Harper government lets the ozone scientist speak
"Scientist surfaces to praise ozone monitoring amidst federal review." But he doesn't speak without buddies on hand! This is a truly memorable picture painted in this report: A senior Environment…
Nancy Leblanc
Topp speaks
There's a CP report out this morning in which Joan Bryden interviews Brian Topp. Somewhat wide-ranging. Junkies will want to take a look.He seems to have chosen tax issues to…
Late night
Interesting things happening in drought stricken Texas these days: It was a very bad afternoon rush hour yesterday in the Texas Panhandle. A powerful cold front pushed through the state…
Late night
Interesting things happening in drought stricken Texas these days: It was a very bad afternoon rush hour yesterday in the Texas Panhandle. A powerful cold front pushed through the state…
Lakoff on OWS
This column is about OWS but like most of his writings, it's highly translatable: I think it is a good thing that the occupation movement is not making specific policy…
A Wheat Board sandwich week
It's been a big week of announcements from the Harper government. Much rolled out, almost hard to keep up with. It's worth paying attention to the smorgasbord to detect what…
Green energy costs in the news again
I don't have much time at the moment to pursue the study referenced here re Ontario's electricity costs as related to the province's green energy emphasis: "Cost of green energy…
Tom the Bomb
Shorter NDP race thus far by Don Macpherson:Brian Topp has acted as though he is afraid to run against Thomas Mulcair. And with nearly six months to go until the…
Friday night
One I listened to quite a bit this week, great piano in it. Sorry, can't find it anywhere else but on YouTube so you have to look at Sander van…
Seat allocation is only as hard as you want it to be
If what Ibbitson is saying today is correct, that federal seat reallocation legislation is going to be too late to add new seats by the time of the 2015 election,…
Do tax cuts pay for themselves?
Since this is an argument commonly made by conservatives, that tax cuts will spur economic growth and therefore pay for themselves, it's always worth noting a recent look at the…
A little more important than the PBO thing
Tonight in Bruce Carson, the prospect of the auditor general taking a look at the use of funds at the school Carson directed, the Canada School of Energy and the…
Tories heap scorn on PBO, news at 11
You know, originally I thought this was a mole hill being made into a mountain, here's today's escalation: "Tories heap scorn on budget watchdog’s ‘lapse in judgment’." It's a story…
Wednesday drive-by blogging
1. Very serious Globe editorial. The tip-off is the use of the word "pukes" in the title. 2. Big news on the climate change front, covered in a good post…
Another "what’s wrong with Canadian politics" post
Another item tonight for consideration: "Kevin Page event raises eyebrows – and sends Liberals scrambling." Quel drama! Yes, Kevin Page the Parliamentary Budget Officer, actually thought it would be a…
Cuts with consequences
The Harper government's cuts to Environment Canada and their tinkering with our ozone monitoring systems deserve lots of ongoing attention. Note this from Climate Progress Saturday, the giant ozone hole…
Listening!
Harper, August 26th: "We remain the government because we maintain the confidence of the Canadian population. That involves listening to the population and involves listening to the opposition," he said.Canada…
Attack of the Wildrose
Doesn't it seem a little early for the foreboding political attacks on Alison Redford? Or is the Wildrose afraid of being out-Danielled?Admittedly, I'm not completely up on Alberta politics but…