“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” ~ Winston Churchill Harper denies Conservative link to fraudulent election ‘robocalls‘, […]
Harper’s now in a hurry
What will Canada be?
I wonder if evangelical christian Stephen Harper would agree with views of American fundamentalist Franklin Graham, the million dollar a year preacher whose father Billy began ministering in the Christian and Missionary […]
Our government exposes itself
“We will purchase the F-35. We’re on record. We’re part of the crusade. We’re not backing down.” — Julian Fantino, associate minister of national defence, Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 8, 2011. Read […]
Radical policies for which no one voted
Rowan Williams is the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, an office that dates back 1,400 years. Often outspoken, occasionally radical, Williams served for one issue last summer as guest editor of the New […]
Uncomfortable parallels
While a mere teenager when Richard Nixon was elected to a second term, Stephen Harper had found a mentor. A few decades later, empowered by a majority in parliament, the now Canadian […]
Setting economic policy for Canada’s west
China Cheats: Push May Come To Shove, Robert Borosage, Campaign for America’s Future “China cheats – it openly flouts trade laws – and routinely denies it. It restricts access to its markets, […]
NEB: "ally", First Nations: "adversaries"
Confidential federal tar sands strategy targets Aboriginal and green groups, Greenpeace Canada, January 26, 2012 “As controversy increases over the Harper government’s attacks on environmental groups, Greenpeace Canada today released internal government […]
Economic development whatever the cost!
For me, whatever might be worthwhile in Stephen Harper’s speech is degraded by his choice of location for delivering it. The Prime Minister of Canada flew to Switzerland to join the world’s […]
Reconsidering Harper’s vision for Canada
THE CAGING OF AMERICA, Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, January 2012 “…In the past two decades, the money that states spend on prisons has risen at six times the rate of spending […]
Drowsy Canadians take note
Federal government has no business micromanaging RCMP commissioner, Toronto Star, January 22 2012 “Where does Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government get off trying to micromanage the Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner’s day-timer? […]
Proud to be "Enemy of the Government of Canada"
“Tides Canada CEO, Ross McMillan,was informed by the Prime Minister’s Office, that ForestEthics is considered an “Enemy of the Government of Canada,” and an “Enemy of the people of Canada.” “This language […]
Regulators throwing loaded dice
Propaganda is a tool favoured by leaders who suppose unthinking citizens can’t determine the common interest. Noam Chomsky says it is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. […]
Toward amoral petro-state
An Open Reply to Joe Oliver’s Propaganda for the Petro StateENERGY & EQUITY: Nikiforuk joins the fray.Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee “Canada’s Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver has just pulled a Hugo Chavez: […]
Conservatives ready to serve paymasters
Harper warns of ‘hijacked’ hearings on Northern Gateway pipeline, Bob Weber, The Canadian Press: EDMONTON – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he’s listening to concerns that hearings for the Northern Gateway pipeline […]
Harper’s boondoggles
F-35 production a troubling example of Pentagon spending, Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Dec. 26, 2011: “Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took the Senate floor on Dec. 15 and described the F-35 fighter program […]
Better served by bird brains?
Our friends at the Blog Borg Collective noticed The Province displaying either low-class ignorant journalism or sophisticated and subtle humour. Apparently the newspaper was uncertain if the current session of the Legislature […]
Globe & Mail demonstrates what the press can be
Instead of being handmaids to the rich and powerful – the usual role of Canada’s media – the Globe and Mail offers Gerald Caplan’s commentary; Be very afraid: Stephen Harper is inventing […]
Future of wild salmon depends on volunteers
Alexandra Morton: “…If the leaked document really says 100% of one run of Fraser sockeye tested positive for ISA virus, we have two very big problems. One, Justice Cohen instructed DFO to […]
Voters trounce P3 proposal
One interesting result from Saturday’s municipal elections was Abbotsford voters’ indisputable rejection of water supply privatization. New mayor Bruce Banman, an opponent of water delivery through a proposed P3, believes the single […]
Old line parties share corrupt styles
Silence reigns over Port of Montreal hiring controversy, Politicians prefer to keep things quiet, BY STEPHEN MAHER, POSTMEDIA NEWS, October 29, 2011 “…In the Mafia, if you break that code and rat […]
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Blair Fix at _Economics from the Top Down_ also wrote two very good papers on the converion of housing into…