2014 Stapleford Lecture on Senate Reform at #UofR
Part 1 I really have to disagree with Dr. Barnhart, who had the power to sign, or refuse to sign laws of Saskatchewan into effect while Lieutenant Governor, that he…
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Governing in Secret #cdnpoli
.@joeoliver1: "we'll talk a little later" as he gets into car. Let's see if Greg Rickford talks. #hw— Laura Payton (@laura_payton) March 19, 2014 Canada's new Minister of State for…
Beyond The Book Lecture: John Gormley – #UofR 2014
I’ve been to a lot of University of Regina lectures over the years. None by a right wing radio commentator, until tonight, and it didn’t turn out how I expected.…
#25kLunch Meme Competition Update #1
The #25KLunch meme has received more press than I would have ever imagined! Amazing what a group of really dedicated “mockticians” can do to bring the issues out there. #25KLunch
A Few Questions About Toronto’s Relationship With The Province
Since we’re in the midst of an election, I think it’s a good time to ask some ex istential questions about Toronto and its relationship with the province.
A Few Questions About Toronto’s Relationship With The Province
Since we’re in the midst of an election, I think it’s a good time to ask some ex istential questions about Toronto and its relationship with the province.
#25kLunch Meme Competition to shame Mayor Gregor Robertson’s partnership with Developers & Condo King Bob Rennie
So I’ve started a #25kLunch tag – the good people on twitter who have engaged throughout this whole process have kept spirits high and helped suggest a meme competition. 1)…
Boycotting the SUN?
Not sure what make of Peledeau’s pledge to rip Canada apart? How about an old fashioned boycott of SUN Media publications?
(Un)Fair Elections Act
The Leader-Post can’t include this whole letter by Mr. Bray because it’s over 250 words, so here’s the full version. Fair elections are the heart and soul of our hard…
Oil as a Staple
“By 1901, Baku produced half the world’s oil…Baku was a melting pot of pitiful poverty and incredible wealth…he derricks and the refineries poisoned the city and corrupted the people…il townships…
Sneak Peak!: AMENDMENTS to DTES LAP- DRAFT sent to my by Andrea Reimer
Councillor Andrea Reimer was kind enough to send me the DRAFT of Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan Amendments. *OFFICIAL copy posted on website by staff tomorrow. This is a sneak
The Complete Waste of the Security Establishment
When a jumbo jet disappears and no one – even after spending trillions to have them track exactly this kind of occurrence – can tell us what happened. I don’t…
Inequality ‘costs Britain £39bn a year’ | Life | The Guardian
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Canada’s Brittle Energy Infrastructure
Why are we facing the biggest price energy price increase since the oil shocks of the 1970s? Because we are all Tar Sands junkies.
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Vancouver DTES Local Area Plan City Council Debates- Part One: Developers
…One topic that dominated the DTES LAP discussions last night was the 60/40 (Social/ market rate housing split) and the definition of affordable housing … All the usual suspects always…
Privilege and pseudo-science
When people ask me why I did graduate school in economics, I sometimes half-jokingly tell them that it was a case of going into the lion’s den to see what…
Nahlah Ayed in Regina for Minifie Lecture at #UofR
She was crunched for time in writing a speech, something she’s not used to doing either, so she wrote a diary of her recent coverage in Ukraine and made it…
Dr. Strangelove Was More Of a Documentary Than We Thought
This is a little bit terrifying, in the context of world destruction. Dr. Strangelove was a great movie in the 60s about a military base commander going crazy and ordering…
Candidates show they know nothing when attacking Chow on housing
Many people – people who know better – are attacking Olivia Chow today because she’s going to run for mayor, because she’s a formidable presence and because she’s a real…