Harper’s War on Women Was Launched in the USA
A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada "The woman who is truly Spirit-filled will want to be totally submissive to her husband . . . This…
The Pawlenty Plan Part 1
Republicans talk about how the government is broke and we can't afford to continue to spend the way are spending. In the video Pawlenty sent to declare his candidacy he…
National Post-Endorsed Journal Recognizes Threat of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Last week, the National Post said that the journal Climatic Change was an important and valid source for information on the climate change “scare.” They said this because of literally…
Harper Breaks Rules to Live Large on Our Dime
'Harper Breaks Rules' is becoming as common a headline as 'Harper lies', but in another arrogant reminder that he is boss and will do what he wants, Canadian Press has…
Under Stephen Harper, Canada Has Become A More Conservative Country
Even last year (Tory Minority) you would never see Ottawa merchants selling crap like this. Now (Tory Majority) they`re freaking rampant in the streets:And when the lights go out you…
Liberals move on to rebuild
http://bit.ly/jCvDpu Bob Rae made very good sense. The delay to leadership, while perhaps regrettable, was necessary. The January meeting in Ottawa will be a crucial rebuilding step: "In a speech…
Autism’s Compelling Question: What is Causing Spontaneous Mutations Linked to Autism?
"One compelling question is what is causing the mutations ... The obvious conclusion one has to reach is that something environmental may well be the cause of these changes in…
Brian Topp Elected President of the New Democratic Party of Canada
"We're not going to stop until the job is done"!Brian ToppNewly Elected Presidentof the New Democratic Party of CanadaCanada's federal political scene just got more interesting with the election of…
Two years?
In 2004, almost 5 million Canadians voted Liberal. In 2011, only 2.7 million voted Liberal.By the time Liberals finally choose a new leader in 2013, I wouldn't be surprised if…
Remembering Clarence
Yesterday brought the sad news of the passing of legendary sax man, Clarence Clemens. The Big Man, Bruce Springsteen's sidekick and onstage foil for nearly 40 years, passed away Saturday…
Molly’sBlog 2011-06-19 01:38:00
INTERNATIONAL ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:A TALE OF THREE COUNTRIES:The usual historiography of anarchism traces its beginnings to the international socialist movement and the First International. Like most things in the social sciences…
Transgender shooting victim believes attack was a hate crime
This story is a few days old, but it was recently reported that on June 14th a transgender woman in Halifax had been shot in her apartment after answering the…
Ring in the sky.
So having my CCD imager back from the shop some time ago I've been itching to use it again but was delayed by poor weather and ironically observations for one…
Vancouver riot — video game edition
The Tyee finds the most bizarre "coverage" of the Vancouver riot by the NMA News agency from Taiwan:
Rights versus the economy
In uniondom we talk a lot about the 'right to free collective bargaining'. I expect most of us realize the meaning of that phrase is lost on most people in…
The Liberal Think Tank
Liberals don't need a think tank, they need to think.In various Liberal discussions there has been an idea circulating, a proposition that the Liberal Party should create a think tank…
the big man is gone: clarence clemons dead at 69
What terrible, sad, shocking news. Clarence Clemons, the Big Man, the heart and soul of the E Street Band, has died. My heart goes out to Bruce, who must have…
Weekend thoughts
The Liberal delegates have (unfortunately in my view) voted to extend the wait back to 2013 before choosing a new Liberal leader. I’ve already gone over my objection to that,…
Three arguments for a Liberal think tank
If you haven’t already heard, Ed Broadbent has stated he’ll be starting a think tank (named after himself, even) in the fall. It’s a smart move–a move that the conservatives…
@marcusbgee is right about Bloor Street, but for the wrong reasons
Ah, Marcus. The Globe's ideologically reliable municipal-affairs curmudgeon is kind of like a stopped clock that way.Of course, the analogy only goes so far, because you don't have to ask…