The Spirit of Conservative Giving
After reading a recent post by resident cranky old man of Sun News Network Charles Adler I decided to take Adler’s advice; write a letter to the PM. I’ve of…
Ryan Painter
With Thanks to Jamie Calder…
A new site popped up recently that I must pass on. It’s aptly named Sorry World and expressed the following sentiments held by many of us on the left/cener-left Sorry…
From a First Nation contrarian: Breaking the spell, a call for unification NOW | rabble.ca
From a First Nation contrarian: Breaking the spell, a call for unification NOW | rabble.ca. Filed under: Aboriginal Issues, Media Fail., Progressives
Murray Dobbin Repost: This Year, Put the Country Ahead of the Party
As we enter the new year, the prospects for defeating the Harper government in 2015 seem uncertain at best. And yet if those who care about the country were musing…
Brian Topp Sinks to a New (Conservative) Low
What was it that most attracted people about the NDP campaign in 2011? Was it that we offered a social democratic alternative to the hard edged ideology of Stephen…
Little girl rails against pink stuff and gender stereotyping | rabble.ca
Check out this insightful commentary from a little girl who refuses to be pigeonholed. Filed under: Progressives
#STAYCLASSYEDMONTON, You’re Only Representing Our Country!
So you rarely if ever see me post about sports. The players are paid entirely too much, customers who actually go to watch games pay far too much and I’ve…
The Year That Was: Canadians Politics in 2011
What a year 2011 was. Who would have thought in January that the Conservatives would, by May, have a majority government? That the Bloc, so long a dominant force in…
Harper’s Canada and Iceland’s President Olafur Grimmson
There was an excellent Globe editorial by Gerald Caplan focusing on how Harper has changed Canada in today’s paper. Give it a read. It’s good to remind ourselves what progressives…
For Conservatives, Dissent Equals Terrorism
This is a small sampling of what is surly a treasure trove of evidence that the Right in Canada has already engaged in a culture war on the left. After…
Speaking of Journalistic Integrity
The CBC, specifically the author CBCNews (which makes me think this article was something written by a chief editor at CBC instead of an actual reported) had this to say…
Sister Sage’s Musings Repost: Truth in Journalism
A truly brilliant post from a fellow British Columbian. Kim’s writings are always spot on and this is truly no exception. I really appreciate to how she wrote at the…
Talking ‘Bout That Gggg-Ghettoization
Huffington Post Canada has carried a joint paper published by Queens University, The University of Toronto and Statistics Canada that shows Canadians are increasingly becoming ghettoized by income. The paper…
Dude, Where’s Our Climate Policy?
The Durban Climate Conference hasn’t even begun yet and already Canada is getting flack for it’s poor reputation on the environment. What do you expect though from an environment minister…
Mike Holmes’s Holme-run
Mike Holmes said it best regarding the housing crisis in Attawapiskat. We need to stop building crap. It’s as simple as that Couple this with the allegation that the Government…
It’s Your Turn PMO
It seems that the NDP has given the Conservative government a well deserved slap in the face. After weeks of hounding CBC to produce documents about their internal operations, likely…
Greening Economy Isn’t Just For Us, It’s For All
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in a statement made by Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella today at the agencies biennial conference in Vienna, said something that I’m sure most right…
The New Politics Initiative vision statement of 2001: Open, sustainable, democratic | rabble.ca
This month marks the 10th Anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, a coalition of individuals and organizations that called for the formation of a new and more activist progressive political…
Do We Need More Proof That Harper Doubts Global Warming?
First we had the cuts to ozone monitoring that saw the shuttering of 17 ozone monitoring stations across Canada. The reason? Ozone apparently wasn’t a concern anymore (see Canada’s newest…
Progressive Blogger Panel
Today I will be moderating a progressive blogger panel with Dr.Dawg, Impolitical and CK from Sister Sage’s Musings. We will be covering a variety of issues from the Keystone XL…