Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey on ‘Ethical Oil’ Ads
oprah.jpg Dear Oprah, I just don't know where to begin. I can't find my words because I respect you so much. You're a woman pioneer who has done much to…
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Chicago Blackhawks visit gay community centre
Niklas Hjalmarsson Source: http://www.sharkspage.com/?p=1344Hockey is for Everyone™ is the mission statement and name of the NHL's primary youth development and grassroots program that provides support to nonprofit youth hockey organizations…
Ontario Votes 2011: McGuinty’s Prescription For A Cancer Called “Canadian Experience”
The Liberals pledge to offer $10 000 in tax credits to Ontario businesses that hire new immigrants is spot-on. It might just be the cure for a stubborn cancer called…
Politics, Re-Spun on Coop Radio, September 5, 2011
Spending Labour Day with Imtiaz Popat on “The Rational” on Vancouver’s COOP Radio, talking about Christy Clark’s revocation of a pre-2013 election date , the end of the HST, the…
Realigning Canada’s Political Spectrum
Canadians have traditionally held social democratic values while supporting centrist political parties. Canadians support universal single payer public health insurance, public pensions and a social safety net, all of which,…
Labour Day and the Toronto Sun: An Annotation
Public sector workers are lazy and overpaid parasites sucking at the taxpayer teat. Or something. Please remember to tell us this when we’re doing ACLS on your sorry ass. Happy…
Full Disclosure: Biased. Socialist. Bastard.
by matttbastard Yeah, so, once again I’m officially a member of the New Democratic Party of Canada. (If you’re not part of the solution, etc etc.) In my defence, this…
With Persichilli Appointment, PM Harper Shows Quebec The Political Middle Finger, Embraces The Ethnic Vote
Quebec will not be a priority for the Conservative Canadian Prime Minister during the next four years of his comfortable majority rule. That was the message Stephen Harper sent with…
Girly Men Are The Real Thing!
Harper Government: Changing our genes and caffeine. Arnie the Governator was right! There are girly men. Do you know what’s causing them, and causing girls to hit puberty before their…
Harper Snubs UN General Assembly–Why?
What kind of Canada has a prime minister who does not speak at the UN General Assembly? Stephen Harper’s Canada. But why? CBC journalist David Common tweeted yesterday about Harper…
Change You Can See
Being the change you want to see in the world — it’s not just a clever slogan, it’s the only direct way someone can change their circumstances. Here are some…
17 Federal NDP Leadership Possibilities
Jack Layton spent much time in his last days crafting his messages of hope, justice, optimism, equality and integrity: encouraging us to move on and build on the Orange Crush…
NDP now tied with Conservatives federally
Public grief over Layton puts NDP even with Tories in poll - The Globe and Mail The Conservative support has dropped since the election and the NDP keeps on rising.…
NDP vs Liberal Leadership Election Procedures
We are at a unique position not seen in a long time when both the NDP and the Liberals are set to elect new leadership and are currently led by…
Ezra Levant Is Ethically Outraged Over Jack Layton’s Final Farewell
by matttbastard In the midst of his double-fainting couch freakout over Jack Layton’s outrageously socialist state funeral, flesh & blood cartoon QMI columnist Ezra Levant claims the late NDP leader…
Olivia Chow Should Follow Her Own Political Path
The buzz: Jack Layton‘s widow, Olivia Chow, will likely run for the leadership of the Federal NDP. Bad political decision if the MP for Trinity-Spadina, Toronto, does. The world over,…
A Coming Out Party for Optimists
Watching the funeral services yesterday for Jack Layton, I felt it was like a coming out party for optimists, a chance for people to be unashamed to express hope in…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Former U.N. Ambassador Stephen Lewis ended his moving eulogy for Jack Layton yesterday with this inspiring quote: Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a…
Stephen Lewis’ Eulogy for Jack Layton
Full text of Stephen Lewis’ stirring eulogy for Jack Layton - The Globe and MailStephen Lewis gave a very moving eulogy for Jack Layton at the funeral. The audience broke…
Tough acts to follow
This week has marked the untimely departure of two charismatic leaders from the helm of two very different organizations. Canada’s New Democratic Party Jack Layton succumbed to cancer, shortly after…