Goodbye, Jack
The world is poorer for your passing.Canada has lost someone who contributed greatly to the fostering of our democracy, someone who showed that a capitalist society should also be compatible…
The world is poorer for your passing.Canada has lost someone who contributed greatly to the fostering of our democracy, someone who showed that a capitalist society should also be compatible…
TD Economics yesterday released a rather gloomy report, putting the odds of a US recession at 40%, and arguing that that Canadian economy is more vulnerable to recession than it…
Separating Fact from Fantasy in Bolivia The election of Bolivia’s first indigenous president, on the back of a mass rebellion that overthrew successive governments has stirred great interest in this…
Bet on Conservatives to always go against the crowd, trying to demonstrate originality but always doing so in the most egregious way, and you’ll never be disappointed. And this was…
Just a note--I got more hits on my blog yesterday than I ever had, all with search terms like "Jack Layton House." (Most went to a posting from shortly after…
It ain't over. Just coz their leader, Jack Layton, died after leading them to their greatest victory, it does not sound the deathknell for the Dippers. C'mon, give yer head…
In there States many Walmart stores tutor their employees on how to apply for various kinds of government assistance because they don't make enough money at Walmart to get above…
So I got this bulk email from LinkedIn today explaining how for a little bit of money I could see exactly who was viewing my profile and everything everyone posted…
'No More!' Women in tar sands jail, Hopi file Peaks lawsuit By Brenda Norrellhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif Photo 1: Sharon Lungo Photos 2, 3, 4 Shadia Fayne Wood http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/brenda-norrell/2011/08/no-more-women-tar...
Not surprisingly, a huge chunk of coverage of Jack Layton's death has already started shifting toward the inevitable narrative of "woe is the NDP!". And it's well worth taking some…
SELI Canada Inc. v. Construction and Specialized Workers’ Union, Local 1611, 2011 BCCA 353 deals with whether, on a judicial review, affidavit evidence as to what happened at a tribunal…
From Tar Sands Action, an update on Day 4 of the two-week action in Washington DC against the Keystone XL pipeline project: Montana residents and Hollywood stars will be featured…
A recent cbc.ca article reports on plans by Quebec student groups to protest planned tuition hikes by the Charest government. Over a five-year period, Quebec’s Liberal government plans to increase…
Here’s a good story about how poor farmers in Kenya have shunned expensive chemical fertilizers for cheaper organic ones. The organic fertiliser is sprayed onto maize two weeks after planting,…
“A Living Temple” – South March Highlands Honouring Grandfather William Commanda Beaver Pond Park (end of Walden Dr., Kanata) Saturday Sept 10th, 6am - 11pm (click on images to enlarge…
Tar Sands by Robert van Waarden.png Robert van Waarden, an excellent photographer and friend of DeSmogBlog, has compiled this great visual essay on Canada's filthy tar sands to show people…
By Phillip Dampier for Stop The Cap Next time you wonder why you are paying substantially higher cell phone bills than your neighbors abroad, take note: just three cell phone…
Hearing about Jack Layton’s death from cancer driving home a couple of days ago was like a hard punch in the head, and I nearly went off the road. My…
Timing. The ever watchful labradore notes that after Danny Williams mucked around with the appointments for the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, they have taken place in November. No one…