#NOKXL: US & Kerry excused ('bullied') by China and (!)Canada?
Can we allow ourselves a ray of optimism from the perspective of personal legacy, international influence or even playground-style "bullying" memes?One of the more ridiculous spectacles in...
View Article10 Reasons Canada's Tar Sands Suck
Canada's right-wing Prime Minister is in New York today trying to convince lawmakers that the tar sands are okay, and that the Keystone XL pipeline should go ahead.At the same time, Canada's...
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How did Canada become 'a rogue, reckless petrostate'?
Remember how, when times were really bad in the U.S., we could always at least imagine taking refuge in Canada? Easy—just pack a coat and cross over the border. Well, things are different now. Andrew...
View ArticleSorry About All This, Eh
It wasn't too long ago when Canadians were shouting at the top of their lungs about George Bush, the Iraq War, Guantanamo Bay, Gay Rights and a myriad of other "American" issues.But the tides have...
View ArticleIs the Canadian government involved in the shutdown? XL Pipeline?
According to a story running in WC Native News and in Huffington Post Canada, billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer has written a letter accusing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper of meddling in...
View Article"Canada is the dirty old man of the climate world" and Censors Its Scientists
“In stark contrast to its cuddly international image, Canada is the dirty old man of the climate world.”http://www.theguardian.com/... I had long viewed Canada as America's sane neighbor but their...
View Article"On Employees Who Take Too Much Initiative" (Advent Canticle, Dec. 15)
For Brigette DePapeThis memo's to apologize Regarding last week's hassle; On Stephen's Day, just past sunrise, I gazed out from my castle. It was a lovely day, in brief; I almost had to sing; How...
View Article"Like a Book Burning" The Canadian government is closing scientific libraries...
"Paranoid ideologues have burned books and records throughout human history to try to squelch dissenting visions that they view as heretical, and to anyone who worships the great God Economy...
View ArticleHow Did I Miss That? Neil Young Rocks Tar Sands; Polar Bear Cub Rocks Cradle
My Cousin Ray Sixkiller is back for his weekly scamper though the news from an American Indian point of view.As usual, I appreciate likes from those who in fact like it and forwards to people who have...
View ArticleWho Elected Neil Young?
It feels so right that I found the op-ed below had published right after opening the New York Times and learning I have to say goodbye to Pete Seeger.It's a little hard to type as I'm literally...
View ArticleThailand’s state oil producer plans to speed up oil sands development
According to newly breaking news from The Globe and Mail. Thailand's state oil producer is planning on going full steam ahead with plans to speed up development preparations for the Albertan Tar...
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Canada's Harper sure to try twisting Obama's arm on Keystone XL in Mexico...
Although its formal name is the North American Leaders’ Summit, media are calling it the Three Amigos Summit. But while it may be all friendly public smiles and mutual praise in sunny Toluca, Mexico,...
View ArticleReadout of President Obama's calls with President Hollande and Prime Minister...
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 1, 2014Readout of President Obama’s calls with President Hollande and Prime Minister HarperPresident Obama spoke separately this...
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5 Ways That Harper and Big Oil Have Tried to Ease the Enbridge Opposition &...
The November 16 No Enbridge rally in Vancouver, BC, brought thousands out to oppose Enbridge's toxic tar sands pipeline. Photo credit: Flickr/Mark KlotzBlog post by Nikki Skuce (@nikkiskuce), Senior...
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Breaking: Harper approves Northern Gateway Pipeline - UPDATED
#NorthernGateway Pipeline will originate in Alberta and cross the entire province of British Columbia from east to west. It will carry bitumen from the tar sands across Alberta and British Columbia,...
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From Alberta to California, a Common Struggle to Find Healing
Blog post by Ethan Buckner (@ethanbuckner), US Organizer, ForestEthics5th Annual Tar Sands Healing Walk, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Photo: Ethan Buckner, ForestEthics Last weekend, I traveled further...
View ArticleOregon Refused Coal Export Facility - Vancouver Port Will Ship It Instead
In our globalized world trade system, if the environment destroyers are stopped from doing bad things in one place, they can always find another place that's willing to do their dirty work. Days after...
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The War on Science: A Canadian Horror Story
"I don't care." Of all the nefarious things that our Conservative government has done to our Country, possibly the worst is its war on Science. We have witnessed it for years. Recently a report (pdf in...
View ArticleGetting Ready to Build a Pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands to New Arctic...
Is it any wonder the oil industry isn't concerned about climate change? The melting of the ice in the Arctic is something they look forward to while cackling evilly and rubbing their hands together in...
View ArticleMeet the next Prime Minister of Canada: Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau grew up on 24 Sussex Drive Ottawa (our White House). His Father was Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada from 1968-1979. Like his father, Justin is running under the Liberal...
View ArticleKevin Vickers Was Not Carrying A Gun
The Canadian Sergeant-At-Arms was lauded by the members of the Commons with two standing ovations today. Like the start of every session, the Speaker's procession entered the chamber with Kevin Vikers...
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My Prime Minister was WHERE when the attack on Parliament Hill was going on?!
Photo provided by Conservative MP Nina Grewal. Members of Parliament barricade themselves in a meeting room on Parliament Hill,Ottawa, Canada,Wednesday, October 22, 2014, after shots were fired in the...
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Why not have a government shutdown?
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. - Edmund Burke
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Evan Munday, You're the Man!
Two of Ontario artist Evan Munday's earliest drawings of missing and murdered Canadian Indian women and girls. Munday tweets each etching to Conservative Party Prime Minister Stephen Harper.Munday says...
