G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
“You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it.”– Prime Minister Harper This is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be…
G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
"You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it."- Prime Minister HarperThis is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be true.…
G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
“You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it.”– Prime Minister Harper This is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be…
2011 Census – Long Form needed
This is acutally an important – although not sexy – policy the NDP should champion. From Stephen Gordon: There is no exaggerating the boneheadedness of this decision: Tories scrap mandatory…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010.As news of the G20's Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer to…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010. As news of the G20’s Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010.As news of the G20's Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer to…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010. As news of the G20’s Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer…
Police Services Board makes like it’s doing something
It's going to select someone independent to review the G20 policing issues. The meeting today ended in some sort of shambles as public outcry against the lack of planned public…
On the Train
I'm sitting on the West Coast Express, on my way into the LPCBC offices, enjoying a coffee I bought on the train, typing my blog entry on my laptop (which…
On the Census
To: Milton Champion - Editor Cc: Lisa Raitt , Tony Clement Next year, Canadians will once again be required to fill out our census forms and be counted. But thanks…
Democracy is a Canadian Tradition
Just a housecleaning post with a bunch of random stuff I’d like to get out there. Canada is awesome and Vancouver’s not bad at all, at all. This site went…
The Big Picture
This may be the sanest explanation I've read so far for why Black Bloc tactics are not just wrong, but ultimately counter-productive. From Thomas Walcom: Two things stand out from…
canada day 2010: shame, shame, shame
Oh Canada Day, my heart is aching and I feel the exact opposite of proud to be Canadian. The horror stories about the behavior of the police toward the people…
poem: free will
Been a while since we had a poem. I found this one in a written journal (yes, I still write on paper, it’s my favourite in some ways) from a…
Phone Sex Operators
Who picks up the phone? Here is an interesting photo essay from Mother Jones on phone sex operators. This woman reveals: I'm 60 years old, I have a BA in…
Breach of Peace, Breach of Trust – now with Bonus Lies!
I've been trying to write a post on the G20 protests for days now, but events keep overtaking me. And now there is only one overriding issue: Chief Bill Blair…
Reaching for my Tinfoil Hat
I've been awfully sceptical of these claims that it was police provocateurs who started the vandalism and the car burning this weekend. Yeah, yeah, the boots - well, most of…
G20 Aftermath Shakes Canadian Democracy: Public Inquiry NOW.
(Originally posted at Comments From Left Field) At this past weekend’s G20 Summit, Toronto the Good was transformed into Toronto the Garrisoned. Almost from the moment the summit began, 25,000…
Katz and Copps: Why Edmonton should be concerned.
Darryl Katz looking to take over the lease on Copps Coliseum says something incredibly important about his plans for Edmonton's Arena District, but not in the way that most are…