Canadian Politics
Day of action a success?
What have we learned today? We’ve learned that 10 people and a school bus can disrupt rail traffic between Toronto and Montreal and between Kingston and Ottawa.
Archive: 2007
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Digital Politics
Ministerial staffers back on Facebook
I’ve learned that in a reversal of internal government policy this past week, Conservative ministerial staffers are once again permitted to keep a Facebook prof
Digital Politics
Is Garth Turner stretching the truth?
Monday’s Hill Times features an article about Bruce Sutherland, the videographer for Conservative-turned-Independent-turned-Green-teaser-turned-Liberal MP Garth
Foreign Affairs and Defence
ABC News: Suicide bombers being sent to Canada
ABC News is reporting that a “graduation ceremony” for suicide bombers was held along the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan on June 9th. Some of the bom
Climate and Environment
U.N. says “flick off” for Darfur
Climate change is responsible for the genocide in Darfur, we’ve recently learned. According to the Secretary General of the U.N., Ban Ki-moon, the Darfur genoci
Stephen Harper
Bush coming to Canada
Dust off those bongos, young progressive agent of change! In a news release from the Prime Minister’s Office today it was announced that US President George W B
Parliament of Canada
Adjournment
Negotiations are currently underway, and barring some procedural snafu, the rumour is that we’ll see adjournment of the House either today or tomorrow. That’s t
Liberal Party of Canada
Dion, Stornoway and Laurier Club Liberals
Last night, members of the Liberal Party’s elite “Laurier Club” assembled at the residence of the Leader of the Official Opposition. The venue was the Stornoway
Canadian Politics
Harpers and Dions contrasted
In Chatelaine’s July magazine, the home lives of the Harpers and Krieber-Dions are both featured. It is interesting to see the differences between the two famil