When trying to understand the political landscape it is often useful to figure out the various couplings and interdependencies between superficially disparate political positions. Politics divides itself into widespread factions,…
For over a week now, politicians, the media and pundits have relentlessly sniped interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel for her past association with the Bloc Quebecois. To them, it’s not…
There is a lot of history on the debt ceiling in the united states. In fact for many decades the debt ceiling increased tremendously without the need of any compromise…
The Republican position on taxes has never changed over the past few years. They will be against any tax increases. Even tax reform which would actually lower the Corporate tax…
by matttbastard The pullquote from one of David Frum’s latest eviscerations of contemporary USian conservative folly, a meditative riff on Susan Sontag’s infamous “Were our enemies right?” speech, was making…
Have you wondered why so many people oppose nuclear power generation when there are so many ads claiming there’s a “nuclear Renaissance” and that it’s “green” or “sustainable” and free…
A QMI poll released today revealed that 84% of Canadians want our public libraries to remain publicly funded (7% refused to answer the question.) Now, I know the brothers Ford…
… is this article in The Star on how these problems should serve as warning signs for the rest of the country. The city’s roadway problems are perhaps the most…
Or rather he did. Before getting elected. This deserves more attention. "We have no plans to cut departmental program spending" Harper wrote in the Ottawa Citizen in 2006.
The debt deal that is currently being rushed to in the last few days before a default. This deal supports 1 trillion in cuts first over the next decade then…
Great place to camp if you’re not too into rustic… Great weekend so far!!! Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Previously: A clever move in a broken political game Unlike a couple weeks ago, the Aug 2nd deadline really, really, is approaching fast. There was a time when playing empty…
Earlier in the month, when I clicked an inbox link to a webpage for a fundraising campaign, I did not expect to get lost in the political quagmire of women’s…
Image by Images_of_Money The current debate in Washington as to whether or not and under what conditions to raise the debt-ceiling has for the past week dominated global news coverage…
Short one today, as I'm trying to work through dissertation revisions. But I thought it was worth noting how few of Ontario's registered political parties have bothered to put together…
Politics in North America are not going too well in my opinion. I don’t know many people happy with how it’s turning out either, which makes the election(s) this Fall…
epa-evil.jpg Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) told an internet-based radio program earlier this week that if the GOP is able to sweep the 2012 elections, government agencies like the Environment...
“When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that society has found one more way to destroy itself.” -…
It has been 3 months since Plains Midstream Canada reported that there had been a Rainbow Pipeline leak, 100 km NE of Peace River, Alberta. Initially, the Alberta media were…
