Hate to Say I Told You So…
"As I mentioned when I talked about that, I said there were a number of backbench MPs I believed existed in the Conservative Party who would not take the leader's…
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Crime and Punishment
Source: Globe and Mail: The Cost of Conservative Crime Bill for One Year: $458 MillionSource: Vancouver Sun: Judge Deems Harper's Crime Bill 'strain' on SystemSource: CBC News: Tory Crime Bills…
New Book Explores the Legacy of Colonization and Decolonization for Native American Rights
New Book Explores the Legacy of Colonization and Decolonization for Native American Rightsby Scott Neigh (originally published at Left Eye On Books)There is enough book here – an arm-wearying 934…
Come Fly With Me…
Source: CBC News: Challenger Jets' True Cost RevealedSource: CBC News: MacKay took Military jet to Lobster FestSource: CBC News: Challenger Logs Show Low-Security Officials Taking FlightsSo, about a week ago…
Style over Substance
Once again, there's a lot of things worth talking about. We have the House coming back into session in Ottawa; the first session without Jack Layton heading the NDP in…
Why Write About Gender and Sexuality?
Here's the situation: A year and a half ago I finished my first go at writing a book. How it might get published was unclear at that point, but I…
Thanks for the Help, Now Get Lost.
Source: CBC News: Canada Rejects Majority of Afghan Interpreters' Refugee ClaimsAfter getting a good night's sleep, but waking up fairly early, I found myself browsing the news websites and was…
General Posting
Source: Globe and Mail: Prairie Farmers Vote to Keep Wheat Board So, we have a few things to talk about today. I realize that I've spent a bit too much…
To Supporters of "Progressive" Parties: You Need Movements
Part of the unprecedented outpouring of emotion after the recent death of federal NDP leader Jack Layton was about the loss of a good man who had done lots of…
The Biggest Threat to Canada?
Source: CBC News: Harper Says 'Islamicism' Biggest Threat to CanadaAlright, enough of a break and time to get this blog back up to 100%...Hopefully.Now, I contemplated a lot of topics…
Transitions
I'm at a bit of a transition point, and a fairly significant one. Earlier this week, I sent off two book manuscripts to the publisher with whom I signed a…
On Jack
I must admit, I've been putting off this post. It's been a few days since the passing of Federal NDP Leader, and Leader of the Opposition, Jack Layton. Like many…
Movement History on the West Coast
There is an exciting new initiative from No One Is Illegal - Vancouver Coast Salish Territories called "Inheriting Resistance: A Community History Project". They just released their first video from…
Random Thoughts and Musings
A lot has happened since I took a bit of a sabbatical with the dawn of summer; and many of those events are worth talking about. Jack Layton's temporary leave…
Austerity and Welfare State Practices
I'm going to dip my toe back into the blogging pool via a quick "Lookee here!" post. In the last little while, lots of energy on the left has been…
Summer Time Notice
Well, with summer being what it is, from time to time I find myself torn away from the computer and not giving the blog the time it deserves. From camping…
Lack of Posts
Hey kids! Sorry it has been over a month since my last post -- I've been hard at work on another project. I'll do my best to get something up…
What Wrath We Have Brought
There's no sources for today, if only because everyone should be aware of the situation without the need for a news report summarizing and talking about the issue.What I would…
Shall They or Shant They?
Source: CTV News: Senate Reform Ruffles Some Conservative FeathersWell, there's a lot to talk about. We could sit here and discuss the Conservatives' quick action on legislating Canada Post back…
The Federal Budget
Source: CTV News: Highlights of the Federal BudgetSource: CBC News: Flaherty Sticks to Deficit Pledge, But Adds No DetailsAgain, I'm still on the mend, so getting here to post isn't…