A dynamic Turkey steps up
Congratulations to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) for their victory in the Turkish election last Sunday. Erdogan led his party to their third…
Why De-Growth? Rex Weyler Answers Key Questions
“GDP, the so-called measure of economic growth, does not separate costs from benefits.”-Herman Daly, World Bank Economist, author of “Steady State Economics.”In 2008, economists and scientists met in Paris to…
China’s New Climate, And Yours
Southern China has been enduring the worst drought in half a century but not any longer. Now the region is inundated by flood waters, it's newly engorged rivers, including the…
CBC contributes much more than dollars
A study released Wednesday by international consultants Deloitte and Touche reports that CBC/Radio-Canada contributed $3.7 billion to the Canadian economy in 2010. This contrasts to its annual parliamentary allocation of…
Marcus Pincus the Tailor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpX47QJmu2s&feature=youtu.beCulture and confusion meet on a Brooklyn street, in this hilariously charming tale of similarities amid diversity. Film directed by Gordon Grinberg.
“Letter perfect”? Guess again.
Municipal affairs minister Kevin “Fairity” O’Brien thinks that his government’s response to last year’s Hurricane Igor disaster was absolutely correct in every respect. In fact, he is so convinced of…
Socialism and the new NDP
As NDP delegates gather in Vancouver, many having flown in by Westjet, compromise is in the air. Fifty years after its founding, the party finds itself the Official Opposition. So…
Syria death toll 16, Aleppo sees first killing-group
(Reuters) - Security forces shot dead 16 protesters at several demonstrations across Syria on Friday demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, a main activists' group coordinating protests said.The deaths…
Friday miscellany – schools, Pink Floyd and a moron in a bad suit…
The Ontario government announced the other day that 4 new schools will be built in Ottawa and a 6 room addition will be tacked onto an existing school. On Wednesday…
The Smart Alliance Phone Poll…A Push? A Pull? Or Just Voter ID?
YouThinkYou'reImmuneButICanSellYouAnythingVilleThe other day we had some discussion around here about the consortium of British Columbia businesses, all of whom directly benefit financially from the HST (as opposed to you and…
Michele Bachmann gains in GOP presidential candidate field
How could such a crazy lady rebound after all the dumb shit she has spouted the last few years? Simple. Her campaign manager has forbidden her from lying. Will this…
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: Vancouver police
All sorts of media are repeating the mantra 'where were the police during the Vancouver riot?' It seems they stood aside (to a degree) when property was being trashed. But…
Hockey Violence
Fifty-eight years ago a rookie teen-aged defenceman died after a vicious hit from behind launched him head first into the boards. Just hours late his heartsick mother said: "It's murder…
Syria. . . . we are all in the same oppressive boat. . . . .
I must admit that I am tired of the feigned nobility and ridiculous superiority voiced by many Canadians, particularly men like John Baird, concerning the various protests in countries like…
I couldn’t have said it better myself ….
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Watching the Ontario election campaign
Yes, that has already started. You know an election campaign has started when political ads attacking other parties or promoting your own come along on the television. In the federal…
Liberals: Let’s not wait until 2013 to pick our leader
I've been informed that my sub-amendment on leadership timing has been accepted and will be debated during the Liberal extraordinary convention tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who pledged their support to…
Passion Over Reason
Rick Salutin -- who fortunately has landed at the Toronto Star, after being dumped by the Globe and Mail -- has an interesting take on the Vancouver riot:Humans are emotional…
Wind in clouds again
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On the Canucks Riot, Protest, and Division : Politics, Re-Spun
On the Canucks Riot, Protest, and Division : Politics, Re-SpunAnd more.Good lord, someone's actually pointing out the class dimension inherent in the Vancouver riot, and drawing the connection between that…