Comparing Fiscal Federalism in Canada and Australia
One interesting topic for a Canadian living in Australia is the manner in which fiscal and social responsibilities are divided between the levels of government. Both countries are big, regionally…
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Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Martin Regg Cohn exposes the Ontario Libs' pay-to-play governing strategy, as cabinet ministers have been instructed to use their roles and access to…
Australian Library Puts its Collection Outside
Story Wall is an art project running at the State Library of South Australia with the goal of getting more people to read. Even if people don’t read they can…
Why the World’s Eyes Will Be on Canada on October 19th
Next week’s general election will decide whether we can restore the Rule of Law and a functional democracy to Canada. Both hinge on driving Stephen Harper out of office. Yet…
Could Syria Become the 21st Century Sarajevo?
There were plenty of proxy wars during the Cold War only back then the principals had enough sense to avoid direct clashes. That was then, this is Syria where today…
Jason Kenney sails close to the wind on Anti-Terrorism Act at picnic visit
PHOTOS: Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan’s photo of the Kurdish Peace and Cultural Festival in Toronto Saturday, with an image of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan visible in the background. (Grabbed from…
Bernie Sanders: Australian Perspective
Here’s a facebook comment from Australia I enjoyed. Aleta Langdon: A POLITICAL TIP FROM AUSTRALIA: The Republicans, Fox and Rupert Murdoch want Hillary to win the nomination so that they…
Another Hot Year, Even Hotter for 2016
Word from Australia that this year and next will probably see record-breaking temperatures. Sea temperatures around Australia are posting “amazing” records that climate specialists say signal global records set in…
When The Flames Are At Your Door…
… it is pretty hard to deny reality. Australia’s scorching heat wave of 2013, which triggered fierce bushfires and broke more than 100 temperature-related records, including one for the country’s…
Aussie Fireworks Rescheduled. The Spill Happens Monday.
Perhaps Tony Abbott hoped that moving his caucus ‘spill’ vote to Monday instead of Tuesday would leave his main leadership threat, Malcolm Turnbull, unable to make up his mind whether…
Australia Churns this Weekend
There’ll be few calm moments this weekend as Australians prepare for Tuesday’s “spill vote” that could see the removal of Tony Abbott as prime minister. Some Aussies are having a…
Well, They Do Have It Coming
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of Australia. A new report claims that the ‘land down unda’ will be hit harder by climate change impacts than the rest…
Ditto What Australia Said. America Can Be a "Dangerous Ally"
Former Australian prime minister (1975-83), Malcolm Fraser, fears his country’s dependence on the United States could drag Australia into a war not of its own choosing, a war with China.…
MORE Sexism Against Female Canadian Athletes!
THIS picture respects the dignity of a tennis player. Not, “give us a twirl” demeaning, sexist abuse. Today is a terrible day for gender equity in sports. What it looks…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mariana Mazzucato comments on the role of the innovative state – and the unfortunate reality that we currently lack anything of the sort…
Austrialian Team Gets Solar Efficiency Over 40%
It’s been said that once solar power efficiency gets to 40% it’ll be a tipping point for the mass use of solar panels. Now we can see if that is…
Dear Tony, You Can Kiss Our…
A group of Australians gathered on Bondi Beach to bury their heads in the sand in protest of their prime minister’s fossil fuel fetish. More than 400 protesters stuck their…
"Coal Is The Future" – Tony Abbott
Australia’s prime ministerial windbag, Tony Abbott, leaves no doubt about where he stands on climate change – it’s “crap.” Since coming to power, the now seriously unpopular Abbott has wasted…
Austrialia Is Nuts About Space
And Australian conservatives may just destroy Earth. What we don’t know, could demolish us faster than anything else. In the space age, it’s really flabbergasting that we’re not doing everything…
Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Planet Burners
He would have us believe that terrorism is a greater threat than climate change. But with every day that passes the burning planet proves Stephen Harper wrong.For imagine what might…