5916…Speaking Of No Shows
Dean. Del Mastro. Where for art thou? WFDS
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Denise Wagler-Allan winner of this year’s HCDC pop quiz
Congratulations to Denise Wagler-Allan – winner of this year’s Health Care Divisional Council annual pop quiz. A $100 gift certificate goes to the delegate/alternate whose entry was first to be…
Judge us by our enemies, not our friends, CRTC gods
As you may be aware, I am the House Communist© at Sun News. I write a couple columns for them a week, and I go on their TV network a…
Judge us by our enemies, not our friends, CRTC gods
As you may be aware, I am the House Communist© at Sun News. I write a couple columns for them a week, and I go on their TV network a…
Harper Says New Anti-Trudeau Flier Is Part Of “Democratic Debate”
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Stephen Harper wants us all to believe that the Conservatives’ new anti-Trudeau household flier is part of “democratic debate.” The Harper Conservatives greeted…
Dix Fails to Call Clark on ‘Debt Free BC’ Whopper
On the side of the Christy Clark bus are the words “Debt Free BC”. This statement stands as the all-time whopper in BC history. What is important to know about…
Canadians Deserve Better
Canadians deserve better than the constant attack ads and character assassinations that the Conservatives have perpetrated over the years. Canadians deserve better than the deficits and deregulation of the Conservatives.Canadians…
Merit Canada wants to keep unions out of politics even as they play politics themselves
The nerve. Chapter one: Terrance Oakey, the spokesmuppet for Merit Contractors Association, a lobby group that wants, among other things, laws passed to require unions to cough up private information…
Indigenous rights are the best defence against Canada’s resource rush
First Nations people – and the decision of Canadians to stand alongside them – will determine the fate of the planet By: Martin Lukacs | The Guardian (UK), Published on…
Terahertz Atheist Video Blog
I always have a number of long-term projects in my head. Reaching out via different mediums is one of them, and practice speaking and editing is always important for me.…
METTA: Loving Kindness – How to Feel It, How to Spread It
I peer at an x-ray of my spine. I’m looking at my neck bones, trying to figure out why my right arm is constantly numb or tingling… why my hand…
Cut & Paste Leadership, the Modern Political Condition
In his thoroughly insightful book, American Fascists, Chris Hedges details how fundamentalists pervert Christianity by willfully excluding anything that doesn’t suit their various ideologies. That is why, according to Hedges,…
5915…No Show Jones Dead
George Jones, the greatest singer ever, has died today in Nashville aged 81. And if he isn’t the greatest ever he is on the list and the list is short.…
National Energy Board commenting rules ‘undemocratic’
Enbridge buried pipeline marker – east Toronto. Credit: Adam Scott/Environmental Defence. Federal opposition MPs and environmental groups are crying foul over what they see as the government’s attempt to curtail…
Anthropology’s Capitalism
The anthropologist’s view of capitalism has more perspective than the economist’s. The economist examines such details as the rhythms of booms and busts, the dynamics of prosperity and poverty, and…
Guilty of numerous intellectual offences…
I am guilty of committing sociology. There. I said it. I will give myself up quietly to the proper authorities. I have also committed “analysis” in the past, so there…
April 26: "Starbucks to open downtown outlet"
It’s a breaking story, front page material for the Moncton Times and Transcript. A probing reporter forced the full story out of Starbucks management, including a bombshell announcement that the…
Justin Trudeau: “I’m Here To Serve” (VIDEO)
Canada, meet Justin Trudeau, the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada! We recommend:A great betrayal: Trudeau and the Liberals voted for Harper’s sell-out FIPAAt Last, Marc Garneau Challenges…