You should read this interesting article at Macleans by Peter C Newman on the trials of the Liberal leader this summer. It sounds like Iggy really has come a long way in understanding Canadian politics, good for him. (Of course, if they’d picked leader, ahem…Bob Rae…ahem, who already knew all this they could have recovered […]
Tag: Harper
Going Ahead as Planned
It seems after the European Union’s own legal court put a hault on the ban of seal products, the EU will disregard the ruling and go ahead with the ban as of today. Prime Minister Harper is quite upset with the fact that the EU would not respect their …
Continue readingSigned, Sealed, Delivered
In Miramichi, New Brunswick where the Prime Minster was announcing a new payroll centre which would create about 550 new jobs for the town, it seems another problem lured its head. In a move that would supply much needed jobs to a town who lost so many…
Continue readingThe Roundhouse: ‘Fixing’ what isn’t Broken: Tampering with the Census
I have been startled this last few weeks to witness the extent to which a seemingly esoteric subject, the census, has become a political and conversational issue during the dog days of summer. Here in Calgary I have had a series of conversations about this topic, and so far all
Continue readingThe Roundhouse: ‘Fixing’ what isn’t Broken: Tampering with the Census
I have been startled this last few weeks to witness the extent to which a seemingly esoteric subject, the census, has become a political and conversational issue during the dog days of summer. Here in Calgary I have had a series of conversations about this topic, and so far all
Continue readingThe Roundhouse: ‘Fixing’ what isn’t Broken: Tampering with the Census
I have been startled this last few weeks to witness the extent to which a seemingly esoteric subject, the census, has become a political and conversational issue during the dog days of summer. Here in Calgary I have had a series of conversations about …
Continue readingPop The Stack: Beware the Power of the Dark Side
Sometimes, when I see the crazy places some people want to take our country or other countries I wonder to myself, are they serious? Do they really believe that government is a sham, that it would truly be better for everyone if we paid no taxes and just lived off our own initiative and money? […]
Election time approaches!
I used to enjoy reading about politics. In high school, when I was just developing a conciousness about politics, I used to find the littlest, most menial government tasks absolutely fascinating, and I would exuberantly encourage my peers to read about…
Continue readingThis is a gift…
So, my loyal readers, I’m sure that you’ve all been keeping up to date on the activities. Well, the police went overboard (like I predicted) and brutalized SO many people. My girlfriend was part of the group that got boxed in on Queen and Spadina on Su…
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Ballad of Fake Lake – Updated with Video
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I posted up the lyrics yesterday an’ now I got the audio-video with ol’ JB screechin’ an’ a few pertinent pitchers.The Ballad of Fake LakeThe legend lives on from Toronto on downOf a six inch deep pond they call Fake Lak…
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Ballad of Fake Lake (Edmund Fitzgerald)
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, ol’ Susan Delacourt put up a twitterin’ tweet how she’d like to see some new lyrics to ol’ Gord Lightfoot’s Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald with a theme all about the G20 Fake Lake. Since I got me a little experience in r…
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: The Problem With Taxpayer Funded Social Media
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the twitterverse and blogdom is finally sittin’ up and takin’ notice that our gummint is paying for favourable postings in various social media. There was a story on it over the weekend: Harper government monitoring onli…
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: JimBobby Sings "Hey There, Guergis Girl"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I ain’t been boogin’ too much lately but I got me a new song that I just posted up on the YouTube an’ it’s all about pore little Helena Guergis: Hey There, Guergis Girl.
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Harper (once again) displays dangerous ignorance on nuclear file
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, Pryminister Harper was up on his hindlegs yammerin’ about nuclear safety an’ how Canada’s gonna help save the world by sendin’ 50% of our stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU, i.e. weapons-grade uranium) over to the…
Continue readingPolitical spin makes me dizzy!
So, as much as I disagree with all that happens behind the scenes at the Olympics, I do support athletics and I do believe that our athletes are the best in the world. I don’t think it’s their fault that these games cost so much and that they do a lot …
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Harper’s Haiti Trip – Please, MSM, Don’t Go. Don’t Take Photos
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, Pryminister Harper is off to Haiti today. The official announcements say he’s going there to assess the relief effort. Over at Steve V’s Far and Wide, there’s a lot of skepticism and at least one commenter who says Harpe…
Continue readingPop The Stack: Canada 2.0 – The Satirical Masses
You gotta love Canada. We are a humble people but we are also a deeply funny and self-effacing people. The latest political trend involves a deep fried ring of onion, a Prime Minister and the spicy dipping sauce of Facebook protest. The aforementioned onion ring, a very tasty looking one I must say, recently became […]
Pop The Stack: Harper plays games while democracy crumbles
My comment on the Globe and Mails recent story: Tories seek parliamentary extension This is a non story, by casting it as some kind of tricky dilemma for the Liberals and NDP the Globe is accepting the Conservative game. You can almost hear the writer salivating at the dramatic irony of the opposition voting against […]
Pop The Stack: Canada 2.0
Today’s protests around Canada against the Conservative’s reckless abuse of power were a great success, look here, even the Globe and Mail is impressed. So, how did a little ‘internet protest’ turn into over 25,000 feet on the ground in over 60 locations across the country today? Two reasons. First, Canadians are awesome! Second, Facebook […]
Pop The Stack: Today, we stand for democracy.
Throughout our land today, we raise our voices for democracy. We march in peaceful protest to send a message to you who claim to lead us, be you blue, red or orange. The message: This shall not stand. We raise our voices today to remind you that you serve at our leisure, not your own, […]