A hallmark of Brad Wall’s premiership has been cosy relations with municipal governments and the two westernmost provincial governments. Since taking office, the Sask. Party has been throwing money at municipalities. It pledged not to sign the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement with Alberta and BC, but then did
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Provincial election not likely?
I'm not so sure. We'll see in the next week or so. http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/why-ontarios-ndp-isnt-drawing-a-line-in-the-budgetary-sand/article2392569/?service=mobileSent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Take The "Guess The Auditor General Report" Quiz: Chinook Helicopter or F-35?
Peter MacKay: Why does Rona get everything? Rona, Rona, Rona! Between the complete ignorance of the desolate living conditions found in the First Nation reserve of Attawapiskat, the suspected widespread election fraud and the misleading of Canadians of the estimated costs of the F-35 fighter jets to the tune of
Continue readingFrom Orangutan: Dear Thomas Mulcair and Bob Rae,
Could both of you (and your NDP and Liberal parties, respectively), please stop trading insults? I believe many Canadians would appreciate you more if you came together to fight the current Conservative government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The more you argue, Messrs. Mulcair and Rae, the more power
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Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The F-35 Is About More Than Cost
In fact the burgeoning cost of Lockheed Martin’s light bomber may be the least of our problems. To begin, what do you do with 65-light bombers in a country the size of Canada? You’ll always have a good number of them in reserve so you can make the fleet last.
Continue readingShouting “Abortion!” in a crowded blogosphere
No, human rights — including womens’ rights — are not like free speech rights which some (though not I) believe can and should be legally curtailed in the interest of the so-called “greater good”. In fact, the state’s prerogative to impose its will ends where my uterus begins. Human Rights
Continue readingThe Great F-35 Swindle – Is $25 Billion A Lowball?
HeWillNotSay WhoKnewWhatWhenVille According to Auditor General Micheal Ferguson it is. He said so specifically and explicitly to the non-anime version of Evan Solomon this morning. You can listen to it here. ______ Please note that, despite what is written in the report, the AG will not explicitly or specifically say
Continue readingTrashy's World: You may have noticed that…
… while I don’t have a whole lot of respect for most CPC MPs (not all – there are some who are less morality-challenged than others), a few stand out from the others in my version of the Canadian Political Hall of Shame. Notable among these intellect-challenged excuses for servants
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: And Because I Hold Harper In Such Contempt ….
I thought I would share today’s Star editorial cartoon. Enjoy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: April 7:…Staring at the pages….wondering….
what can I say?..there is nothing in this paper. The lead story is that municipal labour costs have gone up. But so have revenues and values, so it makes no never mind. Duh – then why is this a news story?Brent Mazerolle reports, for anybody who can’t read the for
Continue readingBlevkog: The end of one career and the start of the next…
“The second point is that all monies have been recovered. The taxpayers are not on the hook for a single dime. That is exactly how our government should act in the circumstances.” The article linked to this quote is about a Conservative staffer to minister Christian Paradis by the name
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: TVO’s The Agenda: The Raj, the Reich, and the Good Fight – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Gandhi and Bose were brothers in the hunger for justice, and both had followers who were willing to die for freedom rather than live as slaves. But one group was so blinded by passion for its cause, that it was willing to join hands with regimes whose very names have
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: TVO’s The Agenda: The Raj, the Reich, and the Good Fight – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Gandhi and Bose were brothers in the hunger for justice, and both had followers who were willing to die for freedom rather than live as slaves. But one group was so blinded by passion for its cause, that it was willing to join hands with regimes whose very names have
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: More problems with Ornge
This week it was learned that there could be a nasty side effect (no pun intended) to the scandals that have plagued Ornge, the air ambulance service. Hamilton could lose on staff air traffic control. Why? It seems that the company that was contracted to do air ambulance services, and
Continue readingCo2 Art: Quebec Total Ban on Fracking as USGS Links it to Earthquakes
Last Tuesday the Quebec environment minister announced an absolute ban on fracking while the process is studied. That move is looking like a stroke of genius today, as the U.S. Geological Survey is releasing a report showing an unprecedented increase in earthquakes occurring in the U.S. heartland. The study identifies
Continue readingCo2 Art: Quebec Total Ban on Fracking as USGS Links it to Earthquakes
Last Tuesday the Quebec environment minister announced an absolute ban on fracking while the process is studied. That move is looking like a stroke of genius today, as the U.S. Geological Survey is releasing a report showing an unprecedented increase in earthquakes occurring in the U.S. heartland. The study identifies
Continue readingCo2 Art: Quebec Total Ban on Fracking as USGS Links it to Earthquakes
Last Tuesday the Quebec environment minister announced an absolute ban on fracking while the process is studied.That move is looking like a stroke of genius today, as the U.S. Geological Survey is releasing a report showing an unprecedented increase in…
Continue readingFrom Orangutan: Dear Peter MacKay,
In this video, Rex Murphy nicely summarizes the current folly of the Canadian federal government, but I still can’t figure out who you really are, Mr. MacKay. I checked Wikipedia, and I know that you serve as Minister of National Defence. I know that you are a Libra, born in
Continue readingThe bravest sponsor to drop Rush Limbaugh of them all: Arby’s
Roast beef Derbyshire sandwich, please! When Arby’s announced on Twitter Wednesday it was no longer advertising on Limbaugh’s show, the wingnutosphere went nuts. Forget all those other sponsors who cancelled on Limbaugh; Arby’s is serious business. Arby’s is no mere product. To the right wing, it is the food of
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