Carole James Resigns
Ding dong the bitch is gone! I always liked BC NDP Leader Carole James’ resume. I liked her less than I liked her resume. She sounded like exactly the kind…
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Greens Sunk By Pirate Party
Check out the video lol With the results of November 29th, 2010 by-elections, a few observations can be made: One: No one gives a shit! Voter Turnout was in the…
Faretheewell to the Prime Minister of Newfoundland
So Danny Williams the premier of Newfoundland and Labrodour for the past ten years is stepping down because he feels he’s been there long enough and its time to move…
Wasting Years With Elizabeth May
I sent the following e-mail (in italics) to Elizabeth May on, or around, November 27, 2008–two years ago. I had been heavily involved in the Greens for two years and…
TVO’s The Agenda: Truth, Casualties, and War – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Videocast of my televised essay for TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, on Canada’s role in Afghanistan: Our ability to successfully conclude the mission and effect an honourable departure is…
TVO’s The Agenda: Truth, Casualties, and War – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Videocast of my televised essay for TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, on Canada’s role in Afghanistan: Our ability to successfully conclude the mission and effect an honourable departure is…
National Gender Inequality Rankings – We Should Be Doing Better
The World Economic Forum has released its Global Gender Gap Report, in which it ranks countries according to gender equality measures. Canada came in 20th. 20th. This is even behind…
Conservative Hypocrisy In Action!
Given it's now clear that the Conservative Party is playing partisan games in an attempt to force the Opposition to fast track term limits on Senators, how exactly would term…
The Abdication of Gordon I
BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen was talking this evening to the always awesome Stephen Quinn on CBC Radio and said something funny. He said that they had to suspend the…
Hypocrisy Has a New Definition in Senate Defeat
OK, I thought I was just going to read a little news, have my coffee and get back to work. I was fine until I saw this on twitter: @stephen_taylor…
Unquote
We don’t believe an unelected body should in anyway be blocking an elected body. We are looking for the opportunity to elect senators, but if at some point it becomes…
Wow, the Blogging Tories on the Unelected Senate
It's deafening. I didn't expect this much fall out. The Conservative Party of Canada: We expect the other parties to deliver on accountability.
Climate Change Bill Defeated by Unelected Tories
Summed up nicely by the Globe & Mail's Gloria Galloway with her headline. RIP, Reform Party movement. Unelected Tory senators kill climate bill passed by House The Conservatives have used…
Dear Afghanistan, we’re not going anywhere yet!
The Conservative Government has finally unveiled the plan for our troops in Afghanistan, and surprise, surprise... we aren't going anywhere. Canadian troops will no longer be used in active combat…
How Libertarians brought America big religion and bigger lawsuits…
(originally written Nov 2; posted Nov 16) It looks like the Democrats are going to get clobbered in next week’s tomorrow’s today’s US elections. Economic malaise tends to do this…
Reason in Canadian Politics?
Welcome, Reason Vancouver. I, for one, would like to see a lot less emotion-driven government. Reason Vancouver is a new political movement dedicated to developing policies based on reason and…
Urban Rural Divide
I recommend reading the BBC article, Viewpoint: How urban-rural divide sways US politics, which talks about the urban-rural divide in politics in Seattle vs. Washington state. It got me to…
Another Poll, Another Disclaimer
I’d just like to point out once again the most important thing missing in analysis of the latest poll is how little the amount of support relates to power in…
Pander, pander here. Pander, pander there.
Stephen Taylor has an interesting article about the decision to block the potash buyout today in the National Post. The gist is that fiscal conservatives are being betrayed by this…
You Know It’s Bad When …
Stephen Taylor recognizes that the Conservative Party campaigns like they're capitalists, but governs like they're communists. There's hope yet for thoughtful fiscal conservatism in Canada.