Fixing Parliament
I got to page 3 of this article and then stopped because it was too depressing. So the question is how do you fix it? For Conservatives the answer is…
Radical States: GOP Forcing Their Nightmarish Right-Wing Vision on People Who Elected Them
The scary thing is that these people are getting elected in the first place. The U.S.A. is a very sick place, Culturally, politically and economically. And it may take more…
Radical States: GOP Forcing Their Nightmarish Right-Wing Vision on People Who Elected Them
The scary thing is that these people are getting elected in the first place. The U.S.A. is a very sick place, Culturally, politically and economically. And it may take more…
Radical States: GOP Forcing Their Nightmarish Right-Wing Vision on People Who Elected Them
The scary thing is that these people are getting elected in the first place. The U.S.A. is a very sick place, Culturally, politically and economically. And it may take more…
Radical States: GOP Forcing Their Nightmarish Right-Wing Vision on People Who Elected Them
The scary thing is that these people are getting elected in the first place. The U.S.A. is a very sick place, Culturally, politically and economically. And it may take more…
"What’s Disgusting? Union Busting!" Chant Wisconsin Crowds That Swell to 30,000; Key GOP Legislators Waver
This is beginning to look a lot like Egypt. Peacenik knows some rightwing whacko first suggested this but that doesn't mean it is necessarily untrue. Or that there is something…
"What’s Disgusting? Union Busting!" Chant Wisconsin Crowds That Swell to 30,000; Key GOP Legislators Waver
This is beginning to look a lot like Egypt. Peacenik knows some rightwing whacko first suggested this but that doesn’t mean it is necessarily untrue. Or that there is something…
"What’s Disgusting? Union Busting!" Chant Wisconsin Crowds That Swell to 30,000; Key GOP Legislators Waver
This is beginning to look a lot like Egypt. Peacenik knows some rightwing whacko first suggested this but that doesn't mean it is necessarily untrue. Or that there is something…
"What’s Disgusting? Union Busting!" Chant Wisconsin Crowds That Swell to 30,000; Key GOP Legislators Waver
This is beginning to look a lot like Egypt. Peacenik knows some rightwing whacko first suggested this but that doesn’t mean it is necessarily untrue. Or that there is something…
This is the worst attack on our democracy since…
The recent refusal of International Development minister to resign after lying to a parliamentary committee seems an afront to the principles of democracy. I find myself searching for another event…
An Open Letter from the Oshawa Federal Liberals
This is an open letter from the Oshawa Federal Liberal Association to the community and the press in Durham Region and elsewhere regarding the Bev Oda situation.
Sudbury Event in Campaign to Raise Welfare Rates
A section of the Canadian Union of Public Employees -- Ontario is holding a conference in Sudbury at the end of February. CUPE-O has decided to support the "Raise the…
steve harper, governing by sledgehammer
A brilliant analogy, Mr.Gardner! snippetThe other day I picked up a sledgehammer and smashed my television.The wife and kids were somewhat surprised.“Honey,” my wife said gently. “Why did you do…
steve harper, governing by sledgehammer
A brilliant analogy, Mr.Gardner! snippet The other day I picked up a sledgehammer and smashed my television. The wife and kids were somewhat surprised. “Honey,” my wife said gently. “Why…
steve harper, governing by sledgehammer
A brilliant analogy, Mr.Gardner! snippetThe other day I picked up a sledgehammer and smashed my television.The wife and kids were somewhat surprised.“Honey,” my wife said gently. “Why did you do…
steve harper, governing by sledgehammer
A brilliant analogy, Mr.Gardner! snippet The other day I picked up a sledgehammer and smashed my television. The wife and kids were somewhat surprised. “Honey,” my wife said gently. “Why…
Speaking of cultural ignorance: A letter to Manjit Singh
Dear Mr. Singh, It’s with great interest that I read your letter in Thursday’s Gazette in which you attempt to school the « culturally ignorant » members of our National…
Entitlement Reform
Please, please, please let Democrats, and the media (at least) in the United States stop talking about Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare as "entitlements". I'll accept "social insurance" or "the…
In Defence of the Obama $6 Border Tax Grab
When I first heard of the inclusion of a US$5.50 fee for crossing the border into the USA, I was livid. But then I heard that it only applies to…
BC Liberal Leadership: (Final) Order of preference
The three top issues guiding my decision remain as they have been throughout: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. We work, play, live…