On value debates
Yes, Bruce Anderson's latest has already been duly mocked. But it's particularly worth contrasting Anderson's claim that no party should date to criticize the Cons as overly right-wing against what…
Toronto Cuts Just Beginning
Here is a note Mark MacLennan posted on Facebook.Toronto Cuts Just Beginningby Mark MacLennanPlease circulate this any way you can. I took the time to read through all of this…
A Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Justice
Poor ol' Rupe Murdoch. The old geezer is trying hard but he keeps falling behind the unfolding of events that could bring down his whole rotten enterprise.The latest is word…
In a time when so many young men in different communities will not be able to find work…
what would the powers that be do besides glamorize and romanticize not being interested in working. mollify those testosterone bearers, keep them stupid, keep them dazed and confused. that way…
An Eye-Opener from @fernhilldammit | #onpoli
DAMMIT JANET!: Eye-OpenerNice reproductive freedom you got there. Be a shame if something was to happen to it.Go read.
As Rome Burns – Smashing Pumpkins
We are the new gods same as the old gods we'll take all your blood and mash it down into mud as Rome burns one by one two by two…
How Scotland Yard May Have Colluded With News International to Conceal Phone Hacking
It may take Scotland Yard years to notify all the victims of the Murdoch crews' "industrial strength" phone hacking operation. An eye opening article in The New York Times claims…
Go Big Or Go Small: Mapping A Sustainable Future For Ontario
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCCO) is committed to caring for creation. As part of that commitment, they have produced a youtube video that they’ve entered in the Watts Next contest,…
3932…Sun Media Pulls Out Of Ont Press Council
Effectively killing it.Personally I have no time, wait I have time, I have no respect for these Junior Josef Goebbells who know what is best for us. Tipper Gore, CSBC…
Making Sense of America’s Budget Crisis – As Progressive Americans See It
Here are some dandy links for those following the battle between Obama and congressional Republicans over America's budget deficit.James Kenneth Galbraith explains what he maintains is America's "imaginary" fiscal crisis.…
A letter to the editor I sent to the Courier
Re: Central Park: Thigh high The ‘meadow look’ is just a euphemism for budget cuts at the Park Board. Parks and boulevards look unkempt because the money needed to keep…
Zombie lies
I think it's safe to add this one to the list of lies that refuse to die: that Stephen Harper confounded his critics on the left by showing himself willing…
Rob Ford continues to lie to the public as he wastes more money and increases the deficit
Ford’s financial numbers don’t add up - The Globe and MailRob Ford claimed the other day to have saved the city $70 million in the first six months. In this…
The monarchy in Canada
The recent royal visit offers a good chance to talk about monarchy in Canada. Besides just being nice Canadians, the people who greeted the newly married royal couple were often…
@cityslikr on Team Ford’s Soprano wannabes. They wish | #TOpoli
An Addendum « All Fired Up In The Big SmokeOver at AFUITBS, @cityslikr describes the subtle art of politics as practiced by Team Ford. Not.Go read.
Some late-night thoughts on Mayor Stupid with @thekeenanwire and @UnionSt | #TOpoli
Storify: great for aggregating tweets, but you can go blind putting them in order if you're dealing with more than a handful.If only there were a sort function ...[<a href="http://storify.com/orwellsbastard/why-its-import...
3931…Dya Remember Victoria Jackson?
Didn't think you did. To remind you, she was on Saturday Night Live from '86 to '92: two decades since her star fell.She is now full blown Tea Party crazy.She…
3930…Amusing News From Tim Hudak’s Hometown
The man who would be Premier of all Ontarioioians of course grew up in suburban Buffalo, Fort Erie to be precise. His local CBS affiliate, WIVB4 has a great story…
Post Carbon Institute Analysis Suggests Shale Gas (Still) Worse Than Coal For Climate
Screen shot 2011-07-14 at 6.37.46 PM.png Shale gas cannot provide a low carbon “interim” fuel for the transition to a clean energy future, according to David Hughes, fellow at the…