A reminder of what we’re fighting for
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Last night’s TV leaders’ debate: Alison Redford won – but nothing’s that simple
The 2012 Alberta leadership debate’s dull set. From left to right: Brian Mason, Danielle Smith, Alison Redford, Raj Sherman. Below: Ms. Redford and Ms. Smith as they appeared on the…
Sorry, an Order of Canada for Ralph Klein is not appropriate
Ralph Klein, as premier of Alberta. Below: Kevin Taft, an Order of Canada gong. Does the kind of man who would call immigrants to Alberta from Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Jackson notes that the IMF is telling countries in Canada’s position to hold off on gratuitous austerity. And Trish Hennessy wonders…
Economics 101: The Reality of Canadian Capitalism
In More Academic Terms
Gary Mar for prime minister of Canada? Don’t giggle: It could happen
Canadian Prime Minister Gary Mar, at left, converses with the leaders of the NDP Opposition in Ottawa, circa 2025. Future Conservative prime ministers, of course, may not be exactly as…
Tomorrow’s episode of Alberta’s Next Top Premier will see someone voted off the island!
A crowd of Albertans solemnly awaits word of the outcome of the first ballot in the Tory leadership race. Typical Albertans may not always appear as illustrated. Then again, maybe…
9-11-11 Persona Association: Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Layton, Michael Ignatieff,Jack Bauer
OK how about Michael Ignatieff to counter terrorism and Kiefer Sutherland takes over his grandpa's old job? "Copy that."
Jack Layton Links
I won't try to catalogue all of the writing about Jack Layton's passing today, but here are a few pieces worth a look... - Steven Staples concludes that Layton's reputation…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Armine Yalnizyan discusses how inequality is no better for business than it is for society at large: Just a few months ago, two…
Will NDP Members Vote for Their Party to Go Right?
As angry as I have been with Jack Layton and his alliance with Stephen Harper, I had great hope for the party.Packed now with union leaders, activists and bright-eyed youth,…
A Message to Canadian Voters from Tommy Douglas
Historical BackgroundMouseland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTommy Douglas and the NDP | CBC Archives
That Sinking Feeling?
I don't know if it's just my old age, the fact that I've been involved in politics since I was 18 or the fact that I've gone from radical Marxist…
Ford’s Win As Explained by Zizek
One of things that I noted about Ford’s seemingly surprising victory in Toronto is that the field of candidates was historically weak. Joe Pantalone was not a particularly suitable vessel…