Confederation
Two articles I read this morning that suggest, to me, that the end is nigh:Paul Wells on Stephen Harper's not-so-hidden agendaWilliam Johnson on radicalism in QuebecThe two points are obviously…
Confederation
Two articles I read this morning that suggest, to me, that the end is nigh: Paul Wells on Stephen Harper’s not-so-hidden agendaWilliam Johnson on radicalism in Quebec The two points…
Nanos Leadership Index Flawed and Biased Towards Harper
For the entire duration of the election campaign to-date, Canadians have been marveling at the superb leadership ratings that Stephen Harper has been scoring on a daily basis on the…
CAW All Candidates Debate
Watching the CAW debate in Oshawa. I am stunned with with how dull the incumbent is. Glad to be supporting James who can actually respond intelligently to questions. He would…
Unilever’s Triple Win Sustainability Strategy
Unilever is the top Food & Beverage company on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Through Bullfrog Power, Unilever recently became the largest commercial purchaser of renewable energy in Canada at…
The Purpose of Planned Parenthood
Source: CBC News: Tories Defunding Planned Parenthood, MP saysI realize the blog has gone a bit dark as of late, in terms of posting not in terms of content, and…
I am a Secwepemc nationalist (wip)
I propose the creation of a national Secwepemc state, and the abolishment of the bands and the reserve system.We Secwepmc shall form one national government to take direction from all…
Minority Governments for Dummies (and Tory PMs)
the voters elect the House of Commons to governthe leader of the current government (the government before the election) has the right to meet the House and attempt to gain…
Who’d’ve thunk it?
74% of Canadians support Canada's integrated gun gun control program. So why is Jack Layton still pandering to the 22% who oppose Canada's life saving long gun registry?
The Treasury Transfer Effect – You Read It Here First
Munir Sheikh, former head of Statistics Canada and of tax policy at Finance Canada, has an op-ed in today’s Globe: “A Canada-U.S. tax gap means a Canada-U.S. tax transfer.” As…
The New Corporate World Order
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." Einstein Robert Scheer's column over at truthdig.com is well worth a read.What he…
CBC Radio column: The tablet computer market and the BlackBerry Playbook
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with guest host Holly Preston and I talk about the BlackBerry Playbook, calling it a cross between a tablet and a smart…
"Businesses first, families and pensioners second" – CPC candidate Alexander
First Chris Alexander (Conservative Party Candidate for Ajax Pickering)proclaimed that there was no poverty in Canada. Now he says that his party's priorities are "businesses first, families and pensioners second."…
How Stephen Harper Changed My Life — And How Ursula Franklin Spoke to My Heart
I never intended to become politically active. But after Stephen Harper was elected in 2006, Canada didn't feel like Canada anymore and I felt compelled to start taking action. For…
Good Jobs For All
The policy paper to be presented to the CLC Convention next month is now posted on our web site and is well worth reading. http://www.canadianlabour.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/policypapergoodjosen.pdf
Access to Post-Secondary Education
I recently had the chance to read a 2008 book entitled Who Goes? Who Stays? What Matters? Accessing and Persisting in Post-Secondary Education in Canada. Edited by Ross Finnie, Richard…
Alert! Episode 182
Roger Rashi talks about the Cochabamba + 1 Conference on Climate Justice (April 15-17) organized by Alternatives and Canadian Dimension magazine; Sean Devlin, the moving force behind shitharperdid.com talks about…
Shock and Awful – The Truth Behind CIT Cuts
Cutting corporate income taxes doesn’t create jobs. They may raise wages, but probably not for you and me. And they mean Canadian taxpayers are paying more….to help the Americans pay…
Dear Universe, next time I expect you to at least buy me dinner first
This why I'm glad Canada has reasonably restrictive gun laws and doesn't have the cowboy shoot'em up culture of our southern neighbour. I just got off the phone with a…
Stephen Harper 2004 to Stephen Harper 2011
Stephen Harper, 2011: Minority or not, I will not work with or compromise with the opposition parties.Stephen Harper, 2004:It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to…