Red Cedar
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Category: Analytic Ranting
Things to pay attention to.
Not that most of you would notice, but since the Tories took power canada.gc.ca has been turned from a neutral portal promoting Canadian government departments and services into a partisan propaganda tool. Take a visit and you will see that not only is Tory… Continue Reading “Things to pay attention to.”
Soul-work.
I’m reading The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing right now – an early sixties classic exploring political and sexual disillusionment in cold-war Britain. Although a bit dated in terms of womens’ issues (this is pre-feminist writing) it is an excellent read, focusing mainly on… Continue Reading “Soul-work.”
Open Government? Not quite.
According to direction inside the federal government that came down yesterday and backed up by this Globe and Mail story – Stephen Harper has put a muzzle on the federal government that will curtail all government announcements that don’t fit into his “five priorities”… Continue Reading “Open Government? Not quite.”
wins and losses in the class struggle
it looks like the teachers are going to come off the picket lines today following an announcement that both sides are willing to accept ready’s arbitration recommendations – which doesn’t mean they have an agreement yet, but that there is a framework within which… Continue Reading “wins and losses in the class struggle”
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