Mary Cleaver posted this open letter to Stephen Harper on facebook earlier this month. This election, backofthebook.ca endorses Mary Cleaver. Dear Mr. Harper, I live in BC with my husband and two little girls. I grew up in Calgary and have many friends and family members there. I’m white and in my early 40s. One […]
Vancouver’s dark flaw
By Jim Henshaw I spent a couple of days in Vancouver this week and on a sunny day, it’s probably the most beautiful city in the world. It ain’t half bad looking on a rainy day either. And as the locals say, “Wait twenty minutes” and you can observe it either way. It’s hard not […]
Moore: The mask drops
By John Klein (aka Saskboy) Conservatives are not responsible for your neighbour’s children (although your neighbour’s children will eventually be paying off debts incurred by Conservative Ministers). Conservatives only feel responsible for your neighbour’s children when they street race, have sex, use drugs, or are bullied. Full bellies are definitely not their responsibility, unless it’s […]
Lies, damned lies, and statistics on Canada’s poverty rate
First published on The Sixth Estate Recently the National Post’s resident anti-government wingnut, William Watson, sallied forth with a strangely positive report on what he calls Canada’s poverty rate, which he says has fallen to an all-time low of 9%. This, says Watson, means we should keep going pretty much as we have, meaning less […]
Harper throws women overboard
By Alison@Creekside Gerald Caplan, G&M: The Harper government, women’s rights and the cost of speaking out. The Tories are playing punishment politics with Canada’s progressive NGOs — and eroding civil society in the process. “Despite the chill on speaking out, this week the Canadian Council for International Co-operation announced its fear that its funding is […]
Owe Canada! Part 2: You can’t always get what you want
Marni Ko In Part One of this series, Marnie Ko detailed the effects of increasing debt on North American households. In Part Two, she examines the role the taxman plays in creating poverty in Canada, and looks for solutions. Charles Moore, a Nova Scotia writer, argues in a recent article that skyrocketing indebtedness is a […]
