Michael Moore: The Evolution of An Activist
Having suffered one of my fairly frequent bouts of insomnia last night, the blog post I had hoped to make is not yet complete, so just a quick entry here.…
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The Star’s Reader Reaction to Bill C-309
As promised in my previous post, I am reproducing letters from yesterday’s Star in which readers offer their own trenchant insights on the implications of the abhorrent Bill C-309: Re:…
When Does An Assembly Become Unlawful?
Because we were rather busy yesterday preparing a small celebration marking my sister-in-law’s retirement at an enviably young age, I am just getting caught up on my Saturday newspaper reading.…
Repression 2.0
Given its evolution, so to speak, the state of Tennessee’s new attempt to control and criminalize people’s thoughts and acts can hardly be seen as astonishing. Recommend this Post
John Baird, A Friend Indeed
Want $1 million of taxpayers’ money for a project that fails to meet government criteria? If he is your ‘dear friend,’ call Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird for intervention that…
The Powerful Stench Of Obsequiousness At The CBC
With the polls revealing that the NDP, under leader Thomas Mulcair, is enjoying 34% of popular support while the Harper Conservatives languish at 30%, it is probably no surprise that…
Are Workers Paying For The Globe and Mail’s Sins?
I have to say that my heart rejoiced yesterday when I saw the news that Torstar, the parent company of The Toronto Star, has increased its quarterly earnings over the…
Are You Watching the Polls, Mr. Harper?
Oh, how I hope this news shakes up Harper’s arrogant smugness. Recommend this Post
The Sad Saga Of Our Declining Democracy Continues
During the past year I have written many posts on the sad spectacle of a Canadian democracy in decline, citizen cynicism and apathy rather than vigorous engagement becoming the default…
Mayor Rob Ford Won’t Attend Gay Outreach Event
But then again, would anyone really want this clown to attend their function? Recommend this Post
Vic Toews Strikes Again
Apparently dissatisfied with the way society currently holds criminals to account, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has decided that its high time to make them literally pay for their crimes.…
Fear And Loathing From The Right
The other day I wrote a brief post linking to a site developed by the Conservative party that seeks to sow fear about Thomas Mulcair’s ‘shadow’ cabinet. That campaign of…
Reading Recommendation
If you’re like me, you harbour a certain fascination with Stephen Harper. Never before has there been a Prime Minister who so publicly displayed an anal retentiveness that has become…
Thwarting Democracy, Ontario-Style
I recently linked a post to a story from the Star detailing how Dalton McGuinty, Ontario’s Premier, has reported to his caucus the wooing of at least two more members…
See Stephen, See Stephen Run
While the purpose of this Harper-initiated site may be to inspire fear of the NDP under Thomas Mulcair, I think it suggests a measure of, shall we say, nervousness, on…
Another Fatuous Neil Reynolds Column
Despite the fact that I hold The Globe and Mail in very low esteem, I do periodically check its website to find out the latest in right-wing thinking. Such was…
Union Democracy Should Not Be An Oxymoron
Yet for the Labourers’ International Union of North America, (LIUNA) that quickly seems to be emerging as the reality. I have written previously about some of the problems besetting that…
Why A Budget Omnibus Bill?
It’s the best way to hide your real purpose, which, according to Thomas Walkom, is this: It is aimed at eliminating regulations — particularly environmental regulations — that interfere in…
McGuinty Continues His Campaign To Subvert Democracy
Conservative MPP Peter Shurman (Thornhill) said it proves McGuinty “will stop at absolutely nothing to make sure he brings this back into what he perceives is balance, which is a…
The Absurdity Continues
I feel just a tad guilty writing this post today, given that world events are of their usual dire nature, the slaughter of protesting Syrian students by a brutal and…