Alberta and Polls: Never Again
The Calgary Flames are preparing to host their first playoff game since 2009 in a matter of days. While the Flames are working hard to even up their series, the…
Canadian Politics
Progressives want to win the next election. George Lakoff tells us how.
Photo by Kris Krüg Why are conservatives so successful in communicating their messages? What do progressives need to do to communicate their values to large populations? rabble.ca and our partners…
2015 federal election debate could see Elizabeth May take on Stephen Harper
Richard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations Really, who did not see this coming. issue here is that we want to see and hear all the leaders debate. How many times have we been…
Harper, BC Tory MPs have oil on their hands from English Bay spill
Richard Hughes-Cowichan Conversations It is when events like the recent bunker oil spill in English Bay take place that the value of independent writers, thinkers, and bloggers like Rafe Mair…
Petition to Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair
Photo by Matt Jiggins SIGN THIS PETITION We call on Tom Mulcair to advance, as a priority, the following policies, which we call the 4 P’s, as part of the…
John McCallum visits Brantford-Brant to talk immigration/cultural issues
This past Thursday evening, John McCallum, Liberal MP from Markham-Unionville and the LPC’s critic for Immigration/Multiculturalism/ Seniors visited Brantford-Brant to meet with Liberal candidate Danielle Takacs and leaders of Brantford-Brant’s…
Cold Camembert, Collingwood Style
Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth made comments last week about how awful it is to eat normal airplane food as an excuse why she billed more sumptuous meals to her taxpayer-funded…
Alberta politics suddenly got unpredictably whacky
So Jim Prentice was a virtual lock to win this election a couple of months ago… at least in the eyes of the pundits, particularly after Danielle Smith and half…
Seniors are not a good reason for doubling TFSA limit
After years of being promised whenever the federal books got balanced, it looks like the next Harper budget is indeed going to double the contribution for Tax Free Savings Accounts.…
Seniors are not a good reason for doubling TFSA limit
After years of being promised whenever the federal books got balanced, it looks like the next Harper budget is indeed going to double the contribution for Tax Free Savings Accounts.…
Seniors are not a good reason for doubling TFSA limit
After years of being promised whenever the federal books got balanced, it looks like the next Harper budget is indeed going to double the contribution for Tax Free Savings Accounts.…
Seniors are not a good reason for doubling TFSA limit
After years of being promised whenever the federal books got balanced, it looks like the next Harper budget is indeed going to double the contribution for Tax Free Savings Accounts.…
Chris Hedges Calls Steve Harper A Pawn Or Puppet Of Corporations
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Vancouver Observer has been a most welcome edition to the media mix in the Vancouver market and beyond. They prove, dig and unapologetically provide us with…
Ontario’s brave new cap and trade program
The Globe and Mail just broke the story on what will likely be the defining component of Kathleen Wynne's legacy: The Ontario Liberals are introducing a big cap and trade…
Ontario’s brave new cap and trade program
The Globe and Mail just broke the story on what will likely be the defining component of Kathleen Wynne’s legacy: The Ontario Liberals are introducing a big cap and trade…
Ontario’s brave new cap and trade program
The Globe and Mail just broke the story on what will likely be the defining component of Kathleen Wynne's legacy: The Ontario Liberals are introducing a big cap and trade…
Ontario’s brave new cap and trade program
The Globe and Mail just broke the story on what will likely be the defining component of Kathleen Wynne’s legacy: The Ontario Liberals are introducing a big cap and trade…
Another Reason to Resist C-51
Photo from Public Domain A recent run-of-the-mill telemarketing call from one of Canada’s largest credit companies took on a threatening tone. Who knew that owning a credit card whose purchases…