Promise Kept
When Jack Layton promised that "I will create more jobs" during the campaign, many scoffed at him. Turns out he was right.In addition to their rookie MPs learning the ropes,…
I went for a bike ride lastnight,…
It has been days since we had an descent weather, and I was not about to waste an evening like last night. I had just picked up my repaired iPod…
The World Ends Tomorrow: May 21st, 2011
Harold Camping - the prophet of doom.According to 89 year old radio personality Harold Camping it’ll be all over by tomorrow. However, he intends to keep his $72 million; he…
A Real Green House: Jack Layton and Olivia Chow in Toronto
Rick Mercer had lunch with Jack and Olivia back in 2010 in their retro-fitted mid-town Toronto home. It's a much better example than Drake's Landing of how to be green.The…
Conservatives, I mean "Looters in Suits", continue with their plan – theft on a national scale
Montreal Simon: Tony Clement and the Chainsaw MassacreAnd that's the Con plan. Right out of the Republican manual. First you waste billions on gazebos, prisons and fancy jet planes. Then…
The Manufacturing Renaissance
On the day after Chrysler announced that it was repaying the U.S. Treasury $7.5 billion in debt, Paul Krugman wrote that manufacturing was making a comeback in America:Crucially, the manufacturing…
British Columbia Finally Has A New Chief Electoral Officer
PostBye-ByeBi-PartisanismIt'sNeverTooLateForRealOversightVilleAnd his name is Keith Archer.And while he comes from the outer reaches of the infamous Calgary School's eliptical orbit and once co-authored a paper with Tom Flanagan, we won't…
Huzzah!
I am once again temporarily in the employ of a great Metropolitan newspaper and shall be moving to fortified compound in the tri-city area forthwith! Excelsior! Tweet The Rev. Paperboy…
The Interim Leadership and Bob Rae
This is incredible: some unnamed MPs or Senators seem to think that one candidate for the Interim Leadership should renounce any right to run for permanent leader EVEN IF THE…
Stephen Harper admits to trolling Andrew Coyne since 2006
In an story that is sure to shock many Canadians, Peter Mansbridge's new interview with Stephen Harper revealed that the primary focus of Canadian politicians since 2006 has been trolling…
Tim Hudak vs. his own record
Tim Hudak once said he'd fight the HST "tooth and nail" after being accused of flip-floping on the long record of PC support for a harmonized tax system, and now…
Help Keep Alvaro Orozco In Canada
Alvaro Orozco, a gay Nicaraguan who unsuccessfully attempted a refugee claim in 2007, was arrested late last week in Toronto while waiting for a bus on his way out to…
@Ursula_AUCC, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada’s (@AUCC_CA) mascot visits @MountAllison University
As I mentioned earlier, the AUCC began a campaign to promote Canadian Universities. Their mascot, Ursula the Polar Bear has been traveling around the country on a tour of over…
Obama: 1967 borders, please
It's quite the provocation in the minds of many, but Barack Obama has done an almost complete reversal of what he said when campaigning in 2008. At a meeting of…
Jane Jacobs’ "Eyes on the Street": A Mount Royal Boulevard Example
The Plateau is one of the most densely populated areas in Canada, and Mount Royal Boulevard, just outside our windows, is a river of constant foot, bike, bus and car…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for May 20, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Fighting Cancer and a Custody Battle - http://goo.gl/Bfkq2 Attorney sues many legal bloggers, ABA, Washington Post… -http://goo.gl/VNwzY New Texas law…
Stephen Harper, John Steward, and Asbestos
An online article in today's Globe and Mail, written by Gerald Caplan, explores how the Harper government's retrograde policies have made Canada something of an international pariah. Especially interesting is…
Get With The Program Or Get Lost
One thread I particularly liked from Rae yesterday, this idea of "changing the culture" within the Liberal ranks. This morning, I read an article on the whole Rae issue, and…
Remembering the Komagata Maru incident – Memorial walk and panel discussions to remember tragic history
The W2 Media Cafe (Vancouver) is hosting a day of remembering for the ill-fated Komagata Maru, a ship carrying 376 refugees from British India that arrived in Vancouver on May…
Tony Clement and the Chainsaw Massacre
Only Stephen Harper's tormented mind could have conjured up such a ghastly apparition. The sight of the bumbling idiot Tony Clement coming after us with a humming chainsaw.Mr. Clement says…