Weekend metal-blogging.
Empyreon, "Beyond Perception"
2010
Canada’s next Governor General
Prime Minister Cowboy Steve surprised many with his choice for Canada's 36th viceregal. Calling him a man who "represents the best of Canada," Cowboy Steve on Thursday announced David Johnston…
Meet an Alberta Progressive: Chima Nkemdirim
The Alberta Liberal party placed an advertisement Wednesday inviting other progressive parties to talk about opportunities for cooperation. I spent a great amount of time campaigning in 2004 in Edmonton…
An Economist Who Doesn’t Want More Data? UCalgary Called, they Want their Degree Back.
Witness Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the first non-lawyer to lead this great nation since Lester B. Pearson. Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from the fabled University of … Calgary.…
Harper’s Idiocracy
One thing you’ve got to love about Libertarian-leaning Conservatives: they have absolutely no sense of irony. James Travers has yet another excellent op-ed in The Star today on the census,…
G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
"You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it."- Prime Minister HarperThis is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be true.…
G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
“You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it.”– Prime Minister Harper This is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be…
G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
"You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it."- Prime Minister HarperThis is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be true.…
G20 Toronto Song of Peace and Redemption
“You will not recognize Canada when I get through with it.”– Prime Minister Harper This is one of the few things PM Harper has said which I hold to be…
2011 Census – Long Form needed
This is acutally an important – although not sexy – policy the NDP should champion. From Stephen Gordon: There is no exaggerating the boneheadedness of this decision: Tories scrap mandatory…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010.As news of the G20's Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer to…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010. As news of the G20’s Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010.As news of the G20's Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer to…
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activism
Toronto G20: Remembering Politics, Celebrating Activismby Mitu Sengupta, from MRZine, July 6, 2010. As news of the G20’s Toronto Summit recedes from the headlines, which memories shall prevail? The answer…
Police Services Board makes like it’s doing something
It's going to select someone independent to review the G20 policing issues. The meeting today ended in some sort of shambles as public outcry against the lack of planned public…
On the Train
I'm sitting on the West Coast Express, on my way into the LPCBC offices, enjoying a coffee I bought on the train, typing my blog entry on my laptop (which…
On the Census
To: Milton Champion - Editor Cc: Lisa Raitt , Tony Clement Next year, Canadians will once again be required to fill out our census forms and be counted. But thanks…
Democracy is a Canadian Tradition
Just a housecleaning post with a bunch of random stuff I’d like to get out there. Canada is awesome and Vancouver’s not bad at all, at all. This site went…
The Big Picture
This may be the sanest explanation I've read so far for why Black Bloc tactics are not just wrong, but ultimately counter-productive. From Thomas Walcom: Two things stand out from…
canada day 2010: shame, shame, shame
Oh Canada Day, my heart is aching and I feel the exact opposite of proud to be Canadian. The horror stories about the behavior of the police toward the people…