What in the Heck Has Happened to Barack Obama?
Each visit would begin in more or less the same way, usually early in the morning or late at night, as a CSIS agent would ring the doorbell and flash…
What Could Have Been: Elxn41 Under a Preferential Ballot
One of the democratic reform initiatives that never seems to get much publicity is the preferential ballot. Yet it's simple, assures the majority of the riding backs the winning candidate,…
Play-based learning
Good article in the Glob and Spew this morning described play-based learning and its benefits for young children. Essentially, this is a progressive approach to learning that posits that children…
Question About Questions
Isn't it odd that the corporate press would rather pose questions to rookie opposition MP's than to the guy who is actually running the country? Isn't even odder that they…
The Pension Problem
Pensions are at the heart of both the Canada Post and the Air Canada strikes. Both companies argue that changes in the market and technology have made defined benefit pension…
history repeats itself as toronto censors subversive messages in public art
Did the City of Toronto paint over a mural because a figure in it resembled Stephen Harper? Or was the mural eradicated because it bears an anti-capitalist message? Or perhaps…
Pork Barrel 2: Liberals, Conservatives Come Out Ahead
My last post in this series was published May 30. Since then, there have been 15 new spending announcements on News.gc.ca. Of those, 60% of announcements, but 94% of funding,…
Separating The Wheat From The Chaff
The fight over the Canadian Wheat Board is starting to heat up, although it may not mattter in the end. However, it is amazing to watch the Conservatives distort and…
Things that bug me about the Stanley Cup
One thing that really annoys me is banks making commercials trying to gain favour by going all nationalistic and pulling out the “Canada hasn’t won a Stanley Cup in 18…
Michael Strahan, Bret Lockett join US marriage equality movements
Michael Strahan, the former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants, last week became the third professional athlete, after New York Rangers…
Fake expert testimony? Greg Carter testified in Durham family court cases
This is a remarkable story and one that affected people far beyond the Whitby/Oshawa area. Obviously the facts of the specific case are before the Court which will decide what…
Bob was never a joiner
Conemen I, a photo by laurence.winram on Flickr. He had to admit the outfit was pretty spectacular, and the fringe benefits of membership were pretty good too — not only…
Canada Wheat Board fight begins
As the video above explains, the NDP government in Manitoba, facing an election in October this year, is rolling out taxpayer funded ads to oppose the federal Conservatives' intended move…
Its Not Power And Politics
...but if you watch to the end you can see me sounding off on the No Frills Veggy section. If anyone from P&P is watching, however, please note the ample,…
15 ideas (and more) – Setting the Table
Our economic vision for Newfoundland and Labrador is that of an enterprising, educated, distinctive and prosperous people working together to create a competitive economy based on innovation, creativity, productivity and…
Little Stephen’s ‘been a very bad, bad boy’
Now, Stevie, bark like a dog, woof, woof In a light-hearted moment during a CBC interview concerning Ontario's prostitution decriminalization trial, sex worker Terri-Jean Bedford had a bit of discipline…
Harper, stay away from game 7 and the Stanley Cup
Proposed 'Harper Cup' If the Canucks should win Lord Stanley's cup, do yourself a favour and do not try to take the glory away from Vancouver and its hockey team.…
I can’t tweet or check Facebook…
... Because I'm behind the great firewall. It actually quite surreal being unable to check twitter - I didn't realize I would miss it so much. However, I can apparently…
And the budget vote is…
In the event that the suspense is killing you, let me put your mind at ease – yes, the budget was passed. But what’s that? The government won’t actually show…