Justin Trudeau, choice and open nominations
My view? I don’t think you can be a liberal and be anti-choice – which I’ve written about before. And I don’t think that open nominations are the way to…
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Visit us at the OPSEU Convention and win!
Are you at the OPSEU Convention in Toronto? The Health Care Divisional Council has a table set up just outside the entrance to the main convention hall. This year we…
Why focus criticism on Vision Vancouver?
1 ICYMI: Why focus criticism on @VisionVancouver, as non-partisan? I ≠ reporter. I'm an academic. I interrogate power. VV has it. #vanpoli— Melissa Fong (@internationalmf) May 08, 2014 2
Election 2014: Economist says “jobs candidate” would begin by cutting 165,000 of them
PC leader Tim Hudak has wrapped himself in the persona of being the jobs candidate. He claims that his government would create a million jobs in Ontario – a 15…
Canada PetroState vs. United States of America
Americans hear this on their news last night. “Feds Issue Tighter Regulations For Trains Hauling Highly-Flammable Crude” Canadians are told this of their explosive oil in unsafe train cars. “B.C.…
Baseball
Robert and I appeared on the big screen in the outfield briefly. Two clothed streakers were on the field. 8-0 for the Royals. Got our tickets on sale for $25…
Tim Hudak Kamikazes Himself
I LOVE IT! Tim Hudak crashes and burns. Next question: “Tim, why the hell would someone vote for you?” Answer: “We’re hoping there’s a lot of stupid going around in…
RIP Bud Osborn
RIP Bud Osborn http://t.co/CrWrlN1PR7— Melissa Fong (@internationalmf) May 07, 2014 raise shit – a downtown eastside poem of resistance “the myth of the frontier is an invention that…
It’s Mental Health Week — has anybody noticed?
It’s mental health week – not that any of the politicians has particularly noticed on the campaign trail. We’ve all heard the statistics. One in five of us will experience…
Vision Vancouver creating false dilemma of Left vs Right
Let me talk to you about Vision Vancouver (for the umpteenth time)… I am just incredibly surprised with how slick they have become. As I told you yesterday- they have
More Food
Barra Saloon appetizer before my grilled swordfish taco, which came promptly. I rode the rails today to the Mexican border. I bused around San Ysidro then forgot my plastic water…
Election 2014: Shocked… shocked to find there’s been privatization going on here
There is a scene in the movie Casablanca where café owner Rick is surprised to see his friend Captain Renault has sent the police to close down his backroom casino.…
What kind of activist do you want to be? Reflections on One City moving into the fore
Yesterday One City launched their party with RJ Aquino front and centre. There are some suspicions about some of the startings of One City, and I, myself, am keen on
My Vote for the NDP in Ontario’s Election
Think about it: the NDP deserves an opportunity to run Ontario.
Greek statistics are back: Primary deficit presented as surplus, with Eurostat’s seal of approval
Originally posted on Yanis Varoufakis: Have you heard the one about Greece’s Eurostat-approved 2013 primary surplus? Well, you should not believe it. Here is why: View original 760 more words…
Pension ‘reform’ bills likely dead as PC government and all opposition parties refer Bills 9 and 10 to committee
With the car in the ditch, wheels spinning and headlights pointed skyward, the Progressive Conservative government of Premier pro tempore Dave Hancock agreed this afternoon to send its two controversial…
Temporary Foreign Workers: What Canada Must Do To Protect A Vulnerable Labour Class
At Illuminated By Streets Lamps, I’ve posted a paper about the vulnerability of temporary foreign workers in Canada. Migrant workers are an exploding source of labour in Canada but economic…
Temporary Foreign Workers: What Canada Must Do To Protect A Vulnerable Labour Class
At Illuminated By Streets Lamps, I’ve posted a paper about the vulnerability of temporary foreign workers in Canada. Migrant workers are an exploding source of labour in Canada but economic…
Food
Salmon Jello for dessert tonight, last night was chocolate cake.
Take $600-$800 million out, replace it with $270 million, and call it reform
The provincial election has been called. The chances of any of the three parties having a real debate about health care is remote. When it comes to elections, talking about…