First they told us that Nigel Wright cut a $90,000 cheque to help his old pal Mike Duffy.Because he's that kind of guy eh?Then when it turned out the two men hardly knew each other, they claimed Wright did it to save the taxpayers.But what they didn't tell us was
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Mark Bourrie is the world’s biggest asshole
Sure hope Carleton’s History Department, or any students, don’t see this.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6108…Beer & Bacon Festival In O-Town!!!
Sadly the O-Town I am talking about is Omaha not Ottawa.WOWT TV6 says that “The First Annual Beer and Bacon Festival will tempt people’s taste buds for a good cause on August 3, 2013 at the Old Mattress Factory in downtown Omaha.”Sounds like fun.WFDS
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Party Puppet: House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer
And it is not difficult to figure out who is pulling his strings. Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Elizabeth May Questions Harper on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline [VIDEO]
During Question Period on Thursday, Green Party leader Elizabeth May asked Stephen Harper whether the feds would still approve Enbridge‘s Northern Gateway Pipeline, now officially rejected by British Columbians. WATCH: Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, in 2001, the Prime Minister wrote a famous letter to the former premier of Alberta, which he urged him
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6107…Million Dollar Pammy
It seems that while she was struggling to get by on her six figure plus salary, benefits and padding of her expense accounts, Senator Pamela Wallin was also making a few shekels on the side doing various chores. The Toronto Star today reports that on top of the 135K you
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: How Brent Rathgeber changed Edmontons political map and why the Tories might like it
TweetEdmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber unleashed a political storm last night when he announced on Twitter that he is leaving the Conservative Party of Canada caucus. Initially citing a “a lack of commitment to transparency and open government,” he expanded his criticisms to the control Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s office exercises over
Continue readingRecreating Eden: KFC Goes to Mongolia
I just read a really intersting travel book In Search of Geghis Khan by Tim Severin. In it, he recounts his attempt to ride with Mongolians from Ulaan Bataar west toward Europe, following the route that Genghis Khan took. The time was 1990, the Soviet bloc was just opening up,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: PM Steve Harper and his Corrupt Conservatives
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The wonder of our botched up democracy is that the from time to time the criminals at the top get their comeuppances. Is it Harper’s time to pay the price for his dishonest voter manipulation and interference, robocalls, selling out to China, so called free trade deals that
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Rathgerber Out of the Strong, Stable, National, Majority, Conservative Government
Who could forget Harper’s “strong, stable” majority comment during his victory speech in 2011 after his party swept to surprise power on a wave of election fraud supporting his party? Two years later, the Cons have lost disgraced Minister Penashue to a campaign overspending (and illegal contribution) crime for which
Continue readingThe Wingnuterer: #RobFordLooksAtThings – 00003
Yup, that’s the sky Rob Ford looks at the sky
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Request for contact
Hey folks, remember this article? Racists and Pseudo-History: The Solutrean Hypothesis Yeah, that was a fun one to write. In any case we were contacted today by someone who, while obviously opposed to racists adopting the Solutrean hypothesis as a justification for their bigotry, took issue with some of our
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: In Texas, you can murder an escort if she doesn’t put out
This says everything about red states, gun advocacy and wacko Texans. A Texas man, Ezekiel Gilbert, has been acquitted of murder after shooting and killing a 23 year old escort he found on craigslist because she would not have sex with him even after paying her $150 fee. Gilbert was acquitted under
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: *%?!*$% Facebook and Twitter
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Well hello summer, garden, friends. I have decided to go ‘Cold Turkey’ and pack in Facebook and Twitter for awhile. I have been hacked well over a dozen times causing me to change my passwords over and over but then in a day or so they still
Continue readingBuckdog: PM Harper And Premier Wall Are Putting North American Security At Risk By Allowing Huawei To Participate In Major Canadian Telecommunications Projects
The former head of U.S. counter-espionage says the Harper government is putting North American security at risk by allowing a giant Chinese technology company to participate in major Canadian telecommunications projects. In an exclusive interview in Washington, Michelle K. Van Cleave told CBC News the involvement of Huawei Technologies in
Continue readingDISSTEMPER: The Free Ride is Over
In a release to the media, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that Canadians will no longer have unrestricted access to federal representatives and services. “As you know, the Opposition parties in the House of Commons continue to obstruct the Conservative Party’s progressive business agenda with ridiculous requests for consultation
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Senator Pamela Wallin: We Request The Pleasure of Your Company
But the question is, will the wily woman from Wadena accept this invitation from the Senate committee on internal economy, budgets and administration to visit with them? Perhaps, like her more infamous colleague, the already-disgraced Mike Duffy, she will turn down this opportunity to unburden herself? Meanwhile, some of the
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Rathgeber leaves Cons — others should follow
Brent Rathgeber resigned from the Conservative caucus last night, after his proposed private member’s bill was basically emaciated by his fellow backbenchers. His proposed bill, C-461, has one very simple purpose — requiring that all public servants as well as CBC employees who earn more than $188,000 must have their
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6105…Stephen Harper Called Traitor
Kory Teneycke, SUN TV major domo, shares this on Facebook. “Traitor, I guess, is the kind of word that came to mind for a lot of people.” Jim Hawkes on Stephen Harper after Harper decided to leave the PC Party over his belief they had abandoned their conservative principles. Things
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