In 2009, Delta South voters decided that one term MLA Wally Oppal was not the person they wanted to represent them in the Legislature. That decision made him eligible for a severance payment from taxpayers worth $127,000. This eligibility was not affected by the almost $200,000 a year pension he
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Could the F-35 Be the Biggest Blunder in Canadian Military History?
A timely warning about “locking in” to novel technologies such as the over budget, overdue and under-performing F-35 from Brookings Institution senior fellow Peter Singer. His advice – learn from the mistakes of the past, just don’t repeat them. In 1934, the British Air Ministry poured money into a new
Continue readingREAL Women’s real bigotry
John Baird – doing the right thing Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has done a commendable job of defending gay rights everywhere from Uganda to Russia. Not everyone agrees, however, with his initiatives. REAL Women of Canada, a group that describes itself as a “pro-family conservative women’s movement,” has roundly
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: BP Attacks Oil Spill Victims, Tries To Hide Criminal Past
In recent corporate public relations attempts, BP has tried to shift the public’s focus from its corporate wrongdoing and outright criminal behavior to criticizing BP’s victims and their legal representatives. According to a privileged, plaintiff’s attorney work document, BP has dumped over $500 million into PR, attacking “judges, special masters,
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Flash from LFR past: Sun News Network and the emasculation of the North American right-wing male.
NOTE: This was one of the most popular posts at the old LFR. A lot has changed after September 2011 when it was written but unfortunately to much idiocy has stayed the same. Hand dancer Krista’s gone to jolly ole. And now that mandatory carriage has been denied, will the
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: REAL Women of Canada Support Russian and Ugandan Anti-Homosexual Laws
Imagine if you will ladies and gentlemen a country where a law was recently passed making it illegal for Christians to proselytize. More than that, the law made it illegal for Christians to speak favourably about their views. Any outward expression of their religious views, such as wearing a crucifix,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Police Are Such Sensitive Souls
Andre Marin, Ontario’s Ombudsman, found this out after announcing he was planning to investigate the province’s direction to police on de-escalating conflict situations in light of the police killing of Sammy Yatim. According to a report in The National Post, a Durham police detective, Dennis Scott, opened a Twitter account
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Saskatchewan Budget Saved by Falling Loonie
Following last week’s troubling news about potash, the Saskatchewan government released its first-quarter financial report today. The headline seems to be “Oil Keeps Budget in Black”, with a forecast increase in oil revenue more than offsetting a forecast decline in potash and other revenues. But the forecast West Texas Intermediate
Continue readingLeDaro: Human Brain and its capabilities
“We know that the human brain is a powerful organ, but many of us aren’t aware of how much the mind is truly capable of — and much more powerful it can become through deliberate training. By exercising the brain (yes, you can use repetition and habit as you do
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Congressional Republicans Take Stab At EPA Before Heading To Recess
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives kicked off the month of August with one of their favorite activities – attacking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.) Last Thursday, in one of their final acts before they take the entire month of August off, the Republican-controlled House passed a piece of
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Going, going, gone… from Hostpapa
I’ll be moving to a new server in the next week or so. That means there may be a downtime of several days until I get everything fixed and running properly on the new servers. I’ve tested everything and it seems okay, but… something always goes awry. For about the
Continue readingLeDaro: News do get you depressed
Here is one for the fun. Obama-nomics. by Michael Ramirez
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Sun set or Sun rise?
Look, I know lots of folks will be positively giddy that Sun News Network, along with some other applicants, didn’t get “mandatory carriage.” Some will be celebrating its imminent demise. (Some of them will even be journalists, which is a bit jarring: I mean, these days, what sane journalist derives
Continue readingLeDaro: In U.S dead people can donate to political parties
So there is a life after death after all and one can remain active politically even after his/her death. The soul is still hovering around. Only in U.S. eh!!! graphit/Shutterstock “The dead can’t vote, but they can give money to politicians.Thirty-two people listed on federal campaign records as “deceased” have
Continue readingffibs: The chatter attack
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Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: August 8: Still waiting for a computer hookup..
…amazing how we become dependent on these things. I don’t know how to pay bills without a computer. I’m out of touch with everybody. My world has ceased to exist. Harper is coming to Moncton today. (page A3) He is unlikely the visit Harper Lane, the street named directly after
Continue readingLeDaro: Is America’s exceptionalism just an illusion?
Is America’s exceptionalism over and its influence internationally dwindling? The short answer is ‘yes’. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “****American exceptionalism, not so accepted? Our country’s ongoing spat with Russia is the latest in what’s been a frustrating year on the foreign policy
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: The ‘catch’ in CRTC’s dismissal of Sun News Network
Of course, the Sun is trying to spin this in their favour and look on the bright side. There’s a bright side? Most likely too late for the ‘news’ organization as it is now, the struggling network has been offered an olive branch by the CRTC. The CRTC also acknowledged
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6315…SUN TV Should Hire Me
Reported everywhere north of the border is the news, this cut and paste from CFRA Ottawa, that “The CRTC has denied Sun News Network’s bid for mandatory coverage.”They really should hire me.Their problem is that their commentators, reporters, whatever all want to be loved. That is some serious bullsh*t. What
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6314…Tim Hudak Death Watch
Pulled this out of The T.dot Star.“Continuing voter rejection, with Hudak ranked dead last in personal approval ratings of just 27 per cent. He trails both NDP Leader Andrea Horwath (43 per cent) and Premier Kathleen Wynne (35 per cent), according to a Forum Research poll released last week.”Seriously.WFDS
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