Tag: Musings

Both despise the Charter, for different reasons. Harper loathes equality; Mulcair hates the idea that provinces are equal, and the Charter’s genesis. Liberals need to be all over this. If there is one document Canadians cherish, it’s this one. Heed the instincts of the old guy, always. “Former Liberal prime

This ain’t a blog, it’s a web site. But if I had to define it, I’d say it was indeed “progressive.” Just not a Prog Blog. Anyway, the progressive web site folks have added me to their helpful aggregator, found here. I’ve therefore added them to my blog roll, a

In at least two Conservative-won ridings with reported election irregularities, Front Porch Strategies had US staff on the ground – possibly against Elections Canada rules barring foreign campaigning. In the wake of the “robocall” voter suppression scandal, the Republican-tied U.S. firm hired by 14 Conservative campaigns admitted on Friday to

I am dictating this post, I am not typing it. This is a first.

And she still thinks hanging out where neo-Nazis and white supremacists hang out is okay. It isn’t. Time for Fern to learn a lesson, I’d say.

Evans is a Calgary resident who has made failed runs for municipal office in Calgary.  More recently, he has been a participant at Wildrose conventions, and is very active in their campaign, principally online.  Here is what I know (so far) about his history: Evans has promoted pedophilia by squatting

Worth a read.

Please, God, please: please make sure he is a candidate in the next municipal election.  Please.

Very, very sad to see it go.  I liked that program, a lot.

The Wildrose leader says doctors, nurses, marriage officials and other public officials should be able to make decisions according to their own conscience. So, what does Danielle Smith’s own “conscience” have to say about important issues like reproductive freedom, equal marriage, health care, personal behaviour and the Charter of Rights?

If it’s Wildrose’s “conscience,” get ready for social chaos: Then there’s “conscience rights.” The Wildrose policy book says government should “implement legislation protecting the ‘conscience rights’ of health care professionals.” The policy doesn’t spell out what that means, but when party delegates voted for the policy they put it in

Of course they would. And, if I were still home, would I vote Alberta PC for the first time in my life to stop Wildrose from seizing power? Of course I would.

For North American conservatives, there are two victories prized most: George W. Bush’s win over Al Gore in 2000, and Stephen Harper’s trouncing of Michael Ignatieff in 2011. In the fights between conservatives and liberals, those are the two that the Right cherish. Against all odds, conservatives humiliated liberals (in