Floor-crossing heart-switching mind-changers
John L. is my best friendAnd I believe with all my heartIn this man’s vision for our land.I’m thrilled to be a partOf positive change.John L., you know, is dead.I…
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Douchebag Economics
I have no argument with the vast majority of mainstream economic theory. In fact I will quickly suggest that I understand and agree with the following items: Competitive advantage: trading…
Why? Why? Why?
Gwynne Dwyer is obviously wondering why world powers are clinging to so much military capacity. Defence Budgets and Cave Men For the first time in history, NO great power is…
Newt Gingrich Thanks Harper for Being a Pro-American Conservative
Rick Santorum may get his fashion tips from Stephen Harper, but Newt Gingrich likes the whole package. The first truly pro-American prime minister of Canada. What’s not to love? What…
Stop Whining and Fight Back
This is great advice but a little hollow. In fact, Warren’s column essentially does the same thing it decries: Stop Whining about Political Impudence They’re doing to Rae what they…
Moving Beyond Politics by Empowering the People
What if Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for your area? And what if along with that warning they offered suggestions to keep you safe? Things like moving into the…
Harper’s Attack, Redford’s Consensus: Building National Support for the Oilsands
The Alberta Oilsands are a source of intense debate and discord both domestically and internationally. However, the future prosperity of the nation is inherently linked to Canada’s ability to take…
Bye Bye, Canada
Francisco Toro is a Venezuelan journalist, political scientist and blogger. Covering Venezuela as a freelance foreign correspondent from 1999 to 2003, he reported for the Washington Post, the New York…
Atlanta Jewish Times Owner: ‘it might be time for the Mossad to take out Obama’
In a column published last week in his community paper, Andrew .B. Adler put forth three options on how to deal with those who don’t put Israeli interests ahead of…
Digging Deeper on Keystone XL
We are seeing a lot of headlines concerning pipelines these days. Here are some articles that should help shed light on what is actually happening with respect to the XL…
Republicans and Democrats Together on Climate Change…in Florida
It’s easy to forget that climate change hasn’t always been such a partisan issue. This is Mitt Romney, current Republican front-runner, in 2003: “I think the global warming debate is…
Unless people take action, Harper’s scheme will mean ‘Goin’ Down the Road’ for Maritimers
By dramatically changing the health care funding formula, is Prime Minister Stephen Harper showing little concern for the future of the Maritime provinces? The Health Accord “deal” that Harper practically…
Keystone XL pipeline proposal rejected
The U.S. government has denied an application by TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline, the State Department announced Wednesday Good news, for now. Update… The always vigilant folks over…
New Blog affiliates
Please welcome as new affiliates to Progressive Bloggers: 1) Random Ranting, Raving and Ratings 2) The Political Roadmap You’ll see their posts pop up sooner or later, I’m sure.
An ironic observation
Results of a new study from Concordia University recently reported by The Gazette show that most Canadians still aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables every day. The study also found…
Jim Flaherty Urges Lower Mortgage Rates; Insists Banking Sector Needs Freedom from Government Constraints
Jim Flaherty Urges Lower Mortgage Rates; Insists Banking Sector Needs Freedom from Government Constraints November 13, 2014 (CP) – Daniel Zorg Former Ontario and Canada finance minister Jim Flaherty today…
Enbridge lobbied 23 MPs, 3 deputy ministers, 1 chief of staff & other public office holders
(Reprinted from Lobby Monitor Newsletter)Enbridge did fall lobbying blitzJanuary 12, 2012 – 9:22am | Lobby Monitor Staff In-house lobbyists with Enbridge, the Calgary-based energy company behind the controversial Northern Gateway…
Conservatives, Libertarians and Progressives
Conservatives believe the first thing that pops into their mind. Jail is bad so they think that if we increase jail time, people will stop committing crimes. They don’t consider…
The Price Of Austerity
Austerity, we have been told repeatedly by pundits and political leaders, is the defining issue in these uncertain times, the solution to our economic challenges. We have been given fair…