Movember: donate and I’ll write you a ditty
During the month of November, vanity will take a backseat while I grow a moustache for Movember to raise awareness and and a few bucks to fight prostate cancer. And…
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The Night Of The Long Knives Revisited
The deal that ultimately lead to the repatriation of Canada’s Constitution was struck thirty years ago, yesterday. Some interesting and informative essays have appeared in recent days to mark the…
Sen. Bert Brown Reveals The Trigger For A Constitutional Conference On Senate Reform
A constitutional conference on Senate reform may occur in the not too distant future.Recently, Senator Bert Brown outlined the political events that would trigger a meeting of First Ministers to…
The Rape Of Greece
When even Fox News thinks something is unjust, you know it is a fucking catastrophe. This is going to end badly for the everyone, but especially for the Greek people.…
New Senate Reform Proposal Does NOT Give Ontario And Quebec An Effective Veto
Contrary to the headlines in Postmedia News outlets and the reporting of Peter O’Neil, Quebec and Ontario would not get an effective veto under a new Senate reform proposal.The article…
For The Good People At Occupy Montreal
I promised a friend who has been sleeping and cooking for the good and earnest people at Occupy Montreal that I’d post this rather brilliant speech by the American Journalist…
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To all of our members who are Progressive Blogger current affiliates; I’d ask you (if it isn’t already set to this in your blog’s configuration) to change your feed status…
Will Calgary Be the First City to Illegally Arrest and Evict Protesters?
Media reports, as well as insider reports, indicate that Calgary may be the first city in Canada to take action against Occupy protesters. Please read our letter to city officials…
Court date rapidly approaching
All legal arguments have now been filed in the unprecedented case against the Sask. Party governments’ anti-worker, anti-democratic, unconstitutional labour laws. As reported earlier in this blog, the Saskatchewan Federation…
Sarah Silverman Discusses Racism in the Republican Primary With Rachel Maddow
See it here via The Huffington Post.
An Iron Curtain Has Descended In Ottawa
Who the hell has ever heard of needing Ministerial clearance, to use a public auditorium in a library? No one, until now. Come on libertarians. Make some noise.
New York "foreclosure mill" mocks homeless at halloween party
Speaking of offensive halloween costumes…. For the full story and images, visit the New York Times A former employee of the largest foreclosure firm in New York City, Steven J.…
US Plans Post-Iraq Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq
Read about here in the New York Times.
Christian Groups to Protect #OccupyLondon At Saint Paul’s Cathedral
April Reign Normally I agree with this quote from Gandhi, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.” However a number of…
Edmonton-Leduc NDP calling for volunteers and support
In order to realize the Edmonton-Leduc social democrats plan for an uninterrupted campaign that does not end after the election, we are searching for volunteers for a number of projects:…
Haitian Lawmaker Released from Prison
DSC_0776.JPG By Wadner Pierre 41-year-old Haitian Lawmaker, Arnel Belizaire arrested at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport Port-Au-Prince on Nov. 27, 2011 upon his return from participating at an even in…
The implications of Harper’s War on Labour.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out —Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak…
Rob Ford and Stephen Harper in a Fight?
It’s been a little while since my last post. To be honest though, it seems as though there isn’t anything really new and exciting going on and I’ve actually been…
Occupy Wall Street: Income Inequality Harms Societies
As Richard Wilkinson says, “Something we instinctively know, inequality is divisive and socially corrosive.” In this TED talk he takes us through the data, charts and numbers that demonstrate the…