Point Grey NDP General Meeting
Tonight I attended the BC NDP Point Grey General Meeting. The meeting was fairly well attended, given there’s no threat of a general election until 2013 and this was not…
politics
Public poll on the state of democracy: please respond – your views and your voice matter!
Please answer the following question below, share this poll with friends, and leave your comments as well if you wish. (Naturally, of course you can only vote once! This poll…
Design Regina – Adapt Early
Our competitive advantage is that we’ve not yet adapted to large urban growth, but we have that opportunity now. Or we can be “a mid-size city with big city problems.”…
UN Walkouts
Canada walks out on Iran’s UN speech in 2009.Canada walks out on Iran’s UN speech in 2010.Canada walks out on Iran’s UN speech in 2011. I wonder what the rules…
Earth Overshoot Day – cause for a pause to reflect
Yesterday, September 27, the Global Footprint Network declared as Earth Overshoot Day: the day that humans have used up all renewable resources available for the year. Not good. This obviously…
Yeah, paid a pretty penny for this…
…but I think it’ll be worth it! Let y’all know tomorrow… Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Monte Kwinter – A History of Action
Scan in article. A bit of comment.
Christine Elliott shy on issue of Health Care Accessibility
From The Elizabeth Roy Chronicle WHITBY – OSHAWA – In reaction to the case of Whitby paediatrician Dr. Karen Dockrill, Christine Elliott has left Whitby-Oshawa constituents confused about her stance…
WikiLeaks: Still Big News
In case you ever wondered whatever happened to WikiLeaks, it’s still making headlines in the news, from diplomatic cables that are in some cases years old. This is because there’s…
There Are Liberals in Rural Alberta: Lets Build With Them, a guest post by Zack Siezmagraff
Zack Siezmagraff, past federal candidate and long time Albertan Liberal, has written the below letter to Ralph Goodale, member of parliament for Wascana, on the issue of building a western…
I think less of you!
If you are a member of Le Bon Mot Book Club, I think less of you! Instead of scratching our heads wondering what kind of avaricious, bottom feeding, social pariah…
Letter to Toronto City Councillor, Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32)
Dear Councillor McMahon,I am a resident of Ward 32, and am writing to express my concerns regarding the service-cutting fiscal plan proposed by Mayor Rob Ford. As I am sure…
Green Party of Sask Leadership Meeting
I attended the Green Party of Saskatchewan’s leadership meeting on Sunday, at the Glencairn Community Centre. There were probably close to 50 people in attendance, with others voting by email.…
United They Stand, While Democracy Falls
There are two very different stories playing out in two of the most contested democratic chambers in Canada right now. One chamber is Toronto City Hall and the other is…
United They Stand, While Democracy Falls
There are two very different stories playing out in two of the most contested democratic chambers in Canada right now. One chamber is Toronto City Hall and the other is…
Mr. Trashy Goes to Washington
Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
My deflating optimism about the NDP leadership race
For a while, I was feeling very energized about the NDP leadership race. We on the left were going to get six months or so to have a real and…
Know the issues, act on the facts.
In the October edition of the Labour Reporter you’ll find details about some of the things that we’ve been up to over the summer. You’ll have a chance to read…
Wobbly beliefs – right and left
As I sit listening to one of the few elected Liberals discuss human rights, immigration and refugee policy, I realize that the left/right discussion has passed. While I am an…