If there is one overriding fact that the “Occupy” movement demonstrates, there is an ample reservoir of sympathy for dealing with corporate greed, the widening gap between rich and poor. While the movement lacks form, there is base inspiration that is …
Continue readingRob Ford: Help! Call 911! Marg Delahunty is after my body!
Marg to cop, “Where’s a man when you need him?” Cop, “Obviously not here, m’am”.Too fucking hilarious. No wonder Conservatives are so afraid of the CBC. Marg Delahunty’s on the prowl.”There was a lady dressed up and she was screaming my name: ‘We got y…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: NDP Might Reconside the Whole "Inheritance Tax" Thing…
I wonder if this might be the reason why no one in the NDP has ever been passionate about death taxes:An analysis of political contributions by The Canadian Press found the New Democrats have raised more money from estate donations than any other polit…
Continue readingThe Skwib: Blogger dies of exposure
LONDON, ON (The Skwib) — Yesterday the writer of the popular blog, Prawned! was found draped across his keyboard, unconscious. Patrick Jones, aka Dedred S., was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner. Jones was known as an insightful and amusing commentator on the gaming and shrimping industries, and appeared as a regular […]
Continue readingImpolitical: Renewal: More coalition building
Maybe it’s time to do a Liberal renewal post what with all the musings about the death of the party, debates over retaining centrism or not, etc. I prefer to put all that stuff aside to begin with though. This post is not about cross party coalition bu…
Continue readingA Blog By James Curran: Congratulations Torontonians
It was a year ago today you elected this ass to office.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Selley On The Tory’s Anti-Gay Bullying Vid: The Short Version
If you see an pig that is trying to dance, don’t criticize it for dancing poorly. The attempt should be enough.And there’s something to that.But, again, if this had been one of the Torys usual video productions–an attack ad smeari…
Continue readingA Blog By James Curran: RIP Long Gun Registry
It’s been nice knowing ya.
Continue readingImpolitical: Strange Cain ad
This Herman Cain ad was making the rounds last night (h/t). What’s getting the attention are two parts near the end. His campaign manager takes a puff of a cigarette as if he’s underscoring the seriousness of what he just said. Then there’s the shot of…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: BCFS costly but not innovative
I have been reviewing amounts paid senior officers of BC Ferry Services Inc. and also the amounts paid to directors. In 2009, the Comptroller General of British Columbia reviewed governance of the organization and made strong observations:
“BCFS exe…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: "There is a big difference between rodent droppings and rodents"
http://natpo.st/sgqgD2 "Pusateri's problems began after lunch on Thursday, Mr. Luchetta said, when a city inspector arrived to check on a complaint from a customer who fell ill and suspected the cause could be a chicken finger from Pusateri…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Back to the Future #nlpoli
The Department of National Defence will freeze the size of the Regular Force and sell off property in an effort to cut spending and control budgets, according to David Pugliese. The man knows what he is talking about. Take it as a given that t…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Life Under Quebecornation
An ex-staffer reminices about working for Pierre Karl Peladeau:Under the abysmal direction of Quebecor, all who have been encapsulated have felt the brute force of economic centralism that regards query as malfeasance. Think Qaddafi.[…]This is not Af…
Continue readingHypothetical future solutions to hypothetical problems
Don’t worry about the problem of the F-35s
being unable to communicate in the Arctic. The Canadian Space Agency should
have a new satellite system in place to take care of that – three years after
we start taking delivery of the…
eaves.ca: As Canada Searches for its Open Government Partnership Commitments: A Proposal
Just before its launch in New York on September 20th, the Canadian Government agreed to be a signatory of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Composed of over 40 countries the OGP signatories are required to create a list of commitments they promise to implement. Because Canada signed on just before the deadline it has not […]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jamie Hubley, the Cons, and the Cycle of Hate
It’s been about a week since Jamie Hubley killed himself. And although for a while I was so sad I could hardly write about this tragedy, now I’m feeling better.Because now I’ve seen how many young Canadians have been moved to action.I have been en…
Continue readingSorry if The Occupy Movement Puts a Kink In Your Plans, Mr. Mayor
Believe it or not, I’m not talking about Mayor Boss Hogg and sidekick Donut Dougy. No, I’m talking about Mayor Gregor Robertson of Vancouver. You see, boys ‘n’ girls, Mayor Robertson is starting to feel a little antsy these days, wondering when or how to end Occupy Vancouver.
Robertson said the city wants . . . → Read More: Sorry if The Occupy Movement Puts a Kink In Your Plans, Mr. Mayor
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Kunstler on the Political Economy
RT interviews James Howard Kunstler on a range of topics including the current state of the global economy, the de-legitimization of the U.S. political system, and, of course, his thoughts about the OCW movement. At the outset, Kunstler makes a … Continue reading →