The Real world of Electoral Politics: Coming soon to a Liberal Party near you!
Every time I think about the long decline of the Liberal Party, I recall vividly a conversation I had over coffee with my local Liberal counterpart back in 2007. We…
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Ontario’s nursing homes — 10 years of empty promises from Queen’s Park
Here we go again. This week news of another shocking nursing home death – this time in The Wexford, a Scarborough long term care residence. A second resident was also…
Who is that new guy on the banner?
His name is Ed Arvelin. He is a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) with St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay. He is as also Chair of OPSEU’s Mental Health Division.…
ConCalls: Peter Penashue Stepping Down #RoboCon #elxnfraud
The country could hold its breath, but would probably pass out for waiting. When will Conservatives be charged for their election fraud crimes? Here’s a summary from Sixth Estate listing…
Kingston P3 Plebiscite: Kenney memo to Providence Care staff misleading
Kingston’s Providence Care took the extraordinary step of sending a memo to staff on Tuesday stating that the proposed new psychiatric and rehab hospital will remain public. The new hospital…
Throwing Down the Dirty Oil Gauntlet
Pacific Pipeline Crucial For Canada, Baird Says In Asia CBC | Posted: 03/13/2013 7:39 am EDT What’s crucial, Baird is that you develop some level of adult understanding regarding the…
Deb Matthews enters paid blood donation debate
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews has asked Health Canada to delay licensing of three new clinics that would pay donors for blood plasma. This new clinics represent a fundamental change…
Could the Wynne government do a u-turn on austerity?
It didn’t get much coverage in the mainstream media, but last week the big banks told Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to take his foot off the brake when it…
Tarsand Analogy
This is an unpolished analogy of Canada’s attitude toward the tarsand/climate change problem. Let’s say Canada is a person complaining about their weight (they think their carbon footprints are too…
RIP Pressing Politics: The blogging days are over
I knew today would come eventually, and it finally has. I started this blog last year partially out of boredom and partially as a vice. Now it’s time to put…
WikiLeaks: Hollywood Hatchet, Swedish Swindle
The problem with how Sweden, the UK, and the United States have been treating Julian Assange of Wikileaks, has dragged on for years. It’s left the foremost journalist in the…
Not A Lot
Not much to say tonight, except it was a busy and fulfilling weekend, with lots of community gathering, and plenty of optimism for the Spring, gardens, cycling, busing, and all…
Two books on Human Security
I have two books on human security coming out this year, which have both just gone to production. The first is a Sage Major work on Human Security, which is…
Subsidizing Reality in BC
B.C. premier’s office mobbed over child-care costs CBC News Posted: Mar 9, 2013 4:49 PM PT Lots of people complain that those who cannot afford childcare should simply stay home,…
Wall’s Leaky Logic
Brad Wall went to Washington in order to pitch the Keystone XL pipeline project. In doing so, he made some really absurd claims, that CTV failed to juxtapose against the…
Stompin’ Tom Connors Stomps Out
Farewell to a Canadian music legend who made folk music cool. Stompin’ Tom is bound to provoke cultural references for years to come. Listen to Corb Lund’s cover of Stompin’…
Premier Wynne – Important memo re public health care
Memo: To the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier, Province of Ontario From: Your new pals at OPSEU Diablogue Dear Premier Wynne – Imagine our surprise when we discovered in today’s newspaper…
Kingston P3: John Gerretsen should know better
As a Minister of the Crown, Kingston MPP John Gerretsen should know better. At yesterday’s anti-privatization rally in front of his Kingston constituency office, Gerretsen was steadfast in his assertion…
Over $400 a day to Travel
Wrote this a couple weeks ago, and forgot to publish it. Here it is, in some hindsight. *** The math outlines the extreme expense incurred by Conservative Senator Pamela Wallin…
The Empress Has No Clothes…..
B.C. Liberals face budget vote amid ‘ethnic-vote’ scandal Premier Christy Clark doesn’t rule out possibility of scandal forcing her out CBC News Posted: Mar 5, 2013 7:04 AM PT Clark,…