…
The Conservative Party owes Canadians $315 million for Pacific Scandal
The Conservatives have been trying to deflect criticism by demanding the Liberal Party repay its ill gotten gains from the Sponsorship scandal. It goes without saying that the past failings…
Did the Speaker’s Ruling Kill Cabinet Confidentiality?
In his privileged ruling on the Afghan detainees documents last year the Speaker said that there is no restriction of the authority of Parliament to order the production of papers.…
The Legitimate Range of Epistemology
This is a reply to a post by kirbycairo which is a reply to my post which explains where all this came from. I agree that there are two justifications…