You Can’t Nationalize Carbon Costs
It’s stupid to think that a carbon tax would have any benefit for our economy or change habits.
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Harper undermines Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
I loved this week’s Hill Times Spin Doctors question. The Greens have been outspoken on how Harper has undermined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty through a nuclear trade deal with India.…
I heard a rumour
A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend told me that the entire Federal Conservative caucus was going to step down before the next election in order…
Why It’s Better to Know
If you wonder why it’s better to be smart, these smart people spell it out for you in an easy to watch hour and a half of jokes and scientific…
How a Civilization Dies
Our civilization is coming to an end, sooner than later. It won’t end with a war, or a disease, or a flood, but rather with an abandonment of reason and…
Because it’s not really Christmas until your baby gets to play with a machine gun
I will never understand these people.
Jackboots in Toronto
From the civil suit Jason Wall filed against Toronto Police Services Huffington Post link: The final final report said that an unnamed officer with the Toronto Police Service wrote: “…we…
With apologies to Sally Field
Nominations are out for Canadian Blog Awards. Yours truly has been nominated for Best New Blog, Best Feminism Blog and Best Political Blog. Check it out here. Vote now, vote…
Let them eat cake!
Or, alternatively titled, 2012 Toronto budget. Closing homeless shelters, cutting student nutrition programs (affecting more than 14,000 of Toronto’s poorest kids) and cutting several HIV/AIDS programs. These are just a…
Tax Changes Worth Considering
Eliminating deductions represent an obvious way to improve public finances without punishing those small companies with new tax increases. This article offers up a few simple ideas related to this…
Peruvian Mayor Worried Over Gay Water Supply
If you’re gay and ever wondered why you’re not straight, perhaps you’ve just been drinking too much Peruvian tap water. José Benítez—the mayor of Huarmey, a small town located in…
Is European Default An Option?
This article from Michael Roberts offers up a reasonable background discussion on why default is an option when it comes to the European banking situation: An alternative programme for Europe…
Priorities. They Can Has.
by matttbastard Noted w/o comment: Time Magazine covers – December 5, 2011 h/t
The Troubling Truth About Naomi Wolf’s DHS/OWS Hype
by matttbastard It’s total bullshit (not to mention batshit). AlterNet’s Josh Holland for teh Fisk: Wolf …offers a classic example of trying to shoe-horn reality into a theory with no…
Be Like Two – Learn French
There’s nothing better than knowing another language. You can talk to someone else in a way that is exclusive, and special, and express yourself more clearly. I’ve dabbled in learning…
Blog Navel Gazing – Tweet Heard ‘Round The World
I’ve never had a tweet of mine be ReTweeted so much. It was an excerpt from a Facebook post that got liked and shared by about 15 people by this…
Mon Dieu!
And that’s about all the French I know. But then, I’m not an NDP Quebec MP who claims to be fluently bilingual. One of the McGill students sent to Parliament…
Rob Anders ‘crashed’ in the House of Commons – UPDATED
Somebody missed nap time. Here’s more on Rob – as you can tell, he’s quite the stellar MP. Also, thought the subject matter interesting given NDP MP Charlie Angus’ post…
Etch A Sketch: My generation’s iPad
The malls are insane. Not sure how Black Friday made its way north of the border.