On the Quebec question: (1) Clarity
(After this, I may just go ahead and write that Israel thing I've had kicking around in my head for a few years. While I'm stepping on landmines, I might…
West Moberly Nation wins second round for the Caribou
Monday, May 30, 2011 BC's Court of Appeal has sided with the West Moberly First Nations in req...
Fortis buys Vermont power utility
Fortis Inc. (FTS-T) announced Monday it will buy Central Vermont Public Service Corporation. CVPS serves 160,000 customers throughout the state. This is the first American purchase for Fortis, a company…
This Week At The Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-05-27
Each week, Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal. It was a bit of a slow week at the Court, so we've highlighted only once…
Canadians for Boycotting Arab and Iranian Goods Hoax
Imagine my surprise at learning that I am the treasurer of the freshly minted “Canadians for Boycotting Arab and Iranian Goods” organization – CBAIG for short. According to a news…
What is this I don’t even… – Queer Thoughts Edition
Here's a gander at what one fellow blogger put on his blog recently:Its fun to watch the Liberals scream FIRE over the NDP and Jack Layton's comments on the constitution.…
"Like winning bingo on the Titanic"
Briony Penn, 2008 Liberal candidate in Saanich-Gulf Islands with some post-election thoughts: On the evening of May 2, along with the majority of Canadians, I was stunned. “Like winning bingo…
Mike Duffy: A happy man
Why he looks so happy? Close to $140,000 a year plus many perks:Senators are eligible for retirement at age 55 and receive 75 percent of their salary as a pension.…
Lather, Rinse; Repeat, as needed!
Apparently, if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it… at least, 39.62% of the Canadians who took the time to vote believe it — all of it.
Muskrat Fails #nlpoli #cdnpoli
A new website tackles the disaster that is Muskrat Flls proposed by Premier Kathy Dunderdale. Amazing what you can do, if you want to. Predictable Update: In the CBC story…
A Progressive’s Lament: Debating the obvious with the obtuse
I have noticed a marked increase in the amount of traffic from right wingers that I have been getting on Twitter lately. I won't call them trolls because to me…
Hudak’s Harris-like approach
In case you missed it, the Ontario Progressive Conservative party had a convention this weekend. There was a lot of, shall we say, extraneous stuff that was going on that…
Other campaign music: Brian Tobin
Popular music is something of a fixture in political campaigns, both fictional and real. “You are my sunshine” and “Man of constant sorrow” turn up in O brother, where art…
Harris-Decima Rears Its Ugly Head – as does Bruce Anderson
Showing the NDP at 33%, the Conservatives at 38%, and the Liberals at 15% (!). This would be groundbreaking... if Abacus didn't beat them to the punch already.The further boost…
Site C: Simple Questions & Answers
We at the Common Sense Canadian will be dealing with the Site C project in some depth and from the outset we would like to acknowledge the tremendous work and…
Green Party of Ontario Platform Launch
Our platform was launched on May 25th in Toronto, since then Mike Schreiner has been touring the province outlining the Green Party's vision for Ontario. The GPO plan tackles the…
So Much For "Intensity" Targets
Reading this piece on more lack of transparency from our government, I was struck by one line in particular, something that should concern us all because it negates even the…
Election 2011: “Don’t Mourn, Organize!”
As the results began trickling in on Canada’s 41st federal election, it quickly became clear that it was to be both the worst of nights and the best of nights.…
Rafe’s Books Nominated for Samara Awards
I’m astonished and hugely flattered to learn that a long time listener and reader of my stuff, Gavin Bamber, has nominated three of my books for recognition as the top…
The Review I want to Read of “What Technology Wants”
A few weeks ago I finished "What Technology Wants" by Kevin Kelly. For those unfamiliar with Kelly (as I was) he was one of the co-founders of Wired magazine and…