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Continue readingALTAVISTAGOOGLE: Immigrants to Canada Should Speak English and French
I am of the opinion that potential immigrants to Canada who speak English and French should be given more points. Potential immigrants who speak neither should be given less (ie, none).Lack of local language skills is the number one irritant and probably the number one obstacle to integrating Canadian life. Even if they are fluent in English or French, they are at a significant disadvantage over
Continue readingCuriosityCat: How NDP Andrea Horwath could secure PR within a few months
The latest compilation of poll of polls by threehundredeight shows that it would appear that Liberal support is solid, PC support is sliding, and NDP support is on the rise.The 308 projection is as follows:And this leads 308 to the conclusion that the …
Continue readingProgressive Blogger meeting reminder!
Just a reminder that the Progressive Blogger meeting/get-together is on Saturday, October 15th afternoon in Toronto – less then 2 weeks, but my hostess would really like to know if at all possible by the 8th if you’re attending. If you’re on the Facebook group at Progressive Bloggers, make sure
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Six lessons to draw from Alison Redford’s victory
Alison Redford surrounded by media and supporters in the wee hours of this morning. Below: Gar Mar gives his concession speech, AHS Chair Ken Hughes.Alison Redford’s victory this morning in the race to lead the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party …
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Email your MP about the online spying bills
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Continue readinggritchik: More on the Horwath hospital smear
By now we all know that NDP leader Andrea Horwath told a whopper of a lie during last week’s televised leaders’ debate. You know, about how her son broke his elbow and the hospital refused to cast it because they “couldn’t afford to.” The next day, after some stammering and back-peddling, she clarifies that it […]
Continue readingTimmy Hudak Sinks To Another All Time Low And Goes All Chuckles McVety
Yes, Boys ‘n’ girls, he really has. He’s gotten really disgusting! First, he’s been distributing this hideous and grossly misleading pamphlet, seen below, while campaigning in Brampton earlier this evening.
I’m getting a nasty sense of deja-vu when I look at this monstrosity, much like that ad ol’ Chuckles McVety had in . . . → Read More: Timmy Hudak Sinks To Another All Time Low And Goes All Chuckles McVety
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: It’s the union’s fault
BC Place opened to CFL fans Friday but the facility was troubled with inadequate concessions and services. Early Saturday, CKWX News reported:
“The line-ups were too long, the toilets overflowed and some of the concessions ran out of food and beer…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Tim Hudak Plays the Homophobia Card
Well I see the Con teabagger Tim Hudak is so desperate he is hauling out the homophobia card.Just as I told you last night.And remember, the people they are going after are bullied gay kids.The miserable cowards.Oh boy. It takes all kinds of people to …
Continue readingcmkl: You know, some people hate Mondays. I don’t
I figure I have a whole five days to get further ahead in all the stuff I’m supposed to be doing. And there’s a lot, admittedly. But I’m feeling optimistic about the chances for this week. Why?
Continue readinggritchik: When will Tim Hudak fire Randy Hillier?
When it was reported that Randy Hillier had liens slapped against his property for failing to pay close to $15,000 in back taxes, Tim Hudak did nothing. When it was also revealed that Hillier didn’t disclose those liens to the Integrity Commissioner, in violation of the rules, Tim Hudak did nothing. When it was revealed […]
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Liberals 36.5%, PCs 34.0%, NDP 26.8%
It was Hudak's to lose; from a twenty point lead to a 2.5% lag! And the NDP coming up strong – who knows who will be the opposition?
Ontario Polls – The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/qUCycg
"The Progressive Conservatives saw their support s…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Occupy Wall Street and the Radical Imagination
Their protest may be angry but unfocused. They have been ignored by the MSM. Brutalized by the police, and arrested in massive numbers. But slowly but surely Occupy Wall Street is rediscovering the radical imagination.We are watching the…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Cons and the Ozone Layer
There comes a time when you just have to say it eh? Stephen Harper’s Cons are not just crass, brutish and incompetent. They’re dangerous.The hole covered two million square kilometres — about twice the size of Ontario — and allowed high levels of h…
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Hudak Tories distributing homophobic literature to win votes…
Thanks to Warren Kinsella who posted about this issue today. If you needed further proof that Tim Hudak’s Ontario P.C. party has been taken over by the Tea Party, check out this disgustingly hateful and misleading pamphlet on the right. This pamphlet…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Facts Schmacts! Paulie and Friends Continue to Play Fast and Loose With the Truth
Well, it really didn't take Paulie long to comment on the racial taunting incident in London, Ontario:We were surprised that he would take this position on the fine city of London, as one of the more infamous residents has claimed that the city is …
Continue readingViews from the lake - eh?: Conservative debating tactics
I recently entered into an online Facebook discussion over the recent Supreme Court Insite decision. This person (whom I don’t know personally – a friend of a friend) opened with “Promoting illegal drug use and the spread of disease ….. are you k…
Continue readingBloomberg blockbuster on Koch bros.: Got richer off Iran sales. And more!
Longish but must read article on the Koch brother’ questionable ethics. Here’s just the introductory paragraphs:In May 2008, a unit of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world’s largest privately held companies, sent Ludmila Egorova-Farines, its newly …
Continue readingChristian Wolves
A bunch of old white jerks are using God’s name to harrass women outside health clinics. Even here in my own city. It sickens me. Dear Christians who Don’t Get It, If the lot of you actually believed abortion was…
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