A Progressive’s Lament: Debating the obvious with the obtuse
I have noticed a marked increase in the amount of traffic from right wingers that I have been getting on Twitter lately. I won't call them trolls because to me…
Hudak’s Harris-like approach
In case you missed it, the Ontario Progressive Conservative party had a convention this weekend. There was a lot of, shall we say, extraneous stuff that was going on that…
Other campaign music: Brian Tobin
Popular music is something of a fixture in political campaigns, both fictional and real. “You are my sunshine” and “Man of constant sorrow” turn up in O brother, where art…
Harris-Decima Rears Its Ugly Head – as does Bruce Anderson
Showing the NDP at 33%, the Conservatives at 38%, and the Liberals at 15% (!). This would be groundbreaking... if Abacus didn't beat them to the punch already.The further boost…
Site C: Simple Questions & Answers
We at the Common Sense Canadian will be dealing with the Site C project in some depth and from the outset we would like to acknowledge the tremendous work and…
Green Party of Ontario Platform Launch
Our platform was launched on May 25th in Toronto, since then Mike Schreiner has been touring the province outlining the Green Party's vision for Ontario. The GPO plan tackles the…
So Much For "Intensity" Targets
Reading this piece on more lack of transparency from our government, I was struck by one line in particular, something that should concern us all because it negates even the…
Election 2011: “Don’t Mourn, Organize!”
As the results began trickling in on Canada’s 41st federal election, it quickly became clear that it was to be both the worst of nights and the best of nights.…
Rafe’s Books Nominated for Samara Awards
I’m astonished and hugely flattered to learn that a long time listener and reader of my stuff, Gavin Bamber, has nominated three of my books for recognition as the top…
Hack Pundit Of The Week: Terence Corcoran
Terence Corcoran is a personification of the newspaper industry. I mean that in the most insulting and derogatory way possible. Old newspaper media, as a business, has failed to adapt…
Postal worker ants reject Cantada Post’s latest offer
Inspired by this story:http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/05/30/canada-post-strike.html
"A Risk Any Sane Person Would Seek to Drastically Reduce"
That is the assessment of Lord Stern of the London School of Economics after reviewing the latest International Energy Agency figures on carbon emissions in 2010. The report shows that…
Two Weeks After Election Day New Dems Support UP – Cons, Libs, Bloc ALL DOWN
Two weeks after Canada's Election, the New Democrats are experiencing an increase in support with the Conservatives, Liberals and Bloc all slipping. Even the daily, relentless campaign by the MSM…
And under the title of “who gives a crap”…
… their royal inbredednesses are in Bytown over Canada Day… Hmmm… maybe book the Thursday off too and head off to Montréal until they leave. Of course, The Robot is…
Another Threat to Renewable Energy
The world is poised on the brink of a "cheap gas" era that may undermine the viability of renewable energy options. Not gas as in gasoline but as in natural…
Another Big Win for American Corporatocracy
The other shoe drops. A federal judge in Virginia has leapfrogged the US Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and ruled that a century-old law barring corporate contributions to political candidates…
Senate reform shouldn’t be a populist bandwagon of convenience
Following Stephen Harper’s appointment of several (more) failed Conservative candidates to the Senate, we’ve seen the usual outrage over the sheer contempt demonstrated by the moves. But for those who…
Not His Honorable Member
That's what PCPO candidate George Lepp is saying now. Yesterday, his story seemed different: Lepp claimed that he had indeed accidentally shot his dick, after which time someone had stolen…
Lightning Storm in Toronto
The CN tower seems to attract the lightning, it was a loud and colourful show last night as a storm swept over Lake Ontario through Toronto last evening. This picture…
The Review I want to Read of “What Technology Wants”
A few weeks ago I finished "What Technology Wants" by Kevin Kelly. For those unfamiliar with Kelly (as I was) he was one of the co-founders of Wired magazine and…