Martha Hall-Findlay for Leader
The Liberal Party of Canada, that venerable institution, is at a crossroads. It has to not only select a new leader, but also rebuild a shattered organization that leaves it…
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NUPGE Video: Canada has become a radically unequal country
Our colleagues at NUPGE have put together this excellent video on income inequality as part of their All Together Now campaign. In just six minutes the video provides an analysis…
The trouble with Lean
Are you Lean, becoming Lean, doing Lean or thinking Lean? Almost the entire province of Saskatchewan has gone Lean. On the surface Lean offers everything front line workers should want.…
ConCalls: Up In Smoke #RoboCon
Today I’ve had a bit of a back and forth discussion with a National Post editor and columnist who figures it’s not strange to base a prediction on the Conservatives’…
Our mayor on the field
As a clumsy person myself, I almost feel sorry for him. But I just about died laughing. For the record, it’s not funny because it’s Ford, it’s just funny. Thanks…
Dr. Kelly Blidook Cautious on Muskrat Falls Polls
Over the past couple of days we’ve seen two polls released pertaining to public support of Muskrat Falls: one by CRA and the other by MQO. The CRA poll consisted…
Newspaper Paywalls and the Absurd Overreach of Conservative Copyright Reform
I’ve been thinking through how to write this post for a while. I hope I don’t regret it. But recently a commenter forced the issue, and I had to censor…
1st Bite
I’ve seen a few movies the last few weeks, and haven’t yet reviewed them. Tonight I happened upon a Canadian film named “1st Bite” which is extremely artsy and doesn’t…
Flu vaccine – CMAJ says it should be mandatory for health care workers
It’s a question of individual rights versus collective rights. The evidence is far from perfect, and the issue highly divisive among health care workers. The influential Canadian Medical Association Journal…
When is the next Palestinian election?
I was asking myself when they should be holding their next election as part of contemplating the current conflict. Turns out there was supposed to be an election in 2010,…
ConCalls: Sun TV – No Credibility #RoboCon
I’d say that Sun TV lost credibility in this video clip from March ’12, but they’d have to have credibility to begin with, in order to lose it. The Sault…
Newfoundland and Labrador Democracy: The Race to the Bottom
Sometimes when I talk about the lacking efficacy of our legislatures and our growing democratic deficit, I feel like one of those guys on a busy city street with a…
ConCalls: Overspend, It’s the Conservative Way #RoboCon
There was an extremely good editorial in The Telegram on Saturday. It highlights a damning list of ethical breaches by the Conservatives, and the growing list of crimes too. –…
CBC Porn? #CBCporn
Sun News has a reputation for not being very accurate, in an attempt to excite their right wing base. They also employ professional liars. One story told by SUN involves…
Globe & Mail Displays Disturbing Scientific Illiteracy
Here’s a thought for would-be editors of a national paper of record: any time your headline editorial starts with the phrase “in spite of the evidence,” it’s probably a good…
ConCalls: More Smoking Guns
Postmedia keeps churning out evidence that Elections Canada has gathered against the Conservative Party of Canada and their misdirection phonecalls made to voters during the last election. What the newspaper…
Post-US Election Thoughts: The Blame Game
It didn’t take long for the blame, the vitriol, the accusations and the excuses to start spewing forth from the Republicans, after Obama won a second presidential term. You would…
Calgary byelection is a three-way race
When I said this riding was competitive on SNN, Krista laughed at me. But now I’m not the only one saying it anymore - the Mayor of Calgary is too.…
ConCalls: Giving In
At what point can Canadians no longer claim to be a democratic people? We widely recognize when other countries were running sham elections, but our closeness to our own has…
Gunn and Lewis receive awards in Port Hope
Two OPSEU advocates from Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences received recognition last night in Port Hope for their health and safety work. Norma Gunn received a standing ovation…