It’s a theme in this election. Seen most recently in the Liberal move to cancel the power plant in Mississauga. A few points on that here…First, it should be noted that this is not something that was cooked up 11 days before the election, as it was p…
Continue readingThe Skwib: Too damn hot!
Unknown Photographer, 1940s, a photo by kraftgenie on Flickr. AFter their shift cleaning out the blast furnaces, Edna and Eustace would head down to the the Pantages Theatre, still wearing their protective gear. They took the oxygen with them, and then stole it from their audience. They had a burlesque show that everyone in town […]
Continue readingTrashy's World: Le “débat”…
Gee, these so-called debates are becoming more and more irrelevant with each passing election. Really now, because of the long period of time that Ontarians have had to cast their ballots (great idea, BTW… it’ll be interesting to see if the turnout is bumped up) and the lateness of the debate AND that these things […]
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Middle East Peace the True story
My co-blogger Doggy and Owner has put a video on the website. This video is the one below. Now this video is filled with things that are completely not true. So let’s go at it
1) The first minute or so was relatively objective, but when they started…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: McGuinty’s trade missions
After the debate I thought more about what Dalton McGuinty has done for Ontario jobs and I remembered something that didn’t come up — trade missions. These build jobs in Ontario for the present and ties for trade in the future: http://www.jewishtribu…
Continue readingRedBedHead: Nobody Says "F*** You" Like Israel
As vile and racist as the regime is, you have to give them points for sheer chutzpah. Having denounced the Palestinians at the UN for not being serious about peace, Israeli PM Netanyahu has agreed two days later to build another 1,100 illegal buildings…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Do debates matter? #nlpoli #nlvotes
Debates matter but not in the way some people think. For starters they have nothing to do with knock-out blows. That’s a media invention they use along with horse-race reporting in order to cover campaigns. it’s a simple enough idea fu…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Leaders’ debate; Dalton holds his own
"It was striking that the two opposition leaders, and Mr. Hudak in particular, were vastly more interested in talking about the incumbent's record than what they themselves have planned."
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Continue readingMoving time allocation
So, that 102-page omnibus crime bill? The
Conservatives have decided that enough time has been spent debating the
principle of the bill and have moved time allocation on Second Reading. Because
it’s not like there could be some fundam…
eaves.ca: The Geopolitics of the Open Government Partnership: the beginning of Open vs. Closed
There hasn’t been a ton of press about the Open Government Partnership (OGP). This is hardly surprising. The press likes to talk about corruption and bad government, people getting together to talk about actually address these things in far less sexy. But even where good coverage exists analysts and journalists are, I think, misunderstanding the […]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Agony of Omar Khadr: The Documentary
I don’t think I’ve ever been so ashamed to be a Canadian as the day I saw this video of CSIS agents interrogating Omar Khadr.The sound of Omar sobbing “help me…help me” in that ghastly gulag, when he finally realized that those Canadians weren’…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Iran’s overstated military capacities
Iranian Missile Test
With the main thrust of the Libyan intervention dieing down – and with it the need to justify it by villainizing Qaddafi – Iran has firmly regained its place as public enemy number one. Ahmadenijad makes it easy to draw attention…
A Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Poet and Mentor
I’ve mentioned Rhea Tregebov here before and am happy to have occasion to do so again. I’ve known Rhea for years, ever since The Writer’s Union of Canada matched us up to work together on my first novel, The River Midnight. Rhea was my mentor, a fine freelance editor, a children’s author and a poet. […]
Adam M On The Front Page: Ontario Leaders’ Debate
I wasn’t going to watch the debate because I had to go to the grocery store and I was pretty sure I knew how it was going to turn out anyway, but I got sucked into it and was mildly surprised. Dalton McGuinty wasn’t as bad as I thought he
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Departure of Hugh MacDonald a more serious blow to Alberta Liberals than the mere loss of a single Grit
Hugh MacDonald: A serious loss to the Alberta Liberals. Below: Edmonton-Gold Bar NDP candidate Marlin Schmidt.The planned departure of Hugh MacDonald from the crumbling Alberta Liberal Party became official yesterday when paid reporters finally tracked…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alison redford takes a break, hugh macdonald calls it quits.
Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Alison Redford, who placed second in her party’s first ballot leadership vote on September 17, announced yesterday that her campaign would be temporarily suspending its efforts so that she could spend time with her mother who had recently been admitted to the hospital in High River. 630 CHED has reported that […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta candidate nomination update – september 2011 (part 3)
I have updated the list of nominated and declared candidates standing for parties in the next provincial general election: Calgary-McCall: Liberal MLA Darshan Kang was nominated as his party’s candidate. Mr. Kang was first elected as MLA in 2008. Calgary-Mountain View: Christopher McMillan announced over Twitter that he is seeking the NDP nomination in the […]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Absurd Con Assault on the CBC
OK. So today probably isn’t the best day to defend the CBC. Not when I went to watch Question Period this afternoon, and discovered that their tabloid news network was covering the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor instead.Gawd. Where’s the p…
Continue readingSecret Revolutions. Part 2. Coming home.
The corporate machine is still trying to keep the unrest that is being felt all over the world, Shhhhhhhhhhh.
But it is starting to get a little difficult to hide. Them peons, and plebes are getting restless and angry because the hoarders of all t…
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