Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Christopher Curtis and Stephen Maher break the news that the Cons have falsified donation records, claiming donations to their Laurier-Sainte-Marie riding association from individuals…
Greg Fingas
On precedence
There's not much doubt that Canada's debates over the FNOOC/Nexen takeover bid and FIPPA investor privilege treaty with China have become intertwined. But it's worth noting that some observers seem…
New column day
Here, on the need to question both the importance of trade agreements compared to other forms of interjurisdictional cooperation in general, and the Cons' warped priorities in particular.For further reading...-…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Diana Carney discusses the public's growing recognition of inequality in Canada:I see three root causes of our concern with inequality in Canada (three…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Macdonald takes a closer look at a Fraser Institute study on income mobility, and finds strong evidence that there's a significant lack of…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Floored cats.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day.- Frances Russell nicely sums up the effect of the Cons' bevy of anti-democratic trade deals:Don’t be fooled. The innocuous language used to describe the…
On competitive questions
There's been plenty of talk in recent weeks about how the Calgary Centre by-election might serve as either the time for an inter-party pact to limit voters' options opposing the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Laura Ryckewaert reports that Elections Canada's response to Robocon is now including an unprecedented level of public consultation, while Stephen Maher and Glen…
#skndpldr Debate 1 Notes
There's already been some coverage of the first Saskatchewan NDP leadership debate which took place Saturday night (link to come once the video is available). But I'll take a few…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Peter O'Neil and Tara Carman report on the Cons' strategy of importing temporary foreign workers to drive down wages across Canada. And Craig McInnes…
#skndpldr Roundup
A few observations about the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race in advance of tonight's first debate... The main news over the past week has involved the release of the candidates' October…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Bill Curry reports on the Cons' latest public-sector slashing. But there hasn't yet been much discussion of the most alarming number: upwards of 30%…
Musical interlude
Orjan Nilsen - La Guitarra
On editorial decisions
By all means, I agree with the commentators pointing out that this is rather less than surprising treatment of (and by) a Con cabinet minister. But as always, there's another…
Friday Evening Links
This and that to end your week.- Tavia Grant writes that at least one region of the globe - Latin America - is seeing some real progress in combating inequality.…
Leadership 2013 Debate Preview
I'll put together another #skndpldr roundup later today. But for now, I'll point out that the campaign's debate schedule starts tomorrow night in Regina (live-streamed here) - and discuss briefly…
New column day
Here, following up on this post as to the public returns Saskatchewan stands to lose if Brad Wall insists on giving away liquor profits to private operators rather than working…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Andrew Potter highlights the difficulties in practicing and encouraging truth-based politics at a time when entire parties make a deliberate strategy of lying…
On abdications of duty
Shorter Gerry Ritz:If unscrupulous businesses want to fleece Canadian suckers consumers, far be it from we Conservatives to stand in their way.