Harper Clearly Lies…Again
Stephen Harper brought up the coalition again today, saying that the opposition parties would move with lightning speed after an election to form a coalition if the Conservatives win a…
Harper Clearly Lies…Again
Stephen Harper brought up the coalition again today, saying that the opposition parties would move with lightning speed after an election to form a coalition if the Conservatives win a…
Harper Clearly Lies…Again
Stephen Harper brought up the coalition again today, saying that the opposition parties would move with lightning speed after an election to form a coalition if the Conservatives win a…
DAY FOUR: Things Get Interesting Early
I have had my heart set on going to the polls since last year when Harper, our Evangelical Christian PM, reverted to form once again and started cramming his beliefs…
Sustainability Becoming Required Course In MBA
Leading business schools in Canada and around the world are adding sustainability to their required MBA curricula. Oxford in the U.K., INSEAD in France, and York University in Canada are…
Cities Running Huge Risks by Ingoring Climate Change: UN Habitat Report
I'm one of the many contributing authors for this year's UN Habitat Global Report on Human Settlements, launched in London on Monday (see also BBC). This is the first time…
GO TO OUR CANADA 2011 WEBSITE!
FYI, I will re-directing the blog to the Canada 2011 Election site until the end of the campaign. The direct link is http://democraticspace.com/canada2011. The blog will return after the election…
Jason Kenney’s Failed Immigration Reforms
Jim Creskey at The Embassy: Kenney—with some help from Prime Minister Harper and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews—used the arrival of two boatloads of Tamil asylum seekers in an attempt…
Election Issues: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Putting a Price on Carbon
With the federal election now underway, I haven’t been hearing much discussion in the mainstream media regarding issues. The Opposition parties in parliament have been trying to frame the election…
Vaut mieux être riche et républicain que pauvre et démocrate
On se doutait bien qu’aux États-Unis les Républicains favorisaient davantage les riches que les Démocrates. Rien de tel qu’une bonne vieille représentation graphique pour confirmer nos doutes. Larry Bartels de…
Post Secondary Education for Your Kids vs Tax Cuts for Foreign Corporations
Today the Liberal unveiled the Learning Passport. This will provide $1,000 a year to every student in post-secondary education, $1,500 for students from low-income families. This tax-free cash will provide…
It’s an easy choice folks!
BILLIONS for fighter jets and prisons or BILLIONS for Health and Education? DUH. Such an easy choice... http://bit.ly/fXH20Q
Picture ID, and the coming election
I don't have picture ID! Anyone have any extra bucks they can donate to help me get a BC ID? It's thirty-five dollars.I make no bones about it. I'm broke.…
10 reasons political candidates shouldn’t use Twitter #elxn41 #CDNpoli #etc
I was reluctant to join Twitter at first, but now I really love it. It turns out that the reasons people think they’re going to hate Twitter don’t reflect the…
Reuters/Talking Points Memo: "Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant"
"TOKYO (Reuters) - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as…
Reuters/Talking Points Memo: "Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant"
“TOKYO (Reuters) – Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan’s battle to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as…
Reuters/Talking Points Memo: "Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant"
"TOKYO (Reuters) - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as…
Reuters/Talking Points Memo: "Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant"
“TOKYO (Reuters) – Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan’s battle to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as…
Nikki Inouye: NDP candidate for Okanagan Shuswap
I've learned who the local NDP candidate for the Okanagan Shuswap is. Nikki Inouye.Here's from her bio on the NDP website:Nikki Inouye was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley.Nikki…
Arctic Ocean has become less salty, more unstable: scientists
Arctic Ocean has become less salty, more unstable: scientistsThe world will be a vastly different place in five years time, much less ten or even twenty.