When we visited the Haliburton Wolf Centre in March – our second time there, to see the wolves in their winter coats – the alpha female was pregnant. In April, four healthy pups were born: two males (one black, one gray) and two females (one black, one…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Other provinces have elections too: Newfoundland Edition
Over on the Rock, the Tory dynasty is strong – so strong, in fact, that even the loss of its personable leader, replaced with a monotonous cabinet minister who probably orchestrated the entire thing, can still get their party over 50% of the vote.Kathy…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Ontario Leadership Debate
Shorter version: Blah, blah, blah, blah… I have to confess to finding these “debates” to be incredibly tiresome affairs. After listening to an hour and a half of dubious promises and contradictory gainsaying by the various leaders, one doesn’t really … Continue reading →
Northern Reflections: The Contempt Continues
After last spring’s election, the optimists among us hoped that — with a secure majority — we would see a kinder, gentler government. Those optimists hoped for more mutual respect among the parties. But Jack Layton’s death was a harbinger of things t…
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Girl Talk
Hey there, ladies. Women? Gals? Broads? Just… not girls, okay? We all stopped being girls a long time ago. Calling ourselves girls once we were old enough to menstruate was a slight stretch. Calling ourselves girls once we were old enough to vote was a bit ridiculous. But calling ourselves girls, perpetually? Grown women calling […]
Continue readingCheney speech: c’mon Calgary, you can do better than this
Only about 50 protesters showed up to Cheney’s Calgary speech, a dismal showing compared to the far more sizeable crowd at his Vancouver speech the night before. I realize Calgary is a conservative city but with Nenshi, I thought things were changing.E…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: My work here is done #nlvotes #nlpoli
The Telegram quoted Kathy Dunderdale on Tuesday: "We have to find the cheapest way," she said today while campaigning on the west coast. "Muskrat Falls is that way unless somebody else is able to prove to us the analysis is flawed…
Continue readingMounties try to strong arm BC
I say, screw ’em. If you’re a law enforcement agency and you try to ‘blackmail’ a province, you can go fuck yourself.Hardball federal negotiators have demanded that B.C. accept Ottawa’s last offer for a new 20-year policing deal by Nov. 30, or RCMP s…
Continue reading"Warfare by any other means"
Isn’t this what fascists do?Queen’s University Professor Ned Franks used the term on Tuesday after Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) imposed closure on its controversial 100-page omnibus crime bill and Conservative MPs on t…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Chris Christie Answers Questions…
Following his speech about American Exceptionalism at the Reagan Presidential Library in California last night, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie answered questions from the audience, most of which (predictably) concerned speculation about him possibly running to the U.S. President in … Continue reading →
Blunt Objects: This is Pre-Debate Ontario
Pre-debate Ontario has the Ontario Liberals sitting with a minority government, down 21 seats; the Hudak PCs win 37 seats, up 11; and the Horwath NDP win 20, up 10.At this point in the game, it looks pretty good for Premier McGuinty and co., especially…
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: That certainly answers my questions
It was revealed earlier this year that the Canadian Council of Chief Executives — among others — had worked with the government to keep negotiations for a new perimeter security deal with the US under wraps until the marketing campaign could be properly coordinated with the government’s formal announcement. At the time I suggested that the willingness of John Manley, the CCCE’s new front man, to work with the government in a context that involved keeping secrets from citizens tarnished his reputation as an elder statesman. In the specific context of Manley’s role in chairing a panel that examined Canada’s role in Afghanistan I asked: when John Manley chaired that panel on Afghanistan a few years back, was he acting as an honest broker? Or did he work behind the scenes with Harper and company to prepare a script that he read from when the appropriate time came? And the answers are: no to honest broker and yes to participating in another bit of political theatre:…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Brad Utter Tosh errr..Trost raises the bar of douche.
In Utter Tosh’s own words: “A part of their [planned parenthood] mission statement is to support abortion, which I view as morally wrong,” he said.” Hey Brad your “Moral decisions” should stay the frack out of a woman’s business when it comes to her body. “Brad Trost, the MP for Saskatoon-Humboldt, says he will continue […]
Wise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for September 28, 2011
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:
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My Optimistic Debate Analysis
I didn’t watch the debate. I couldn’t. I happily lack cable. I don’t have an antenna attached. And if I did. it couldn’t pick up the new digital broadcasts if I tried as I lack the gadget. Anyway, I had better things to do.I was enjoying a fine steak d…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: LA Dodgers encourage respect in It Gets Better video
The Los Angeles Dodgers became the latest Major League Baseball (MLB) team to lend their support to the It Gets Better video project against teen bullying and suicide. The Dodgers’ instalment features coach Don Mattingly, James Loney, Matt Guerrier, Ja…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Goldman Sachs Rules The World
At least it does according to trader Alessio Rastani who, in an interview with the BBC, confesses that he dreams of recessions, [and]sees Goldman ruling the world. Remember this interview the next time someone tells you that business knows best, and t…
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Watch This
And ask yourself, do I want unfettered capitalism, or do I want to line these motherfuckers against the nearest wall? Hat tip to Galloping Beaver.
Continue readingFar and Wide: I Know Who Lost
In my mind, last night’s debate was Hudak’s only chance to convince Ontario voters that he was Premier in waiting material, he had the chops to the lead the province. Hudak failed on that score, and in so doing is the big loser coming out of last nigh…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Blogging Tories Infected
This is what you see when you access any of their pages:More info on their disease here.
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