Senate Abolitionists Are Wrong
Abolishing the Senate is not the answer. The NDP are playing the worst kind of populist politics by calling for Senate abolition at this time. Despite the abuses by some…
Why the Rob Ford Scandal is also Hurting the Harper Cons
OMG. This is so spooky.I knew they were as close as peas in a pod.I remember how in that video of them at Rob Ford's bush party, they were falling…
6039…Rob Ford And Drug Dealers
One of the falsehoods to come out of this whole Rob Ford fiasco is that drug dealers cannot be trusted. Steve Desroches, a city pol in Ottawa said as much…
madrid to segovia to cantabria
Getting out of Madrid was a whole lot easier than getting in. We found our way to the highway easily, and had a short drive to the town of Segovia,…
6038…Hamburgers For Life
OMG what a great, great, amazingly great deal that is.The Cleveland Plain Dealer tells all that “The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women…
BC provincial election elaboration 1: Narrative?!
A narrative is like a frame only bigger. It’s an overall frame that fits most of your policies together and sums up why you object to the other guys. It’s…
Today Big Oil’s spin gets a much-needed reality check
TarSandsRealityCheck.com launches today (May 16, 2013) to reveal the gritty truth about the tar sands and counter misinformation spread by the oil industry By: Environmental Defence Canada | Press Release:…
Gas prices soar! Media yawns.
The price of gasoline has soared in Edmonton in the past week, beginning with the traditional holiday weekend gouging, and continuing with another outrageous 6-cent a litre hike on Wednesday.…
How the scandal-plagued Canadian Senate can be abolished
If history is any guide, some amount of subterfuge and/or bribery will probably be required By: Lee Tunstall | Troy Media Sick of the senators? And by senators I do…
Looking For Rob Ford Imposter
An ad that appeared on Canadalisted in January, 2012: Do you look like Mayor Rob Ford? I need someone who looks like Rob Ford to play the mayor in my…
A Tale of Two Reports
David Tkachuk Carolyn Stewart Olsen CTV’s Robert Fife has been doing exemplary work on the sordid tale of corruption and coverups in Ottawa that has been emerging these past several…
Extreme Energy development is a risk for investment and the planet, Indigenous delegates tell Royal Dutch Shell shareholders
By: Polaris Institute | Press Release: Tuesday May 21st, The Hague, Netherlands – Today members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) and the Native Village of Point Hope, Alaska…
Anti-Choice Activists Target Con MPs Who Voted Against M-312
And I say, bring it on, jerks. I am lucky to live in one of the ridings represented by the 75ish Conservative MPs that voted against Stephen Woodworth’s motion to…
Ford follies, ad absurdum
This is fun! Just did a phoner with CITY-TV about the latest installment in this three-ring circus masquerading as a municipal government: Rob Ford just fired his most senior, and…
What Alison said
In a post at Creekside about Stephen Harper’s handling of the scandal involving his Chief of Staff’s cash gift to a sitting legislator — and it was a cash gift…
Death of Finley, Fall of Duffy, Departure of Wallin #cdnpoli
There are still a few more shoes to drop in the cracking Conservative caucus, of that we can be sure. Was the rapid change in the media’s (and public’s) perception…
The Rise of the Native Rights-Based Strategic Framework
Years ago I was working for a well-known Indigenous environmental and economic justice organization known as the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN). During my time with this organization I had the…
Excitement about Riding Your Bike: The View from New York
I’ve mentioned before how I don’t ride bikes, but I must admit I like the idea of people riding all over the city. Yesterday I walked from our place to…
Darcy Allan Sheppard’s father speaks
Here, at a presser today. I can only imagine the tremendous grief Mr. Sheppard is living with each day.
Justin Gives West/East Pipeline Yellow Light
After the B.C. election there was some speculation that Adrian Dix’s sudden thumbs-down to the Trans Mountain Pipeline after a year or so of fence-sitting cost him votes. I think…