Politics and its Discontents

Although the Opposition had been guaranteed uninterrupted testimony from Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand on the 'Fair' Election...

I rather like this, don't you?

Last evening I wrote a brief post about Edward Snowden, the brave young man who has made public the fact of extensive domestic surveillan...

I guess they really are the key to maintaining both fiscal and democratic health. But to ensure such a salutary state, people need to ...

Woke up this morning thinking of our friends in the animal kingdom, and their affinity for their counterparts in Ottawa.

Although it has been many years since I read Bram Stoker's Dracula , I recall that it was a far more subtle and eerie depiction of vam...

The other day I wrote a post on the decline of democracy under the Harper regime. Included was reference to Bob Hepburn's recent piec...

With a transcript of the extended interview. H/t Alex Himelfarb

Best wishes to everyone in 2013. I would like to express my hope that all will enjoy a prosperous 12 months ahead, but given both domes...

In its ongoing and odious servitude to a reactionary constituency, the Harper regime continues to use the heavy hand of government to t...

Pollster Allan Gregg, now spending much of his time offering critiques of the Harper regime and its dangerous demagogic inclinations, h...

....they start losing some of their biggest cheerleaders .

For those with a naive trust in the 'integrity' of the Harper regime, I heartily recommend that you start educating yourselves about...

The other day I wrote a post about the dark lord's frustration over the democratic expression of opposition to the Northern Gateway oil...