The Harper Government’s Legacy of Death
Checking my blog archive, I found that I have written a total of 22 posts on asbestos. Here is number 23. Two years ago, Canada was the sole nation to…
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A Glimmer Of Principle
Laurie Hawn, Alberta Brent Rathgeber, Alberta Kevin Sorenson, Alberta Mike Allen, New Brunswick Joe Daniel, Ontario Larry Miller, Ontario Stephen Woodworth, Ontario What do all of the above M.P.s have…
A Glimmer Of Principle
Laurie Hawn, Alberta Brent Rathgeber, Alberta Kevin Sorenson, Alberta Mike Allen, New Brunswick Joe Daniel, Ontario Larry Miller, Ontario Stephen Woodworth, Ontario What do all of the above M.P.s have…
Are Canadians Experiencing Buyers’ Remorse?
Many of us who blog, tweet, or post political views on Facebook cannot, I suspect, avoid the periodic and unsettling notion that we are simply ‘preaching to the converted’ instead…
For The Regime In Ottawa So Convinced Of Its Competence….
A few reminders that the truth is otherwise from our friends at Canadians Rallying To Unseat Harper Recommend this Post
An Anniversary Many Would Like To Forget
In his column today, Tim Harper reminds us that yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of the Harper majority government. It is hardly an occasion that progressives take delight in as…
On Harper’s Fiscal Ineptitude
Since the story has been covered in the mainstream press, and The Sixth Estate has done his usual fine and thorough job of analyzing its implications, I have nothing to…
An Appealingly Democratic Concept
Although I am a retired teacher aware of the potential drawbacks of this concept, I find it appealingly democratic: H/t GB Recommend this Post
Leaf Nation, Or Just More Tired Rabid Harper Partisanship?
Some may think this clever. I just think it is pathetic (and I’m not even a fan of the Liberals). Recommend this Post
The Dominoes of Democracy – Part 2
What is one of the chief effects of the Harper regime’s preference for an ideologically-based policy model over one premised on logic, facts and empirical evidence, as explored in my…
The Dominoes of Democracy – Part 2
What is one of the chief effects of the Harper regime’s preference for an ideologically-based policy model over one premised on logic, facts and empirical evidence, as explored in my…
The Dominoes of Democracy
Cause and effect. Sometimes the relationship is obvious, as in, for example, a cigarette left smoldering on a couch and the subsequent conflagration that destroys a house. Other times, to…
Depraved Indifference – UPDATED
The term ‘cultural divide’ does not begin to explain this. Depraved indifference, on the part of both the company and the parents, perhaps does. UPDATE: This piece on Slate, which…
A Change of Heart, Or A Change In Political Winds?
Much has been written and discussed about the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, both on this blog and in various other media; consequently, I suspect that the majority of well-informed Canadians…
More Much-Deserved Mockery
From the folks at Canadians Rallying To Unseat Harper: Recommend this Post
More Much-Deserved Mockery
From the folks at Canadians Rallying To Unseat Harper: Recommend this Post
Revisiting The Past
In this blog, I try as hard as possible not to repeat myself. True, that is often a difficult objective to achieve when, with the same fascination that train wrecks…
More On The Online Community Experience
Earlier in the month, I wrote a post in which I reflected upon the affinity and sense of community I feel in the ‘progressive blogosphere.’ Prompted by the Internet connectivity…