Benjamin Netanyahu and the Stooge Harper
Well at least now we know who is the architect of Canada's Middle East policy, the Israeli right-wing blowhard Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu. At the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
May 2011
This just in: New Alberta Party leader gives speech; old leader sings Over the Rainbow (really!)
Outgoing Acting Alberta Party Leader Sue Huff sings Somewhere, Over the Rainbow, I’m not making this up! Below: First ballot leadership vote victor Glenn Taylor.I went to the Alberta Party…
Saturday Afternoon Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- In case we didn't already have enough examples of the Wall government's contempt for voting, James Wood notes that it's dragging its heels…
A pioneer of political poetry and song – Gil Scott Heron (1949 – 2011) RIP
The world lost one of the pioneers of political poetry, rap and song yesterday. Gil Scott Heron passed away at the age of 62. He will be missed but his…
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…
On credibility gaps
Since I haven't yet seen this story linked to the spin which seems to have made it necessary, let's put two and two together.The professionals responsible for maintaining the solvency…
the alberta party chooses a leader – glenn taylor.
Congratulations to Hinton Mayor Glenn Taylor for being selected as the leader of the Alberta Party at this weekend’s convention in Edmonton. Mayor Taylor scored a first round victory with…
#G20 fallout: What @pogge411 and @canadianlefty said
Links here and here. Lefty's post is a long one, but definitely worth the time. It's all about the not-so-subtle message from last June: activism and dissent are dangerous. Stay…
Reconfiguring Democracy
Even when I was a kid (and, yes, they had indoor plumbing back then) I understood that democracy, as we embraced it, was something of a work in progress. It…
I bet they won’t be voting for Tim
Women just aren’t that into him. This is what’s going on in the same place as the PC convention – swear to God, I saw it with my own eyes.…
Quebec moves boldly to seal native and non-native communication gap
I think most people would agree that the stereotypical native-American, the one that despises the white man, hates taxation and the federal government in general, and probably lives on a…
QOTD: The Worst Outcome of G20 Policing
This is just one paragraph plucked out of the middle of a long post at A Canadian Lefty in Occupied Land. The post makes the case for this conclusion and…
Save Us Conrad Black!
If anyone deserves to be ridiculed and lampooned, it's Conrad Black. Consequently, I present to you my humble critique of his asinine and idiotic column.A World of Financial RuinThe present…
On consensus-building
Kady's post on the composition and chairing of committees notes that there's some risk the Cons could try to use their majority to rewrite the rules. But it's worth pointing…
US Presidential Elections 2012
Formidable Republican candidates. Is Obama in trouble? Watch the video and you be the judge. Enjoy!Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyFrom Lawrence O’Donnell of…
Socialist Party Convention Breaks for Lunch resumes at 1
The SPO conference is underway in the basement of the Bond Place Hotel, 65 Dundas East. A constitution, the name Socialist Party of Ontario and several policy resolutions were adopted…
Glenn Taylor Elected Alberta Party Leader #abpleader
With 665 votes, Glenn Taylor, Mayor of Hinton, has been elected Leader of the Alberta Party. Taylor will now begin in earnest the joint tasks of setting up his own…
Five Feet of Fabulous!
Your colon, of course. What else? A funny, retro animation produced by the Canadian Cancer Society to start a colonversation on colon health. Also features a few fart gags and…
Savage On The Scene: Sue’s Big Goodbye at #abpleader
Outgoing Acting Leader of the Alberta Party, Sue Huff, pointed out on stage this afternoon that on his last day in the job Edwin Erickson had performed a rap song…
The left needs to reconsider public funding of parties
With Harper's recent majority it was inevitable that his party would start pushing through policies that were not politically possible when they only had a minority. The first major example…