On polls and election predictions
If nothing else, the BC Liberals’ entirely unexpected and dominating win in BC last night will be a useful lesson in humility for pollsters and those that rely on them…
Canadian Politics
BC Libs surprise election win is a warning to pollsters – and to Justin Trudeau
Can you find anyone other then the BC Liberals who felt they were going to win a majority last night (did they even think that?). I would suspect that number…
Ranked Ballot Initiative in Toronto survives committee – on to full vote in June.
Its been awhile since I’ve posted, so I figured why not 2 on the same day (plus it gives me something else to do besides continue lamenting last night’s tragic…
Labrador speaks – and rejects Conservative tactics
Prime Minister Harper called Peter Penashue the greatest MP representative Labrador has ever had. Cabinet Ministers went into that riding (though notably not Harper) declaring that a re-elected Penashue would…
This morning I saw a few minutes of a CBC Newsworld political…
This morning I saw a few minutes of a CBC Newsworld political panel and again concluded that Canada must abolish its senate immediately. Abolish it now! There is no time…
organized labour is the only potential political force with enough critical mass & enough organizational capability to get things moving.
Here’s my take on the May Day CUPE Sponsored Workshops in Ottawa on Saturday, the 27th of April: It was an interesting affair for its lamentations and the myriad problems…
Ontario NDP gets ‘competing’ advice on Ontario Budget
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has a decision to make soon on whether or not to support the Ontario Liberal government’s budget; failure to support it (or at least an…
Here’s my final photo from the International Workers Day…
Here’s my final photo from the International Workers Day rally in downtown Toronto on May 1, 2013. I couldn’t resist snapping a pic of this “Bourgeois” tour bus parked near…
Toronto Mayday 2013 – Photo set 3 These are various photos of…
Toronto Mayday 2013 – Photo set 3 These are various photos of the International Workers Day march in downtown Toronto during the evening of May 1, 2013. A wide range…
Toronto Mayday 2013 – Photo set 2 Two current issues that were…
Toronto Mayday 2013 – Photo set 2 Two current issues that were emphasized at the 2013 International Workers Day rally in Toronto were the deaths of hundreds of garment workers…
Toronto Mayday 2013 – Photo set 1 These pictures are from the…
Toronto Mayday 2013 – Photo set 1 These pictures are from the starting point of the International Workers Day rally in downtown Toronto in the early evening of May 1,…
Message to Gary Doer: Now might be a good time to place a call to Ottawa, before you have to cross a picket line!
Canadian diplomats, as seen in the public’s imagination and doubtless as they will soon be portrayed by the Harper Government. Actual Canadian diplomats abroad do not appear quite as illustrated,…
Hoping for a change of government in BC
This is a post that some (but not all) of my BC Liberal acquaintances may not like, but as the BC Election draws near and the polls tighten, I’ll say…
The reason(s) behind individual Conservative MP’s rejecting Anti-Trudeau 10%’ers
I find the revelations that several Conservative MP’s are uneasy and not willing to participate in the “10 percent’er” mass mail attack ad campaign that the Conservative Party plan against…
Politicians Fiddling While Planet Burns: Scientists Warn 400 PPM Milestone Ahead
From Citizens Climate Lobby Canada: MAY 1, 2013 – “For the first time in 3 million years , the average daily concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, as recorded…
Former Tory strategist Allan Gregg rips Harper Cons’ ‘systematic attack’ on facts and reason
A couple of old guys born just before the last King passed on, one of them your blogger, the other the pollster and former Tory strategist Allan Gregg. Below: Mr.…
war resister and peace activist kim rivera sentenced to 14 months in military prison
From the War Resisters Support Campaign: Iraq War Resister Kimberly Rivera sentenced to 14 months in military prison after deportation by Harper government On Monday afternoon, during a court-martial hearing…
kimberly rivera to be sentenced today
We expect Kimberly Rivera to be sentenced today. War resister, prisoner of conscience, peace activist, artist, mother, friend, Kim Rivera is in the hearts of all who know her, all…
Wynne pulls back into a “tie” with the PC’s.
A new poll out this morning that should cheer the Ontario Liberal Party and the Premier, Kathleen Wynne: The Liberals and Conservatives are each at 36 per cent while the…