Where There’s Smoke There’s Sure To Be A….
…BC Ferries Spokesthingy Something happened on the Queen of Oak Bay Thursday night that caused it to limp (not drift, as shown above from a few years back) into Horseshoe Bay on one engine. And the official party line from BC Ferries, as spouted by spokesperson Deborah Marshall, does not
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Will only NDP and Wildrose mount full slates to challenge Alison Redford this spring?
Alison Redford: Why is this woman smiling? Why not? Below: NDP Leader Brian Mason: the next leader of the Opposition? Even with Alberta Premier Alison Redford in a mood to tarry just a little and not call an election until after her government has passed its first budget, only one
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Hot or Not: Liberal Biennial Convention Edition
Hot: Lanyards: This fashion accessory is hot, hot, hot. They will literally take you places (John Ivison didn’t have the right kind of lanyard so he couldn’t get into the most exclusive Liberal break-out sessions.) Same-sex marriage: A policy first proposed by the Young Liberals, this progressive recognition that true
Continue readingNDP Adopts Discriminatory Convention Registration Process
Over the Christmas break I noticed something quite odd on the registration page for the upcoming NDP leadership convention, the option for youth and unwaged delegates to register online was removed. Now a notice has been posted at the bottom of the page saying that unwaged and youth delegates must
Continue readingCathiefromCanada: The countdown begins
Responding to yesterday’s firestorm, the Harper Cons are now saying all same-sex marriages performed in Canada are legal.Oh, and it’s all the Liberals fault.And they’re going to amend the law right away to make sure that gay couples are treated fairly by the courts. So don’t worry, be happy. But
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: what to make of alison redford’s budget before election strategy.
Premier Alison Redford Premier Alison Redford has told reporters that her government will approve Alberta’s 2012/2013 budget before the next provincial general election is called. The budget is expected to be introduced shortly after MLAs return to the Assembly on February 7, 2012. The election must take place between March 1 and
Continue readingThe Ratsturbation Begins!
IfDonnieSegrettiFlewInToday They’dSendALimosineAnywayVille Via T-Bogg, we learn that the screamers have already start to pick-and-roll off of the carcasses of the Newticle and the Empty Suitcase to blame the Dems for all that (roger) ail(e)s King Rat (i.e. he whose real name is Willard): “The Left is carrying out a coordinated
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Next Step To Stop High Cell Phone Bills
As you probably know by now, the Big Three cell phone giants are trying to shut independent competitors out from an upcoming wireless spectrum auction. Spectrum is crucial infrastructure for cell phone providers that want to compete in Canada, and if the Big Three succeed it will mean less choice
Continue reading#EthicalOilBullshit, the Sierra Club, and demonization: Where we juxtapose, once again | #astroturf #tarsands
Wow. Just … wow. I’ve seen talking dolls with those pull-strings on their backs respond more creatively than this. Where did she get the idea that evading a straightforward question and repeating talking points over and over again was the same thing as debating? I never thought I’d see anyone
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Gay Marriage and the Unrepentant Old Hippie
I don’t know why the Unrepentant Old Hippie feels she has the right to dump on progressives, in such a foamy manner, for having the decency to defend the human rights of gays and lesbians. Especially since she regularly accuses progressives who despise Stephen Harper and his foul Cons, of
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: English: the future of French TV
Bazzo.tv is a current affair television show hosted by Marie-France Bazzo on Télé-Québec. The channel reaches a limited number of viewers and ideas to increase ratings are welcomed. Former PQ MNA Camil Bouchard chips in his own 2¢ to make the most out of this interesting show.Click [CC] once started
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: English: the future of French TV
Bazzo.tv is a current affair television show hosted by Marie-France Bazzo on Télé-Québec. The channel reaches a limited number of viewers and ideas to increase ratings are welcomed. Former PQ MNA Camil Bouchard chips in his own 2¢ to make the mos…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Underworld – Between Stars
Continue readingthe woodshed: Another day, another trial balloon
Fresh from launching a trial balloon on reopening the abortion debate that he swears he has no interest in reopening (mainly because it is too handy a chunk of raw meat to dangle in front of the base at fundraising time) Steven Harper sends his legal beagles forth to reopen
Continue readingHuffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall meltdown on Power & Politics goes viral
It took awhile but when I looked this afternoon at the now famous Kathryn Marshall Ethical Oil freakout on youtube, the hits were just 6,000. It’s now over 14,000 and rising. Word has been blazing around the web, snaking its way into the States, where amused commenters are comparing Marshall’s
Continue readingKing of the Shiners: Not Quite a Liberal Obituary
Hey. How’s it going? Five months since I have written anything. Partly a conscious decision made since The Harper Government has gotten into the swing of things. Partly laziness since I started working again. Biggest change in my life? I’m a public servant… for now anyways. Good money says I’m
Continue readingKing of the Shiners: Not Quite a Liberal Obituary
Hey. How’s it going? Five months since I have written anything. Partly a conscious decision made since The Harper Government has gotten into the swing of things. Partly laziness since I started working again. Biggest change in my life? I’m a public ser…
Continue readingKing of the Shiners: Not Quite a Liberal Obituary
Hey. How’s it going? Five months since I have written anything. Partly a conscious decision made since The Harper Government has gotten into the swing of things. Partly laziness since I started working again. Biggest change in my life? I’m a public servant… for now anyways. Good money says I’m
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