Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – No, we shouldn’t be surprised that the Harper Cons are allowing defence contractors to deliver nothing at all. But is it really so…
Greg Fingas
Helpful for now
Frances Bula offers up what should be a good-news story about a volunteer effort to track down tax rebates for homeless people: Ms. Lissimore did 300 tax returns last year…
Parliament in Review: November 15, 2011
Much of Tuesday, November 15 was spent discussing C-13, the Cons’ budget implementation bill. And with a giant and scattered omnibus bill came a Commons debate to match. The Big…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Frances Russell criticizes the Cons’ latest attempts to stifle parliamentary accountability. And the Citizen can only scoff at Tony Clement’s claim to…
New column day
Here, responding to plenty of talk about the rising West with a look at the challenges and decisions we’re facing as a region. For sources and further reading, the column…
Travaillons ensemble
Following up on this post, I’ll expand briefly on what looks to be one of the more interesting questions for the balance of the NDP’s leadership race. I’ve pointed out…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Treed cats.
Tuesday Evening Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Glen Pearson follows up on the importance of organized labour – particularly as a desperately-needed counterweight to the pressures faced by public…
Leadership 2012 Links and Policy Roundup 3
Assorted policy and punditry from the NDP leadership campaign. – On the policy front, it’s looking like time to give Nathan Cullen full credit for being well ahead of the…
Monday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your day. – Yes, it’s blasphemy to point out the obvious returns on public investments. But let’s point out a couple more examples: Andrew Jackson wonders…
Anyone But
As promised, let’s take a closer look at the dynamics of “anyone but” movements in leadership campaigns – with a particular focus on whether one looks likely to develop in…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Dr. Dawg asks some rather important questions about whether we think our current checks and balances are enough to rein in the Harper…
Parliament in Review: November 14, 2011
Monday, November 14 saw MPs return to the House of Commons from a week’s break. But if anybody thought the time away would lead to less contentious debate, the day…
Book Review: Pulpit and Politics
Dennis Gruending is a former journalist and NDP MP who blogs about political and religious issues – which in theory should make for an ideal background for a book focusing…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your year. – Paul Krugman once again laments the determination of anti-government fundamentalists to avoid learning the lessons that should have become glaringly obvious over 70…
Musical interlude
EnMass – CQ
Leadership 2012 Candidate Profile – Niki Ashton
The final candidate to enter the NDP’s leadership race was Niki Ashton. And initially, far too many observers seem to have been eager to write off her candidacy. But while…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jeffrey Simpson manages to write an entire column on important political developments he managed to miss in 2011 without uttering the words “NDP”…