My vote for BC NDP leader: Mike Farnworth
After a long campaign, highlighted more by how much the leaders agreed than any substantive disagreements (except maybe on who hates Gordon Campbell the most), voting has commenced for the…
Unwelcome election
Hostility to electoral democracy and who do we think of? These days its Omar Gadhafi of Libya, Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire or, if you are really daring, maybe the…
The Sacred Cows No Politician Dares To Touch
Thank God the Stanley Cup Playoffs start this evening. This has to be the dullest federal election since Sir John A. swore off the bottle. Same old. Same old.Yet, around…
On the positive side…
… if they win a majority, it’s gong show laughs like this for 4+ years!
On the positive side…
... if they win a majority, it's gong show laughs like this for 4+ years!
Odd Sensibilities
As we near the second and final debate tonight, I've been thinking about some of what has been written and uttered about last night. There seems to be a need…
Odd Sensibilities
As we near the second and final debate tonight, I've been thinking about some of what has been written and uttered about last night. There seems to be a need…
Odd Sensibilities
As we near the second and final debate tonight, I’ve been thinking about some of what has been written and uttered about last night. There seems to be a need…
Should You Go to Law School?
The decision whether you should go to law school is fraught with complicated pros and cons, including opportunities, finances, salaries, and personal goals. Finally some anonymous law student has created…
Disdain and Contempt Lose the Day for Harper – Victory of Substance over Smugness
The first impression left by the debate was the "reality show" aspect of it all. In the parameters of the reality show, the characters are allowed to lie and be…
Polls
Nanos’ overnight poll post-debate has Stephen Harper’s leadership rating down 15 points. That is a big win for the progressives in this country and hardly surprising given the slew of…
Straggler..
Okay so I’ve been slacking on the blogging of late. Mostly because I’ve been hard at work on the campaign trail.. The debate last night was interesting for we political…
Vermonters tackle corporations-as-citizens issue
According to a poll by ABC News, 76 per cent of Americans oppose their Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to grant corporations the same rights as individuals when it comes to…
Bolivia calls on Pachamama to enshrine Nature’s rights in law
According to ancient Andean spirituality, the fertility goddess Pachamama is at the centre of all life. Pachamama has inspired the Bolivian government to pass legislation, entitled the Law of Mother…
NDP Nominates Record Number of Women, First to Field Full National Slate
NDP Nominates Record Number of Women, First to Field Full National Slate The NDP will run 123 women on its slate of 308 candidates, a record 40% female candidates for…
Stephen Harper thinks that what doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger. Unless it kills you.
In 2008, Luc Pomerleau, a biologist at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, discovered secret government plans to weaken regulations & allow corporate food producers to conduct their own safety inspections.…
Hard to watch
Footage shot in Minamisanriku, a town of about 20,000 more or less erased by the March 11 tsunami. So far only about half of the residents have been found alive.…
And now, the French debate…
Tonight's French language leaders debate will almost certainly attract a smaller audience than yesterday's - language comprehension being one reason and hockey playoffs, another - but it is likely to…
Alberta in a Global Perspective Partly Because of Oil Sands
The oil sands have put Alberta on the world stage in many ways. The size of the reserves is enough to turn heads. The size of the capital investment for…