First Ad of Ontario 2011
A And it's a doozy. A minute long, this is one of the most positive ads I've ever heard yet. It's actually pretty damn awesome, when you get right down…
May 2011
Reform the Senate but do it constitutionally
As reported this morning by the Canadian Press and posted at HuffPo, Québec is serving notice that if Harper continues with his plans to unilaterally "reform" the Senate, it will…
pgib attack gary mar with ad channeling michael ignatieff.
The hyper-conservative Progressive Group for Independent Business is targeting Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Gary Mar with a low-quality online campaign ad. The ad compares Mr. Mar’s four years as Alberta’s…
Reorganizing Canada: Rep by Pop, or Rep by Special Clauses?
Blogger Far and Wide (one of my favourites, a guy definitely worth reading) came out with a post today talking about how it may not be in the best interests…
Reform without a vision
Since the Conservatives have a majority government, they’ve been talking about Senate reform again. Mind you, it's being done in their usual clumsy, uneducated way, which seems to assume three…
Another Reason to Be Bilingual: Provided You Use It, You Don’t "Lose It" as Fast
It's official: being a bilingual who uses both his or her languages regularly means you're less likely "to lose it" mentally. Or rather, research by York University's Ellen Bialystok and…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for May 31, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Govt pledges to help workers cheated by employers - Toronto Star -http://goo.gl/DDtGRA Meaner Canada : Junk Politics and the Omnibus…
Hidden Agenda?
The Ontario Tories bared more than their...uhh...private members...this weekend, releasing their election platform (summarized by CP here).I've always been a fan of parties releasing their platforms early - it gives…
Driving Down Car Use in Great Britain
A recent article in The Independent highlights how car use in England is on the decline. A combination of factors (including high gas prices, poor congestion, and general disdain for…
Is Canada a Representative Democracy Or Not?
The latest House of Commons seat distribution plan is becoming a test of federalism, as well as the basic notion of representation by population. Canada already has a unseemly Senate,…
Way to Go Germany!
Germany is making huge pushes to stop the use of dirty energy , and dangerous energy. Germany said that it will eliminate all nuclear plants in Germany of the grid…
Al Capone would be proud of Ontario!
Ontario may relax their antiquated liquor laws a wee bit this summer, but they are sure not going to do CRAZY things like allow the sale of beer and wine…
Watch: French footballers against homophobia
Campaign against homophobia 2011 from Franck Annese on Vimeo.L'homophobie ne vous fera jamais gagner un match. Un jouer gai? Peut-être. (Homophobia will never help you win a match. A gay…
Frère Jacques…
There are some questions for you today. Lawrence Martin asks: "Are the NDP more Bloc than the Bloc?" Claude Morin has a shopping list of questions along similar lines too.…
Dastardly Right-wing Liberal Bloggers
Like Jeff Jedras, who dared to be quoted by a third party - the blog Small Dead Animals - for having a sensible opinion.Or Dan Arnold (aka CalgaryGrit) who dared…
alberta liberals hype structural changes.
Groundbreaking. Gargantuan. Real renewal. Politics re-imagined. These are all words that I have heard used to describe the changes made to the Liberal Party’s internal structure at a special general…
11 Things The Bible Bans, But You Do Anyway
One last post on the night, you likely have sinned and maybe didn't even know it. Here is a look at things you shouldn't do if you don't want to…
Adult Autism Residential Care: Close the Institutions But First Provide An Alternative
My younger son Conor is 15. He is not a very high functioning, celebrity "autie" or "aspie". My son actually has an Autistic Disorder with "profound developmental delays". He is…
Canada’s New Democrats: Stuck Between a Rock and Hard Place
Especially on the issue of Senate reform, where Quebec's provincial government is already starting to get its back up:Quebec is warning Stephen Harper it may go to court, if necessary,…
I’m a Mercy Ministries survivor
Liz tells me she is doing okay, that the up side to her time at MM was gaining a better understanding of how a cult operates. (Definition of cult. The…