The free trade bust
Judging by the editorial hype in the corporate press and among Conservative politicians, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement was the greatest boon to this country since the fur trade. When…
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The problem with Rob Ford’s defence
Rob Ford says he didn’t benefit from the conflict of interest that got him kicked out of office. He said last week, “I had nothing to gain and the city…
Cheaper Keggers Under Tim Hudak? #onpoli
The University of Ottawa Conservatives are notably excited by the prospect of buying cheaper booze in Ontario. I’ve noticed one other university student tweet touting the benefits of cheaper alcohol…
The Vote Is In—America Needs a New Paradigm
It seems Americans are in for more of the same legislative gridlock as before the election. How Congress deals with the looming fiscal cliff will be telling. If you look…
Legal Imperialism and International Law
Financial critics have provided abundant data on the ways in which imperial creditors have extracted onerous rents, royalties and debt payments from indebted countries and their taxpayers, workers, employees and…
Martha Hall-Findlay is looking better and better every day…
Justin Trudeau seems to be imploding lately with the revelation of old and very unfortunate 2010 quotes about Alberta and now an incoherent position on the gun registry. Suddenly, the…
Opposition "Co-operation" End Game
Plenty of ink and conversation revolving around the merits of co-operation amongst the opposition parties. As well, talk of which parties are truly “left”, “progressive” and how any party overlap…
A Keynesian Cliff
When we have a recession and there’s a call for stimulus, a lot of people – especially on the right – dispute the effectiveness of Keynesian economics. People like Prime…
As they tried to explain the disappearing ice cap,
frustration grew amongst Harper’s advisors.
Sasha Issenberg (author of “The Victory Lab: The secret science of winning campaigns”) speaks to the Samara Institute.
I have been a fan of Sasha Issenberg for a while now, reading his articles on Slate.com, enjoying him on the Slate Political Gabfest podcast and then devouring his fantastic…
Stop Signs as Yield Signs for Cyclists – Ontario Cycling Strategy and The Idaho Experience
The following, based on a previous blog post, was submitted to the Ontario Cycling Strategy public consultation process. Stop Signs as Yield Signs For Cyclists – The Idaho Experience I…
Forging the chains that chaffe
The Harper government’s foreign policy amounts to dissing the UN, slavishly supporting Israel right or wrong, scolding the EU (while promoting a banking policy they opposed in opposition), and signing…
Creating new park lands in northern Alberta
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Park board wants control of community centres
By Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun December 2, 2012 7:02 PM The Vancouver park board is considering a plan would change the 40-year-old service model that alllows each city of Vancouver…
video evidence ~ your cat is a thug
It was only a matter of time before these adorable creatures were exposed as the trouble makers they really are. This one commits at least half a dozen felonies in…
Nova Scotia Passes Trans Rights Bill
Slap reader Paul has written in with some good news coming out of Nova Scotia. The province passed its Transgendered Persons Protection Act on Friday, explicitly protecting trans Nova Scotians…
Status of Women on PEI – Failing
I’m not sure why, on PEI, we even bother to put a woman in the role as Minister responsible for the Status of Women. I say that because if you…
Infernal Wind, Eternal Nodin
An early winter nodin swishes the spruce, pine, bare aspen. Eternal, as a season turning, a planet spinning, natural as breathing. Nearby, an infernal wind charges across treeless ground, rutted…
The Ununited States of Canada
Stephen Harper once said that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada (read about it here). The “united” part of that statement always felt awkward to me… more…