Haldimand "Pitcher First to File for Elections"
I want to thank Cathy Pelletier for a great article!For the past ten months I have been writing for the Dunnville Chronicle covering Haldimand County Council meetings and local politics.…
Haldimand "Pitcher First to File for Elections"
I want to thank Cathy Pelletier for a great article! For the past ten months I have been writing for the Dunnville Chronicle covering Haldimand County Council meetings and local…
Prorogation, Disengagement and Cutting the Democratic Deficit in Canada
by matttbastard With thousands of Canadians reportedly hitting the streets this past weekend to express their disapproval of Stephen Harper’s latest arrogant bird-flip to Parliamentary democracy, it seems apparrent that…
When will they learn?
"When justice is gone,There is always force."Laurie Anderson from 'O Superman' 250,000 lbs of force, 40 times a minute, an explosion of atomized diesel at the drivehead, which pounds a…
First Take on the Public Domain Manifesto
Communia published its Public Domain Manifesto. The manifesto identifies the public domain concept with respect to historical development and more urgently, its relevance to culture today. I think it makes…
Time to put private health delivery to bed.
There seems to be one demon that lingers that Albertans have to fight off time and time again. At least this time it appears that our premier is actually standing…
No new fish farms for 10 months – BC Supreme Court
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Alexandra Morton’s constitutional challenge to BC’s fish farm laws just keeps getting better. Justice Hinkson today has effectively created a moratoriu...
The Story Behind Haiti
In case people were wondering exactly why Haiti is the poorest and can never get their act together, this story in Foreign Policy is a must read. The Unluckiest Country…
assorted links related to Bill C-300
Here are a few links I’ve gathered over the last couple of weeks. Canadian Lawyer’s Magazine supports Bill C-300 Toronto Star on the Canadian government’s weak CSR plan, which critics…
assorted links related to Bill C-300
Here are a few links I've gathered over the last couple of weeks.Canadian Lawyer's Magazine supports Bill C-300Toronto Star on the Canadian government's weak CSR plan, which critics refer to…
assorted links related to Bill C-300
Here are a few links I’ve gathered over the last couple of weeks. Canadian Lawyer’s Magazine supports Bill C-300 Toronto Star on the Canadian government’s weak CSR plan, which critics…
NO PROROGUE OSHAWA
Here are a a couple of pictures I took on the Berrycam. Doing a quick count, I estimated that 130 - 150 people congregated outside of Colin Carrie's office in…
Canada 2.0
Today’s protests around Canada against the Conservative’s reckless abuse of power were a great success, look here, even the Globe and Mail is impressed. So, how did a little ‘internet…
Today, we stand for democracy.
Throughout our land today, we raise our voices for democracy. We march in peaceful protest to send a message to you who claim to lead us, be you blue, red…
Declining service
During the Lorne Calvert era, the NDP and Saskatchewan Party engaged in simplistic debates on the merits of crown corporations. Brad Wall used to stand up, get red in the…
Red Chris Mine: An environmental law victory can still be a loss for the environment
Thursday, January 21, 2010 This morning the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in MiningWatch Canada v. read more
Merry Christmas!
Here's a rather delightful communist Christmas carol from the comrades at rathergood.com
Paul Wells quoting Steve V quoting Jack Layton
Paul Wells over at MacLean’s was surfing the blogs and found Steve, the “widely-read and respected Liberal bloggers in the history of that vitally important medium is none too pleased…
Angus Asks for Answers to ACTA Secrets
Charlie Angus (NDP) penned an open letter1 (.doc) (26 January 2010) to Peter Van Loan (Conservative Minister of International Trade) regarding the ongoing secretive ACTA negotiations and Canadian copyright issues.…
The Big Disraeli Plan: Four Years Late
“I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?” - 19th century British statesman and Winnipeg freeway namesake Benjamin Disraeli. A few bloggers (Graham the rabblerouser and the ever-mysterious…