Liberals & Separatism
It is not the time for the Liberal Party to unite with separatists; it is the time to recognize that we as a party, and as a country, already have.…
May 2011
The Church of the NDP is closed, and good riddance!
Typical NDP meeting in days of yore. Below: Jack Layton.In the last hours of the 2011 federal election campaign, as word of Jack Layton’s Orange Wave spread to a wondering…
The Austerity for thee doctrine.
Now that the Harper Admin has it's majority and the rubber stamp senate, it is time to make some big changes. Of course, since the Harper Admin is nothing except…
Israeli newspaper reports U.S. may scrap F-35
A radar-evading F-35 “Flying Bathtub” fighter waits on the tarmac for takeoff. Below, U.S. Sen. John McCain in jet-flying duds, back in the day.Well, you know how it goes: here…
One Week Left to Call Liberal Leadership Convention
I wonder what the rules will be? What's the deposit? What is the maximum amount the contestants can spend? Where will it be? Who's the chairs of the big event?…
O’Bama in Ireland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13509822"My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall O'Bamas, and I've come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way". - Saint Obama in Ireland.The adventures of…
Hack Pundit Of The Week: Mark Bonokoski
I'm a little late in responding to this but I would argue that the stupidity emanating from Mark Bonokoski is just as pungent as it was last week. Bono, as…
Bellicose Baird Is Canada’s Angry Voice On The World Stage
"While it is true that international diplomats will weigh substance over style when assessing Canada’s new foreign minister, in terms of making decisions with global implications, Baird’s recent track record…
The insanity of Canada’s non-existent domestic labour training regime
Canada does not have nationally coordinated labour training regime. Why does this matter? Just take a look at what is going on in Alberta. There the oil patch is gearing…
Ezra Levant talks Garbage
Sun T.V. Breaking news. Toronto privatizes garbage collection. Levant thinks it is a great beginning to privatize government services. He devoted a significant part of his one hour program, The…
St-Henri, the 26th of August – Documentary offers a cinematic look at a vibrant Montreal neighbourhood
Shannon Walsh’s feature documentary À St-Henri le 26 août (known in English as St-Henri, the 26th of August) takes the viewer on a visceral and honest journey through the bilingual,…
Speaking of disrespect
A resident of Pasadena notes in the weekend edition of the Western Star that it is "disrespectful for provincial government project signs, with the late Diane Whalen’s name on it,…
Stepping out of the political closet
It could be ten years before the Liberal Party of Canada will again be able to form a government. This is one reality that their membership should consider as they…
Netanyahu and the one-state solution
Netanyahu and the one-state solution - Opinion - Al Jazeera English Excerpt: At this new intersection, there are two signs. The first points towards the west and reads "viable and…
Victoria Day in Québec
Today is a national holiday in Canada. For most of the country, it's Victoria Day; some readers write me it's just another opportunity to get plastered. For the Québécois, it's…
Economic Footprint and Alignment in New Brunswick
I think the point about economic footprint is well-taken and worth making not only in this context but in other contexts as well. For example, when I sponsor projects in…
The Coming Decline of Harper’s Values Coalition
Ipsos is predicting that Harper's "values-based national coalition" of Tories might have a brighter future than the cobbled-together Mulroney coalition had: Darrel Bricker of Ipsos The interesting thing about what…
The Austerity Myth
At last summer's G20 Conference, Stephen Harper worked hard to get all the participants to buy into the Austerity Myth. That myth is based upon the belief that, in Paul…
The Path To Peace In the Middle East.
I think we all agree hat we want peace in the Middle East. The road to that peace is difficult, and shouldn't be expected to be short. I think if…
Trickle Up Economics and the Perversity of Cuts to Public Health Care
It's common knowledge that throughout Canada, the UK, and the US continued economic growth has not translated in increased living standards for the masses. For example, in the US the…