No, wait, I got a dumber one!
I am endlessly surprised by the creativity the Conservative government is putting into explaining why their irrational, scientifically unsound decision to scrap the mandatory long form census is really A-OK.…
On proportional representation (2): the case against
IntroductionLast week, I argued for the claim that proportional representation (PR) is preferable to single-member plurality (SMP) as a system of electing representatives to a democratic assembly. The central reason…
Can’t afford no cheap thrills!
I've been reading a lot in the past couple of weeks. When I was a lot younger, I think maybe 12 or 13, my uncle and his partnet gave me…
Sheikh’s resignation removed from Stats Can site
Yesterday I posted Munir A. Sheikh resignation letter from Statistics Canada, warning that t was likely to be removed. 24 hours later, it's gone. In its place is this: Media…
Censusgate Continues
Two comments on the ongoing censusgate saga: The Chief Statistician has resigned his position in light of the dispute: Fantastic, good for him. He should have done it sooner but…
Stats Can head resigns over census
Clearly, Harper and Clement were imposing a political decision on the internationally renown Statistic Canada. Munir A. Sheikh stood up, and with honour, did the right thing. If only we…
INCEPTION THEORY
For a change from the political, I thought I’d talk about the film INCEPTION, which I saw last night with my wife. We both quite enjoyed it. *SPOILER ALERT* Avert…
Guessing About the Silent Majority
Just a quick note on the continuing CensusGate. Some questions over Minister Clement’s honesty and very fun sarcastic response to recent contortions to explain their ‘reasoning’ to drop the census.…
Meet an Alberta Progressive: Sherry McKibben
One of the primary objectives of this series of podcasts, Meet an Alberta Progressive, is to demonstrate that progressives are a diverse group of people with diverse backgrounds, but to…
taking one’s advice
There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Madela So been…
Video: The Troops are Waking Up
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
Video: The Troops are Waking Up
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
Video: The Troops are Waking Up
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
Video: The Troops are Waking Up
Check out this great video of testimony by a U.S. veteran of the occupation of Iraq, talking about the evils of the occupation, and its connection to class oppression and…
CENSUS DISTRACTIONS
The Harper government wants to axe the long-form census to facilitate social spending cuts by pointing to the inaccuracy of data being used by groups to justify their funding requests.…
Some Good news for the Green Party of Canada!
The Green Party of Canada is preparing to vote on resolutions to either abandon any leadership race for the forseeable future, or hold a race as the Constitution requires. Things…