Toronto Anarchist Bookfair: Next Weekend!
It is that time of year again - time for the Toronto Anarchist Bookfair! It's happening next weekend, at the Steelworkers Hall at 25 Cecil Street, and you know i'll…
Imagine No Harper
This link came from an anonymous comment on another post on this blog. It is a little bit of satire you can spare 3 mins or so to enjoy and…
How not to sell (me) a car
I was waiting in my dealer’s showroom last week as my car was being serviced and overheard this conversation between a young sales rep and a potential customer. “Can I…
Stalemate on the left cannot continue
Canada is a progressive nation but our progressive voters are fractured between three parties. As long as this imagined conflict is allowed to continue, the minority conservatives will govern us.
Resisting Austerity: Don’t (Just) Show Me the Money
We hear a lot these days about the need for cuts to public spending, for saving money. The use of this rhetoric to cover massive changes in how our lives…
A gun registry primer
For the purposes of full disclosure, I am not a fan of Canada’s gun registry laws as presently enacted. I am not at all averse to licensing owners or registering…
Over My shoulder: I see Stephen Harper
Crime fighter Stephen Harper says that Canadians deserve “to live in a country where they don’t have to look over their shoulders as they walk down the street.” Throughout the…
More Curiosity About Alberta Party
Here is a link to an interesting article in FFWD out of Calgary that will give you a sense of the recent history and amazing growth of the Alberta Party.…
We are paying for corporate tax cuts with our souls.
Still believe corporate tax cuts will create jobs,then perhaps you should have a listen to what Nomi Prins, author of It Takes a Pillage,has to say. While she discusses the…
The Harper Legacy – Series Suspended
Just like the harper regime I am going to break my promises and suspend dialog, my intention to document Harpers antidemocratic actions and words over the last few years is…
Contrasting Opinions
Source: CTV News: Harper Plan Would Eliminate Deficit by 2014"Parliament hasn't voted on it, the government fell on a procedural matter."- Jim Flaherty, Finance Minister on CTV's Power Play.When Parliament…
Molly’sBlog 2011-04-10 00:52:00
HUMOUR:MISSING THE POINT:Another great cartoon from the pen of Stephanie McMillan.
GRANT HUMES: ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Grant Humes is the Liberal Candidate in Durham. He is campaigning to unseat incumbent Bev Oda. Check out Grant’s newest campaign video: Grant Humes on the Campaign Trail from Lee…
First Edmonton-Leduc candidates forum coming up!
Wednesday April 13th at 7 pm: All-candidates forum at the Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts (Leduc Composite High School, 4308 - 50 Street in Leduc). See you there!
The Roots – Sacrifice (feat. Nelly Furtado)
"I'll tell y'all one lesson I learned/If you want to be something in life/You ain't gonna get it unless you make a little bit of sacrifice".Seriously. The Roots are the…
Photo Challenge 17 – Picture within a Picture
The Picture within a Picture theme was a real challenge, or perhaps it’s just that my creativity is completely sapped by work these days. In any case, the pics are…
Negative impact of LRT on the City of Waterloo
I wrote a little report on some concerns I have about what LRT will do to the city of Waterloo. You can download it here. (Click the file name LRT_impact_on_Waterloo.pdf…
Support for light rail trains gets a boost
During the recent public consultations, the Region distributed a survey that could be filled out on paper or online. It listed 11 options: nine were forms of LRT, one was…
Response Too Large
Last week I mentioned that there was a meeting scheduled for today with Michael Ignatieff. It was meant to be a policy briefing on family issues.I'm told that the response…