A Little Something For The Masochists Out There
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A Solution To The Problem Of Vote-Splitting?
Going into this election, probably the biggest fear among progressives is the spectre of vote-splitting. If we follow our hearts, we may wind up ceding another victory to the much-despised…
The Harper Regime’s Contempt For Science
Those who follow the depredations of the Harper regime will know of the terrible attacks that science and research have undergone these past several years. Cuts to funding, closing of…
A Record Of Failure
Stephen lacks the requisite skills and temperament to succeed in any position of responsibility; recommend removal at earliest possible date. Stephen’s oil monomania suggests a pathology deeply harmful both to…
Joy Taylor Has A Mission
Ninety-two years old and still fighting the good fight. H/t Operation Maple Recommend this Post
Sometimes, Few Words Are Needed.
Many thanks to my sister-in-law, Vicki, for alerting me to this. The saddest thing for Canada is the fact that from the second panel on, everything is true. Recommend this…
Some Thoughts From ThinkingManNeil
In response to my morning post, ThinkingManNeil offered some passionate and very interesting comments. With his permission, I am featuring them as a separate post: I was never really interested…
The Fascination Of Politics
It always astounds me that more people are not interested in politics. Far too many dismiss it as an arcane pursuit that has no relevance in their lives, apparently confusing…
The Choice Is Ours
And don’t forget that the first leaders’ debate is August 6. Hosted by Paul Wells, it will be recorded in City’s Toronto studio and air live, commercial-free and with closed…
Lest We forget
Buy all accounts it will be a long and dirty campaign. Time to awaken Canada in any way we can. H/t The Toronto Star Recommend this Post
If Canadians Have Any Self-Respect
…. this will outrage them. It turns out Stephen Harper is not going to interact with anyone during the election campaign that wasn’t cleared in advance by his staffers. Even…
Share. Inform. Engage.
It sounds like it will be a long campaign. Each of us has a role to play. Recommend this Post
Putting A Stake Through The Heart Of Harper’s Lies
As a youngster, there were few things I enjoyed more than vampire films starring Christopher Lee, in my view the best cinematic vampire there ever was. Usually, at the end,…
A Reminder Of What We Were And What We Can Be Again
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Honouring A Dead Woman’s Wishes
By the newspaper’s account, Catherine Finn was a lively, passionate and engaged woman. I think I would have liked her, as would many others. Catherine died on July 9 of…
The Signs Are Everywhere – Part 2
You can access part one here. Logical fallacies The reason why there’s a 97% consensus is because of the many lines of evidence that humans are causing global warming. Human…
The Signs Are Everywhere
It is only the ideologically blind who refuse to see the signs. Whether we live on the West Coast, Central Canada, or the East Coast, we are being affected by…
The Sunday Scrum
Harper’s moratorium on Senate appointments (the program’s start). The likelihood of a federal deficit (10 minute mark). The increased universal child-care benefit (13 minute mark). A possible NDP-Liberal coalition (15…
More On Pharmacare
The other day I wrote about an article in the Globe that called into question support for the notion of a national pharmacare program that would see drugs paid for…