Word Clues
According to the St. John’s Board of Trade, “Newfoundland and Labrador’s considerable assets include … captive consumer market worth over $10 billion annually.” Interesting choice of words that. “Captive”. Prisoner.…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Simon Enoch rightly criticizes the Cons' fair-weather commitment to democracy in the wake of a fairly resounding vote on the part of Canadian Wheat…
Tea Party Republican Debate
Hey, there’s another thrilling GOP “debate” taking place tonight in Tampa, Florida. This one is billed as the “Tea Party Republican Debate”… whatever that means. Presumably, the candidates will have…
Jacquie Menezes – Oshawa Candidate
In her Oshawa campaign office: Jacquie Menezes is a lifelong advocate for social justice and economic development. She has a B.Sc. in Agricultural Marketing, Economics and Bioscience from the University…
Memo to Rick Perry: Galileo Was a Liberal
472px-Justus_Sustermans_-_Portrait_of_Galileo_Galilei,_1636.jpg Ever since the Republican presidential debate last week, science watchers have been shaking their heads over Rick Perry’s rid...
Libya, the Lie
When the U.S. invaded Iraq riding a pack of lies and monstrous manipulation, the entire U.S. elite, including major news services, academics, and politicians from both “sides” of the spectrum,…
The Only Gravy Rob Ford Could Find
...was on those poor kid's Xmas turkey.Although I disagree that the late upsurge in Anti-Ford administration anger is entirely a product of Metro's downtowners. I know a couple of Ford…
I realize this is why I felt torn over what happened in Libya…
...but much better articulated and with more pieces to the puzzle than i obviously have...As Gaddafi falls - Lessons from Libya - imperialism, anti-imperialism & democratic revolutionif what you're reading…
9/11 and the “War on Terror”
Ten years after close to 3,000 people died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, we are witnessing hundreds of sympathetic events, reading millions of words,…
Democracy week Sept 12-18
The United Nations has declared September 15th the International Day of Democracy. Fair Vote Canada is expanding the day to Democracy Week, September 12th to the 18th. The week, according…
We have a choice – SFL Issues Campaign
Check out the newest SFL Labour Issues Campaign Booklet on the economy and the environment. (pdf): We have a choice
The Lizard Cage: A review
Every once in a while, I read a book that I want to tell everyone to read. The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly is one of those novels. These are…
Why are Toronto PC candidates shirking education meetings?
I can only guess at the reason.At least four Toronto District School Board trustees say their local Progressive Conservative candidates are refusing to take part in all-candidates’ meetings on education…
NATO’s War Crimes in Libya: Who Grieves for the Fallen Heroes?
The conquest and occupation of Libyan is first and foremost a military victory for NATO. Every aspect of the military offensive was spearheaded and directed by NATO air, sea and…
Alberta Has More Than one Reason to Feel Guility
But apparently doesn't, according to the Globe's Time to Lead Piece of September 12.2011: "Alberta is the land of coal production and consumption. It’s also Canada’s dirtiest province for greenhouse…
Not Feeling It
With the endorsement of Ed Broadbent- and all the structural weight that carries- the prospects of Brian Topp actually winning the NDP leadership just became more probable, he may even…
America’s Climate Change Paralysis
An editorial in the environment section of today's Guardian ponders why, despite the onslaught of hurricanes, drought, floods and wildfires, America's political leadership and its media opinion makers, simply cannot…
"Hang the Queen by end of week, Tories tell embassies" Globe and Mail
That is the wish of Monarch Stephen Harper. There is only one Queen Elizabeth. How many Queens he wants to hang?H/T Let Freedom Rain
Nanos Poll Shows More NDP Support, But Little Real Change Overall
In fact, one could argue that Nanos is just correcting from his last poll, which gave the Liberals a small edge as the second-place party.Nevertheless, here are the topline numbers:…
A Book That Helps Kill Malaria
Malaria No More has a book released through The Domino Project that is a collection of essays on the state of malaria. The good news is that when you purchase…