My Facebook and Twitter feeds are filled with variants of this CBC story noting that the people robocalled on election day as part of the effort to misdirect voters to phony polling stations were people who had previously received calls from Conservative campaigns in which they identified themselves as non-Conservative
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Still Not Enough Proof
I don’t care if hundreds of Canadians, with specific details, recordings, and corroborating stories (some reported to authorities almost a year before the crime became famous), confirm the Conservative Party is involved. It’s a Liberal smear! And when it’s shown the Liberals didn’t have anything to do with illegal robocalls
Continue reading350 or bust: Global Warming Debunked
Well, okay, maybe not so much debunked as, well, confirmed. Oops – it turns out we should still be worried, and working our butts off to preserve this wonderful world for our children and all the yet-to-be-born children. This video looks at four examples that clearly illustrate the impact of
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: March of the Angry, Fuming, Vengeful Penguins
Suzie loved penguins, ever since her first trip to the zoo. She’d tell her mother every night, “oh I wish I could see a funny, awkward, goofy penguin, again Mummy. I love them SO!” “One day we’ll go back to … Continue reading →
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Fruits Of Northern Gateway
CPoC: 30%, -16%LPoC: 20%, + 7%NDP: 40%, + 7% Meanwhile, the same poll contains a few provincial numbers as well: pipe-line sitter Christy Clark stands at 31%; the Socialist hordes, who have declared against Northern Gateway, hold a commanding 45% of popular support; and the far-right pro-pollution Zalmbies languish at 14%. Supporting Northern
Continue readingBC teachers to fight Bill 22
With the federal Conservatives trying to destroy unions and bully working men and women, the BC Liberals are following suit with teachers. Unlike Air Canada employees, BC’s teachers are not going to take this one lying down. The bill, which will become law by Saturday, orders a six-month cooling-off period
Continue readingLike porn? You won’t like a Santorum presidency.
In another sign just how dangerous to freedom and the American way Rick Santorum really is, this statement from the presidential contender should send chills down one’s spine. Current federal “obscenity” laws prohibit distribution of hardcore (obscene) pornography on the Internet, on cable/satellite TV, on hotel/motel TV, in retail shops
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Nova Scotia would get Churchill Falls power for free #nlpoli
If you’ve been following the ongoing Muskrat Falls saga, you will recall that energy analyst Tom Adams raised some questions a couple of months ago about whether or not Muskrat Falls could actually produce the power Nalcor and the provincial government claimed. The problem basically came down to this: January
Continue readingReduce DND Spending to Pre-9/11 Levels, CCPA
Below is the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives Alternative Federal Budget. This specific chapter deails the CCPA’s Defence and Security suggestions for the upcoming federal budget. Enjoy Filed under: Canada Tagged: AFN, CCAP, DND, policy alternatives
Continue readingIdes of March for Mulcair
Ides of March drama happened in the NDP leadership yesterday as Ed Broadbent pretty much came out and knifed Thomas Mulcair in the gut yesterday, warning about his centrism and ability to keep the party together, and claiming that Mulcair was falsely claiming too much credit for the victory in Quebec (though his own
Continue readingChristy Clark Will Answer Questions When She’s Damn Good and Ready, Thank You!
What? You expect me to be Premier EVERYDAY? Thanks to the Vancouver Sun for linking this telling video where newly minted Director of Communications Sara MacIntyre tells reporters essentially that having answered questions yesterday, questions today were off limits. This brings back memories of an election not so long ago when
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Deep down, she is shockingly shallow
Game Change, an HBO movie about the 2008 McCain / Palin campaign is more about éminence grise Steve Schmidt than the Senator or his running mate. A central element is the wretched selection of Sarah Palin as candidate for an office that is a heartbeat away from the presidency. McCain
Continue readingCatholic church forced Komen’s hand on Planned Parenthood
Ah the Catholic church, in all our lives whether we want them or not. As for Komen, there are better alternatives to support finding the cure for breast cancer. Give generously by all means to charities battling cancer but don’t give to a puppet of an organization knee-deep in child
Continue readingChristy Clark Will Answer Questions When She’s Damn Good and Ready, Thank You!
Thanks to the Vancouver Sun for linking this telling video where newly minted Director of Communications Sara MacIntyre tells reporters essentially that having answered questions yesterday, questions today were off limits. This brings back memories of an election not so long ago when media were relegated to five questions of
Continue readingQueen Christy Clark further apes her King Stephen Harper. Refuses to talk to press.
And doesn’t Sara MacIntyre sound like such a lovely person. The more I read and hear about Christy Clark, the less I like the Liberals. Since when did the centre-left party become the party of the wannabe-Cons in BC?
Continue readingReal/Not RoboCall…The Number On Lori Bruce’s Phone….
TheEvidenceHasBeenLayingThere SinceBeforeTheElectionVille Lori Bruce, of Fredericton, is one of the voters who identified themselves as being not supportive of the Conservative Party of Canada in the run-up to the last election when she was called by said Conservative Party. Like many others she was then called back just before electi
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: And the saga of Terry Tremaine continues
We are shocked! Shocked! Terry Tremaine's lawyer (Christie we presume) thinks that the crown should just forget the whole thing and let Tremaine continue disparaging Jews and other minorities. Well, they don't come out and say that exactly, but we're simply considering what must be the logical conclusion. Defence wants
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Might makes right
Far right commentators tell us that government should remove itself from every possible sector of the country’s economy. For example, the Fraser Institute, an organization that cares for interests of Canada’s most privileged, wants immediate action. Their plan — published in Postmedia newspapers — demands a federal spending cut of
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Blocked Comment
I have to include my followup comment on my blog, because this blog suddenly blocked new replies. Most forms of voter suppression are illegal. Attack ads are not included in the illegal category, event though they are shown to statistically reduce voter turnout. The cause for delay in charges cannot
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Parents speak up about Mercy Ministries
Mercy Ministries is in the news again, and coming out swinging.That is to be expected, MM has a formidable pr pitch, slick advertising, has defensive well polished and the organization is well funded. Critics and survivors aren’t addressed, they are ridiculed and attacked. How easy it is to dismiss two fathers
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