Jack Layton in Edmonton during last spring’s federal election campaign. Below: Jack Layton yesterday.Leadership matters, so there is no question that the loss of Opposition Leader Jack Layton, even for…
I guess this is ‘respect for taxpayers.’ Coincidentally, we recently found ourselves behind Ford’s minivan – seriously, who has their full name on their plates?? (Before you send me angry…
One can easily connect the dots and say that the Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik, the man that killed 68 young adults, teenagers and children at a Labor organized summer…
I saw his presser today. He looked very thin and not well. I hope that whatever they have found is at a stage where they can beat it back into…
1). Democratic President Bill Clinton left a Surplus in the American Budget when he handed power over to Republican George W. Bush. 2). Bush got the USA into two separate…
Jack Layton’s news today was certainly upsetting. However, if anyone can fight an uphill battle it’s him. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, sir.
Yes, it’s more bad news on the cancer front. Another well-loved leftist has been diagnosed, and today Jack Layton went public with the diagnosis, announcing that he was temporarily stepping…
Not much to add on this end to the news that Jack Layton is taking a temporary leave of absence to deal with a new form of cancer. But let's…
Summer is rapidly winding down as this is the last show for July. To send July out with a bang we have an exciting show lined up for you. At…
Be sure to not eat anything before reading this that you don’t want to see again in a few minutes. I can’t believe that I’m of the same species as…
Franke James » Blog Archive » Canadian Government Tries to Silence Franke JamesWe can't really say we're surprised, now, can we. Subtle and not-so-subtle threats, putting the squeeze on NGOs…
The Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) released a new report showing that coal ash holding sites at several TVA-owned coal-fired power plants has managed to contaminate groundwater.…
Today’s NatPo column by Jonathan Kay shows how he is as guilty as any right wing journalist in exploiting the current climate of fear and hate against the left. He…
There is no form of life lower than Glenn Beck."...the rightwing US broadcaster and Tea Party favourite, has compared those who were massacred on the Norwegian island of Utøya to…
As Norway mourns its dead. And sorrow turns to anger.The right-wing monsters of this world continue to try to turn tragedy into triumph, by blaming Muslims for the massacre.Or condemning…
It appears that Bell is expecting rough regulatory waters ahead. Following their faltering, and rather unpopular proposal for aggregated volume pricing (AVP) at this month’s UBB hearings, Bell has recruited…
On behalf of Progressive Bloggers, I’d like to wish Jack Layton a speedy and successful recovery in his newest battle with cancer. Canadian politics is a duller place without you.
So the Republicans have screwed the pooch on raising the debt ceiling and Obama is speaking to the nation tonight.With any luck, he'll tell the Republicans to sit on it…
I've re-started reading Moby Duck. I don't know if this ever happens to you, but sometimes if I pick up a book at a particularly busy time when I don't…
