Tuesday Evening Links
This and that to end your Tuesday. - The Ottawa Citizen tears a strip off the Cons' G8 patronage and cover-up: The more details emerge about the way the government…
Dumb on Crime
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Marc Lee tears into the "unfunded liabilities" spin on public benefits which is now making an appearance in Canada: (W)hat’s missing from this…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- L. Aaron Wright nicely contrasts the fabricated hysteria over Nycole Turmel against the choices of the Libs and Cons:Where was the outrage when Stephen…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- No, we shouldn't be surprised that Clark-era PCs disagree with the Harper Cons given that their leader long since jumped ship as well.…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Martin Patriquin offers up the definitive response to the pearl-clutching over Nycole Turmel's Bloc membership (italics in original, bold added):(H)ere’s the wee nuance that…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your long weekend.- Thomas Walkom highlights the message being sent to students as to what workers should expect in the years to come. And it's well…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Jeffrey Simpson laments the Cons' evidence-averse crime policies. But it's worth noting that Simpson is off base on one point: much as he…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- As quickly as the Fraser Institute churns out corporate propaganda, Sixth Estate responds - this time nicely debunking a report encouraging yet more giveaways…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Jeffrey Simpson has a bit of trouble recognizing that inequality applies at all rungs of the income ladder, not merely as a matter of…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Sixth Estate examines which party's candidates have violated the Canada Elections Act in recent elections. And it shouldn't be much surprise that Canada's…
Only part of the story
Yes, it's absolutely appalling that federal prison costs have already shot up by 86% under the Harper Cons (by well over a billion per year), and only figure to escalate…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Trish Hennessy's latest Numbers consist of a comparison between Canada and other OECD countries...featuring some great news on the social front:84Percentage of Canadians, on…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to end your weekend.- Brian Topp points out the biggest difference between the Parliamentary reaction to the Harper Cons' attack on Canada Post workers and previous overreaches by…
NDP’s Joe Comartin Falling For Typical Harpercon Strawman Politics: Hook, Line and Sinker
And if what Mr. Joe Comartin says about you is true, Mr. Irwin Cotler, you’re really no better. However, Mr. Comartin, did you have to ask him to accelerate it…
Stephen Harper Introduces an Inconsistency to the Conservative Message
August 3rd, 2010: Despite Stats Can data showing that crime is on the decrease in Canada, Treasury Board President Stockwell Day announces that the Conservative Government of Canada will go…
Pardons
Apparently, there is great fear among politicians that Karla Homolka is going to be pardoned (http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/824284--mps-look-for-ways-to-derail-homolka-pardon-bid). I'm not an expert on pardons, but I didn't think they were...