Something To Make You Smile
Apropos of nothing except that I am a huge jazz fan and today would have been Ella Fitzgerald’s 96th birthday, an event being commemorated with a Google Doodle, I invite…
Lorne
A Bit More About Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver
Late yesterday afternoon, I wrote a post on one of our more shameful politicians, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver and the embarrassment we all should feel over his performance in…
Oh, Joe Oliver, Have You No Shame? UPDATED
In denouncing a leading climate change scientist, the coward, Resources Minister Joe Oliver, showed his complete lack of character, insisting that his message be delivered to a carefully screened audience…
This Can’t Be Healthy
As deeply suspicious and cynical as I am about institutions, it is probably not surprising that I view with a jaundiced eye the events surrounding the arrest of two terror…
Union Betrayal At Nanticoke
Threatening to withhold strike pay, The United Steelworkers International is forcing the members at Nanticoke to vote on a contract demanding concessions to U.S. Steel. Surely this is an illustration…
On FIPA, Justin Trudeau, and Chauncey Gardner
Last night while checking my Twitter feed, I noticed several people expressing their deep disappointment over the fact that Justin Trudeau led his Liberal Party to vote with the Harper…
Finding The Light Amidst Despair
During my teaching days, in the aftermath of 9/11 a student came to see me to discuss her feelings of helplessness and despair in the face of such monumental evil.…
Scrutinizing the NDP
I am well past the age where I expect very much from our politicians, especially given the current level of disengagement among the Canadian electorate; because of that disengagement, the…
Harper’s Thuggish Contempt For The Environment
This video probably speaks for itself, but for its full context, click here. H/t rabble.ca Recommend this Post
Our Inconvenient Civil Liberties/Charter Rights
It may be that I am overly sensitive to the reactionary agenda that seems to dominate society today. It may be that I am misinterpreting a public statement made by…
Our Inconvenient Civil Liberties/Charter Rights
It may be that I am overly sensitive to the reactionary agenda that seems to dominate society today. It may be that I am misinterpreting a public statement made by…
An Economist Who Opposes Austerity
Unfortunately, I did not have time to write the blog post I had in mind, but fortuitously a friend alerted me to this video, a discussion between TVO’s Steve Paikin…
An Economist Who Opposes Austerity – UPDATED
Unfortunately, I did not have time to write the blog post I had in mind, but fortuitously a friend alerted me to this video, a discussion between TVO’s Steve Paikin…
More On Harper’s Attack Ads
I hope to write an actual blog post on an entirely different topic later today, but since the latest poll shows a very strong reaction against the Prime Minister’s puerile…
‘Is There No Honour In This Man?’
So asks MP Charlie Angus about the subject of this video report, Mike Duffy, who, as we learn, has even less integrity than it would be thought possible for any…
Is Harper Just A Big Bully?
These Star readers seem to think so: Tories attack Trudeau on first day in new job, April 16 It is fair to criticize opposing politicians for their political beliefs and…
Harper Hypocrisy on Full Display
In his column this morning, The Star’s Tim Harper points out something that I think many of us are all too aware of: Stephen Harper is a hypocrite. There really…
Harper Becomes An International Embarassment
Time to cut our losses? Recommend this Post
Allan Gregg on Attack Ads
I have written about Allan Gregg on this blog before; probably his most noteworthy recent contribution to political discourse came in his speech to Carleton University’s School of Public Affairs,…
Incoming Editorial Cartoon
Oh, I do so savor The Toronto Star. Recommend this Post