Lady Black and Lord Black of Crossharbour contemplate the future of our fair Dominion, or something. Below: The real Conrad Black, in happier times, lectures a gangrenous limb as his bodyguard ponders his boss’s remarkable vocabulary; the House of Lords. Oh dear! Poor old Tubby Black, welcomed back home after
Continue readingBryan Crockett: On the Senate Expenses Scandal
I’m sure you’re probably aware, but I’ll give you a run down on the latest Conservative scandal. Stephen Harper has a habit of appointing extremely disappointing Senators including Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau, and Pamela Wallin. Long story short: Mike Duffy cheated taxpayers out of $90 000 and, instead of paying
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Mike Duffy & Why An Elected Senate Would Have Made This Worse
Nobody really thinks Senator Mike Duffy received $90,000 in return for some political favour, but that public perception would most certainly change if he and every other Senator faced regular expensive election campaigns that depended on large contributions and even larger political favours. An elected Senate requiring hundreds of thousands
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Mike Duffy & Why An Elected Senate Would Have Made This Worse
Nobody really thinks Senator Mike Duffy received $90,000 in return for some political favour, but that public perception would most certainly change if he and every other Senator faced regular expensive election campaigns that depended on large contrib…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Mike Duffy & Why An Elected Senate Would Have Made This Worse
Nobody really thinks Senator Mike Duffy received $90,000 in return for some political favour, but that public perception would most certainly change if he and every other Senator faced regular expensive election campaigns that depended on large contributions and even larger political favours. An elected Senate requiring hundreds of thousands
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Animal Rights Protester Attack Appears In Part Racially Motivated
UPDATE: Looks like she has already been identified. I remember the first rodeo I attended in Manitoba growing up, though I apparently had attended others when I was younger that I can't recall now. I was six years old and two events are retained in my memory. The first was
Continue readingMind of Dan: Because what I need is another reason to be fascinated with birds
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Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The Toronto Sun (!): get help and step aside, Rob Ford
Wow. Just, wow. The problem is the drug allegations have now paralyzed this agenda. It’s a distraction that utterly undermines Ford’s ability to manage a dysfunctional council that opposes any notion of restraint. Ford needs to directly address these allegations, or get help and step aside. He must be prepared,
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Labrador By-Election Round-Up
Hey folks, I’ve done my Labrador round-up over on Gael L’Hermine’s World Elections blog, which you can read here. Gael was pretty busy with BC and other election coverage, and nice enough to allow me to do a guest post for him. If you’re interested in all things elections, however,
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: New Tory Turmoil–The Beginning Of Something?
Two days ago anti-abortion activists began distributing graphic postcards in Harper’s Calgary riding; today they targeted Calgary Centre-North MP Michelle Rempel: Rempel is the second of five politicians at the heart of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform’s (CCBR) controversial “Face the Children” campaign. The announcement that CCBR is targeting Rempel follows
Continue readingLife...A Small Spark Between Two Eternities: Conservatives are going down (thank God)
Quebec Tory quits riding in frustration, says Conservatives are ignoring base In a resignation letter distributed throughout the party Wednesday, Quebec Conservative riding association president Georgette St-Onge says Christian Paradis, the federal industry minister, made no effort to help a credible candidate in her riding of Joliette solicit votes in
Continue readingLife...A Small Spark Between Two Eternities: Conservatives are going down (thank God)
Quebec Tory quits riding in frustration, says Conservatives are ignoring baseIn a resignation letter distributed throughout the party Wednesday, Quebec Conservative riding association president Georgette St-Onge says Christian Paradis, the federal indu…
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Rob Ford Scenarios
So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no explanation. So we are left to our own speculation. But there must be some explanation for the fact that the journa…
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Rob Ford Scenarios
So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no explanation. So we are left to our own speculation. But there must be some explanation for the fact that the journalists that saw it thought
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Rob Ford Scenarios
So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no explanation. So we are left to our own speculation. But there must be some explanation for the fact that the journalists that saw it thought
Continue readingThus Prate the Pundit » Social Critique: Timeline of Conservatives’ Deeds Against Science
In the Confessions of a Science Librarian blog, John Dupuy writes about the Harper Conservatives’ war against science. He’s logged and linked activities from 2006 to 2013 that show how the Conservatives have muzzled, cut budgets, and otherwise attacked Canada’s scientific research programs. The article is good, the situation is
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: The Harper Government’s Ware On Science – an excellent chronology
From Science Blogs – The Canadian War On Science: A Long Unexaggerated, Devastating Chronological Indictment by John Dupuis. Excerpt: This is a brief chronology of the current Conservative Canadian government’s long campaign to undermine evidence-based scientific, environmental and technical decision-making. It is a government that is beholden to big business,
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: The Harper Government’s War On Science – an excellent chronology
From Science Blogs – The Canadian War On Science: A Long Unexaggerated, Devastating Chronological Indictment by John Dupuis. Excerpt:This is a brief chronology of the current Conservative Canadian government’s long campaign to undermine evidence-based scientific, environmental and technical decision-making. It is a government that is beholden to big business, particularly
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: The Harper Government’s War On Science – an excellent chronology
From Science Blogs – The Canadian War On Science: A Long Unexaggerated, Devastating Chronological Indictment by John Dupuis.
Excerpt:
This is a brief chronology of the current Conservative Canadian government’s long campaign to undermine evidence-based scientific, environmental and technical decision-making. It is a government that is beholden to big business, particularly big oil, and that makes every attempt to shape public policy to that end. It is a government that fundamentally doesn’t believe in science. It is a government that is more interested in keeping its corporate masters happy than in protecting the environment.
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Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Is Justin Trudeau ruthless enough to be Prime Minister?
One of the things that defines leaders is their lack of morality and poverty of ethics. You don’t get to the top without fucking over a major portion of your opposition, including those who stumbled in your way. Stephen Harper is the ultimate 21st century leader. No compassion, no heart,
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