Smell ya later MSIE
For the first time ever last week the number of Firefox visitors to my blog exceeded the number of Internet Explorer visitors. By less than three per cent admittedly, and…
Let us make one thing perfectly clear
Ontario is parliamentary democracy, albeit within it's own constitutional jurisdiction. As such it is the Ontario legislature that determines who will be in the government and form the Cabinet. As…
2015
With an unusually high number of overlapping provincial and territorial elections overlapping this year, the Fall of 2011 makes for a busy electoral season. With few fireworks in Ottawa as…
NWT Election Results
With PEI's election results now all but declared, Northwest Territories goes to the polls.For results, follow along here.
Mr. Morriss Gets Acquainted With Irish Confetti
AndrewMorriss.jpeg Originally posted at ScalingGreen.com. Merriam-Webster: Irish Confetti - “A rock or brick used as a missile.” We recently wrote about professional clean e...
Globe and Mail’s RoB shocks by questioning our economic system
The Globe and Mail – the Canadian media’s strongest supporter of neoliberalism and uncontrolled capitalism – has published a news story that questions whether the economists, business owners and governments…
Rejoice Liberals!
Down to third-party status federally. Teetering in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. In opposition everywhere else.Except in PEI.The province that makes up 9% of the federal Liberal caucus decides to…
David McNally on Global Crisis and Global Resistance
David McNally teaches political science at York University in Toronto and is active in many social justice movements in that city. On Sept. 24, 2011, McNally spoke at the Mondragon…
Where’s the outrage from country music stations over Hank Williams Jr. calling Obama ‘Hitler’?
Remember the Dixie Chicks when they compared Bush to Hitler? There was an ugly kickback, with country music stations banning the band's music, accompanied by death threats and despicable editorials…
Beware of False Patriots
"Beware of false patriots who come disguised as harmless Beavers but are really vicious Asses"One must be wary of these most foul of creatures for the will wrap themselves in…
National Newswatch favourite Daily Mail gets Amanda Knox verdict wrong. Makes up quotes.
The state of modern British journalism.Later in the story, quotes are attributed. You can't make this up, folks. Wait, of course you can!
The Sun Bows Out
Won't apologize for those trans bashing ads-- that the Natty Post already grovelled over--but won 't run them again either.Can anyone who actually watches the channel tell me if they're…
VIDEO: Frum Versus Martin on Trudeau
Thanks to CPAC, you can now watch the full debate between David Frum and Lawrence Martin on the resolution: Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s most disastrous prime minister. Click here.You can…
Manitoba Election
Not exactly a buzz of excitement here in Winnipeg about tomorrow’s election (contrary to the Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Sun News promo). Both the NDP and PCs have run quite…
PEI ELECTION TODAY
YOU’D THINK THAT I’D BE ALL ABOUT GETTING TANKED AND LIVE BLOGGING THE PEI ELECTION. YEAH BUT NO. TOO DEPRESSING. 4:43 DAMN IT’S TEMPTING THOUGH 4:55 I WOULD PROBABLY CAVE…
PEI Votes Liveblog
This shall be where I liveblog what what results I can from the PEI provincial election. If you want to follow along yourself, here's the official results table, or here…
Dealing with Rigged Game; New Local Issues Page
Two items for you today. I have written a bit lately about civil disobedience and have got some feedback. Civil disobedience must not under any circumstances be violent and it…
Rose-Coloured Ubuntu: The Diary of An Activist in Transition
Thursday, October 3, 2011 No one every said it was going to be easy to change the world and build the kind of tomorrow that I feel, along with my…
PEI Election Results
The PEI election results page should go live in just over half an hour.Follow along, here.
Council discussing serious issues in secret?
Can’t help but notice on tonight’s agenda for Collingwood Town Council there are several issues that are being taken behind closed doors. While there’s a couple that would be understandly…