Be photographed with a bear at Mount Allison University
Yes...there's a bear at Mount Allison. Or...at least there will be during on Convocation Day, May 16th 2011. The bear, who happens to be named Ursula, will be visiting Mount…
Vote FOR Liberal Party Democracy, Vote AGAINST Constitutional Amendments
Join the Facebook Group Here.Dear Liberal Family, On Monday May 2nd, 2011, we Liberals suffered what has come to be known as our largest defeat in the history of our…
How about, instead of saying "baggage," you give some details?
I’ll just leave this here… Political mythmaking, Ontario styleBy Tim Armstrong The Hamilton Spectator (Aug 14, 2006) The drumbeat theme of those opposing Bob Rae’s Liberal leadership candidacy is, “A…
How about, instead of saying "baggage," you give some details?
I'll just leave this here...Political mythmaking, Ontario styleBy Tim Armstrong The Hamilton Spectator (Aug 14, 2006)The drumbeat theme of those opposing Bob Rae's Liberal leadership candidacy is, "A smart guy,…
Gingrich Runs.
Gingrich the former house leader of the house of Representatives is going to announce his run for president on wendsday therefore now one of the so called real contender's for…
Why “Centrism” doesn’t quite work for us and needs to be adjusted for
Over the last week I have gotten a lot of rather angry emails and notes speaking in opposition to my thoughts written about in my blog post last week on…
Guerrilla Tactics, Civil Disobedience, And The Census
Given the ideological reasons behind the Harper government's decision to eliminate mandatory completion of the long-form census, all rational objections to the move having been summarily and imperiously dismissed, many…
Reflections on the murder of Osama bin Laden
At the end of the Second World War, the Americans and their allies captured a pack of Nazis, an assortment of the most evil men on Earth. They could have…
The Candidate
Like dipping a single toe into the lake from the dock before jumping in, Ruth-Ellen Brosseau robocalled her constituents yesterday. It was the first thing she has done to earn…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
Israel Birth Day!
Israel turns 63 this year! Israel which was created May 14 1948 has been a country for 63 straight years. And there will be rallies all across many countries celebrating…
Leadership
Having argued in my last post that we should avoid obsessing on leadership politics over philosophy and organizing, there's a reason this post is about leadership. I'm not going to…
American Navy preparing to allow marriage equality on bases
Chaplains in the American Navy will be permitted to officiate at same-sex marriage and civil union ceremonies on base, once the military’s ban on gays serving openly, DADT (Don't Ask…
The LPC Interim Leader Choice Every1 is Ignoring
Why is no one talking about the only experienced young face w/o any baggage who actually speaks both official languages left in the LPC caucus?David McGuinty is a long time…
Members shouldn’t read about constitutional proposals in press leaks
While the decisions made by the Liberal national executive are often questionable, so often it's more the process than the decision that bothers me the most. That was quite evident…