Harper spoke at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington yesterday following the meeting with Obama and Calderon. The C-Span video at the first link is just under an hour and gives you a bit of insight into Harper’s thinking on a range of issues facing Canada. Some of the moments
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Calgary Herald Editorial Writers Tell Lies
…when they write: That said, environmental organizations only have themselves to blame for the crackdown on their activities, as spelled out in last week’s federal budget. By organizing interveners from Brazil, who were signed up apparently without their knowledge, as we reported on some time ago, it was inevitable that
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The PUB and the MFers #nlpoli
Right off the start, the title goes back to a humorous tweet a few months ago. It went something like this: If Muskrat Falls is MF, then does that make its supporters MFers? You gotta laugh at this stuff, folks, because if you didn’t you’d either cry or turn into
Continue readingLetting the grown-ups take over
The Auditor General’s report comes out today, and it’s expected to be exceptionally scathing to the F-35 procurement process. And rightfully so. Word has it that following the release, the government will turn over the process to Public Works, like they did the shipbuilding contracting process. You know, the one that was
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Video: Cancelled Enbridge Hearings to Resume in Bella Bella, Youth Embark on Hunger Strike
The Heiltsuk First Nation learned late Monday that scheduled National Energy Board hearings on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline will resume Tuesday in Bella Bella, following their cancellation Monday in the wake of a peaceful demonstration to which the Joint Review Panel overreacted. Heiltsuk Chief Marilyn Slett is, however,
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Cancelled Enbridge Hearings to Resume in Bella Bella, Youth Embark on Hunger Strike
The Heiltsuk First Nation learned late Monday that scheduled National Energy Board hearings on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline will resume Tuesday in Bella Bella, following their cancellation Monday in the wake of a peaceful demonstration to which the Joint Review Panel overreacted.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: My New Version of the Brawl on the Hill
Gawd. I’m in the doghouse again. Some of my friends have been beating up on me for my post about the Thrilla on the Hilla. For they were shocked and appalled that I should “glorify” such a brutal spectacle, and then crudely bait the Cons. And by so doing lower
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: CBC on NEB Cancelling Day 1 of Bella Bella Enbridge Hearings – incl. Audio Clip
Read this report from CBC on the National Energy Board’s decision to cancel the first day of the Joint Panel Review hearings on Enbridge in Bella Bella after the panel was greeted by a demonstration at the local airport – featuring images and commentary by Damien Gillis. (April 2, 2012)
Continue readingcultural sn:afu: MoneySense magazine ranks Hawkesbury 150th out of 190 cities, people ask ‘what the fuck is MoneySense magazine?’
For a few years MoneySense, a Toronto-based magazine, has been ranking cities in Canada from best to worst. For the third year in a row they’ve decided Hawkesbury is one of the worst places to live in Canada, and the … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Rafe on Why Harper Budget’s Gutting of Environmental Laws is a Good Thing
I think the Harper budget is a plus for the environment. It comes in a way from a roundabout look at things. The government will take habitat protection out of the Fisheries Act and will put developments on a “fast rack”. Why is this good news? Because we now have
Continue readingTrashy's World: Trashy in Paris… so I had better things to do…
… than sit at my laptop! No matter. Had a blast with my daughter in the City of Lights. Even saw some lights! And bones. And food. And monuments, portraits, beautiful parks, amazing vistas and, and… Paris at its finest! And the work part of the visit was a roaring
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: Che’s Irish connection: Galway project sparks controversy
The legendary Cuban revolutionary leader, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, had Irish roots. Che’s grandmother, Ana Isabel Lynch, was the daughter of one Patrick Lynch who lived near Claregalway. Lynch is a well known Galway name. Che who was close to his grandmother, Isabel Lynch, had a keen interest in his Irish
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Major Test for the Auditor General Tomorrow
Tomorrow, one of two things will be reported by the Auditor General of Canada: that the minister is responsible for misleading Canadians about the procurement process of the F-35, or that the defence bureaucracy is responsible for misleading the minister about it. Only one of those things can be in
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Who wins if the Alberta Legislature’s fit to be tied?
Strange Bedfellows: Danielle Smith and Brian Mason imagined discussing voting strategy in the Legislature… Alberta politicians may not be exactly as illustrated … or as weird as reality! If you think the Alberta election campaign has been exciting up to now, just wait. Any minute now, someone’s going to start
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Why aren’t heterosexual couples from Alberta good enough for the Wildrose Party?
Happy heterosexual families from Alberta: May not be exactly as illustrated (see below). Just the other day, Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith was assailing Premier Redford for not loving Alberta sufficiently, you know, ’cause she wants to change it.So if the Wildrosers love Alberta so much, how come they used
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: True Grit: Why a meaningless boxing match just might mean everything
Voters are a fickle, shallow bunch sometimes. The least little thing can put them off. Nixon’s sweaty lip during his televised debate with Kennedy. Stephane Dion’s sad sack shrug. Stockwell Day’s jet ski ride to political oblivion. Political history is littered with the corpses of promising careers brought low by
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: True Grit: Why a meaningless boxing match just might mean everything
Voters are a fickle, shallow bunch sometimes. The least little thing can put them off. Nixon’s sweaty lip during his televised debate with Kennedy. Stephane Dion’s sad sack shrug. Stockwell Day’s jet ski ride to political oblivion. Political history is littered with the corpses of promising careers brought low by
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: True Grit: Why a meaningless boxing match just might mean everything
Voters are a fickle, shallow bunch sometimes. The least little thing can put them off. Nixon’s sweaty lip during his televised debate with Kennedy. Stephane Dion’s sad sack shrug. Stockwell Day’s jet ski ride to political oblivion.Political history is …
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