Sliding into Fall
Oops, it did it again…. The Fall term 2011 has managed to sneak up on me, like its 2010 predecessor. All of a sudden, it’s all back. I am facing…
The IMF Comes to Its Senses – Income Inequality is Ruinous
It's about time. The International Monetary Fund, it seems, has opened its eyes and discovered that income inequality, the growing gap between rich and poor, is ruinous to modern economies.IMF…
Liberal Party fundraising – plea for directed donations
The party needs to raise substantially more money than it has in past years, from smaller donations and from a much wider donor base.At the same time, the party is…
On strategic considerations
While most media discussion of the NDP's leadership race so far has focused disproportionately on the effect of a couple of early endorsements, the obvious reality is that any candidate…
Lest We Forget Those Who Die For Canada’s Economy
Although the following video was made to protect B.C. workers, perhaps it could be included as a warning to all the unprotected workers who are exposed to the asbestos that…
Next week Kelowna celebrates the fetus
I spent Labour Day weekend camping near Vernon, touring wineries, and enjoying the good life. I highly recommend Arrowleaf Cellars. The trip left me with a longing to live in…
"Doubt" Video On Fossil Fuel Industry’s Tobacco PR Tactics To Undermine Science
doubt.jpg In case you didn't manage to catch all 24 hours of the Climate Reality Project (I mean, what the heck else were you doing?), I wanted to flag this…
400+ dogs rescued from giant puppy mill in québec, given new chance for happy lives
The Humane Society International/Canada announced this morning that it assisted in the rescue of more than 400 dogs and puppies from a huge commercial breeding facility - that is, a…
The left’s opinion change on Pakistan and the drone war
The issue of the drone war and the public reception to it, particularly among progressives, demonstrates both the strength and failings of that movement. The hallmark test of legitimacy for…
Ontario Liberals protecting the environment and moving Ontario forward
Ontario Liberals are taking the next steps to safeguard our environment for Ontario families. Liberals are protecting precious water resources for future generations with a Great Lakes Protection Act that…
Harper And Flaherty GAVE Billions and Billions and Billions To The Corporate Sector To Create Jobs ….
..... so where, exactly, are all the jobs that our tax dollars supposedly paid for?? Canada's Corporate Sector continues to hoard over $500 BILLION that they are NOT investing in…
Saturday Photo: Trout Fishing in Canada
Well, no, there's readily apparent that links this happy dog with fishing, but therein lies a tale (or tail, if you like.) We got Trout Fishing in Canada shortly after…
The Just Crusade Against Quebec’s 25%
Fellow Liblogger Peter Wrightwater, who writes the blog Paper Dynamite Online, is going on something of a small crusade the last few days, attacking the apparent push, first by NDP…
Angus Reid – PCs 36, OLP 32, NDP 26
Not really very different from their last poll, which was 38-31-24. However, even though it doesn't show a drastic change like the other three (not including Abacus), it does show…
The Evil That Ms. Clark Does.
TheBottomOfThisWellIsFilledWithMoreThanPoisonVille Les Leyne, in the VT-C, weighed in today on 'Christy's' atrocious attack ads on the feeble, but poll numbers rising, leader of the BC Conservative party, Mr. John Cummins.…
It’s Time To Play The Music… It’s Time To Light The Lights…
Nation, after what seems like a 16-year long campaign, the time has come to cast your vote for a new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and, by extension, for…
Digby gets the Solyndra ‘scandal’ hoax. Why can’t the media?
US progressive bloggers have been busy confronting the right-wing machine's manipulation of the media to make the folding of Solyndra into a big deal when in reality it just isn't.…
Tareq Salahi, Michaele Salahi: Party Crashers
They themselves crashed and cracked.Read the story here.
Bob Rae On A 25% Guarantee Of House Seats For Quebec
More bad news.Bob Rae speaks on the issue of guaranteeing Quebec 25% of the seats in the House of Commons during a press conference in August:"As the premier of Ontario,…
Feist’s personal, hand-made assault on the loudness war
NYT has a worthy profile of Leslie Feist and her new album, 'Metals'. The article is especially noteworthy in -that it takes on the 'loudness wars' and how Feist's hand-crafted,…