Saskatchewan Party Government Turns Dickensian
If you had the idea that the Saskatchewan Party are anything other than radical conservatives, I'd invite you examine the news story which details the facts around a government funding plan that will result in a program that serves lunch to 1300 inner-city kids being put on hold for a couple of weeks.
Cancer's gift
A new soldier signs up to battle the disease alongside Jack Layton and thousands of other brave Canadian men
More to ADHR and Normative discourse. . . . .
With all due respect ADHR, I really don't think you understand what I have been saying. If I sounded arrogant, I appoligize, but this conversation brings up some serious emotions and I have been having this paradigmatic argument for so many years.
Tea Bagger Idiocy
A clip from Glenn Beck's rally. Truly the worst thing in the world; People with excessive pride who think they know what they're talking about, but clearly have absolutely no idea what they're talking about:
Conference Board to Review Potash
Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that it is engaging the Conference Board of Canada to analyze the proposed Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan takeover.
Peak oil: 'mass upheaval within 15 to 30 years'
German military report: Peak oil could lead to collapse of democracyRaw Story: Peak oil has happened or will happen some time around this year, and its consequences could threaten the continued survival of democratic government
On notable omissions
It isn't much surprise that the Wall government has decided to put a corporate front group in charge of advising it on a possible potash takeover.
SUCCESS EQUALS FAILURE
Shorter Stephen Harper: We need to give the police more powers to do the job they’ve already done without them.
Lapsed anti-terror provisions — extraordinary measures the Conservative government has been trying to revive — might have been useful in the current effort to round up suspects in an alleged bomb plot, the prime minister hinted Wednesday.
Stephen Harper failing Northern Canadians: Layton
YELLOWKNIFE—New Democrat Leader Jack Layton today accused Stephen Harper of failing the needs of Northern Canadians.
“Whether it’s standing by as our pristine North is polluted, promoting an ill-conceived Northern Strategy or ignoring the calls for a highway along the Mackenzie Valley, Stephen Harper has made it clear that he is not concerned with the problems facing the people of the North,” Layton said.
Ignatieff Making Billion Dollar Election Patronage Promises
Without a business plan, economic or environmental impact research, Michael Ignatieff is already walking around announcing billion dollar electoral patronage mega projects .....
NORTH VANCOUVER -- "Canadian naval ships will be built on the North Shore for the first time in decades if the Liberals form the next federal government, according to party leader Michael Ignatieff. Ignatieff made the commitment on his way to a speaking engagement in West Vancouver Sunday. The promise could translate into hundreds of jobs and billions of dollars for a North Vancouver shipyard.
A Back-To-School Wishlist for Society
Simply, two things. Let’s make sure our public school system recognizes two things:
- Our children are priceless individuals with immense capacity to excel, not standardized, interchangeable commodities who can be warehoused in assembly line learning factories.
- Thinking matters, not just filling up heads with data.
A week before the new school year starts is a key time to think about some priorities.
Tories tuned out as digital TV transition looms
Canadians still unprepared for the end of Analogue TV: Angus
OTTAWA- With the deadline for the switch from analogue to digital TV now one year away many Canadians are still unsure how this will affect their television access.
Some Problems of Democracy. . . . .
I was having an online conversation with one of the people who commented on my blog and it got me thinking about the challenges facing our democracy in a way I hadn't before. Because of the gun-registry issue this person was struggling with the issue of representation and the manner of responsibility that a representative has to his or her constituents. Like many people this person had the gut reaction that an elected person should 'represent' the will of those how elected him/her, thus voting the way they want them to on issues such as the gun-registry.
Capitalism vs State Capitalism and Potash
The Government of Saskatchewan wants nothing to do with a state (read China) corporation takeover of Potash Corp. The Globe reports:
Thursday Morning Links
An assortment of articles for your perusal...
- Just you wait, the Cons' census vandalism will be forgotten any day now:
Released Thursday morning, the EKOS survey delivers nothing but bad news for the Tories, showing their support reduced to a narrow base of hardcore older Western males. This, as they bleed support from women, young people and university educated Canadians.
Beyond the echo chamber
It remains to be seen how the rest of New Brunswick's election campaign will play out - and particularly whether either the Libs or the Cons will try (however implausibly) to adopt a theme of responsible management for themselves. But for now, it's hard to imagine the NDP's chosen message fitting more perfectly into the broader campaign.
On confirmation
Not that it's particularly surprising that the B.C. Libs were less than honest in claiming to have never thought about imposing the HST until roughly three seconds before they officially declared it a done deal.
Copyright Reform Luddite Style!
What can we the consumer’s expect from the Bill C-32 the government’s proposed copyright reform? Sadly, though the bill may be a slight improvement on Harper’s last ill-conceived attempt at a new legal frame work for the digital age, it remains hopelessly out of touch with the two stakeholders who arguably should have the most say in this process: artists and the public.While Harper paid lip
CRTC holds public public hearing on "Fox News North " (SunTV)
Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-649
Notice of hearing
19 November 2010
Gatineau, Quebec
Deadline for submission of interventions/comments: 1 October 2010
The Commission will hold a hearing commencing 19 November 2010 at 9 a.m. at the Conference Centre, Portage IV, 140 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, to consider the following application:
Social democrats need to take social democracy seriously Part I
I was just inspired by Marc Lee over a the PEF to deliver an overdue promise. Here is the background. Originally posted on February 17, 2010 Part I It is not exactly a secret that social democracy, at least in North America, has fallen on hard times. Any honest assessment of the NDPs platform reveals [...]