TVO’s The Agenda: Resistance is Not Futile – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
In any democracy worthy of the name, it is not merely the right, but the responsibility of every citizen to resist unjust laws… but there is a contrast between making…
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What the #!%*? Stephen Harper rethinks retirement funding
http://goo.gl/zISF1 GOOD BYE CHARLIE BROWN 2 !! http://goo.gl/JJ2KySign the Petition June 1985. Conservative PM Brian Mulroney signals Old Age Security (OAS) was to be de-indexed. Earlier, Finance Minister Michael Wilson…
An Alternate Economic Strategy
It has become clear that the Harper government is all about exploiting resources. In particular, there is a large push to shrink government, curtail government programs, and aggressively expand natural…
Too Big to Fail or So Big They Must Fail
g There is an excellent Viewpoint piece in this week’s Time magazine, written by foreign and domestic policy expert, David Rothkopf. Fixing Capitalism Means Taking Power Back From Business Rothkopf…
Nadir Mohamed is going to run Rogers into the ground
Nadir Mohamed, who rakes in over $8 million in income every year, is going to run Rogers Communications into the ground. His ideas are delusional and Rogers is becoming one…
Americans Fear Their Election Could End up Like Canada’s. I Can Help
In the upcoming election, Barack Obama will not be challenged by the Republicans, who frankly have given up on even pretending to be politicians serving the public, but by the…
Harper’s Agenda and Playbook
Well, I wish I had of been wrong, but it all adds up so far. I’m sure more will show up, in terms of graft, when cracks finally show up…
Steady on, Montreal Simon
Montreal Simon draws his bead away from Captain Anti-Canada for a post defending the honour of the world’s greatest poet from a senseless and uncalled for slight.. He does a…
Parsing the Crown-First Nations Gathering Speech
From the Canadian Government’s Stephen Harper blog: “Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is indeed a pleasure to welcome you on the traditional territory of the Algonquin, to this historic Crown-First…
New Progressive Blogger affiliate
Please welcome to Progressive Bloggers (by way of BC & Alberta): Staffroom Confidential Another Random View
Calgary columnist challenged to write about Harper neoliberalism
On January 11, 2012, I offered any mainstream journalist at any large Canadian daily a free-dinner-for-two (value$150) if he/she could convince their editors to let them write an article or…
Spin Doctors: Harper’s invite-only budget “consultations”
Happy Wednesday! Here’s my Hill Times Spin Doctors piece from this week. In a recent letter to Conservative MPs and Senators, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he would be sending…
Spin Doctors: Is a cabinet shuffle in the cards?
Apologies. This appeared in last week’s Hill Times. I’m late posting it. “Concerns over Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan’s health has sparked speculation over whether or not (and when) a…
When is Money Good Money?
Several years ago a story in the Readers Digest’s Life’s Like That, was a perfect anthem to the American Dream. The young man who had sent in the story, was…
Capital Gains Tax Arguments
Well, south of the border Mitt Romney released his tax records. Death and Taxes Guess what, everybody is discussing whether or not capital gains taxes should be at a higher…
American Magazine Calls Canada a Jingoistic Petro-State
Blogger Scott Tribe shared a link yesterday to an article that appeared in Slate magazine, which is owned by the Washington Post. Saudi Arabia. Nigeria. Venezuela. Canada? Is our neighbor…
Social Media and Legal Advocacy: Lessons from MWCI
Within the legal community, blogs, twitter, and other social media platforms have grown to become the norm, as lawyers and firms have realized the potential of these tools to expand…
One thing I don’t understand about Harper and his ilk
I get that he is a wee petty man full of hate. I understand that he would benefit more from spending his spare time on a professional’s couch then writing…
HRM Transit Strike Coming?
The thought of a transit strike in even a mild winter will raise the hackles of those of us who regularly use the service, whether the bus or ferries. I…
New Item on Menu – The McFox Sandwich
My neighbour told us of an experience he had with the local McDonalds. He was sitting in one having breakfast and found himself offended by a debate playing out on…