The Lambda Fifth Columns: Part 3 (of 4), Fall 1972
This is the third part of a new series of Fifth Columns featuring my columns from 1971 to 1973 in the Laurentian University student newspaper Lambda, that inspired me to…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Joan Westenberg writes about the insistence by Elon Musk and others that people be forced to listen to bigotry in the name of…
On barriers to cooperation
It’s for the best that the NDP and Libs have been able to come to terms on a supply and confidence agreement which should at least provide for substantial material…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jill Lepore writes that the COVID pandemic has left no room for doubt that there is such a thing as society reflecting mutual…
This is why we can’t have even minimally acceptable things
Here we go again. And somehow, the latest round of hysteria includes the Cons learning nothing from the failure of their attacks on coalitions or other forms of inter-party cooperation…
#Elxn44 Roundup
Assorted reactions to a federal election which changed so little. – The Canadian Labour Congress points out that we can’t afford to be stuck with the status quo when there’s…
On policy bubbles
While Justin Trudeau is putting any economic planning in the hands of somebody with a vested interest in privatizing profits, it’s also worth noting how his government is deliberately avoiding…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dylan Matthews writes about the growing body of evidence showing that minimum wage increases boost pay for lower-income workers while having no effect…
New column day
Here, on how the historical competition between the NDP and the Greens hasn’t precluded cooperation where it counts in British Columbia – and how the governing accord there might offer…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Don Pittis discusses the growing price everybody pays for more extreme weather events caused by climate change. And Adrienne Lafrance offers a grim…
Uber and the Luddites
The fight against the sharing economy, and Uber in particular, can be disorienting. Opposition is often painted as techno-phobia. The good guys in this story are Uber and progress; on…
Welcome move by Mulcair closer to Liberal position on cooperation and electoral reform
Mulcair has shown a welcome willingness to work with a minority Liberal Party government post-October 19 so as to do two things: work together without the need for a formal…
Welcome move by Mulcair closer to Liberal position on cooperation and electoral reform
Mulcair has shown a welcome willingness to work with a minority Liberal Party government post-October 19 so as to do two things: work together without the need for a formal…
Coalition or no coalition? What will happen on October 20
Qualified support? OK Polls show the Conservatives slipping, and the NDP and LPC in a dead heat for the role of replacement government, but neither of those two parties expected…
Election 2015: Is the Liberal Party ready for October 20th?
Who will be our next PM? Probably Harper We vote on October 19. It will be a cliffhanger, with final results only out early the next day. A minority government…
Forum poll: Harper in free fall and Mulcair headed for strong minority government
Forum tale of the seats Tom Mulcair is headed towards becoming prime minister of a government with a hefty chunk of seats in Parliament, just shy of a majority, according…
On end goals
We can fully expect Canada’s election campaign to feature plenty more talk about possible coalition outcomes – which are favoured by the public, and may represent the best way to…
Globe & Mail: 95% Chance Harper Government will be replaced in election
The mighty Globe & Mail has spoken, on this, the first day of our election campaign. The writ has been dropped, and the G&M has carried the golden election forecast…
Election: EKOS poll – Seniors will return Harper to power as Prime Minister
A key statistic is not who favours what party before election day, but how many voters actually cast a vote on that day. Seniors vote. Younger voters don’t vote in…