It wasn’t going to get any better for Brazeau.
Continue readingImpolitical: The #TellVicEverything sequel: #TellDaveEverything
I was half joking in my post yesterday about the need for a #TellDaveEverything hashtag in the U.K. on the occasion of the U.K. Tories introducing their own intrusive internet surveillance legislation. Turns out, the fine citizens of the U.K. have got one up and going. Good for them! Hope
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: United States May Relax Customs Restrictions For Same-Sex Couples
The United States’ Department of Homeland Security has proposed finally lifting restrictions requiring same-sex couples to fill out separate customs declarations. Currently, heterosexual families are allowed to fill out one customs declaration per household, while same-sex couples are treated as if they were strangers that happen to be on the
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: How stupid are voters, anyway? #nlpoli
Poke around some political websites over the past couple of months and you’ll find a few columns on the question of how much voters are paying attention to politics in the run-up to the American presidential election. These will give you a good sample: Politico: “Dylan Byers on Media” -
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Coming Soon To Sun TV
…this: Menzoid Mornings. And soon to be leaving the air shortly thereafter, I imagine. If you’ve never heard of him, and I’m sure you haven’t, David Menzies appears to have made a journalistic niche out of getting stopped by police and then writing about it.
Continue readingBracing for cuts
If you work in the public service, brace yourselves – the government is expected to start releasing details about job cuts today. Because some people care about this, Justin Trudeau beat Senator Patrick Brazeau with a TKO at Saturday’s charity boxing match. (Video here). John Geddes of Maclean’s writes quite eloquently about it here. The government
Continue readingWhy Trudeau’s smackdown of Brazeau is important
I admit to being skeptical of Justin Trudeau agreeing to fight a more experienced and better trained Conservative opponent at a Conservative gathering featured on a Conservative network. Not only did Trudeau appear to not have a chance, he was about to humiliate the Liberals and the progressive community on
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Wildrose offers same old same old as Alison Redford’s fitted up for the Iggy treatment
Former federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff stands in front of the Reform-o-Con propaganda steamroller moments before it lurched forward. Flattened federal politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The real Dr. Ignatieff; Alison Redford. Does anyone remember Iggy? I couldn’t help but recall former federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff
Continue readingArt Threat: News Remix: Mar 23 – April1, 2012 – A bricolage of (some of) last weeks news stories
Nairobi graffiti by artists Uhuru B, Swift, Smokilah and Bankslave Kenyan graffiti artists are painting the walls of Nairobi with reminders of government corruption. Executions are up in the Middle East – in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Yemen – as governments there continue their efforts to quell political turmoil.
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: guest post: the election in highwood – week one.
By Jody MacPherson A trailer sign for Wildrose candidate Danielle Smith. The commute to Okotoks from Calgary is a scenic drive southwest with truly spectacular mountain views on a clear day. Having travelled the route almost daily for about 15 years, I saw something this week I’ve never seen before.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Will Free Speech in America Meet its Match in Lieberman?
Our American friends are at it again. A new legislative initiative by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a former Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, is justifiably raising eyebrows sky-high among free speech advocates south of the border. Patterico reports: According to the blog McIntyre v Ohio, an anonymous blog devoted to promoting anonymous speech, Senator Joe
Continue readingColeman Accuses van Dongen Of Being A Leaker Of Caucus Goods…
. …..To Bloggers! Surprised? Of course not. Although, I must confess that I was caught a little off-guard by the pluralization of the pejorative. Ha! ______ You can hear it here, at the (notso) Giant 98 audio-vault on Sean Leslie’s program (about 3:34pm Sun April 1st, just to go 3pm
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Obert Madondo’s Bill C-10 Hunger Strike: Day 14 Update
This journal entry covers days 12, 13 and 14 (March 25, 26 and 27) my indefinite hunger strike against Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives’ draconian Safe Streets and Communities Act (Bill C-10). I started the peaceful protest at … Continue reading →
Continue readingSave The Rio Theatre…
WhyIndependentsInTheArtsMatter OurNeighbourhoodVille So. If Rich Coleman himself tried to do the right thing, who is really working to keep the movie ban (without bar service) at the Rio Theatre from being lifted? .
Continue readingMind of Dan: Economic growth and sustainability question
If people believe that sustainability and economic growth are incompatible then why would their place their bets with economic growth? I asked this on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook, but figured there is a decent chance that the Planet3.0 community will provide a better answer. But just in case I will
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4417…WFDS Is Wrong Again
Double wrong. Back in the day, say September or October of last year, I said that a/ the Sens would suck soooooo bad and that b/ the Leafs were on to something. Wrong and wrong again.WFDS
Continue readingGeoff at Mount Allison: The Final Countdown
It’s a little crazy but in 18 days I’ll be done with my undergraduate education. Today I finished up my involvement with ATLIS by handing the login information and giving a brief overview of job functions to my successor. I also finished up the research for my last major term
Continue readingGeoff Campbell: The Final Countdown
It’s a little crazy but in 18 days I’ll be done with my undergraduate education. Today I finished up my involvement with ATLIS by handing the login information and giving a brief overview of job functions to my successor. I also finished up the research for my last major term
Continue readingCuriosityCat: NDP claims about voter suppression attempts doubtful?
The NDPis claiming that the massive voter suppression attacks – done during thesecond, third and final ballot, and over the course of several hours, andinvolving more false calls than the NDP’s total membership and over 10,000captive or slave computers – did not have any effect on the number of partymembers
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Rates Reach New Epidemic Levels? Round Up the Usual Suspects!
“The usual suspects The people habitually suspected or arrested in response to a crime. The phrase is usually used in regard to scapegoats rather than actual perpetrators of the crime in question. This expression has a specific and unambiguous origin. It was spoken by Captain Louis Renault, the French prefect
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