Why Justin Trudeau can not ‘stay positive’
In the world of politics the fight can really only stay as clean as your dirtiest player and the Conservative Party of Canada could not be a dirtier player. They…
Canadian Politics
C-279: First Hour of Second Reading Debate, Tues. April 16, 2013
The gender identity-specific human rights bill C-279 had its first hour of Second Reading debate on Tuesday April 16, starting with an extensive speech by Senate sponsor Grant Mitchell. The…
Dumb move on Harper’s part: manages to equate JT and President Obama together as wimps on terror
I don’t normally blog this late, or on a Friday night.. but I couldn’t pass this up. Tonight, the police managed to capture the 2nd suspect in the Boston Marathon…
NDP caters to conservative critique by nixxing ‘socialism’ references in constitution
Top: NDP leader Mulcair / Bottom: Atefa Akbary and Farshad Azadian The vote at the NDP Montreal convention to remove the word “socialism” from the party’s constitution is symbolic in…
Today’s weather: blue skies, seasonally adjusted temperature of Fahrenheit 78, not 451
You can’t trust anything you read on a website that is not coloured blue. This is important to remember. If you accidentally open a website that is not blue, turn…
The Charter of Rights – Why I’m a Liberal
31 years ago today, the Queen of Canada signed into law the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, along with the rest of the newly-patriated Constitution of Canada. The Charter…
Count on it: Alberta’s doctors got more than the government’s press release indicates
Dr. Michael Giuffre jots down the Alberta Medical Association’s wish list before yesterday’s agreement with the provincial government. Actual AMA negotiators may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Alberta Health…
The pestering begins: Liberal leadership candidates with campaign debt (Updated twice)
I was very critical after the NDP Leadership election that the inboxes of supporters were full of emails from the candidates who did not win the leadership, but had extensive…
A Socialist’s Lament
Let’s be clear about one thing: the New Democratic Party of Canada was never a socialist party. For all the hands wrung and tears shed over its newly amended constitution,…
A Socialist’s Lament
Let’s be clear about one thing: the New Democratic Party of Canada was never a socialist party. For all the hands wrung and tears shed over its newly amended constitution,…
Congrats to JT; plus musings on attack ads & other things
Unless you’ve been away this weekend, you already know Justin Trudeau was overwhelmingly selected to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada on Sunday. My congratulations to…
Advice for Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau: Hammer Stephen Harper on the economy
The neoliberal Harper economy at work: a Toronto street scene, last week. Below: Thomas Mulcair, Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper and Margaret Thatcher. Here’s some free advice for a couple of…
Justin’s not so positive acceptance speech
The full text of Justin Trudeau’s speech can be found here. I wanted to highlight the section talking about the Conservatives and Stephen Harper. It is the first major section…
Wicked Witch war of words: ‘Has Thatcher bashing crossed a line?’ Well, er… no!
The Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz. Below, Ezra Levant in an orange wig with a can of Orange Crush mocks Jack Layton’s funeral. RIP or…
Brian Mulroney is going to be part of Canada’s official…
Brian Mulroney is going to be part of Canada’s official gaggle of groupies at Maggie Thatcher’s Bukkake party on April 17, 2013 in London, England. Yes, that Mulroney; the disgraced…
Irony: The Canadian job-killer Gord Nixon, president and CEO of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is…
Irony: The Canadian job-killer Gord Nixon, president and CEO of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is also the head of the Ontario Liberal government’s Jobs and Prosperity Council. What an…
“The biggest distinction between a Liberal Party led by me and Stephen’s Harper’s…
“The biggest distinction between a Liberal Party led by me and Stephen’s Harper’s Conservatives is one of tone …” – Justin Trudeau (Toronto Star print edition, April 6, 2013) Exactly.…
RBC declares war against Canadian workers
RBC declares war against Canadian workers: Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is firing dozens of its employees in Canada and replacing them with lower-paid temporary foreign workers. RBC is forcing…
An interesting Showcase Day
I thought I’d take a day to reflect on yesterday’s proceedings. Firstly, the Progressive Bloggers event was a success. A good turnout, with some special appearances by George Takach and…