The Power of Provinces and the Importance of the 2011 Ontario Election
When Stephen Harper won a majority in the federal election he did this first and foremost by attracting a large body of voters who had not voted for him in…
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Maternity Leave is Less Valued Than Prison In Canada
...when it comes to Employment Insurance benefits. This story comes via Cyberpresse and surrounds the struggles of Montrealer Norah Krahl whom, a month after returning from maternity leave, found out…
Canada’s Unenviable Royal RaceTo The Past
Where are Canadian progressives when you need them? Where were Canada’s anti-mornachists, pacifists and nationalists when Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government were planning to return Canada to…
Harper loves movies! Jane Taber’s desperate fluff piece to make our PM seem human.
He loves cats! He loves pop music! Now we learn our beloved leader loves movies, too! Not only that, Stephen’s a ‘cinephile’ (no not that, you dirty mind). Dear Jane…
Conservatives: Doing Pork-barrel by the Book
An election issue that was overlooked by the electorate was the G8 spending by Tony Clement, a minister in Harper’s cabinet. Tony is very active on Twitter, he’s practically the…
Apocalyptic crisis budgeting
Apocalyptic crisis budgeting - thestar.comThis is a good article by Edmund Pries in the Star regarding the recent budgeting of conservative governments.Here it is below. I've highlighted a few parts:The…
Ontario Election 2011: This is, and must be, a referendum on green energy
In all of North America, Ontario is unique in its approach and scale of tackling the dual problems of declining cheap fossil fuel availability and global warming. It has implemented…
Toronto – Shouldn’t the mayor be held to account?
Ford should have known he’d break promises on service cuts and layoffs - The Globe and MailAnd so should the people of Toronto during the election campaign.Excerpt:Mr. Ford ran for…
If you mishandle this situation, you will not be sitting here four years from now
Toronto Spoke: “You’ve been very arbitrary with your choices,” says Jason Adam Robins « Ford For TorontoClick the link to watch the video.Here is the transcription of the video. Jason…
Rob Ford is asking for solutions
Toronto News: Take buyout or be laid off, Ford warns workers - thestar.com... but, we know (from the past 8 months as an example) that he won't listen.Rob Ford: "If…
Rob Ford’s bad math and lies continue to dog his steps
Toronto News: Ford poised to break promise of no layoffs - thestar.comRob Ford promised he would balance the books by getting rid of the gravy train - he found there…
Where does he live – in a hole somewhere? Norman Jewison on Doug Ford
Toronto News: Norman Jewison wades into Ford-Atwood spat - thestar.comExcerpt:Acclaimed Canadian director Norman Jewison says he was “shocked” by Doug Ford’s dismissive comments on Margaret Atwood, accusing the city councillor…
So Angry
Are you so angry you’d: a- consider bombing a plane? b- leak a secret classified document? c- vote for Jason Kenney? d- all of the above? If you answered d-,…
Ford Nation planning to fill city boards with unqualified conservative cronies
Toronto News: Ford accused of stacking public appointments - thestar.comEarly this year, we saw Case Ootes appointed to completely replace the TCHC board, and then Gordon Chong (part of Rob…
Toronto Sun: let’s make Toronto worse
How Rob Ford could improve T.O. | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto SunThe Toronto Sun suggests outlawing panhandling, scrapping the bag fee and licensing bicycles are ways to…
Stephen Harper has a tantrum in Brazil and locks himself in the bathroom until he gets his way
Less amusing translation of Brazilian article on Harper bathroom tiff | Centre BlockCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper put Brazilian diplomats in a difficult (embarrassing) position this Monday, demanding a change…
Ontario Provincial Election Opportunity To Defeat Stephen Harper
While attending a barbecue hosted at Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s family home, Prime Minister Stephen called for Liberal Premier McGuinty’s defeat during the October 6 Ontario Provincial election. This isn’t…
The transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich and how this affects Toronto
Toronto at a crossroads: Will Ford's austerity agenda be derailed? | rabble.caExcerpts: Lost in the rhetoric is the fact that there actually is a "revenue" problem, a problem that is…
Hey, Mayor Mud! I want my vote back!
Toronto News: James: A thousand times no - thestar.comFor those who couldn't or wouldn't see the writing on the wall during the election campaign, and ended up believing Rob Ford's…
Can you balance the budget (for Toronto)?
Meat or gravy: Can you balance the budget? - thestar.comThe Toronto Star has put together this interactive budget calculator. Although it seems they put this together with good intentions, they…