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June 2011
On recruitment tactics
So that's the Cons' long-term economic action plan...A Conservative MP recently nominated by the federal government to sit on a secretive Canada-U.S. committee on continental defence told U.S. officials he…
3835…Apparently He Does Not Have Rogers
He being Moammar Gadhafi, the leader of the Libyans, sort of.The USA bombed the living f*ck out of his compound for the 14,345th time today and he is still living…
Conservative Laurie Hawn Thrilled With Unemployment as it Might Make Recruitment Easier
Wikileaks has revealed that Conservative Laurie Hawn was tickled pink over Canada's rise in unemployment, seeing it as an opportunity to recruit more soldiers.Maybe instead of EI, we should just…
3834…I Wonder If It Is A Unionized Gig?
The person being offered a job is former Senate page Brigette DePape.The offerer is famed lefty film maker and, according the the National Post online, bad boss Michael Moore.According to…
Hackers pull off PM choking hoax
Inspired by this headline: Hackers pull off Harper choking hoax
CBC Radio Column: Etsy, Urban Outfitters and Miley Cyrus?! (Plus iCloud)
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I introduce listeners to the website Etsy and then talk about the he said/she said battle going on…
Canada Being Viewed as "Sneaks" by Europeans
A piece coming from Europe suggests that Canada talks dirty on trade Citing an access to information request, it has been learned that the Canadian government, has tried to "sneak"…
Don Davies, MP Vancouver Kingsway, Stands Up for Moncton’s Maeng Family
Yes a member of Parliament has spoken up in the House of Commons on behalf of the Maeng family, the Korean family, residents of Moncton New Brunswick for several years,…
Invade Syria?
Yesterday I noted the continuing unrest in Syria and rhetorically (and ironically) asked if foreign forces might take "police action" to protect civilians as in Libya. To my surprise that…
Update: Raza Family of Winnipeg granted permanent resident status in Canada
By Rev. Barb Janes, Crescent-Ft. Rouge United Church, Winnipeg It takes a village . . . Crescent Fort Rouge United Church is tickled to announce that the Raza family, who…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- With health care once again receiving plenty of attention on the U.S. political scene thanks to the Republicans' plan to dismantle publicly-funded Medicare,…
QP: First Speaker smackdown
And on the second day of question period, the new Speaker flexed his muscles and enforced decorum. So say we all. Today was the first Layton-Harper showdown of the new…
Dunderdale disapproval doubles; Tory vote drops to 44%
What a difference a federal election can make to provincial poll results. According to the latest Angus-Reid poll, 43% of respondents are satisfied with Kathy Dunderdale’s performance as premier down…
Top Republican Wants To Weaken EPA, Fast Track Environmental Destruction
160px-Rep._Ed_Whitfield.jpg Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield from Kentucky, who serves as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, has made it clear that he will do everything i...
Behind those resignations from the Parti Québécois
It’s “an earthquake that could become a tsunami,” said former Parti québécois leader Bernard Landry, reacting to the sudden resignation of three prominent PQ members of the National Assembly from…
Culture Jam
Ottawa—it is Saturday morning on Wellington Street and a large advertisement is staring at me from within the bus shelter. I have seen the ad before, but it looks much…
Living and Dying in Manitoba: Who decides?
In 2008, the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons gave its members the power to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatments from patients, even if this is contrary to the wishes…
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I am pushing to get as far as I can today because tomorrow, with temp going up to 34C (that’s 93F) tomorrow, I have no expectations of getting anything done…