NDP Leadership Quick Links
As promised, let’s take a quick run through plenty of material on the NDP’s leadership campaign… – Straight Goods has posted Ish Theilheimer’s interviews with each of the candidates. –…
Greg Fingas
Thursday Evening Links
Assorted content for your evening reading. – Mitchell Anderson wonders whether weeding out corporate psychopathy might be the key to a more equal and sustainable economy. – But judging from…
On political efficiencies
Susan Delacourt rightly points out a trend toward limiting or even reducing the number of elected representatives as a means of cutting costs. But it’s hard to escape pointing out…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Frances Russell wonders what happened to the concept of the public good: Our political language about taxes has changed. Gone is “ability…
On base support
The leadership tabs are piling up on my end, and I’ll assemble a number of them into a post shortly. But one recent development looks to call for a post…
New column day
Here, on how the Cons are taking away the real choice currently enjoyed by Western grain producers thanks to the Canadians Wheat Board. The data on grain production within the…
On optimal choices
It’s a plus that we’re seeing some discussion in Canada as to the optimal income tax rate to maximize revenue. But Paul Krugman goes a step further in pointing out…
Like that’ll work
Sure, a reasonable government would have some shame over its obvious doctoring of Hansard. But isn’t the most likely outcome of the NDP’s new complaint for Clement’s departmental officials to…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jim Stanford points out that when it comes to manufacturing, any talk of an “invisible hand” doing much for productivity is based purely…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Contorted cats.
Parliament In Review: October 27, 2011
Thursday, October 27 saw the House of Commons discuss the gun registry – and if the Cons’ choices to not just dismantle the federal long gun registry but also shred…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Linda McQuaig points out how the Occupy movement has at least started to shift the terms of our political debate: Rather than…
On predictable problems
Yes, the news that the Muskowekwan First Nation may soon see its own potash development is a plus in many ways. But it’s worth pointing out how the story might…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Barrie McKenna thoroughly debunks the claim that “financial literacy” alone is enough to put ordinary citizens on a level playing field with the…
On rare independence
Yes, there’s some good news in the revelation that some Con MPs are asking questions about their party’s insistence on supporting and subsidizing asbestos exports. But let’s not minimize the…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Thomas Walkom rightly points out that the voters most affected by the Cons’ push for privatized pensions are the ones paying the least…
Parliament In Review: October 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 26 saw a rare opportunity for the opposition parties to set the agenda. And as a result, the big issue was one which the Cons prefer to discuss…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your afternoon reading. – Stephen Maher exhorts the Cons to stop stifling democratic debate, featuring a strong point by NDP MP Jack Harris: When Harris was first…