http://brane-space.blogspot.ca/ What is behind Stephen Harper’s war on sociology? Jakeet Sing writes: So what does Harper have against sociology? First, Harper is clearly trumpeting a standard component of neo-liberal ideology:…
http://beachsideblues.com/ Murray Dobbins’ analysis is never superficial. He looks for root causes. In his latest column, he notes that two television shows — House
http://herdingcats.typepad.com/ Stephen Harper spent the week wandering around the North, crowd testing his stump speech for the 2015 election. Chantal Hebert writes that, before decides to
http://www.shift.is/ In a recent speech to the Canadian Medical Association, Health Minister Rona Ambrose told her audience: “At the end
http://chronicle.com/ The death of Tina Fontaine has once again sparked demands for a public enquiry into
http://www.veteranstoday.com/ From the start, the F-35 was a testosterone fuelled dream. Jonathan Manthorpe writes: The F-35 concept was born of fantasy fertilized by hubris. The
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/ The time has come, Lawrence Martin writes, for Michael Sona to name names. If he doesn’t, the Harper party will get away with what
At the centre of classical economics is the notion that man is a rational decision maker. Thus, economics is all about creating incentives. If you lower taxes, people will have…
http://www.scenicreflections.com/ You know the Conservatives are in trouble when Ian MacDonald says they are. No Liberal or Dipper, MacDonald got into politics as a spokesman for Brian Mulroney and as…
Droves of baby boomers — myself included — have lamented the political disengagement of the young. But, in the light of Michael Sona’s conviction for election fraud this week, it…
http://online.wsj.com/ Gerry Caplan has a sober piece in this morning’s Globe and Mail. Its thesis is bleak: “No matter what leaders do, there won’t be peace in the Middle East.”…
nigelroberson.blogspot.ca So Michael Sona is guilty of election fraud, even though the crown prosecutor and the judge both agree that he did not act alone. The Harperites will continue to…
http://o.canada.com Steve Sullivan writes that Stephen Harper’s obsession with PR makes for bad laws.
http://thegambiaechos.com/ Mark Kennedy reports that one of the pillars of Stephen Harper’s 2015 election campaign will be an all out
http://kempton.wordpress.com/ Conservatives — at least those who are capable of sustained thought — are beginning to wonder if now is the time for Stephen Harper to exit,
http://www.slate.com/ Oil and Democracy — like oil and water — don’t mix. And, when oil is allowed
http://dinlarthelwa.org/ The Harper government has been slashing government spending. But, if you take Deep Throat’s advice, and follow the money — to where it’s spent and not spent — Gregory…
On Thursday, Paul Krugman wrote that evidence is mounting to support the notion that inequality can sabotage a market economy. There will always be some inequality in market economies. But…
http://news.nationalpost.com/ Justin Trudeau’s autobiography will soon hit the bookstores. It’s probably been ghost written and — because it’s appearing now — it’s a blatantly political document.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/ They tried, “He’s in over his head.” That didn’t work. They tried,”He’ll sell pot to your kids.” That went up in smoke. Now they’re floating the message that Justin…
