Sorry grandma, but I’m casting my (hypothetical) vote for the Greens
Reblogged from Metro News: For this week’s column, I was going to write about the Grey Cup (Go Stamps!) or the ever-missed Santa Claus parade. But the Calgary Centre byelection…
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Pop The Stack 2012-11-23 17:56:48
Mark Crowley: I couldn’t agree more, in fact, I really couldn’t since I said the same thing in my last post. Originally posted on Metro News: For this week’s column,…
Taking discrimination out of Healthcare – PEI
Here is an editorial I wrote, published in The Guardian this past week: Let’s take discrimination out of Healthcare At the recent Health PEI Annual General meeting, the slogan that…
Homeschooling Weekly Round-Up Post
This week has been a pretty decent week, homeschooling-wise. Mostly the seven year old did math and writing practice, and the four year old reading and math practice. My four…
Conservatives Abandon Community Pasture Protection
If the Conservatives removed protection on all fish in the ocean, do you think there’d be an outcry of concern? What if they allowed every old tree to be cut…
Earthgauge Radio November 22, 2012: 24 hours of Climate Reality and the International Year of Cooperatives
This week on Earthgauge Radio: we’re talking about the U.N. International Year of Cooperatives and featuring highlights from last week’s online 24 Hours of Climate Reality international media event. To…
Rob Ford, not guilty due to stupidity
Toronto mayor Rob Ford is currently facing two trials (there are probably more to come). One over his claim that the renewal of a restaurant deal with Tuggs was corrupt.…
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May Is The Cream of the Commons Crop!
Elizabeth May Green Party MP-Saanich, BC The determined and focused Elizabeth May has set a number of firsts, politically speaking. Her election as MP for Saanich on Vancouver Island marked…
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…
David McGuinty is an honourable man….
… And I suppose he did the honourable thing by apologising for what was spun as an anti- Alberta slur. But he was utterly and unequivocally accurate in what he…
RealityDrop.org – fighting the climate change denial industry
Check out this great initiative from RealityDrop.org. They’ve figured out a way to track the climate denial industry (which is largely funded by fossil fuel companies). Reality Drop search engines…
Taking Calgary Seriously: David McGuinty Resigns Over Alberta Comments
If Harvey Locke is elected in Calgary-Centre the portfolio of energy critic for the Liberals is wide open. This may be a plus for the Liberal campaign in Calgary-Centre after…
Murray Dobbin calls for NDP to get back to where they once belonged. Get Back Joe-Joe!
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Murray Dobbin’s latest opinion piece in the Tyee has rankled some and cheered up others. Dobbin has the audacity to question to challenge the Federal NDP’s…
Happy Birthday to…
Sir Wilfred Laurier! The best damn PM this nation has known! A true nation-builder… as opposed to the current CPC PM who can be better termed as a nation-destroyer… Who…
Sandra Pupatello for Premier #olpldr #onpoli
I support Sandra Pupatello as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and to be the next Premier of Ontario. The challenge for an Ontario Liberal with this race is there…
ConCalls: Sun TV – No Credibility #RoboCon
I’d say that Sun TV lost credibility in this video clip from March ’12, but they’d have to have credibility to begin with, in order to lose it. The Sault…