Turning the lights on...

This good news from Canadian blogger Small Dead Animals, an observation ...linking to The Euston Manifesto here .. being a reappraisal of so called progressive liberalism...

The idea that the left is nothing but pure, sweet goodness is increasingly being challenged by the more morally-consistent, clear-headed members of the progressive left, some of whom have found themselves, especially after 9-11, unable to abide by the sort of moral blackout wrought by such unexamined self-righteousness. No group of people is immune to ignorance or inconsistency, but one of the differences between the prog/left and conservatives is that, in the Canadian context, Conservatives who espouse openly racist views simply do not rise within their political parties, nor thrive for long in the official grass roots of their party, unless they cease making such utterances. Unfortunately, this is not so much the case on the left, where relatively hateful and even fascistic views thrive comfortably at the official edges. More...

See also Canadian Terry Glavin's blogpost...
Canada's Carpenters' Union has adopted a resolution that they hope will have "a profound effect on organized labour around the world." The union has unanimously denounced the characterization of Israel as an "apartheid state" and calls for greater understanding of the plight of Israeli citizens...here