Another insult from the Conservative Party of Canada
I've pointed out before on this blog that the Conservative Party of Canada has a history of running campaign advertising that insults the intelligence of Canadians: see The Conservative "Tax…
April 2011
The Conference Board on Weak Business Investment
I do not know if the Conference Board intended its latest release on sluggish investment in machinery and equipment to be taken up during the election campaign. However, as Canadian…
Autism Ignorance: Conservative James Moore Says Autism Is Not a Disability
UPDATE: NDP Candidate Mark Ireland who was present at the forum has twice CONFIRMED in a message below that James Moore stated that autism is not a disability. Mr. Ireland…
Call Sun Media a Bunch of Sleazebags if You Want…
But how many times have you heard the phrase "Global News" in the past month? The tougher question is, How do you start an "Ignore Sun Media" campaign, while ignoring…
Harper majority out of reach? DON’T BET ON IT!!!
Surprise surprise, Stephen Harper's tightly controlled campaign machine has sprung a leak. The Toronto Star is reporting that senior Conservative party insiders are saying 'they're just not there' in terms…
Sun Media – Smear trumps journalism
Okay, we all know the story by now. Jack Layton went to a licensed massage clinic something like 15 or 16 years ago. Yawn. That an organization that tries to…
Accused drunk driver/wife beater endorses Stephen Harper…Sun Media smears Jack Layton…
Remember when it came out last summer that Rob Ford had been arrested in Florida for drug possession and drunk driving in 1999 (see mug shot to the right)? The…
Québecois et Québecoise – Canada a besoin de votre aide…
Français c'est ma 2eme langue, donc s'il vous plait excuse mes plusieurs fautes et lire ce que j'ai a dire a vous autres. Pour moi, Québec c'est la couer de…
Preserving Judeo-Christian Values in Canadian Society
Bearing false witness is apparently not much of a Judeo-Christian value these days. Check this out: "Naked in a bed in a brothel with a young Asian woman." Well, that's…
Canadian Soapbox Exclusive – Jack Layton hit a girl in kindergarten
Jack Layton is alleged to have hit a girl when he was in pre-school back in 1955. A now retired kindergarten teacher has made startling allegations against NDP leader Jack…
A Few Thoughts Going Into The Last Weekend Before The Election
While it would be presumptuous to try to predict the outcome of Monday's vote, I am heartened by what I perceive to be an awakening of the Canadian electorate. If…
New Resolution: A Resolution Regarding Internet Democracy
Proposed by D. O'ConnorDate: 29/04/11Whereas the Internet allows a much greater degree of participatory democracy then was possible before, because everyone can equally and easily contribute to the debate and…
Prediction time!
Hey all, I’ve been playing with my spreadsheet. It’s silly, fun, and a waste of time. That aside, I’ve taken the shift between polling numbers in 2011 (allowing for the…
Two People Who Are Braver Than Any Of Us
We know that this isn't a Canadian story, but after having read it we felt that our readers would agree that people should know about it. My father, the hero
COLUMN: Church Fails to Act on Time
DSC_0060.jpg By Wadner Pierre Religion at Loyola It seems from time to time that the Catholic Church has been deliberately late in addressing the real issues that face God's children…
Ignatieff has done well, and so has Jack Layton. . . .
I have been reading the Liberal Bloggers very closely over the past couple of weeks and have watched their reaction to the supposed surge in the NDP and the failure…
Silver Fox Alliance and Nortel
Another quick one (the rest of the world doesn’t stop for the election), but just wanted to point out the Silver Fox Alliance and their activity this election. They are…
Pierre Peladeau’s Good Deed for the Day
On April 27th Sun Media newspapers across the country dutifully printed an article written by their President and CEO, Pierre Peladeau. It was a curious piece – half news story…
Vote for the Canada You Want
“We’re going to win, Judy,” Stephen Lewis told me over the phone a few days before the 1990 Ontario election. “C’mon Stephen, you guys always get a little delusional as…