NWT ELECTION YESTERDAY
DIDN’T WATCH IT SORRY NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. YAY NO TEAM AT ALL GET IT, IT’S A CONSENSUS GOVERNMENT JOKE
Meet the Canadian rebel who sparked OccupyWallStreet
The spark for the insurgency that now grips the heart of Wall Street, and has spread to many other American cities as well as cities in other parts of the…
LATE TO THE PARTY
SO YEAH JUST BACK FROM VISITING MY SON AT THE HOSPITAL, DID YOU HEAR THIS THEY HAD AN ELECTION IN MANITOBA? BASICALLY IT’S BEEN CALLED ALREADY (SPOILER ALERT: NDP MAJORITY)…
Translink: It’s the policy, that policy won’t change, and there’s no one you can speak to about it.
Pardon me for a rant about my commute. And about Translink. I hardly think it’s acceptable for a public organization that trumpets public consultation, taxes us, is governed by an…
Manitoba New Democrats WIN Fourth Consecutive Majority Government !
"Manitoba New Democrats have won their fourth-straight majority government."Globe & Mail
No, I didn’t forget about Manitoba
Sorry for the delay folks - Manitoba election results are found right here.
4049…On The Plus Side For Buffalo Tim
It looks like Benedict Rossi will win Eglinton Lawrence in the GTA, stealing a seat from the Reds.Perhaps he will weave the magic that he did with the Liberals federally…
Time to Nationalize The Globe and Mail?
In response to a pretty moderate Ontario NDP platform, today’s lead Globe and Mail editorial goes off the rails on a crazy train: “disastrous,” “protectionism run amok,” “a fantasy,” “a…
4048…This Of Course Means Nothing
ABC News has learned that NJ Governor Chris Christie will not be running for President."We will still carry the Governor's press conference at 1pm on 77 WABC and WABCRadio.com," Noam…
It’s hard to get re-elected during a recession…
...except in 2011 in Canada.Add the Manitoba NDP to the growing list of parties re-elected with a strong, stable majority government.The Newfoundland PCs and Saskatchewan Saskies will join then shortly.…
4047…Will Tim Hudak Resign Before The Vote?
For the Progressive Conservatives to have any, any, ANY chance, Buffalo Tim Hudak has to fall on his sword h a r d.He won't of course, coz he is the…
Treating the supply cycle with contempt
The government introduced its fall budget implementation bill today – while the entire Finance Committee is currently on tour doing pre-budget consultations around the country. What’s more galling – is…
Design Regina – Larry Beasley
We can fix Regina at the same time that the urban health and community issue is being better understood across Canada. The problem is that most people live outside of…
Capitalism’s nosedive. What happened to invention and innovation in the last half of the 20th century?
I’ve asked this question before, many times in fact in the last few decades. What happened to invention and innovation in the last half the last century? Think about the…
Belated random thoughts on political happenings
I've found myself too busy with work and what not lately to be blogging as much as I should be, so here's some short random thoughts on recent events until…
You Can’t Be Rich on Shattered Land
This song about fracking by Alex Hickey is pretty self-explanatory. Sad song and beautiful singing... Alex is enroute from her home in NS to a tour of a few stops…
“The Tories are not going to win. This campaign is all but finished"
Those are the words of Ipsos' John Wright.If Tim Hudak is worried about a Liberal-NDP coalition, there's only one way to prevent it at this point - and it's not…
Dept. of Unintentional Irony
Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae speaks out on the issue of suicide prevention as an important public health matter. Needless to say, committing suicide is a topic about which the…
Ontario’s Next Premier: Andrea Horwath
The media gave her scant attention. But that didn’t stop Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath from proving that she’s the best person to lead Canada’s economic and social heartbeat after…