Funny, but actual Egyptians don’t think so: The Arab Spring, they say, isn’t about ballot boxes, it’s about the dignity of humanity. Something the Harper Government™ doesn’t respect, and probably…
Brigette DePape: Silently speaking truth to power | rabble.ca Excerpt: Brigette was fortunate to have found herself in an unusual position - privileged yet powerless. On the one hand, she…
By Susan Delacourt: Though I have immense respect for all the presenters this morning, I found myself a little puzzled by their description of what they describe as conservatism. In…
Tax hounds will always come out of the wood works and scream bloody murder whenever the government proposes a tax hike to cover the costs for some new expense. So…
media-matters.jpg Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that the Environmental Protection Agency had the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act, R...
Wow, Harper has had a majority less than a month and he is already jet-setting. Wait until year four. He will be eating jello out of the navels of virgins!…
"The New Democrats are experiencing something of a surge as of late as we’ve all seen, but now major effects are being felt on the provincial level, especially out in…
I give points to politicians who try their luck online. Over the years there have been laughable incidents with most political parties’ websites, and blogs/Twitter accounts, however. The Conservatives and…
Check out this excellent video version of Bill McKibben's recent Washington Post op-ed "A link between climate change and Joplin Tornadoes? Never!" Narrated and illustrated by Stephen Thomson of Plonomedia.com,…
And on the third day of question period, the NDP discovered how to build a narrative, and the Liberals demonstrated how to use it. So say we all. Jack Layton…
The rift between the old sides of the current Conservative Party of Canada - the old Progressive Conservatives and old Reformer/Alliance members - is starting to turn into an increasingly…
Couldn't he at least drag himself to a game in Canada on the taxpayer's dime?
A message from Stephen Harper: I've got big cuts in mind for Canadians but not for me and my buddies. Suck on it Canada. Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper illustrated…
A significant win for the Federal Government. As readers may recall I was surprised the Federal Court was prepared to second guess Cabinet. So far the decision is unavailable but…
According to an article in yesterday’s Toronto Star, the Ontario government will create room for 60,000 new students in its colleges and universities by 2015-2016, 10% of which will be…
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- The Star skewers the Cons' insistence on pushing ahead with bad budget choices:As the Star argued during the election, Canada needs progressive economic vision…
For the record, I am still trying to figure out how I think Canada could best tackle the problem of a 19th Century Senate in the 21st Century. I am…
For most of the last century criminal sentencing in the Canada was based on deterrence. Certainly reference to denunciation (society's expression of revulsion at the crime) and rehabilitation was made…
As Sharon notes in the comments, this guy did one photo-op and disappeared. Too damn Liberal?
