Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Andrew Jackson thoroughly demolishes the argument that after three decades of wage stagnation and soaring corporate profits, Canada’s economy somehow needs to see…
Greg Fingas
A convenient reminder
No, we shouldn’t be surprised that Vic Toews is pioneering exactly the type of reality check that’s most needed when reporting on the Cons’ own PR efforts. But since Toews…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sum Of Us deserves plenty of credit for highlighting Enbridge’s attempt to delete a thousand square kilometers of treacherous and sensitive islands…
New column day
Here, on how the Canadian Medical Association’s new focus on inequality and the social determinants of health may be nicely timed to shape Canada’s political future. For further reading…– Some…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tobi Cohen picks up on the possibility of a provincial NDP in Quebec, and notes that the federal party is considering what can…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats reaching out.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – While a misleading “wealth equals health” headline seems to have been the main take-away from the CMA’s health polling, Iglika Ivanova frames…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Pamela Palmater discusses how the Cons’ push to monetize First Nations reserves ultimately looks to be little more than another giveaway to the…
Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Most of the commentary on Friday’s loss to Edmonton has focused on the common traits between the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ last three losses. But the more important developments may have been…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Carol Goar comments on the CEP/CAW plan to merge and work toward a far more active type of unionism: Both the CAW…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher keep up their reporting on Robocon by noting that Elections Canada’s trail seems to have gone cold with…
Musical interlude
Deadmau5 – Faxing Berlin
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – pogge offers up the definitive response to the Cons’ attempt to encourage a sell-off of First Nations reserve land: When you look past…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Mitchell Anderson discusses the Ten Commandments that have ensured that Norway’s oil wealth is preserved for the benefit of citizens. But it’s…
New column day
Here, on how the mixed-riding proposal of Saskatchewan’s federal electoral boundaries commission offers at least some improvement over the current all-rurban mess when it comes to recogizing communities of interest.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Conway discusses the Cons’ project of destroying Canada’s social safety net. – But the good news is that Stephen Harper is running…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Crashing cats.
On provisional boundaries
Volkov has already summed up the likely effect of the preliminary Saskatchewan federal riding boundaries released today. But before we start planning the Regina Lewvan victory party, the most important…
On unscientific methods
Scott is absolutely right to be skeptical of the claim that the Cons will let science play any role in their attempt to force a pipeline through northern B.C. –…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Star-Phoenix editorial board comments on the need to crack down on tax havens: (T)he scale of the avoidance Mr. Henry detailed…