On governance: (1) Principles
How should we govern ourselves? Since Locke's Second Treatise, the presumption has been in favour of self-government -- that is, each individual adult person has the natural right to govern…
Canada
Canada Hiding Its Carbon Emissions Growth Amidst Rapid Tar Sands Boom
4981183847_4c5e148bfc.jpg Each year, in advance of United Nations (U.N.) climate discussions, governments around the world submit an inventory of their carbon emissions. This year, Canada is taki...
Con Reasoning: We’re corrupt, so we’ll put the most corrupt in charge of the money
Fraud-charged Senator leads Tory fundraising review Irving Gerstein, Harper-appointed Senator, Conservative Fund Board Chair, who, along with 3 other Conservative officials, was charged in the In and Out affair (election…
Canada’s “Open Government” Needs Real Openness
Canada’s government claims about being for ‘Open Government’ got a reality check today as the Auditor General released a scathing report on the government’s non-transparency, and possible corruption in Tony…
Maeng Family and Son with Autism Will Not be Deported from Canada!
VIKTOR PIVOVAROV/TIMES & TRANSCRIPT The deportation order for the Maeng family of Moncton New Brunswick, Canada has been rescinded. The family is no longer facing deportation because of their son's…
Looters in Suits (The Harper Conservative government) outed – again. G8 Spending.
Ministers didn't follow policies for G8 spending: AG - Politics - CBC News The report shows that the Conservatives spent money in their ridings ignoring their own guidelines and transparency,…
Brigette DePape speaks out
Why I did it: Senate page explains her throne speech protest - thestar.com: Brigette DePape I am moved by the excitement and energy with which peoplefrom all walks of life…
Canada Post cuts home deliver to 3 days a week.
Canada Post cuts home delivery to 3 days a week - thestar.com I swear that I only get delivery 3 days a week now and in the past few months.…
I BELONG!
…to the “anti-Conservative opinion elite”!!! Woo-hoo! I am SO stoked! We need a slogan! Ads! Buttons! T-shirts! Celebrity spokespersons! The CPC is scared shitless, it seems, of those of us…
Brigette DePape: Silently speaking truth to power
Brigette DePape: Silently speaking truth to power | rabble.ca Excerpt: Brigette was fortunate to have found herself in an unusual position - privileged yet powerless. On the one hand, she…
Peace, Dude (It Pays)
The Global Peace Index asks us to consider the economic value of peace. Hint: It's in the trillions.
Crunching the numbers, who Canadians voted for in the 2011 federal election
As previously stated by many liberal bloggers the Conservatives now dominate the rich west, where most of their votes, that put them in a majority government, came from, the NDP…
Senate protester DePape offered job by Michael Moore
Doc maker Michael Moore backs rogue page over stunt - thestar.com "For a young person to do that and to do it peacefully, and quietly and with grace, I thought…
Cross-Border Talks and Cybersecurity Law Consultation Ended
You are not alone if you did not even know there was a public consultation on cross-border talks. Link to Pirate Party of Canada Press release: Transparent Public Consultation Needed…
Arkansas Families Launch Lawsuits Against Southwestern For Polluting Their Water; New Brunswick Is Open For Drilling
Oilwell (WinCE).jpg Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. is facing more lawsuits because of destructive hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking) practices. Southwestern is already accused of conta...
Woe Canada! More Canadian Shame as South Korean Family In Moncton Forced to Leave Canada Because of Son’s Autism and Epilepsy
VIKTOR PIVOVAROV/TIMES & TRANSCRIPT Canada's shameful and dishonorable conduct towards families and children with autism and other disabilities continues with the forced expulsion of a South Korean family because one…
“Stop Harper” Protest by Parliamentary Page During Conservative Throne Speech
A Senate page managed to stand just meters away from the prime minister with a sign saying “Stop Harper” during the government’s throne speech in Ottawa today. Brigette Marcelle De…
Breaking: TransCanada Keystone I Pipeline Shut Down Indefinitely Due to Safety Concerns
tar-sands-pipeline-state-dept-sued.jpg Following a string of oil spills, TransCanada's Keystone I tar sands oil pipeline has been indefinitely shut down, and banned from restarting operations. To...
On the Quebec question: (5) The Constitution
Final point I want to consider on this issue. Some objections to Quebec separatism or nationalism seem to turn on a fear of "opening up" -- that is, amending --…
Brigette DePape reminds us of our duty
Some people are upset with the protest in the Senate by Senate page Brigette DePape.The issue is not when and where and how she protested (in the Senate in the…