Tom Walkom writes that no one should be taken in by the cosmetic changes to the Temporary Workers program, which Jason Kinney announced two days ago: The backpedaling Monday by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney underscores a bitter truth about Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. It has been forced to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Jerry Agar is an idiot
Yep. But we all knew that already, going back to when he falsely claimed to be an American.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Stella
People who attended Occupy Regina in 2011 and early 2012, will remember meeting Stella Rogers. Regrettably, Stella passed away this February in B.C. Stella rose to fame by fearlessly introducing herself to everyone at the Victoria Park camp site, and staying involved in working on “homeless” issues in the months
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Much Deserved Mockery – Part 3
A bit of a busy morning ahead, so for now something more from our friends at Canadians Rallying To Unseat Harper that amply attests to the fact that the spirit of resistance and dissent is alive and well in Canada: Recommend this Post
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: 5 Abortion Myths Exposed – Debunking Forced Birth Stupidity.
The vast amount of shit the forced brith advocates spew into the interwebs lends new meaning to the word grotesque. Our anti-choice friends have been faffing on long and hard about Dr. Kermit Gosnell conveniently forgetting about Savita Halappanavar’s terminal experience with their fetid dogma . Let me spell it
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Unreasonable verdict
The principles applicable when there is an allegation of unreasonable verdict are summarized in R. v. R.P., 2012 SCC 22 (CanLII), 2012 SCC 22, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 746. Deschamps J., for the majority wrote: [9] To decide whether a verdict is unreasonable, an appellate court must, as this Court held
Continue readingPolygonic: New projects, new horizons
Hello, all you phenomenal followers of Polygonic, who’ve put up with both my obtuse rants and my long, long silences with absolute aplomb. Your stamina and support bends my actual mind. I wanted to just update you on new projects (and, as the title suggests, new horizons as well… well,
Continue readingPolygonic: New projects, new horizons
Hello, all you phenomenal followers of Polygonic, who’ve put up with both my obtuse rants and my long, long silences with absolute aplomb. Your stamina and support bends my actual mind. I wanted to just update you on new projects (and, as the title suggests, new horizons as well… well,
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: Waterloo, 200 years later
This June we will be a short two years from the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo*. It is expected to be a large event, especially since the 100th anniversary was not celebrated because it fell in the middle … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Paging Dr. Godhead
“…whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.” –Bertrand Russell “The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction … Continue reading →
Continue readingthe disgruntled democrat: It Ain’t About the Economy; It’s About Politics
At the outset, when I first began this blog, I wanted to bring to the reader’s attention some of the cultural myths arising from our political economy that we usually take for granted and, as a result, don’t give much thought to, ascribing to them instead, the status of received
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: BC Projection (Teddy)
Teddy here with a final but personal projection. The BC Liberals will finish with 23 seats. This is the core of the projection. I’ve made projections like this before for BC and both previous times they have been shockingly on the mark. What took time is trying to figure out
Continue readingImpolitical: The Conservatives eye the CBC – updated
Updated (Thursday 6 pm) below. Every once in a while, Harper exposes his fangs. This is one of those moments: “Budget bill gives Harper Cabinet new powers over CBC.” It’s a Harper special, naturally. Mix the CBC in with a pile of other Crowns who can be portrayed as bloated
Continue readingImpolitical: The Conservatives eye the CBC – updated
Updated (Thursday 6 pm) below. Every once in a while, Harper exposes his fangs. This is one of those moments: “Budget bill gives Harper Cabinet new powers over CBC.” It’s a Harper special, naturally. Mix the CBC in with a pile of other Crowns who can be portrayed as bloated
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Province settles Fortis asset grab for $76 million #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Tom Marshall announced in the House of Assembly on Tuesday that the provincial government had settled with the last of a string of private companies victimised by a 2008 asset grab of hydro-electric generating facilities by the provincial government. Taxpayers will cover a $54 million debt owed
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Who is the Auditor-General Protecting in New Report on $3 Billion Boondoggle?
What’s more interesting in the Auditor-General’s latest report on government fiscal atrocity isn’t what it says, which you can already read about at your leisure in any credible mainstream news source, but what it leaves out. Being an Auditor-General is a tough job, especially when you’re continually investigating a government
Continue readingAlberta Diary: The government blinked: Defiant Alberta jail guards have every right to declare victory
The picket line during the five-day strike by Alberta Correctional Peace Officers, which ended last night. Below: Another scene from the strike; Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk; AUPE President Guy Smith. Even without last night’s deal with the Alberta government, Alberta’s defiant jail guards would have been entitled to declare a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Monstrous CBC Birthday Present
Well I don't know if there was a bright Jesus star hovering over Toronto fifty-four years ago .Or a Death Star.I don't know why the exorcist wasn't there. How hard is it to find a monstrous manger in a city for Crissakes !@#!! But I do know that on that fateful day so long
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5934…54 Candles For Our Beloved Prime Minister
54 today, May 1st. That would make it that he took power about the same age as Justin Trudeau will be when he becomes Prime Minister in a couple of years. More things that make me go hmmmmmmmm. Happy birthday, hope you have many more. Just in retirement. WFDS
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