Are We Feeling Any Outrage Yet?
If we care a scintilla about privacy or any measure of aversion to government snooping into our private business, we damn well should be. As I wrote in yesterday’s post,…
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In Case Anyone Cares Anymore
Rob Ford has embarrassed both himself and the city he was elected to serve yet again and again. Recommend this Post
Is It Irony, Or Is It Hypocrisy?
It may be both. The Harper regime’s penchant for withholding information from the public that should be accessible is well-known and well-documented. As pointed out in this Star article, we…
A Failed Puppet Master?
In a withering assessment of Stephen Harper, that is the conclusion Andrew Coyne seems to draw in his National Post column: We are so heavily invested, we media types, in…
A Reading Recommendation.
I have a deep respect for Alex Himelfarb, the director of the Glendon School of International and Public Affairs and tireless proponent of responsible, progressive taxation. The latter, as one…
This Has Gotta Hurt
Expect the Harper attack machine to ramp up its game: Recommend this Post
And Now, A Brief Message From PROPCON
Regurgitation warning: if you have just finished eating, wait at least 30 minutes before watching this latest episode of 24/seven, brought to you by PROPCON, the Harper regime’s official channel…
Less Than Meets The Eye
Were average citizens given to much political reflection, they would realize that from start to finish, the ‘Fair’ Elections Act has been almost exclusively about both discouraging people from voting…
Are You A Birdbrain?
Watch this video to the end, and you will realize the question is not intended as an insult: Recommend this Post
Everyone’s A Politician
At least that might seem to be a reasonable inference to draw given people’s increasing capacity not to answer questions that make them uncomfortable or expose a weakness in their…
Political Ambition And Public Outrage
The interesting thing about political ambition and public outrage is that sometimes they work synergistically to produce positive results. Jason Kenney, whose ambition to become the Conservative Party’s next leader…
Sammy Yatim’s Accused Killer Back On The Job
While the presumption of innocence is fundamental to our justice system, common sense and public sensibilities are always unspoken elements of the equation. This is clearly seen, for example, in…
More On The Temporary Foreign Workers Program
As noted yesterday, the Temporary Foreign Workers Program continues to cause both grief and outrage among Canadians. The latest publicly-identified victims, two former employees at a Weyburn Sask. eatery called…
Happy Earth Day
I truly wish there was something to celebrate. Take a look at my previous post and the commentary from the Mound of Sound that accompanies it; then watch this short…
Words Fail Me Here
Unequivocally evil is the only phrase I can think of to describe this ecological and environmental outrage. Read the story and draw your own conclusions: Ottawa removing North Pacific humpback…
The Temporary Foreign Workers Program: Yet More Abuse And Heartbreak
Although the Temporary Foreign Workers Program predates the ascension to power of the Harper regime, there is mounting evidence that the abuses occurring under the program, none of which I…
Two Sentiments That Will Resonate With Many
Today’s Star brings two letters, one on despotic rule and the other on electoral reform, that many would find hard to argue against: Harper’s on a lonely road to political…
Guest Post: The Mound Of Sound On Oligarchy
I am pleased to present to you this second guest post by the Mound of Sound, a.k.a. The Disaffected Lib: When the “Greatest Democracy on Earth” closes up shop and…
A Brief Programming Note
Since spring finally seems to be arriving in my place on the planet, it seems like a propitious time to take a day or two off from this blog and…
Slamming Harper Secrecy
The Toronto Star recently revealed the following: Health Canada is keeping secret the vast majority of the drug reviews it conducts despite a clear promise from the federal minister to…