Failing by any measure
It's no particular secret that "intensity" targets for greenhouse gas emissions are an utter joke, designed to facilitate the continued growth of heavy polluters as long as they make marginal…
An Appointed Senate Would Have Saved The USA
We need to reach a compromise by Tuesday so that our country will have the ability to pay its bills on time... If we don’t, for the first time ever,…
According to latest poll, ONDP and Liberals in virtual tie and Andrea Horwath way ahead with highest approval rating as well as lowest disapproval rating
“ is making a great impression on voters.” Horwath’s approval is up to 63 per cent from 59 per cent and her disapproval down to 37 per cent from 41…
good news! another positive federal court decision for u.s. war resister in canada
Last Monday, the Federal Court of Canada released a decision reaffirming there is evidence that war resisters are targets of punishment because of their political beliefs if forced to return…
Our Libya Policy Is Just What Islamist Extremists Prayed For
The most important thing in the fight against Gaddafi was the one we ignored - getting the job done quickly.Time was very much of the essence in this one. In…
A Failure of Political Leasdership
It is perhaps to state the obvious in asserting that our elected officials rarely represent our interests very well. Examples, far too numerous to list, abound. Probably the most obvious…
Macleans Sinks To New Low
...publishes Ron Banerjee, one half of the infamous Canadian Hindu Advocacy, who refers to CityTV's Francis DeSouza as a "Black Lefty". Kenneth Whyte, you must be so proud.
I came to this article re: the true significance of Jack Layton’s NDP via mostly water…
i appreciated this author's clarity...Canada’s NDP leader forced to temporarily step down: Jack Layton’s right-wing record By Richard Dufour30 July 2011 Jack Layton announced earlier this week that he will…
Annual Policy Assembly. Oshawa, May 27th, 2011
Sisters and Brothers: As previously announced, the SPO annual Policy Assembly will be held this year in Oshawa on Saturday, August 27th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All party…
Housekeeping Note: Commenting
Yo, FYI: I’ve changed the commenting format to “threaded”, so commenters may reply directly to each other. If you want to reply to a specific comment, just click on the…
Faytene’s “cute” husband is rendered sheepish
By Rick Hiebert All Rights reserved. Used by Permission. Faytene Grasseschi—the former Faytene Kryskow—is not done with Canada yet. But she’s just started to figure out how to keep her…
Hudak will do this in Ontario
Six American states have defunded Planned Parenthood. By promising to cut LHINs Tim Hudak and his gang will do that here, too.
A not so clever move in a broken political game
Previously: A clever move in a broken political game Unlike a couple weeks ago, the Aug 2nd deadline really, really, is approaching fast. There was a time when playing empty…
Unequal interest
In my column this week, I pointed out the need to combat poverty and inequality in order to achieve better outcomes in all kinds of areas even if we're not…
QOTD
Tabatha Southey's column today addresses the claim that we should run a country as if it was a household. A country's debt can, in complete fairness, be passed along to…
Free Water for Fracking: B.C. Government Gives 20-Year Withdrawal Permit to Talisman
Screen shot 2011-07-30 at 6.12.22 PM.png British Columbia is providing the gas industry with 78 million cubic meters of free water each year, according to a recent CBC article. That…
Promises and Problems: EnergyNOW! Releases Special Video Report on Fracking in the Marcellus
Screen shot 2011-07-30 at 3.33.03 PM.png Energy politics tend to have a socially galvanizing effect. In production zones, big industrial producers promise massive social incentives to locals who ...
Ramadan Mubarak!
For the year of 1432 Hijri, the first day of Ramadan was determined to be August 1, 2011."Kul 'am wa enta bi-khair!"("May every year find you in good health!")