There’s a federal budget tomorrow
So naturally I spent most of the morning at Home Depot buying lumber, plywood, fence fittings and what not. Hey they may be a big box, but at least they…
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Cross-Border Talks and Cybersecurity Law Consultation Ended
You are not alone if you did not even know there was a public consultation on cross-border talks. Link to Pirate Party of Canada Press release: Transparent Public Consultation Needed…
Bridget Marcelle is a Disgruntled Employee, not a Hero.
With three weeks to go in her job as a Senate Page, Bridget Marcelle decided to quit that job with a splash. She decided that her political allegiance to a…
The "Page" Was Out Of Line!
In our democracy we are allowed to have opinions, and I encourage all those who have opinions to express them. I do on the other hand am against a page…
On the Quebec question: (5) The Constitution
Final point I want to consider on this issue. Some objections to Quebec separatism or nationalism seem to turn on a fear of "opening up" -- that is, amending --…
Brigitte Marcelle for prime minister
Or something. This woman has guts. I've been thrown out of the visitor's gallery with a group of people, but to do it solo - while sacrificing your job? That…
War on Drugs
It’s hard to run a country with everyone squawking in your ear about how you have to be just like them, even if they are failures. The war on drugs…
Throne speech – “Stop Harper”
Updated: Presser from Brigitte Marcelle: “Harper’s agenda is disastrous for this country and for my generation,” Brigette Marcelle says. “We have to stop him from wasting billions on fighter jets,…
The House Sits! Let the Politics Begin!
Now that the house is now going to work we will see the the truth of the Conservative Government. The Conservatives now have there first speaker of the house. The…
On the Quebec question: (4) Devolution
So far, I've argued that there are good reasons to favour Quebec's right to determine, on its own, whether to separate from Canada. One option that has come up under…
Why I support the postal workers
Not exactly a shock, I suppose, since I worked at CUPW for seven years. But I'm reading a bunch of stuff online about how we 'must' support postal workers because…
On the Quebec question: (3) Nationhood
Is Quebec a nation? Is Canada a nation? Can there be a nation within another nation? These are difficult points, but some committment on these issues seems to underlie both…
An Interesting Poll to Consider
A new poll shows that a majority of Canadians don't really support Conservative policies. 53% said that they didn't want the Corporate taxes to drop and only 39% agreed. On…
Devastated town bans emergency shelters…
I don’t really like the looks of mobile homes either, but banning their use as an emergency shelter after the tornado disaster? That’s just ridiculous. Scores of homes, businesses and…
Just Abolish The Senate Already
Premier of Ontario said to just abolish the senate all together. There is really no use of the senate. We have a house that is actually elected and only need…
Once upon a time on the bald prairie
In 1935 a group of farmers in Regina, Saskatchewan pooled their savings, re-mortgaged their farms and build the Consumer Co-operative Refinery Limited (CCRL). CCRL is the oldest and largest co-operative…
On the Quebec question: (2) Self-determination
Yesterday, I suggested that objections to the definition of a "clear majority" in favour of separation as 50%+1 were insincere, and really masked forms of other objections. The first I…
Afghanistan is no longer a threat to the world. As if it ever was
“Afghanistan is no longer a threat to the world.” These are Stephen Harper's words to our troops in Afghanistan as he tries to explain why 156 of their comrades (and…
The greatest of dangers
The challenge is not to become a machine. The greatest danger is not from outside: the greatest danger is ourselves – that is, the greatest danger is losing touch with…