YouTube is never short of videos showing police and security guards pushing their weight around enforcing a ridiculous notion that the way to catch terrorists is to harass photographers in public spaces. This “Post 9/11″ thinking, is also “Pre-Google Street View” thinking, and it HAS TO STOP! If someone says “in this post 9/11 world […]
Tag: politics
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Turn A Page
The contemptible actions of the Harper government have reaped a little more protest in the chambers of Parliament. A few years ago it was a Gallery protest in the House of commons, and this time a parliamentary page (worker bee) held up a homemade protest “Stop Harper” sign in the Senate chamber during the Throne […]
The Equivocator: The Medium Is the Message: Brigette DePape and the NDP’s Ineffective Response To The Throne Speech
Some thoughts on Brigette DePape: I don’t like Stephen Harper or his government but I also think that what Ms. DePape did was stupid. What she did during the June 2011 Throne Speech reminded me of Congressman Joe Wilson yelling “You … Continue reading →
The Happy Wanderer: First Real Debate!
The race for Obama’s opponent is now almost at the beginning. It’s not quite there to say many candidates are still not fully in. Candidate’s like Bachman, Palin and Giuliani all major factors at this point at least according to the polls aren’t even i…
Continue readingcmkl: There’s a federal budget tomorrow
So naturally I spent most of the morning at Home Depot buying lumber, plywood, fence fittings and what not. Hey they may be a big box, but at least they told the American Family Association to piss off. The postal strike moves on to Montréal tomorrow,…
Continue readingPoliTeching: Cross-Border Talks and Cybersecurity Law Consultation Ended
You are not alone if you did not even know there was a public consultation on cross-border talks. Link to Pirate Party of Canada Press release: Transparent Public Consultation Needed for Cross-Border Talks.
Continue readingBridget Marcelle is a Disgruntled Employee, not a Hero.
With three weeks to go in her job as a Senate Page, Bridget Marcelle decided to quit that job with a splash. She decided that her political allegiance to a particular political party (I’m told she is a Dipper) was more important than the commitment she made to her employer to remain non-partisan. This […]
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: The "Page" Was Out Of Line!
In our democracy we are allowed to have opinions, and I encourage all those who have opinions to express them. I do on the other hand am against a page who works for the government voicing her opinion. She may have a political opinion and i would be ha…
Continue readingOn the Quebec question: (5) The Constitution
Final point I want to consider on this issue. Some objections to Quebec separatism or nationalism seem to turn on a fear of “opening up” — that is, amending — the Constitution. After all, Mulroney tried it twice, and was sunk both times. Constitution…
Continue readingcmkl: Brigitte Marcelle for prime minister
Or something. This woman has guts. I’ve been thrown out of the visitor’s gallery with a group of people, but to do it solo – while sacrificing your job? That takes guts. Bravo. Thanks Judy Rebick for the picture.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: War on Drugs
It’s hard to run a country with everyone squawking in your ear about how you have to be just like them, even if they are failures. The war on drugs is a failure, but Washington is pulling strings in Ottawa and Mexico, and even London too. – If the Pentagon is now taking acts of […]
Trashy's World: Throne speech – “Stop Harper”
Updated: Presser from Brigitte Marcelle:
“Harper’s agenda is disastrous for this country and for my generation,” Brigette Marcelle says. “We have to stop him from wasting billions on fighter jets, military bases, and corporate tax cuts while cutting social programs and destroying the climate. Most people in this country know what we […]
The Happy Wanderer: The House Sits! Let the Politics Begin!
Now that the house is now going to work we will see the the truth of the Conservative Government. The Conservatives now have there first speaker of the house. The Bloc will be sitting in four seats way in the back right next to Elisabeth May! Who was s…
Continue readingOn the Quebec question: (4) Devolution
So far, I’ve argued that there are good reasons to favour Quebec’s right to determine, on its own, whether to separate from Canada. One option that has come up under various names — “sovereignty association” or “asymmetrical federalism” — is the poss…
Continue readingcmkl: Why I support the postal workers
Not exactly a shock, I suppose, since I worked at CUPW for seven years. But I’m reading a bunch of stuff online about how we ‘must’ support postal workers because of all the great things CUPW has done for workers everywhere, how what Canada Post worker…
Continue readingOn the Quebec question: (3) Nationhood
Is Quebec a nation? Is Canada a nation? Can there be a nation within another nation? These are difficult points, but some committment on these issues seems to underlie both proponents’ and opponents’ attitudes towards Quebec separation and nationalism….
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: An Interesting Poll to Consider
A new poll shows that a majority of Canadians don’t really support Conservative policies. 53% said that they didn’t want the Corporate taxes to drop and only 39% agreed. On the Fighter jets 52% disagreed with a purchase and 37% agreed. On the Lo…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Killing Osama Bin Laden – Justice for None.
The celebratory mood seems to have died down a little in the US as perhaps they realize celebrating the gross violation of international law loud and proud might not be such a good thing. If the same sort of action where to happen to us, we would not be in such a happy mood, I […]
Trashy's World: Devastated town bans emergency shelters…
I don’t really like the looks of mobile homes either, but banning their use as an emergency shelter after the tornado disaster? That’s just ridiculous.
Scores of homes, businesses and city buildings were destroyed or damaged by the time the winds died down. Nearly every red-brick storefront was whacked along Main Street, which is […]