Leadership 2013 Roundup
With a couple of weeks' worth of developments to address, I'll take a slightly higher-level look at the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race than I normally do. (And for those worried…
Greg Fingas
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Lawrence Martin's take on Robocon doesn't offer much by way of new information, but nicely sums up exactly what deliberate vote suppression and…
Down the drain
There's rightly been plenty of debate over the Sask Party's recently-announced plan to. But there looks to me to be room to take a closer look at exactly what Brad…
Sunday Afternoon ‘Rider Blogging
Since I haven't had a chance to post after the Saskatchewan Roughriders' last two (mostly meaningless) regular-season games, I'll quickly preview today's West semi-final in Calgary.To start with, it's always…
On executive decisions
My post yesterday on the Senate's choice to remind Canadians of its existence by blocking a bill passed by the House of Commons has sparked plenty of discussion. But I'll…
On questionable advice
Shorter Zach Paikin:In order to avoid the fate of the Ignatieff Libs, the NDP should totally abandon any principles and re-run Ignatieff's "we stand for nothing, but at least we're…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- Andrew Jackson takes a look at the UK's strong movement for a living wage, and notes that it's long past time for a…
Musical interlude
Wide Mouth Mason - Sugarcane
On unwanted imports
The Mound of Sound is rightly appalled at the revelation that JP Morgan is making money off of the U.S.' food stamp program. But lest we think the problem is…
On bad bets
It's been glaringly obvious to those of us paying attention that the Cons have set up plenty of means to keep dictating the terms of Canadian politics from beyond the…
New column day
Here, on how the Republicans' electoral strategy once again included a failed attempt to prioritize fossil fuels over mere people - and how the Harper Cons look to be on…
On delayed releases
I'll have plenty to catch up on over the next few days. But I'll start by pointing out the background behind what's become one of the most-discussed stories of the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Frances Russell discusses how the Cons have corporatized Canadian politics: In fact, elevating corporate rights over the rights of citizens and their…
New column day
Here, on how the Saskatchewan Party’s unprecedented attack ads against the participants in another party’s leadership race represent an attempt to silence all political debate that isn’t pre-approved by the…