On 7 November 2009, over 1,000 people gathered in Red Deer at a rally organized by Friends of Medicare to protest cuts being made by Alberta’s ‘Progressive’ Conservative Government to healthcare, education and public services. The group marched from a community centre, to the Capri Hotel where the PC AGM
Continue readingSoft on Crime
Well the Conservatives proved tonight despite the rhetoric they’re the one’s who are soft on crime by pushing through the abolishment of the long gun registry. Police services across the country have said that the registry is a key tool for police and …
Continue readingIF YOU GET H1N1, IT’S YOUR OWN FAULT
So appears to say the Conservative Health Minister, who blames the Harper government’s failure to provide a working vaccine plan on public panic.All of which begs the question:If the Harper government had spent nearly as much time and money on H1N1 as …
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Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Humboldt County: Garbage or Gold?
Is it time to get involved?Poll: Do you believe Humboldt County should allow the proposed Jungo Road Landfill?The local group NevadansAgainstGarbage.com have an internet poll that you can participate in. Two years ago, Humboldt County changed its ordinances without any public consultation to allow garbage from outside its area to
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Humboldt County: Garbage or Gold?
Is it time to get involved?Poll: Do you believe Humboldt County should allow the proposed Jungo Road Landfill?The local group NevadansAgainstGarbage.com have an internet poll that you can participate in. Two years ago, Humboldt County changed its ordinances without any public consultation to allow garbage from outside its area to
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Humboldt County: Garbage or Gold?
Is it time to get involved?Poll: Do you believe Humboldt County should allow the proposed Jungo Road Landfill?The local group NevadansAgainstGarbage.com have an internet poll that you can participate in. Two years ago, Humboldt County changed its ordin…
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Blame Management
10 months, 3 chiefs of staff. Michael Ignatieff is following the Mo Johnston play book. Mo helms Toronto FC in the MLS. Off the field, by all accounts they are a successful team. They have great attendance. Their fans are boisterous and loyal. And, on paper, they have the building
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Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Partisan to the bone
Thanks to Jane Taber and CTV, Joe Cressy is out of the closet. Yep – he is an environmentalist. I am sure God will spite him for the way he chooses to live his life. With every protest his Marley chain, partially sunk in the boiling tar sands of hell…
Continue readingGo Train Update
Well the Star has picked up on the story of the Conservatives turning Go Train cars into giant “Action Plan” ads that I blogged about earlier this week. It also comes with a better picture of the train car:According to the article the Conservatives cla…
Continue readingSmart on Crime – The Pink Book Policies
I’ve been reading The Pink Book Volume III, and an interesting comparison came to mind as I began considering the policy proposals in the Women’s Health and Safety section, specifically the items dealing with crime and related social policy.The compari…
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: Peevey Stevie stimulated by doorknobs?
Tip ‘o the hat to Le Daro and Scott Tribe for uncovering this startling fetish of the Canadian Prime Minister. (Okay, perhaps the Libs figured it out first, as reported by the CTV).I always took him to be one of those boing-y doorstopper guys, but trut…
Continue readingA Cheque for Canada on Fixed Election Day
Given that today is fixed election day (ooops!) here’s a Conservative cheque I think we’d all love to see. I guess the $300 million in election-related stimulus would really come in handy now.
Continue readingRob Maguire: Marketing lies, beauty, and the Maple Leafs
YouTube is chock full of spoof ads, most of them awful. This morning I watched one that was surprisingly well made, if not particularly clever. The ad was a Toronto Maple Leafs-themed spoof on another Hogtown creation, the award-winning Dove Evolution video that drew attention to the deceptive beauty of the fashion industry. Around the […]
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: GPC site redesign a huge improvement
Go check it out. greenparty.ca is a whole lot snazzier. Bravo!
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: To work for nothing
Goddamn you allWho expect me to give you my labours for freeGoddamn you allWho go along with this concept that we should be Grateful for the opportunitiesTo work for nothingNOTHINGBut the hope thatIt couldPossibly Lead to somethingthat might mean somet…
Continue readingColin Carrie – “Just Visiting”
For those who don’t know, Oshawa MP Colin Carrie doesn’t actually live in Oshawa in the conventional sense. He doesn’t even live in Durham. Or in the GTA. Or in Kawartha Lakes. Or in Peterborough. Or anywhere within a three hour drive of Oshawa. …
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Climate Change – Blog Action Day 2009
It’s long past the time for action on Climate Change so I decided to focus on a group that is doing something real to make a difference. Black Rock Solar developed from the Green Man theme at Burning Man 2007. Tom Price then the Green Man manager charged with greening
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Climate Change – Blog Action Day 2009
It’s long past the time for action on Climate Change so I decided to focus on a group that is doing something real to make a difference. Black Rock Solar developed from the Green Man theme at Burning Man 2007. Tom Price then the Green Man manager charg…
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