Are these cops above the law?
Are these cops above the law?by David Bruser and Michele Henry, from The Toronto Star, October 28, 2010. (Link found via A.P.) A Toronto police officer inexplicably floors his gas…
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The conversation deficit that we must avoid
The election buzz is still in the air, but this Nenshi euphoria may have clouded a bit of how we will proceed as citizens over the next three years. The…
I’m Baaaack….
Well. That was fun. After slogging through nine months of municipal campaigning, it’s a little weird waking up now with no doors to knock on, no meetings to attend, no…
Ford’s Win As Explained by Zizek
One of things that I noted about Ford’s seemingly surprising victory in Toronto is that the field of candidates was historically weak. Joe Pantalone was not a particularly suitable vessel…
And my history of prognostication continues to be somewhat less than 30% accurate
But hey, when you’re wrong 70% of the time you’re right 30% of the time, right? Jesus, this is going to be a long four years. Also, what Chet said.…
How Ford’s Win Could Affect Provincial and/or Federal Politics
Scott has a great post dispelling the foolish notion that Rob Ford is harbinger of doom for Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals. He writes: “Municipal politics are a far cry from provincial…
TVO’s The Agenda: An Injection of Moralism – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
In this, my second broadcast essay for TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I argue that the efforts by the federal government to place emotion above reason and shut down…
Bullshit in a China Shop
Yeah, I know I’ve been like an absent father for this blog, but some things need commenting on, such as this bit of stupidity from the National Post. The editors…
Democracy fail: Where are the local opposition Candidates?
We’ve been under the threat of a federal election for well over a year yet I see that many ridings are unprepared having few of their candidate’s selected, mine is…
Some Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words
From today’s Toronto Star: Funny and on target! I have to say that I’m very happy with the real contest of visions we had in our municipal election, especially compared…
Rare Earths and the not so Free Market
I wanted to call your attention to the growing controversy over export restrictions on rare earths from China.I’ve been on about this topic for about 2 years and it seems…
Todd Russell vs Brazman
Ah its been way too long since we’ve posted about the Brazman. It’s a guilty pleasure to point out- in case you missed it – this exchange of letters in…
Chiefs, Salaries. Moving beyond double standards.
The Toronto Star recently ran an expose on chiefs salaries. The article focused on 9 chiefs who earned more than federal cabinet ministers and 30 chiefs who earned more than…
The Pained Voice
In ‘Blogging the pain,’ Höttges (2009) writes, Grief writing is a strategy that can help the mourner to overcome both the breakdown of the self and the sense of alienation…
Nenshi Wins – Now What?
And so it is Nenshi for Mayor – but what looks like a very conservative council. Should be an interesting few years, Calgary. Ironically, for all the talk about technology…
Tab-clearing, Oct 18 2010
Boy, Europe and America’s inability to make nice with Turkey is world-historical stupid.“China must tax carbon”. Of course, once China does that we’ll find another reason to do nothing.I have,…
Will Robots take our jobs? Probably
A decent short piece in Good Magazine makes the argument that the middle class is basically doomed from a combination of automation and offshoring, with automation (and personal robotics in…
Erin Larson: Apologies in Advance
I wanted to make this apology in advance, on behalf of the biggest jackasses on my side of the gender divide. But I’m just a tad late. I wanted to…
All eyes on Naheed Nenshi
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 will be Calgary’s 36th mayor’s day, and his/her time to shine and to celebrate his/her victory. However, October 18th, which is election day, will truly be…