As I left the Alberta Liberal Party convention yesterday I was exhausted. Between doing a panel on social media, attending almost 24 hours of straight training and politics, and then being at the Bruce Payne suite until 3 am in the morning with a bunch…
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On the Quebec question: (1) Clarity
(After this, I may just go ahead and write that Israel thing I’ve had kicking around in my head for a few years. While I’m stepping on landmines, I might as well step on them all in one go.)As newswatchers will know, there’s been a lot of chatter about…
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Lather, Rinse; Repeat, as needed!
Apparently, if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it… at least, 39.62% of the Canadians who took the time to vote believe it — all of it.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Atheism – Standing up for your Rights.
The world wide atheist community has stood up for Damon Fowler. Providing over 20, 000 dollars toward his post-secondary education. What heinous crime has Mr.Fowler committed that resulted in threats to his person, public defamation by his teachers and being kicked out of the family house? Expressing his rights, guaranteed by the Constitution of […]
The Happy Wanderer: The Ron Paul Risk?
Ron Paul was a Libertarian for a long time now even ran for president as a Libertarian. Ron Paul surprised many skeptics last election getting a lot of money in a short amount of time , and getting more than expected support in many area’s of the cou…
Continue readingPoliTeching: Who will Harper Appoint as Auditor General?
With Sheila Fraser’s 10 year term ending, Harper would have to appoint a new auditor general. For lack of a better system, the government is the one who appoints the person who audits them. We can only hope that Harper won’t appoint another Christian Ouimet. She have seriously undermined the
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: President Giuliani!
The latest poll in the republican party is that the leader of the pact is Rudy Giuliani (the guy who isn’t running just yet). Romney is second and he is due to make it official in one week. Another guy who is going to be in the race is Rick Santorum …
Continue readingThe Mumpsimus Blog site Community Blog List: The Mumpsimus Blog – Six months of politics
I haven’t blogged much about local politics over these first six months of this term. That’s because:
In general, it’s been uneventful;
In general, everyone’s been respectful;
In general, we resolve our differences without rancor or animosity;
In gener…
Writings of J. Todd Ring: The system is broken: strategic voting, coalitions, and the political regime under which we live
While I can of course see the rationale for strategic voting, there is much to be said for voting with one’s conscience. When we consistently choose the lesser of two evils, our choices are reduced to evil, and the results are evil. When everyone hol…
Continue readingmike watkins dot ca: No Tankers: A Visual Campaign
To learn more, visit the Dogwood Initiative’s No Tankers campaign information pages ; to sign the petition click here.
Continue readingOn election 41.
It really is amazing how difficult it is to drag oneself back into longer writing after a significant time away.Anyway, I just want to run with an idea regarding the recent Canadian federal election that’s not being well-discussed (or discussed at all,…
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Anonymous: The Commons and the Last of the Outlaws?
The ongoing attacks on net neutrality constitute a new round of enclosures of the modern commons. If the original enclosure movements during 16th and 17th centuries in England signified the opening overture of capitalism, then the contemporary attacks on the electronic commons are certainly part of its fully formed fruition. Taking what was once common, […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Economic Hitman Confesses
This is how I see the economic system of the world operating, and it’s the basis for many of my feelings about the economy in Canada and in Saskatchewan. It’s why I work to make things better however I can. Capitalism may be the best economic system we’ve run into thus far, but it’s not […]
Politics, Re-Spun: Nestlé’s War on Breastfeeding Mothers Takes Shameful New Turn
Infant formula is a medical necessity for those who are unable to breastfeed their infants. There are a host of medically sound reasons why a mother, in conjunction with her physician would choose to utilize infant formula in lieu of breast milk. The regulated manufacturing of infant feeding products has come a long way in […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Gender As Afterthought
It’s not so strange to want children to be safe from bullying. It’s also not strange to want children to grow up whoever they want to be. One thing many people take for granted is that a person’s gender matches their sex organs. Obviously for millions of people around the world (homosexuals, transgendered, two spirited), […]
Law is Cool: Ontario’s Attorney-General on Human Rights
Attorney-General of Ontario, Chris Bentley, spoke at the Canadian Club of Toronto on 50 years of human rights development, and the need to protect our current system.
Full text below:
AGHR Speech May24
The Equivocator: Bob Rae & The Interim Leadership
Last Thursday, Bob Rae put his name forward for the interim leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada: “Colleagues and friends, I want to advise you that I am willing to let my name stand for the position of interim leader … Continue reading →
mike watkins dot ca: Fact Check: NDP Largest Opposition in Years
I’m seeing some pundits take Jack Layton to task for claiming his NDP opposition caucus at 103 members is the "largest … opposition in 31 years". Notwithstanding insinuations to the contrary by self-appointed fact-checkers, Layton is quit…
Continue readingPolygonic: Some summit perspective
G8 times are here again! And France gets its day in the sun as host, which clearly heralds the ascent of a new French Order in Europe and the world. It will inevitably send their newspapers and TV chat hosts into a month-long tizzy of neurotic self-congratulation and overblown patriotism. Nicolas Sarkozy will almost certainly […]
The Wingnuterer: Jabba The Ford Gets Email
Last Thursday there was a story being aired on 680 News that Rob Ford was going to get rid of the Bike Lanes on Jarvis. The 680News went out of it’s way to find and interview motorists and cyclists who were against the bike lanes. Later on Ford’s office claimed it was all rumours and […]
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