Photo by Caelie Frampton Winnipeg, May 12, 2015: Council of Canadians Chairperson Maude Barlow predicts that Stephen Harper will cease to be Prime Minister of Canada following the federal election…
Image from Public Domain The New Democratic Party’s (NDP) surprise landslide victory in last week’s provincial elections in Alberta sent a shockwave through Canadian politics. With over 40 percent of…
One would almost think the Supreme Court is getting tired of the Conservative government’s vendetta against Omar Khadr: The country’s top court swiftly dismissed the Conservative government’s latest attempt to…
Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon, February 9, 2015 (Artizans). In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the all-encompassing scope of surveillance and eavesdropping by Western states against their own people…
Photo from Public Domain Imagine you are flying a plane carrying millions of passengers over unfamiliar terrain. Now imagine making the decision, mid-flight, to disable and destroy the instruments that…
Pigeon Lake, AB at sunset • Photo by WinterE229 Canada’s appetite for political change was demonstrated by the surprising win of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Alberta’s elections, which…
Photo by Kurt Bauschardt The NDP victory in Alberta presents a real opportunity for the labour movement and wider working class to make substantial gains. The defeat of the 44-year…
Photo by Dave Cournoyer Election outcomes like Alberta’s do not come often: the total collapse of a four decade conservative dynasty and majority power for a party considered on the…
PM Steve Harper Stephen Harper: The Musical! OR How To Survive & Thrive in the Dying Days of the Empire of Oil Laughs provided by Parliament Hill? For real. James…
A few of the conservative uptight MSM types reacted with dismay over Elizabeth May’s ‘tell it like it is’ speech at the Ottawa Press Gallery dinner. I had mentioned in…
It is incomprehensible to realize that Canada, once the envy of many throughout the world, has after a decade of right wing neo con governments, turned its back on the…
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May had in many ways set the bar for other elected officials across Canada. I have been inspired by her and admired her tenacity and forthrightness.…
I’m a little reticent to post this, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about lately. I think I’m ready for all the trolls and hate and malarky. I get that…
Anyone wanna guess how much noise would be made by the Whinging Right if the Libs or NDP ever did something like this? Are the Conservatives trying to remind the…
The release of Omar Khadr, on strict conditions, has reignited the debate over his capture and imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay. The Conservative Party, ever in campaign mode, is always looking…
At long last, a bit of justice for Omar Khadr. The so-called war criminal was finally released on bail in Edmonton this week, despite the best efforts of the despicable…
Okay, I agree – the science isn’t in. Not all of it anyway. There’s more coming in almost daily – research, studies, experiments, observations and analyses, projections – there’s a…
And now let’s hear from Former Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Joe Clark
Nice to see some long-delayed fairness and justice taking place this morning: “Mr. Khadr you’re free to go.” With those words, Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Myra Bielby turned down…
The question for the federal scene coming out of the historic NDP wave election in Alberta that saw them jump from four seats to 53, a solid majority, is whether…
