I’ve tried, and failed, to post over the last week because I couldn’t find anything truly interesting to write about. I’m one of those strange people who enjoys election campaigns – there’s always things to write about and in this post-election refractory period, it’s, well, kind of dull. And the federal stuff just isn’t interesting […]
Continue readingTime: Kevin O’Leary sucks at business
Like Don Cherry and Ezra Levant, Kevin O’Leary likes to talk loud, puff out his chest and insult others. Problem with these bozos is that kind of behaviour requires the goods to back up the braggadocio. We know the answer in the case of both Cherr…
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night
I’m been hanging around the Music Fog people again. Welcome to another Friday night. In the course of introducing this song Ray Wylie Hubbard gives voice to a sentiment that I’ve often felt as a blogger: the problem with irony is that not everybody gets it. This is called Screw You, We’re From Texas….
Continue readingThe Liberal Party and the Dandelion Effect
Is the party over for the Liberals in Canada. A few writers seem to think so. And of course Liberals that I know always puzzle me. They are afraid for the most part of changing things. The system is working so why rock the boat. Another thing…
Continue readinggritchik: Reg Alcock
Very sad to hear about the passing of Reg Alcock today. I met him close to a decade ago when I was new on the Hill – as westerners we tended to cross paths frequently and we became friendly. And one day, in 2002, he asked if I would help with the Paul Martin leadership […]
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: Leadership Vote Totals
Three of Alberta’s political parties have now held leadership races this year, with the Wildrose Alliance having picked their leader two years ago.Below are the number of Albertans who voted in each contest:Progressive Conservatives: 59,359 on ballot o…
Continue readingIn The World According To ‘Pro-Lifers’ It’s Best To Just Let Women Die
In some cases, horrific, gory deaths at that. Yes, boys ‘n’ girls, with every fetus fetish bill Rethuglicans, with the help of some ‘friendly’ Democrats, they pass or attempt to pass in a feverish attempt to circumvent Roe v Wade, it just never seems enough for them, nor for their fetus fetish lobbyists. . . . → Read More: In The World According To ‘Pro-Lifers’ It’s Best To Just Let Women Die
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Mulcair Story trumps Topp Story in NDP Leadership Race
Mark these words: Underdog, Shoulder to Shoulder, and Winnability.They are the combination of images that most likely will propel feisty Thomas Mulcair to the leadership position of Canada’s federal NDP party.The Top Two Duke it out:Topp burst out of t…
Continue readingArt Threat: Ambiguous portrait of the well known Wiebo Ludwig – Friday Film Pick: Wiebo’s War
When we left the theatre after seeing Wiebo’s War at VIFF (The Vancouver International Film Festival) the main thing on our lips was “that man is incredibly well spoken,” followed by “that is a seriously difficult situation”. Wiebo Ludwig is a stranger to few who live in BC and Alberta. The articulate bearded man was […]
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: Canada Gay Marriage
From Dominic Poliquin, this 60 second short puts a sweet and lovely spin on the Canadian Heritage Minutes, a popular series of short films illustrating important moments in Canadian history. On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the wor…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Dimethoate re-evaluation reads like a riddle
Friday, October 14, 2011
Riddle me this. Riddle me that. … Health Canada is in the process of re…
Continue readingEdwin Current: Get ready for OccupyTO and Right Wing Manipulation
I saw this picture(below) being sent around with a student showing a hand written letter about how wonderful they are for having no debt in their last year of University, supporting themselves and only working for a little more than minimum wage. Many people praised the student and said they
Continue readingEdwin Current: Get ready for OccupyTO and Right Wing Manipulation
I saw this picture(below) being sent around with a student showing a hand written letter about how wonderful they are for having no debt in their last year of University, supporting themselves and only working for a little more than minimum wage. Many people praised the student and said they
Continue readingEdwin Current: Get ready for OccupyTO and Right Wing Manipulation
I saw this picture(below) being sent around with a student showing a hand written letter about how wonderful they are for having no debt in their last year of University, supporting themselves and only working for a little more than minimum wage.  …
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Pat Buchanan on… whatever this BS is
“As the faith that gave birth to the West is dying in the West, peoples of European descent from the steppes of Russia to the coast of California have begun to die out, as the Third World treks north to claim the estate. The last decade provided corro…
Continue readingA Canadian Lefty in Occupied Land: Taking Hope From Right-Wing Ridiculousness
I almost never spend any time reading material from the right-wing blogosphere — I can appreciate that understanding the discourse of various categories of opponents is worthwhile, and I respect those like thwap who occasionally put energy into argume…
Continue readingHere’s To The State Of The Golden Era….Verse 4
.Here’s to the Land of the People Rising…Who see the Golden Era….Now is cached with rust…Who stared down the Leader…Iron fist soon turned to dust…And who see in his Replacement a Charlatan they can’t…..Trust..
Continue readingAmerican "pro-life" legislators: keep the fetus, throw away the mother
Anyone who continues to imagine that the USA is a civilized country isn’t paying attention. Yesterday the House of Representatives, by a wide margin, voted to condemn pregnant women to death. Besides excluding abortion from medicare coverage (assuming the US…
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