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An endless stream of questions emerge over the Keystone XL
Bill O'Reilly and the Teamsters Union claim the Keystone XL will see an overall 42,000 jobs created. Really? Some are questioning this as fact. Some critics propose that this is a grossly inflated...
View ArticleCanada...There's A Lot Going On Lately
Sorry, folks if you were expecting one of my usual goofy diaries. This isn't one of those. I do occasionally write in a serious vein, and this is one of those times.While there's been a lot of stuff...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau Votes to Pass Bill C-51, The Anti Terrorism Act, and Loses...
O.M.G!!! I cannot believe what happened this afternoon.For months, Canadians have been fighting to stop a Bill passing in Parliament. The Anti-terrorism Act, better known as Bill C-51 2015 is the...
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Harper vs. Middle Kid
At a campaign stop in British Columbia on Friday, August 21, Stephen Harper's team thought it would be a good photo op to have three Scouts Canada members standing next to the podium.They're probably...
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Cree Woman Wins International Pageant, Speaks Out For Native Rights and...
Ashley Callingbull Burnham, a 25-year-old Cree woman from Alberta, won an international beauty pageant over the weekend, and immediately began using her new-found platform to speak out for native...
View ArticleStephen Harper's Conservatives: Pissing-Off Canadians, One Mug At A Time
As the backlash from the turmoil in the Chinese economy hits Canada, the odious Stephen Harper and his Conservatives face a bumpy election ride.According to The Guardian last week:Official figures...
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For Monday's Federal Election: The Kingmaker will be the Canadian Economy
"This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any...
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A decade of Conservative rule may finally end in Canada's twisting three-way...
From left to right: Liberal leader Justin Trudeau), Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair After ten years of right-wing governance, Canada goes to...
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How Harper handed the Canadian Election to the Liberals
The Liberal Party has taken an unexpected lead in the final days leading up to Canada's election on October 19th. If they win, they'll owe it to one man: Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper....
View ArticleNew DK Group: "Kos Canucks"
I have quite a few relatives in Canada (by marriage), including one who is very involved in politics. Conseuqently, I follow Canadian politics more closely than most Americans. I see the occasional...
View ArticleCanadian Election Day, Monday, 10/19/2015
There's a lot riding on this election. Stephen Harper has worked hard at pushing Canada to the right, censoring scientists (especially scientists working on anything that might indicate global climate...
View ArticleCanada's Liberals Troll Tories with Hilarious Advert
Earlier in the year, Canada's Conservative Party took out an advert claiming Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was "not ready for prime time," but he has nice hair.Yesterday the Liberals put an advert on...
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Reason over Passion: the Case for Voting Liberal
“Reason over Passion” was the motto of Canada’s 15th Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau. It describes an intellectual discipline of being rational, rather than emotive, in making choices. In...
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Canada's Liberal Party surges to wide lead in polls, poised to end decade of...
As you can see in the chart above, Canada's historically centrist Liberal Party has jumped out to a substantial edge over the governing Conservatives, leading them, on average, by a 37 to 31 margin in...
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Canada general election liveblog #6
Today, Canada goes to the polls to elect a new Parliament. Polls start to close at 7 PM ET in the east, with the last polls closing at 10 PM ET in the west. To see how many seats we can expect to...
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BREAKING: Canada's Liberal Party ends 10 years of Conservative rule in a...
Canada's incoming Liberal prime minister, Justin Trudeau On Monday, Canada's historically centrist Liberal Party took power in a landslide, bringing an end to Conservative Prime Minister Stephen...
View ArticleOh, Canada! Welcome back to political sanity
Justin Trudeau has been elected as the new prime minister of Canada, of which there should be much rejoicing here on the southern side of the border. The son of the late, great Pierre Trudeau who led...
View ArticleTrudeau Keeps Campaign Promise to Withdraw Military from Iraq and Syria
So Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister-elect of Canada as of last night, is wasting no time keeping one of his major campaign promises:Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's prime minister-elect Justin Trudeau said...
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How Canada's Liberals obliterated the Conservatives this week, with tons of...
(click to enlarge)On Monday, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decade-long reign came to an end in dramatic fashion as left-leaning voters flocked to the historically centrist Liberal Party...
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Morning Digest: Our massive House fundraising chart is here
Colorado Democrat Morgan Carroll is off to a fast fundraising startLeading Off: •Fundraising: Daily Kos Elections'massive third quarter House fundraising chart is now available. We have listings for...
View ArticleSaturday Night Loser's Club, Vol. D: Sunny Ways Edition
So, 5 days later than eveyone else, 3CM the loser chimes in on the happy results north of the 49th parallel this Monday, where the Grits wiped the political floor with the Tories, big time, which will...
View ArticleCanadian Election Lessons Shared Around World
Article on cbcnews.ca and how liberal/left political organizations are learning the lessons from the recent Canadian election.The election saw the Conservatives soundly beaten.Below the fold for the...
View ArticleCanadian Conservatives repudiate Harper; end opposition to gay marriage.
This is breaking news from the Globe and Mail.I apologise for the non-diary, but I shall let you read this for yourself.Oh, and by the by, this is a BFD.
View ArticleKeystone XL: Wildlife in the Crosshairs
The Keystone XL pipeline is a veritable grab-bag of controversial issues, but with so much debate over energy security, jobs, and politics, the most urgent problems of tar sands development are put on...
View ArticleAmerican exceptionalism: Other democracies don't have to deal with shutdowns...
There is something rotten at the core of American democracy, and the fault lines are increasingly being exposed now that one of the two major political parties has gone completely off the rails and...
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