Cross-Border Talks and Cybersecurity Law Consultation Ended
You are not alone if you did not even know there was a public consultation on cross-border talks. Link to Pirate Party of Canada Press release: Transparent Public Consultation Needed…
June 2011
Polling Since June 1978
Here's a fun look at the Canadian electorate's waffling since before Joe Clark was Prime Minister: You can view raw data here. I only managed from 1978 to 2001, since…
Liberals and Greens
Hello. I am Teddy. I am the admin of Riding by Riding, and, a new contributor to this blog. I am a liberal. I've always been a liberal. The problem…
Michael Moore hearts Brigette DePape – “the best contempt of Parliament ever!”
This will blow a few more wingnut gaskets. Good for Michael Moore for pointing out the facts of our apathetic public participation in voting responsibly. And good for an American…
A Memo to David Akin
On the Hill: Memo to Brigette: There are no shortcuts in politics. It takes long, dull, dreary work http://bit.ly/mC2SsL Everything you argue is based on the premise that political activity…
It’s Not Brigette DePape, It’s Our MPs
Can you believe there was someone in Parliament who acted rude? That a person would interrupt everything and everyone to grandstand? Can you imagine that? How juvenile does a person…
Ralliers March To Preserve Blair Mountain And Stop Mountaintop Removal
mountaintop-removal-mining-video.jpg This week, hundreds of marchers will convene in the West Virginian wilderness to walk over 50 miles in 5 days. Organized by Friends of Blair Mountain and A...
Arkansas Families Launch Lawsuits Against Southwestern For Polluting Their Water; New Brunswick Is Open For Drilling
Oilwell (WinCE).jpg Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. is facing more lawsuits because of destructive hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking) practices. Southwestern is already accused of conta...
Should getting tough on crime include jailing drug users?
So the Harper Conservatives want to get tough on crime, including the building of new super jails. The question of course begs, with crime rates falling who's going to fill…
Wegman Report: Not just plagiarism, misrepresentation
wegman98-2.jpg New Mashey Report Drills into Academic Misconduct The 2006 Wegman Report to Congress, already under investigation for extensive plagiarism, also appears to be guilty of falsificati...
Sunday drive-by blogging
With thanks to pogge for the blog post title. Meant to describe shorter, list-style blog posts that raise issues in a glancing sense, not a violent one by any means!…
Brigette DePape was wrong
Not that I do not sympathize with her sentiment. But there is a time and a place for protest -- and such time and place is determined by what is…
Bridget Marcelle is a Disgruntled Employee, not a Hero.
With three weeks to go in her job as a Senate Page, Bridget Marcelle decided to quit that job with a splash. She decided that her political allegiance to a…
Posties Sign Own Death Warrant
I have nothing against postal workers or unions in general, but going on strike during the midst of an economic recession is, in my opinion, completely insane. Like many others…
DePape
DePape was protesting two things. First, and most obviously, she was protesting against the Harper government. But second, her point was that Parliament doesn't work. The system we have now…
Video: Interview with PC Leadership candidate Doug Griffiths
Nation, in early February I had a chance to sit down with Doug Griffiths, MLA for Battle River-Wainwright, to talk about his vision for the province of Alberta going forward.…
Attack of Conscience or Running Away From Question Period?
According to Kady O’Malley’s last tweets, it appears that Stevie Spiteful will be visiting the sites of the Richelieu Floods sites for a briefing tomorrow, suggesting that perhaps Jack may…
Corbett applications should usually be allowed
R. v. Lindsey, 2011 ONCA 420 is a good illustration that Corbett applications should generally be allowed and the prior record of the accused redacted. Here the Court declined to…
Why Do The Poor Continue To Defend Tax Breaks for the Rich?
Why do the Poor Continue to Defend tax Breaks for the Rich Great post by Cory McCray. This applies to Canadians too. Excerpt: Sometimes I just don’t understand why there…