As a Canadian liberal blogger, I was contacted by a project representative from My Fellow American back in October, the month during which in Ontario, my province of residence, we…
Franke James made it into the New York Times last week. Andrew Revkin covered the Canadian environmental artist who is fighting back against interference and bullying from the Harper government…
Here’s a guest post from Ben Gillies, a political economy grad from the University of Manitoba. Canadians Must Not Let Dubious Political Tactics Turn Us Off Politics Altogether By Benjamin…
New York Times columnist and Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman is now calling the developed world’s meltdown a depression. And he’s warning that we’d better wake up to the threat…
First Past the Post Ballot For reasons purely of pragmatism, our democracies are actually representative democracies where we elect a relatively tiny portion of our population as leaders to represent…
shutterstock_89794186.jpg When it comes to TransCanada Corporation's Keystone XL pipeline approval process, corruption has been rampant, as well covered by DeSmogBlog as it unfolded. The Keystone XL pipeline, currently in…
Had a debate with a well-educated cardiologist this morning who said the occupy movement is missing a political opportunity because it doesn’t have a single focused message. How many times…
I was intrigued by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s attempt to join the Tuvalu delegation at the Durban Climate Change Conference. As she explained, “If my government, the Government of…
Rabble.ca is running a series of reflections on the tenth anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, which sought to create a more democratic politics in Canada ideally as part of…
This month marks the 10th Anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, a coalition of individuals and organizations that called for the formation of a new and more activist progressive political…
Canadians’ racist neglect of our first people’s seems unshakable. We had Davis Inlet, and we didn’t wake up to any systemic problems. That was just a one off? And now…
Normally, I’m wary of slippery slope arguments but when an African government acts to limit freedom of speech, I suspect such an argument may be valid. Unfortunately, South Africa has…
In October, TCU Place in Saskatoon played host to the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s 56th annual convention. This year’s convention was another overwhelming success with 500 to 600 delegates in…
I’ve seldom seen a journalist whine so much about politicians who are too accessible to the public. Look no further, you can find them in the Calgary Herald. Mayor Nenshi…
Overhead view of the Occupy Toronto encampment, St. James Park (from Torontoist) Al Gore's book, "The Assault on Reason" is one of the best treatises on American democracy I've ever…
Overhead view of the Occupy Toronto encampment, St. James Park (from Torontoist) Al Gore’s book, “The Assault on Reason” is one of the best treatises on American democracy I’ve ever…
Overhead view of the Occupy Toronto encampment, St. James Park (from Torontoist)Al Gore's book, "The Assault on Reason" is one of the best treatises on American democracy I've ever read.…
Overhead view of the Occupy Toronto encampment, St. James Park (from Torontoist) Al Gore’s book, “The Assault on Reason” is one of the best treatises on American democracy I’ve ever…
