The Politics of Fear: An election post-mortem
The politics of fear: An election post-mortem | rabble.caBy Trish HennessyExcerpt:(Part one of a series)This blog post attempts to explain the power behind the dominant frame at play in this…
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Tim Hudak vs. Ontario jobs, Eastern Ontario edition
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Hudak+urged+support+green+energy/4787642/story.htmlFrom Windsor to Ottawa, Ontario families & Ontario businesses are standing up to defend jobs created for families by private investment helped by the Ontario Lib...
Tim Hudak vs. jobs for Ontario families
Hudak has declared war green energy jobs for Ontario families, but Ontario is fighting back: http://www.windsorstar.com/opinion/blogs/Green+energy+threat+makes+region/4783142/story.html " has declared war on this region with the insane ...
Fiscally Reposible? Yeah Right
The Conservatives are going to reduce the Corporate taxes by more for next year. If this years budget passes (which of course it will) the corporate taxes will be 16.5%…
Real Estate at the tipping point – More voices predicting major correction
Want to be popular? The most recently available statistics say 70% of Canadians are owners of real estate, so if you're looking to win friends talk bullish about the housing…
Courage in the face of Despair – I’m Voting for the Social Economy
While the Liberals and Conservatives spout on about how well each has handled Canada’s financial economy they are both equally guilty of ignoring Canada’s social economy. What is the social…
"Tory Times are Tough Times"
Let us reminisce, shall we, on some of the great contributions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to our democracy and to accountable, responsible government. {Video by cmjhogan} Please send LVD…
"Tory Times are Tough Times"
Let us reminisce, shall we, on some of the great contributions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to our democracy and to accountable, responsible government. {Video by cmjhogan} Please send LVD…
"Tory Times are Tough Times"
Let us reminisce, shall we, on some of the great contributions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to our democracy and to accountable, responsible government.{Video by cmjhogan}Please send LVD your political…
"Tory Times are Tough Times"
Let us reminisce, shall we, on some of the great contributions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to our democracy and to accountable, responsible government.{Video by cmjhogan}Please send LVD your political…
Low Income Cut-offs – A Lesson for the #CPC
Yesterday my post talked about how sad I thought it was that Conservatives did not acknowledge poverty in Canada. And this morning to my surprise there was a comment arguing…
Contrasts in Leadership
Doug Saunders tweets that the new UK budget says: "UK will cut corporate tax by 1% a year for 3 years, to 23%... and the bank-profit levy will be raised…
A New Innovation Center for Progress; Nuclear Debate
I’ve been following the nuclear debate online. I have not blogged anything about Japan’s nuclear plant crisis because there is not enough information coming out (as far as the plant’s…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here’s the full text of the speech:Good…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here's the full text of the speech:Good…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here's the full text of the speech:…
2011 State of the City Address
This afternoon I had the pleasure of presenting the State of the City Address at an even hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Here’s the full text of the speech:Good…
Cities, Green Development, & Politics: Passing the Buck or Jumpstarting Change?
I've been meaning to write about Steve Cohen (director of Columbia Universty's Earth Institute) Valentine's Day piece in the Huffington Post since it came out on Monday. It's an interesting…
Dept. of Fin.: Corporate Tax Cuts Least Effective
Yesterday I wrote about my wish that the government would make moves to reduce the personal tax rate rather than continue to lower and already low corporate tax rate. Today…
Bangladesh: Dabbling in Dhaka Stock Markets
A classic stock market boom-bust cycle is underway in Bangladesh, inciting riots after the closure of the country’s main markets in Dhaka and Chittagong this week. The picture painted by…