A few Quick thoughts on the Liberal Predicament. . . . .
I have read a lot of bloggers, journalists, and radio call-in Liberals for a few days now. They have all sorts of reasons for the Liberal defeat and ideas about…
Somebody bring me the head of my predecessor!
There is a real irony that the obvious need for this NDP call for more democratic riding distribution in Saskatchewan is a consequence of this NDP call for more democratic…
Harper Majority Means No Real National Autism Strategy 4 At Least 4 More Years
Photograph by: Blair Gable, Reuters Canadians are waiting to see what Stephen Harper does with the very solid majority that Canadians voted to give him on Monday. One thing they…
dipper deputy leader: Obama is a liar….update: dipper foreign affairs critic: U.S. government has photos
Well, after the catastrophic election results on Monday, and by that I'm referring to the harper majority, I suppose bashing the new opposition party for any reason whatsoever might be…
dipper deputy leader: Obama is a liar….update: dipper foreign affairs critic: U.S. government has photos
Well, after the catastrophic election results on Monday, and by that I’m referring to the harper majority, I suppose bashing the new opposition party for any reason whatsoever might be…
dipper deputy leader: Obama is a liar….update: dipper foreign affairs critic: U.S. government has photos
Well, after the catastrophic election results on Monday, and by that I'm referring to the harper majority, I suppose bashing the new opposition party for any reason whatsoever might be…
dipper deputy leader: Obama is a liar….update: dipper foreign affairs critic: U.S. government has photos
Well, after the catastrophic election results on Monday, and by that I’m referring to the harper majority, I suppose bashing the new opposition party for any reason whatsoever might be…
Efficient Market Hypothesis, the corporate bond sales pitch and rationality
If the EMH were true then would this sales pitch be a lie? This pitch says that they can pick winners and can avoid losers. Does the EMH imply that…
Christian right will find out soon- What a friend they have in Harper – Can PM keep abortion off the agenda
Stephen Harper finally has his majority, the third time was the charm. Canadians, while perhaps not warming to the Conservative leader, did trust him sufficiently to let him rule without…
CBC Radio column: Time to change Elections Canada’s arcane rules
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about Elections Canada’s ban on reporting the results of a federal election in a time zone…
Quebec NDP: The Kids [Could Be] All Right
Monday was an exciting night for Quebec university NDP clubs, as a number of members of their executives were elected to the House of Commons, amidst a wave that elected…
Big Bwana – A Song for the Stephen Harpers of the World (including you, Gordon Campbell)
Writen and performed by Wednesday Jones. Filed under: Political Humour Tagged: big bwana, Gordon Campbell, song, Stephen Harper, youtube
Good news everybody!
Still on the Futurama theme. Couple of interetsing items in the news today. We have the Conference Board of Canada releasing their report on the ability of the Winnipeg and…
The Green Party and the 2011 Federal Election: My Observations
It’s been an interesting week in Canadian politics. I’ve fallen a little behind with my own analysis of the election that happened two days ago now. In my defence, I,…
Conservatives win majority
NDP places second, which is the first time a Canadian government has had an opposition party other than the Liberals or Conservatives. It’s certainly a disappointing result, but hardly unanticipated.…
Federal Election Reshapes Canada’s Climate Policy Landscape
History was made in Canada’s federal election on May 2. Conservative gets majority goverment while New Democrat serves as Opposition for the first time. How will this alter federal policies…
Alert! Episode 184
Canadian Dimension editors and regulars reflect on the outcome of the federal election and discuss how we must fight the Harper majority: John Cartwright (Toronto & York Region Labour Council);…
Imagine if the NDP had won a majority
What would the press and punditry be saying about this? That would be the tanking of the TSX over the last two days. Filed under: Canadian Politics
Krugman clarifies: modern Keynesians are no planners.
“I do think it’s useful to read Keynes. But Greg is right: modern Keynesianism is to be understood through the views of modern Keynesians, not by hunting through the original…
Finding a place for politics in the new Parliament?
Through a late surge of support that has redrawn the parliamentary battlelines, Canada’s brand of social democracy has been announced the official ideology of opposition for the first time. It…