From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Dana Larsen back at it with the NDP

February 4, 2009

A BC’er in Toronto points out that famous LSD-dropping, DMT-gobbling, pot-smoking former NDP candidate Dana Larsen is still active within the party, working his agenda for drug reform. In case you’ve forgotten, here’s the CBC coverage of the “Weedy Wednesday” video that got him canned from the NDP… As an aside, I agree with BC’er [...]

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GOP Continues to Sink, JtP at the Helm

February 3, 2009

And you thought conservatism in Canada was threatened: “In case you weren’t planning to attend CWG [Conservative Working Group] tomorrow morning, you might want to reconsider because Joe the Plumber will be joining us!” Kimberly Wallner, an aide to South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, wrote in a message to her e-mail list this afternoon. [Alex [...]

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China Putting Economic Stimulus Dollars into Public Transport

February 3, 2009

From StimulusBike: With the Chinese economy hit hard by the world wide recession, the Chinese government is making the move away from the automobile as a main source of transportation. They are spending more on passenger rail lines and less on highways. For further reference, also see the WorldBank: The global economic crisis is an [...]

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Widdowson and Howard’s “Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry”

February 2, 2009

Note: this is a comment I left on the Galloping Beaver’s post on the same topic, reprinted here as I’m short on time today. I attended the Frontier Center for Progressive Policy lunch hour series last Friday in which Widdowson presented her work, with a protest drum circle in the background. Much of the controversy [...]

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The Visitor

February 2, 2009

I watched this movie last week with my wife – the Visitor. Its a quiet, intense drama – the kind of movie I usually dodge in favour of lighter fare. I’m happy to have seen this one, however. It is a movie about post-911 immigration policy in the US and how compassion (or indifferent justice) [...]

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