Oil Is Not A Four Letter Word
Coal is a four letter word, however. Perhaps Wall is a bit touchy about fossil fuels because Saskatchewan produces more greenhouse gases per person than any other Canadian province ,…
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The Liberal Part of Canada, still bleeding
The latest polls say the Liberal Party of Canada is falling farther behind the NDP and Conservatives. Why is this? The Liberals who have led for the majority of the…
The Liberals need a plan, an emergency plan
The Liberals needed a strategy a long time ago. That is a long-term strategy, they needed it when Mr Dion took the helm, again with Ignatief and of course with…
Scared to Dumpster Dive For Food?
Don’t be. Be proud about recovering good food that has been wasted. If you’re staying away because of a fear you might have to pay a ticket, in the unlikely…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Barbara Tasch writes about the IMF’s latest research on growing inequality in developing and developed countries alike. And Michael Krassa and Benjamin Radcliff…
Brad Wall On “Sustainably Developing Our Energy Resources”
Originally posted on John Klein – Regina: Brad Wall says “…we need to do better in terms of more sustainably developing our energy resources…” Unfortunately what he means is he…
Dismantling Democracy in Canada
Have to share this. Please share it too. Dismantling Democracy in Canada
Rafe: Trudeau’s misstep on C-51 will help the NDP in federal election
Photo: John McCallum/Flickr We’ve reached the summer doldrums and perhaps that’s a good time to sit back and look at the coming Federal election, if only in general terms. Amazingly,…
Harper government a textbook Karl Rove approach
That the Harper government is anywhere near the top of the polls is a testament to their discipline and adherence to the political strategies of Karl Rove. The Conservative Party…
CAPE budget vote passes…
But with only 62% of the vote, it is hardly a landslide. These votes usually are in the 90’s in favour. I’d love to see the breakdown by Local because…
Protesting Censorship in Sask will get you Censored
A Swift Current person censored a dancer criticizing the Saskatchewan Government. The Premier’s home is Swift Current. A recording is available and is not really work safe. Rosie Bitts Interrupted…
British Columbians reject premiers’ “Canadian Energy Strategy” – designed to push pipelines
Citizens on Burnaby Mountain the day Kinder Morgan’s injunction was read out (Mark Klotz/Flickr) Republished from the ECOreport. According to the Globe and Mail, Canadian Premiers are about to sign…
Bernie Sanders: Australian Perspective
Here’s a facebook comment from Australia I enjoyed. Aleta Langdon: A POLITICAL TIP FROM AUSTRALIA: The Republicans, Fox and Rupert Murdoch want Hillary to win the nomination so that they…
Paying Back Our Carbon Debt
This is concerning information. The scariest climate paragraph I've read today: http://t.co/p8qLzSyHRB pic.twitter.com/HS4PhTzbDd — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 13, 2015 So, how do our politicians (in B.C. and elsewhere) deal…
Using Comics to Explain Complex Economics
Economix Comix is a series of comics that looks at, you guessed it, economics. Using comics is a great way to translate really complex economic ideas into something which is…
More Chinese Wisdom: Confucius and Council
I was reading The Analects, this weekend, in the recent Penguin Classics edition translated by Annping Chin, a book I acquired on my recent mini-vacation in Toronto (one of about…
Harper is talking about our recession…
… er, economic downturn in front of a crowd of Grade fivers because… – They are only a few years younger than the PMO short pant staffers who set up…
Glop And Pail Leaves Greens Out of Debate
The Globe and Mail, Google Canada, and Munk Debates all ought to be ashamed of their brands. In both cases, the organizers say they chose to invite leaders whose parties…
Watson Quits The Star
This story is worth mentioning, because it’s about a Canadian journalist who stood up to censorship by their paper’s editors. It’s the sort of courage also described by Wab Kinew…
Meriting A Quota
In seeking to redress the underrepresentation of women in key positions of political leadership, Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau has pledged gender parity within government at decision-making levels,…