Government Too Big To Fail
While talking about market regulation, I came up with an example of a situation where I think more government oversight and fines would be useful at protecting Canadians. It occurred…
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Giving Thanks For Campaigns
It’s a holiday, so I almost forgot to blog anything. But some newsworthy things are underfood, err, underfoot. CNET.com was a trustworthy download site for more than a decade, but…
Anonymous Promoting Occupy Saskatoon Protest
Someone identifying with the Anonymous Internet group may have decided that Saskatoon sounded obscure and cool enough to be participating in Occupy Wall Street, that they deserved a little extra…
99% Paying The Taxes
This video demonstrates that nothing has been done in more than 25 years to close the tax loopholes that Reagan supposedly wanted to close in 1985. Obama is saying the…
The morning after
I’m tired but elated this beautiful morning. 53 seats. Pretty exceptional if you ask me when just a few weeks ago people were counting Liberals out. I’ll have more to…
WPITW
A trifecta of sexism, ignorance and paranoia today: In fairness to Republican hopeful Herman Cain, at least he had the decency to preface his crackpot theory with the caveat of…
The struggle is not between left and right – it’s between democracy and corporatism
We must unite the people now, or the people and democracy both will lose. Not only are partisan loyalties and divisions increasingly irrelevant and out-moded, but divisions along ideological lines…
Depression Not Out of the Question
Watch our “economist” Primer Minister manage us into a economic depression (and ecological depression).
The ONDP campaign has become a farce
This was raised yesterday. And now that I’ve seen it for myself, I agree. What a joke. Spotted in the riding of Trinity-Spadina this morning. On public lampposts. One passerby…
Tim Hudak continues to campaign from the gutter
It’s a lie, what Hudak’s saying. He’s become desperate as his once certain victory is slipping away and is now using this disgusting, bigoted rhetoric to try to motivate his…
National Post Apologises for Publishing McVety Ad
The National Post, Canada’s largest right-leaning national newspaper, has apologised for publishing a transphobic advertisement from the Institute for Canadian Values, headed by anti-gay lobbyist Charles McVety. The ad—which pretends…
Occupy Wall St. – Letters to friends and family, and an overview of what is unfolding now
What is happening is momentus. It could go wrong, it could fizzle out, or it could be co-opted, but at present, by all I can see, it is hopeful: here…
Design Regina – Larry Beasley
We can fix Regina at the same time that the urban health and community issue is being better understood across Canada. The problem is that most people live outside of…
Hudak’s rally tonight in Vaughan
Ten minutes after the event was supposed to start. Really, really bad sign. I’m hearing that Team Tory could barely get 200 people to come see PC leader Tim Hudak.…
Hudak supports homophobic flyer, doesn’t support choice
Kind of tells you everything you need to know about Tim Hudak.
Tim Hudak supports homophobic campaign literature
Tuesday, when Mr. Hudak was asked if he backed the flyer he responded with a terse “of course.” I was just chatting with a Tory friend. This election, not only…
When politics turns ugly
The distribution of these flyers was disgusting – gutter politics in the truest sense of the definition – and the most desperate political tactic I have witnessed in a long,…
Council discussing serious issues in secret?
Can’t help but notice on tonight’s agenda for Collingwood Town Council there are several issues that are being taken behind closed doors. While there’s a couple that would be understandly…
Tim Hudak will put abortion at risk for Ontarians
Don’t just take my word for it, take theirs. Looking at Tim Hudak’s record on abortion, pro-choice advocates feel that a vote for the Conservative Party in the provincial election…
Farmer’s Market Removes Trans Employee
The Trails End Farmer’s Market in London, Ontario is the subject of a human rights complaint after the market owner forced a vendor to remove a trans employee from their…