The media’s questionable coverage of the Occupy movement
It can't be said that the mainstream media isn't covering the Occupy Wall Street et al protests. Indeed, a major difference between these protests and so many others that came…
politics
Molly’sBlog 2011-10-21 01:40:00
CANADIAN POLITICS:STOP PUBLIC HOUSING PRIVATIZATION IN ONTARIO:The following appeal is from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).***************Stop the Sell Off of Toronto Community Housing!STOP THE SELL OFF OF TORONTO HOUSING!Statement…
Herman Cain’s motivations for running
In a leadership contest like the GOP one that has multiple contenders who have nearly zero chance of winning, it is worth investigating various possible other motivations they might have…
Electoral cooperation: Rebranding negative politics
Another thought has struck me regarding Nathan Cullen’s approach, and it goes beyond my opposition to his joint nomination meetings suggestion. His key statement and drive seems to be a…
Harper support unequal provinces.
Because Harper promised that Qubec's will not be under represented in the house of commons other provinces are going to suffer. Ontario instead of getting 18 new seats will only…
Thoughts on the Nevada GOP debate
This post is a collection of miscellaneous thoughts regarding the Nevada GOP nomination debate. There is no particular order or theme. Cain and 9-9-9: In the previous New Hampshire debate,…
Occupy Wall Street: The emerging global pro-democracy movement, where it stands, what it means, and where we go from here
The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has already become a global grassroots populist pro-democracy movement, if we have eyes to see, has clearly already won a broad and growing base…
Your direct line to Thomas Mulcair
Honestly, I haven’t been impressed so far with Thomas Mulcair’s campaign for the NDP leadership. His promise to move the party to the centre is worrying and threatens the progress…
Just a Mom, Here For A Better World For My Kids
More links: The Global 99 Percent March In Hundreds of Cities Worldwide For Social and Economic Justice How Wall Street Occupies Washington
Why I voted as I did in the Ontario Election
While I wrote quite a few blog posts on the 2011 Ontario Election, both generally and specifically with regards to my riding of Parkdale-Highpark, I never actually indicated precisely who…
The most convict-spiking state of the union thinks Canada’s tough-on-crime approach is crackers
They're at it again, the Tories. On about being tough on crime with this omnibus anti-crime bill C-10, which has already been denounced by lawyers and jurists. But the best…
Nathan Cullen, the anti-democratic choice?
I guess you have to give credit to Nathan Cullen for finding an issue to distinguish his candidacy. Although, from the reaction of a number of NDP partisans I know…
Would a Tea Party President Help the democrats?
Now some would go off and think the question doesn't make sense, but think about it. If the Tea Party was in charge what would happen. Well the President would…
Cains 9-9-9 plan
I decided to refute Cains 9-9-9 plan considering he is apparently now a rising star. Mr Cain has been screaming about 9-9-9 for quite some time , but is it…
#OccupyWallStreet – Calgary edition
So much has been written about the Occupy movement, it’s difficult to discuss it further without a sense of redundancy. At the same time, it’s difficult for the apolitical to…
Occupy Regina
These photos are from Day one. Day Three starts Monday.
If only everyone paid their taxes
Doug Saunders points out that the amount of money required to fix Europe's debt ills is about as much as you'd get if you taxed all the money held in…
The sensitivity of the Ontario election results to the Green Party vote
One of the interesting results of the Ontario general election was the collapse of the Green Party from its 2007 peak of 8% down to just over 3% in 2011.…
Greens Launch Healthcare Platform Planks
A portion of the Green Party of Saskatchewan’s healthcare proposals are available on CBC.
Quebec to be Represented in Parliament?
Representation by Population Brown's idea way back to even before confederation. In Canada we are not quite there at total representation. In Canada some Provinces are massively over represented while…