Category: Politics

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March 22, 2009

How To Win A Canadian Election

As it stands, the Canadian economy and democratic institutions are in a state of paralysis. Iggy is now courting the evangelicals.  He is silent on issues related to Bush being a war criminal and slush funds created for the benefit of the Cons and people that support them. Harper is … well, Harper.  There have been many articles posted here and by other bloggers (most […]

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February 20, 2009

Atheists 1. God 0.

The Canadian Freethought Association is out to send their message.  Their official site can be found here . The message is simple:  "There’s Probably No God.  Now Stop Worrying and Enjoy Your Life." On the surface, they’re getting beat up quite badly in their efforts to advertise that there probably (leaving just a hint of doubt) is no God. Ottawa won’t run the bus ads […]

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January 20, 2009

Who Needs a Draft?

I’ve argued for a while that the notion of a draft in the US is illogical for two reasons: It would generate unwanted competition to the $900 per day private contractors such as Blackwater There’s no need for a draft when people are unemployed. Unfortunately, I’m proven correct on the second reason, as can be seen with this NYT article . As massive waves of […]

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January 18, 2009

Rex Murphy: Where to Spend?

Rex Murphy, host of the national CBC show called "Cross Country Checkup", is asking Canadians tonight where they should spend their money. You can all hang up.  I have the top 10 answers. Stop spending any more money on fossil fuels or things that burn fossil fuels.  It’s stupid. Understand that we have an opportunity to institute structural change:  invest in green and invest lots.  […]

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January 17, 2009

Bailouts Filling a Bottomless Pit?

Financial bailouts are doing nothing to remedy a global economy that is facing a structural reckoning. As evidenced by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) of the United States, massive amounts of the bailout funds are simply being funnelled to offshore locations. Full story here . One day, people will wake up and say "why are we giving more money to the people who are creating […]