When Pro-Life is not Pro Life
The right's mirror-image view of life - Opinion - Al Jazeera English This article applies to the Conservatives in Canada too: Excerpt: Yesterday, I pulled up to a drive-through ATM,…
May 2011
Some summit perspective
G8 times are here again! And France gets its day in the sun as host, which clearly heralds the ascent of a new French Order in Europe and the world.…
Vote for "The Sheepdogs" for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
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A U.S. shift to more reality-based journalism?
This really is a brilliant little post. Pointing to a "pro-reality" shift in U.S. media away from years of the press giving Republicans freedom to roam with "delusional" ideas such…
It Starts At Home
The Conservatives are ready to move quickly to kill the Canadian Wheat Board, a philosophical irritant to the notion of free markets. The Conservatives are poised to move quickly against…
Detroit 187
If TV fans could save one cancelled show, which would you want it to be?For us, it would be Detroit 187. We love Michael Imperioli, for one thing. And the…
A Poem for Victoria Day
By a poet hostile to her reign. “Good, you were good, we say,” he writes. “You had no wit to be evil.” Probably worth remembering on the commemoration of her…
A weak argument
On this holiday Monday for most people, I was going to take a crack at Jason Kenney’s ridiculous assertion about how Senate reform could be achieved by the provinces magically…
Trust The Onion
To tell the truth. The sad thing is, it works the same here in Canada. There is only one "legitimate" position on the Middle East and that is "Israel can…
La Journée des Patriotes: Even The Gazette Says It’s a Good Thing to Celebrate
Today is a holiday: in Quebec since 2002 it's been called la Journée des Patriotes, in honour of the band of rebels who took on the British regime in 1837-38.…
Asperger’s is the New Autism: No Intellectually Disabled Allowed in the DSM-5’s New Autism Spectrum Disorder
"the autism umbrella has since widened to include milder forms, says Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For example, it now includes…
Why the Canadian Wheat Board should matter to all of us
Prairie strong no longer? Harper's renewed attack on the Canadian Wheat Board | rabble.ca Excerpt: The Canadian Wheat Board represents some 75,000 grain growers, and handles all Western wheat and…
Austerity Hypocrisy
Source: CTV News: Cabinet Costs Soar, New Salaries and Perks Total $9MWith the economy still being touted as one of the major issues that emerged from the election, the Conservatives…
Turning on a dime
If there is one thing the 21st century had learned already, its that things will change on a dime.George Bush wasn't going to be a memorable president -- until 911.The…
Renewing the Party
I went on a much needed vacation after the election and now I’m back I thought I would post my thoughts on what I think the Liberal party needs to…
Time for the post Rapture headcount….
May 21 came and went with no earthquakes or other disasters to speak of, unless you think this blog qualifies. The Rapture was supposed to happen on Saturday, and near…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-23 02:12:00
CANADIAN POLITICS:MARCH WITH OCAP AND CUPE THIS THURSDAY:This appeal from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) asks you to join the 'Raise the Rates' contingent at the upcoming Canadian Union…
The Alberta PC leadership contest: where are the media now that we need them?
The six Alberta PC leadership candidates in Hinton on May 20, picture grabbed by The Eagle, Hinton 97.5 FM. Below: The Tyee. But what’s with all the wildlife where a…
How the Campbell/Clark Liberals Brought Real Lying into BC Politics
I have been in politics or commenting on them (same thing) back to the days of WAC Bennett. My first published piece was a criticism of Bennett’s position on the…