Layton has no Power
Jack Layton can go on and on about how he will "work together" with the Conservatives, but it is not going to happen. The whole reason why Stephen Harper wanted…
Election Post-Mortem: The Conservatives
Previously: NDP, Bloc, Liberals, GreensA lot has been written over the past two weeks about the election that was, but nearly all of it has been about Jack Layton's victory.…
Two-day art festival for the homeless in Vancouver – ATSA event in the Downtown East Side
A Montreal artist collective is taking their public art to the streets of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. Billed as “The Pigeon’s Club”, an art festival for the homeless, the event…
If You Take Quebec Out Of The Mix…
It is a phrase I am hearing Conservative pundits,using more and more, most recently on Power and Politics a few minutes ago (Joan Crocker insists that without Quebec, Canadians were…
Less than a week until nothing out of the ordinary happens. Poll: How will Rapturites react?
It is no longer news that a small group of devout American Christians are eagerly awaiting this coming Saturday, May 21st, which they believe will see the Rapture of all…
Personally I Blame Harper For This #0007
So the Christian Fundie-Retards have been embolden by the Rightwing Majority Rapture of orgasmic goodness know as Raging PMS and the SeePeeSee. They want everyone to know that abortion is…
World Economics Association Formed
Today marks the launch of a new global organization committed to plurality and ethics in the economics profession, the World Economics Association. The six initiators of the Association include Edward…
The Politics of Fear: An election post-mortem
The politics of fear: An election post-mortem | rabble.caBy Trish HennessyExcerpt:(Part one of a series)This blog post attempts to explain the power behind the dominant frame at play in this…
Video: Canadian Labour in Crisis
On May 5, 2011, David Camfield launched his new book, Canadian Labour in Crisis – Reinventing the Workers`Movement, at the Mondragon Bookstore and Coffee House in Winnipeg, Canada. David Camfield…
Clauses 10 & 11 of the Constutution: Allocation of Finances and Code of Ethics
The last two clauses of the constitution. These deal with finances and the internal Code of Ethics.Clause 10: Allocation of Financial Resources10:1 All contributions and donations that are not the…
So. Um.
I've been meaning to get the blog up and running again, following that debacle of a dissertation defense. (If you must know, I'll go into it, but I'd rather not.)…
St. Brendan’s Day: Lessons in Mythmaking from the Mists of Time
Today, May 16, is the day when St. Brendan is supposed to have died in 578. He's the guy who is said to have set off from Ireland in a…
A Snapshot of the Vulnerable Underclass of Foreign Workers in Canada
There are lots of ways to look at Canada’s checkered history with immigration. Europeans welcome, French to a lesser degree after they lost a war or something, Chinese railroad workers,…
News from the Zoo
Kazoo and OboeI got all the birds’ vet tests back last week, and everybody’s healthy. The big news is that Kazoo was DNA-sex-tested. With most parrots, including Double Yellow-Headed Amazons,…
The Human Alternative. . . .
I find it fairly interesting the way Liberals and Conservatives in this country are desperately trying to portray the NDP as a wacky socialist throw-back to the 1960s. Acceptance of…
TorStar Op-ed: Liberals have to create a next political centre
This past Saturday the Toronto Star published the following piece by Taylor Owen and myself on its op-ed page. Thought I'd put it here for those who might have missed…
Help Save the Redwoods with Modern Tech
Organizations that care about protecting the environment are always looking for ways to get more people helping them out and in some cases consumer technologies are the solution. Save the…
Independence Equals Weakness In Today’s Ottawa
Outgoing Speaker Milliken has articulated his thoughts that "party leaders wield too much power" in our Parliamentary system. It's hard to argue with the logic, apart for the belief that…
Tim Hudak vs. Ontario jobs, Eastern Ontario edition
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Hudak+urged+support+green+energy/4787642/story.htmlFrom Windsor to Ottawa, Ontario families & Ontario businesses are standing up to defend jobs created for families by private investment helped by the Ontario Lib...
From MediaCulpa, George Monbiot vs. Margaret Wente
Still working on the dual-blogging multiple-redundancy thing. Bear with me. Link here, via here.