Chuck Hagel Should Be Confirmed
“The Defense Department is Bloated” “There is a Jewish Lobby” “The Iraq War was a Mistake” Such straight talk is surely to be welcomed in American defense policy. President Obama…
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1984 is blacked out in a graphic tribute to George Orwell
Penguin Books is releasing new editions of George Orwell’s best known books on January 21 to commemorate the inaugural “Orwell Day” — an annual event to celebrate the author and…
Pupatello still tops, followed by Wynne, in my Liberal leadership deliberations
I remain quite supportive of Sandra Pupatello for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals. She continues to perform well with a clear and consistent message that I’m sure will continue…
Azealia Banks controversy comes with hypocrisy
Much controversy has been stirred by American rapper Azealia Banks’s tweet to gossip maven Perez Hilton, which stated “omg u should just kill yourself… Like for real… lol what a…
Attention Bloggers In Ontario: The Ontario Liberal Party Will Accredit Bloggers to Leadership Convention
After some persistent inquiries, it was announced over the Ontario Liberal Party’s twitter account (@OntLiberal) that they would be accrediting bloggers for the Leadership Convention – which is from Jan…
IdleNoMore: A Short History
Today the Harper Regime capitulated to the request by #idlenomore and First Nations to meet. This seems like a big win but I can only look at this with skepticism.…
Crisis Mappers ignite talk
Here is a video of an Ignite talk I did at the International Crisis Mappers Conference in DC. It is a short summary of the historical mapping research that I…
Ezra Levant and Sun News Network
Today both Ezra Levant and the Sun News Network have been asking scary questions about uses of money by the Attawapiskat community. They are suggesting malfeasance in an effort to…
The mean test: how we measure success
Chief Theresa Spence (by Regina Southwind, Rabble, December 17) As we enter 2013, how is Canada doing? How do we stack up against other rich countries? Emerging from the year…
Bilbo tops Jean Valjean in holiday movies
Every Christmas there’s an envelope on the tree with a gift card to attend the movies from my father, this year was no different. And my children also gave my…
Crystal Ball Gazing, 2013 Edition, Part 6: International Affairs
This is the final part of my Crystal Ball Gazing, 2013 Edition blogpost series. In earlier posts, I looked at municipal, provincial, and federal predictions, along with some global trends…
Girl Rising: Make 2013 the year every girl can go to school.
Let’s start the New Year off by spreading the message about girls’ education. Join 10×10 and and get excited for Girl Rising. Find out more. Visit 10x10act.org/
Harper vs First Nations
The following article, in a nutshell, provides the basis for all of Harper’s actions with regards to First Nations. He does not believe they should be able to stand in…
The 2003 Bush Tax Cuts–Is this Any Place to Draw A Sacred Line in the Sand?
2013 will mark a decade since the Bush administration enacted the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Given the growth of the economy between 2001 and 2005,…
Crystal Ball Gazing, 2013 Edition, Part 3: Greater Sudbury, Toronto and Ontario
In Part 1 of this blogpost, I spent some time writing about neo-liberalism, and how it will continue to effect global trends in 2013. I took a closer look at…
Political Stooge of 2012: Pierre Poilievre
To be perfectly honest, I struggled with this. Here’s Pierre Poilievre repeating talking points ad nauseam without a hint of even considering answering the reporter’s question. So it should be…
Political War on Words
I think that progressives need to wake up. You see, the conservatives have been at war with us for decades now. It isn’t simply that they prefer slightly different policies…
Stand on Guard
At this time of year as we look back over the previous year and forward to the coming year is also a good time to look at the broader picture…
PEI – 2012 The Year of the ‘Unpleasable’
If Islanders wondered for even a moment if they made a difference this year fighting for their particular cause, they can rest easy. Proof that you had an impact was…