Results of the First Ballot
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne The results of the first ballot: Eric Hoskins 150 votes 7.2% Gerrard Kennedy…
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Why is Julian Assange Trapped in Ecuador’s Embassy
People may not know exactly why Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange has been detained in the UK, then trapped in Ecuador’s embassy. The short answer is, because he embarrassed the US…
Austerity is the Real Story at the OLP LDR Convention
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | Kathleen Wynne Slush filled sidewalks are tough enough to traverse first thing in the morning. They’re…
#OLPLDR Photo Streaming
Pictures I’ve taken at the Ontario Liberal Party convention are streaming live at ProgressiveBloggers.ca. Go check them out!
There’s an over-used, often-modified, bullshit slogan…
There’s an over-used, often-modified, bullshit slogan along the lines of “If you are not a socialist at the age of 20 you have no heart; if you are still a…
vaccines and the selling of fear.
I read an article today about a family in New Zealand where a young boy came down with tetanus. His father is speaking out about their decision not to vaccinate,…
Day One Over #olpldr
Today was mostly about registering delegates and getting everyone organized. The vast majority of the time was the tribute to outgoing premier, Dalton McGuinty. Premier McGuinty thanked his family, his…
Live from Toronto, it’s the Ontario Liberal Party Convention! #olpldr
I’m firmly entrenched now in blogging headquarters for the Ontario Liberal Party convention. I’ll be spending the greatest part of my time uploading pictures to the Progressive Bloggers main site,…
Bite the Bullet, Redford
You know that State of the Province address that Ms. Allison Redford made tonight? About the “bitumen bubble”? A party and a government can only be coy for so…
Newspaper Comments Highlight Canadian Racism
The comments sections on some newspapers and online news sites can be infamously bad. The Calgary Herald’s commenters, many of them frequent enough to be “top commenters”, put on a…
The #ldnont 2013 budget: Gang of Eight
First: The images were treated in Popsicolor and brought into ProCreate for layering and painting. Two wonderful apps. Second: The images have a Creative Commons 3.0 Copyright. Third: It is…
Douglas, Deng and Diocletian
(originally written May 21, 2012. Part of Great Upload of 2013.) Tommy Douglas I read a bio of Tommy Douglas recently, figuring as a guy with sinister leanings (sinister in…
Throw National Post a Lifeline
I haven’t encountered a Kelly McParland article that I can say I agree with. His latest, about Elizabeth May’s attempt to subvert the stalemate in Parliament amongst the opposition parties,…
Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention 2013 Coverage (#olpldr)
I will be attending the Ontario Liberal leadership convention as an accredited blogger. You can follow my coverage here, on Twitter (@progright), and on Google+. I’ll also work out something…
Climate Change Is Here
Do you know those coal plants powering Saskatchewan? What if they became legislatively ‘stranded’. How would that hurt the pocketbook, eh? Would SaskPower’s claim that they are looking out for…
Is there a way to "fight our own government"
I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a regular feature on my blog, a weekly post about the facebook memes (maybe Meme-y Monday) that I end up seeing, going…
Tepid Liberal leadership debate won’t change anyone’s mind — about anything
Tepid Liberal leadership debate won’t change anyone’s mind — about anything.
#Ottawapiskat Mirrors Attawapiskat
Life is hard when political leaders are corrupt. Election cheats, pork politics, and pocket padding is not limited to some corrupt leaders on First Nations (Reserves). Corruption exists where ever…