Stephen Harper and the Great Pipeline Crusade
Well he may be losing his battle to convince Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, but I see nothing will stop Stephen Harper from launching yet another oily crusade.…
Well he may be losing his battle to convince Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, but I see nothing will stop Stephen Harper from launching yet another oily crusade.…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Annie Lowrey reports on the still-spreading blight of income inequality in the U.S.: An updated study by the prominent economists Emmanuel Saez…
He must think he can get away with anything. He must think he can say anything and Canadians will believe him. One moment he's the Phantom of Parliament, the next…
Poor Steve! He wants black-gold to flow through these pipes all over North America.
Well I see that the former Law Clerk of Parliament believes that Mike Duffy may have committed no crime. Rob Walsh, who was Parliament's top legal adviser until 2012, says…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jordon Cooper writes about the dangers of growing income inequality in Saskatchewan and around the world: Income inequality is driven largely by market…
Golly. Last month I told you how the changes in the PMO meant that Boss Harper was preparing to declare war on his enemies. Now here comes Scott Reid to…
Well as you know, Stephen Harper is trying to convince Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, by claiming he's serious about reducing green house gas emissions. And as you…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne discusses Unifor’s goals in the wake of its founding convention: The hope is that, collectively, working people can push back in…
I doubt I would have spent half the time I do writing about Stephen Harper, if I hadn't taken a course years ago, and learned about his three most disturbing…
Well at least we now know what Stephen Harper expects for his strong support of Obama's missile strike on Syria. He wants Obama to do the right thing and give…
Assorted content to end your week. – Richard Seymour rightly calls out right-wing lobby groups in the UK for distorting the facts in order to attack social programs: The report…
Prime Minister Harper plays Chess; his opponents, a broken Bolivian Armpit Flute. He first wrote this column in 2007, and he’s just changed up the words a bit since.
A cheerful looking Doug Griffiths, back when he was running against Alison Redford for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. Below: Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith. Many of us were…
It really is the stuff of nightmares. Obama caught in a trap of his own making, and John McCain helping him to dig himself into an even bigger hole. By…
In “A Great Game” you’ll learn how hockey prospered, despite Wilfrid Laurier’s stifling taxes. For those taking bets on whether we’d see Harper’s long talked about hockey book before or…
Stephen Harper does not want Parliament or the public to know that he will covertly participate in any Syrian attack by the U.S. Please read my earlier post on this…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Mariana Mazzucato points out that important inventions tend to come from public financing aimed at the greater good – while noting that…
Golly.Thank goodness for small mercies. It looks as if it's going to be a peaceful long weekend after all. Apart from the roar of fighter jets flying low over my…
I see it's going to be an apocalyptic weekend. The unofficial end of the northern summer that is never long enough. The sound of fighter jets flying low over my…