New column day
Here, on the need to question both the importance of trade agreements compared to other forms of interjurisdictional cooperation in general, and the Cons' warped priorities in particular.For further reading...-…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Diana Carney discusses the public's growing recognition of inequality in Canada:I see three root causes of our concern with inequality in Canada (three…
David McGuinty Shows How Canada Is Changing Alberta
With Alberta's rise, in population and wealth, its power is said to be growing, however seeing the reaction to Liberal MP David McGuinty's recent comments it appears Ontario's influence is…
Progressive Voters Unite! …Around Someone…
So in case you hadn’t heard there is a by-election coming up on Monday, three in fact, and the polls look interesting. The most exciting is the by-election in Calgary…
Progressive Voters Unite! …Around Someone…
So in case you hadn’t heard there is a by-election coming up on Monday, three in fact, and the polls look interesting. The most exciting is the by-election in Calgary…
If Canadians Want a Liberal, It Won’t be Mulcair
Sorry Dippers, your guy is a liberal and Canadians' Liberal of choice is the guy whose hair is on his head, not his face.NatPo's latest poll finds if Canadians had…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day.- Frances Russell nicely sums up the effect of the Cons' bevy of anti-democratic trade deals:Don’t be fooled. The innocuous language used to describe the…
On competitive questions
There's been plenty of talk in recent weeks about how the Calgary Centre by-election might serve as either the time for an inter-party pact to limit voters' options opposing the…
Join Elizabeth May on Politics, Re-Spun Radio Tonight
If you care about Stephen Harper giving China a veto over our democracy for 31 years in the FIPA sellout, tune into Politics, Re-Spun radio on Coop Radio tonight at…
Latest Calgary poll results – perhaps aided by party’s sophisticated moves – show Green Wave developing
Calgary Centre Greens get ready to surf the Green Wave, expected momentarily. Actual Green Party supporters may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Chris Turner, Joan Crockatt and Naheed Nenshi.…
Calgary Center by-election: Move over, Peek a Boo Tories, here comes the Red Tide!
Jack Layton's stunning success in the May 2011 election broke the grip of the do-nothing Bloc in Quebec, and made it legitimate for voters across Canada to consider the unthinkable.Now…
Children Love Saskatchewan
Come to Saskatchewan, and see our Wall. (- This wall is in Ottawa.) That’s the apparent pitch, awkwardly spoken by Regina’s former mayor, Pat Fiacco. Now Fiacco is the head…
Geist on Copyright vs. Internet
An interesting, long lecture from Canadian copyright expert Michael Geist, given at the U of Sask. recently. ADDED: Here’s a little on open government, as presented at the U of…
Will the Tories meet their Waterloo on the field at Calgary Centre? One can only hope!
Napoleon after the Battle of Waterloo. Events in the Calgary Centre by-election may not turn out to be exactly as illustrated. Below: Liberal Harvey Locke, Conservative Joan Crockatt and Green…
Newsflash: Canadian PM’s American Idol supports Stephane Dion-esque carbon tax shift
Note: for non-Canadian readers (or, indeed for Canadian readers who don’t follow politics) Stephane Dion was the milquetoast who led the Liberal Party of Canada to its then-worst-ever federal election…
Mulcair on the Economy
Leader of the Opposition Tom Mulcair gave a fine speech on the Budget Bill on October 24 which can be found in its entirety in Hansard. I have posted some…
Enbridge, the Storyteller & The Breaking of the Social Contract
Enbridge's Al Monaco - The StorytellerJust read Nathan Vanderklippe's interview with Al Monaco, CEO of Enbridge Inc., in Saturday's Globe & Mail. Extracts from the interview:Al Monaco pauses, for a…
Alberta Tories send feds a message, but keep their most dangerous enemies close
Friends close, enemies closer: Alberta Tories, left, send a message to their federal counterparts. Alberta political parties may not be exactly as anthropomorphized. Below: Premier Alison Redford, Niccolo Machiavelli. Proving…
On questionable advice
Shorter Zach Paikin:In order to avoid the fate of the Ignatieff Libs, the NDP should totally abandon any principles and re-run Ignatieff's "we stand for nothing, but at least we're…