Ex-Finance Minister Jim Flaherty dead at 64
Read this April 10 story from iPolitics, reporting that former Canadian Finance Minster Jim Flaherty is dead at the age of 64. Former finance minister Jim Flaherty died Thursday morning.…
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Designated day creep: it’s a thing
In one of my earlier posts about designated day creep, I cited evidence of a trend wherein the number of special days we mark in the union movement is growing…
#Motion503: The Problem with Cusanelli
Allow me, for a moment, to rant. If you’ve been watching this blog, or twitter, or any major newspaper or television broadcast, you may have heard of Motion 503, a…
Once upon a time, there was a Vancouver Mayor who promised he’d end homelessness…
Once upon a time… There was a handsome young prince named Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson. He was a much envied prince. He represented his fiefdom, Vancouver-Fairview, for years before he,
BC NDP leadership race down to John Horgan
Read this April 9 story from the The Province on the decision by former frontrunner Mike Farnworth’s decision to step aside for colleague John Horgan, leaving the MLA for Juan…
From Five Female Premiers To Just Two
The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone…
From Five Female Premiers To Just Two
The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone…
From Five Female Premiers To Just Two
The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone…
From Five Female Premiers To Just Two
The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone…
Québec Votes 2014
Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye Madame Marois! Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye Madame Marois! Nah nah…
thoughts on the networks that control our internet experiences
Certain things about the internet leave me very uncomfortable. I dislike the near monopoly of book sales that Amazon has, and the way in which supporting that monopoly is one…
Hard To Survive
We think of population control as unethical, but is it ethical to not respond to reality?
Jason Kenney, Tony Clement and…
… a number of other ReformCon Ministers and PMO staff are reportedly on their way to the site to get new material for the 2015 CPC election campaign. Artifacts like…
Windmills Are Things of Beauty
Here is a David Suzuki post on the controversy over wind power By David Suzuki I have a cabin on Quadra Island off the British Columbia coast that’s as close…
“Instead, the official reiterated the government’s position that political parties and candidates, not Elections Canada, would be responsible for increasing voter turnout under Bill C-23.”
“Instead, the official reiterated the government’s position that political parties and candidates, not Elections Canada, would be responsible for increasing voter turnout under Bill C-23.” That’s the altogether revealing comment…
“Instead, the official reiterated the government’s position that political parties and candidates, not Elections Canada, would be responsible for increasing voter turnout under Bill C-23.”
“Instead, the official reiterated the government’s position that political parties and candidates, not Elections Canada, would be responsible for increasing voter turnout under Bill C-23.” That’s the altogether revealing comment…
BC Liberal director linked to Ontario gas plant scandal
Laura Miller and boyfriend Peter Faist (Facebook photo) Read this April 1 story by Leo Knight in 24 hours, arguing that BC Premier Christy Clark has been too quick to…
Environment, green economy left out of Quebec election
The PQ’s Pauline Marois and Pierre Karl Péladeau (Photo: Graham Hughes/CP) It is not unusual to hear and read about Québécois saying they don’t like any of the four options…
The Purpose Economy
Triple-bottom line companies and other terms that describe companies that focus on more than just profit keep coming. The most recent is what is no referred to as the purpose…
Poilievre’s opinion
“I never made such a gesture.” responds Pierre Poutine, in response to critics of the so-called “Fair Elections Act’”. Filed under: comment, digital, illustration, photo Tagged: bill C-23, Canada, CPC,…