Superman questions the American way
Some Superman fans want the Man-of-Steel to remain resolutely American in an uncomplicated defender-of-the-American-way fashion. The same caped patriot defending the same set of values more or less - even…
April 2011
Artists Redraw the Canadian Political Landscape
The Canadian political landscape is due to be redrawn by artists. ABC could stand for Art, Books, Culture, but for many people this April, ABC means, "Anyone But Conservative". For…
thwap makes a good point
Again. But he tends to doing it.There have been serious war crimes allegations made during the Afghanistan war, which demand investigation, and if necessary, prosecution.Appointing an investigator with subpoena power…
Ignore Harpers Voter Suppression tactics
Do not believe the bullshit that the conservatives can no longer get a majority. Our country is still in danger. This was more brilliantly explained, earlier today by DAMMIT JANET,…
I get mail: Stephen Taylor
I think he's blowing a gasket: Days before Canadians go to vote, I am shocked by the latest poll numbers. Apparently, the socialist NDP is surging in various parts of…
Ad nauseam – Morgan Spurlock cashes in on commercialism
Morgan Spurlock's newest documentary just doesn't ad up.
Fiscal Record of Canadian Political Parties
With all the recent news stories — as well as alarm raised by other leaders — about the fiscal and economic impact and record of NDP governments, I decided to…
Harper’s Hitlist
The scrawled note that evaded the redactor’s pen – unlike so many Afghan detainee files – did more than to cast Kairos into the ever-growing pile of Canadian organizations and…
Parkdale-Highpark Riding All Candidates Debate Response
I recently attended the all candidates debate for the Parkdale-Highpark riding hosted by the BWVRA and wanted to share my thoughts on the debate, the candidates and various issues that…
Royal Wedding Celebrated by CanadiAnts
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royalwedding/story/2011/04/29/royal-wedding-reaction-fans.html
Canada’s Facebook Election Changes the Face of the Nation
Yes, I've seen the latest polls and have jumped on the bandwagon. I'm putting aside the pessimist belief that the vagaries of the voting system would undo the sudden rise…
Police arrest three anti-royal wedding protesters
Before the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey, British police arrested three anti-capitalist activists who were planning a street theater event.Guardian:Three anti-capitalist activists who were planning a mock execution of Prince…
Is Harper driving us back into recession?
Well the numbers for February are out and they show that the Canadian economy shrank in the month of February. Given that Harper has been crowing about how good the…
The Loss of Formality and Ceremony
I like to drive. I have a little sports sedan, and I really like to put it through its paces on roads that have never met a straight line. It…
Burlington still leaning Conservative
According to LISPOP, the riding of Burlington is still leaning heavily to the Conservatives. It doesn’t look like the Orange Crush has taken effect in the riding. The Liberal candidate…
Burlington still leaning Conservative
According to LISPOP, the riding of Burlington is still leaning heavily to the Conservatives. It doesn't look like the Orange Crush has taken effect in the riding.The Liberal candidate is…
Final thoughts on Decision 2011…
… and I’ll try to keep it positive. Maybe… But whatever you do, please don’t take this as an endorsement (or non-endorsement) for any of the candidates; these are just…
The most useful flowchart
I saw this linked on Reddit as “This is quite possibly the simplest and most Zen flowchart I’ve ever seen”, and I like it: