There’s been a bit of an interesting development in the provincial by-election taking place in Scarborough-Guildwood. It has nothing to do with the on-going subways vs. LRT debate, and everything…
I don’t often blog about items of a more personal nature, but today is an exception. Over the past several months, I’ve had the pleasure of taking some time off…
The entry of Green Party of Canada’s Deputy Leader Georges Laraque into the Bourassa riding by-election is an absolute game changer, not just for the Montreal-area riding, but for the…
“If make statements that are clearly exaggerated or untrue, we have to set the (Read more…)
The following is from a letter to the editor of the Sudbury Star, in response to an article published in the Star by Sun Media’s Lorne Gunter, “Anti-Keystone greens are…
Yesterday, Claude Patry, MP for Jonquiere-Alma, crossed the floor from Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition to join the beleaguered Bloc Quebecois. His move from the NDP to the Bloc will not…
I have received the following release from Simon McMillan, CEO of the Sudbury Federal Green Party Association: Sudbury Green Party Expresses Condolences on the Passing of Diane Marleau SUDBURY –…
Just what the heck is going on here, anyway? Yesterday, upon returning to the House after an extended Christmas break, the Bloc Quebecois announced that it was introducing a new…
So, U.S. President Barack Obama has finally started to talk about climate change. After a year-long presidential election campaign in which the words “climate change” were barely mumbled by either…
This is the final part of my Crystal Ball Gazing, 2013 Edition blogpost series. In earlier posts, I looked at municipal, provincial, and federal predictions, along with some global trends…
In Parts 1 through 4 of this blogpost, I looked at some international and national trends and events which I expect to influence 2013. In Part 5, I’m taking a…
In earlier blogposts, I laid the foundations for my predictions, and proceeded to discuss a few municipal-level issues, along with how next year’s political situation in Ontario might play itself…
In Part 1 of this blogpost, I spent some time writing about neo-liberalism, and how it will continue to effect global trends in 2013. I took a closer look at…
In Part 1 of this blogpost, I spent a little bit of time writing about why I believe the neo-liberal economic system, as formulated at Bretton-Woods in 1944, will continue…
2012 has come to an end, and it’s time for me to turn my attention to 2013. Gazing into my crystal ball, I’m first going to share with you a…
First off, I’d like to start this post with an apology. I’m sorry that this is going to be a very lengthy post, and the fact is, I’m liable to…
There’s big news out of Calgary today. It seems that the media narrative of a relatively smooth by-election victory for Conservative candidate Joan Crockatt has come face-to-face with the reality…
What’s a Green to make out of the rumours coming out of Washington that President Barack Obama may consider including a carbon tax as part of the mechanism which the…
My letter to the editor of the Sudbury Star was published in yesterday’s paper (November 6/12). The letter expresses concern about the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s site selection process for…
The following text is taken from Speaking Notes prepared in advance of a special public meeting (September 27/12), hosted by the City of Greater Sudbury’s planning staff, as part of…
