Iggy at his Stupid, Out of Touch, Americanized best
Once again Iggy adds another issue to the list of things that don't make him progressive, don't differentiates him from a Conservative and just don't make sense.Great talk to the…
The Simplest Argument for Electoral Reform
Take a look at this simple and clear article on Democractic Reform from Fair Vote Canada. This is what Canadians need, a clear argument why our democracy is broken. There…
Canadian Nuke Company Connected to Kazakh Investigation
Oops! A nuker lost his job as head honcho at Kazatomprom, a state-owned nuke company in Kazakhstan. And there’s a Canuckian connection: Dzhakishev went on trial in January, charged with…
Liberals Need to Stand Out and Stand Up
Gordon Gibson has a nice piece today in the Globe and Mail today on how the Liberals can differentiate themselves in the next election and help the country with a…
Successful Slovakian No-Nukes Campaign (& More)
The Slovakian Parliament responded favourably to a petition from the people of Slovakia. Environmentalists organized a petition drive to give local citizens a stronger voice. This week the campaign was…
Youth Stories Project update, and a couple other small things!
So, as I mentioned previously, I've been working on a groovy project at YSB called the Youth Stories Project. Myself and a couple other youth from the youth engagement program…
Tim Uppal’s anti-Israeli Apartheid Week motion has been defeated!
Finally, some politicians are starting to stand up to the attempts by Israel’s supporters to limit discussion through intimidation. This letter comes from MP Libby Davies: Dear Friends, Thank you…
Tim Uppal’s anti-Israeli Apartheid Week motion has been defeated!
Finally, some politicians are starting to stand up to the attempts by Israel’s supporters to limit discussion through intimidation. This letter comes from MP Libby Davies: Dear Friends, Thank you…
Moving in progress… suggestions needed!
So, I'm thinking about moving to a different blog host. Don't worry! I'll be doing it slowly. I've checked out WordPress.com because a lot of the blogs I read are…
Citizens Engaging Democracy – event Videos
On Feb 25 the Newmarket-Aurora members of CAPP held their first event as CEDNA , Citizens Engaging Democracy, Newmarket Aurora. The keynote speaker for the function was Doctor Marco Fonseca,…
Rahim Jaffer And The ‘Tough On Crime’ Facade
Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer, who was charged with cocaine possession and drunk driving on September 11, 2009, has just been given a sweetheart deal: plead guilty to carless driving…
On Predicting the Future of Science and Technology
We must be wary not to overestimate the progress of science and equally wary we not underestimate the progress of technology. Just a thought that occurred to me today. People…
Why does Canada have so few women in politics?
Report today that Canada ranks 50th in the World in the number of women in politics. Is it time to consider a quota on minimum number of female candidates for…
Jets Overhead and a sneaky plan!
So after having read about the members of my new favourite band -- which, if you didn't notice, is the band Jets Overhead from Victoria, BC, I decided to try…
Song
Just wanted to share a song with you all...This song, for some reason, even though I've only just heard it for the first time today, seems like a song I've…
Child Saved From Catholic Education
That's what I would have titled this article, which 9news in Denver chose to label: "Gay couple's child denied re-enrollment at Catholic school".I mean, seriously, why would you want your…
I’m a goddamn princess with my high heels on.
by matttbastard Phone Joan = matttbastard’s new musical crush object. Think PJ Harvey squatting in Christania with Josh Homme, a small library of Victorian ghost stories and a milk crate…