According to the Telegram editorialist argued last week, this fuss over renovations was nothing at all. At any rate, renovations planned long in advance — to keep the legislature from falling apart — are hardly a fair target for criticism. It’s fair to say if the Opposition’s roof was leaking,
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The Scott Ross: Canada’s Missing Founding Fathers
Children who have an absent father are more likely to have low self esteem, to abuse substances, exhibit anti-social behaviour, and engage in criminal activity. That is the personal impact of a missing father, but what of the political and social impact on our nation of the absence, even in
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Save yourself a bundle #nlpoli
A couple of decades ago, Greg Malone made a living lampooning an actor who decided to get into politics. Now the actor and comedian has decided to try his hand at history writing. No small irony. There is not a single thing – not a single, solita…
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: How was your technological singularity?
That is a revealing assumption, my good human buddy. What makes you think there was a technological singularity on my home planet of Neecknaw? Well, doesn’t every advanced technological society go through one? Not if they don’t want the Rea…
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: End of an Era: ex-Premier Peter Lougheed Dies
Peter Lougheed (1928-2012) died on September 13th. After decades of service to the public, heart problems and, coupled with pneumonia, he died at the Peter Lougheed hospital. His family has reported to the Calgary Sun that they’re being overwhelmed by well-wishers and those sorry for their loss. Don Braid of the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Enbridge Shut Out Again
Ottawa, Alberta and the rest of Canada want to ram Enbridge down British Columbia’s throat as operator of the environmental calamity they call the Northern Gateway pipeline but the Americans aren’t so indifferent. Following Enbridge’s latest pipeline failure, in Wisconsin, the U.S. transportation secretary has ruled Enbridge won’t be allowed
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Is Harper Giving British Columbia Real Cause to Secede?
Some weeks ago Conservative senator Mike Duffy dismissed opponents of the Northern Gateway bitumen pipeline as “anti-Canadian.” The more I think about it, he may just have a point. Does the prime monster’s insistence on grievously imperilling the British Columbia coastline and fisheries with dangerous supertanker traffic not give British
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Comedian Greg Malone is writing a book. The title is Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders: the true story of Newfoundland’s Confederation with Canada. It is non-fiction. Well, supposedly it is non-fiction. That’s because any book or article with the “true story” in the title is pretty much guaranteed to be full
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