Bob Rae Shines Light On Mental Health In His Response To The Budget
“The essential message that I bring to the House and to the people of Canada about this budget is that it is not a budget for everyone. It is not…
June 2011
Why are so many young Quebecers still sovereigntists?
English speaking Canadians who believe national media suffice to have a thorough understanding of the political dynamics of our country rarely get the chance to read articulate points of view…
In Defense Of The Worst Idea: Senate Reform And Proportional Representation (sort of)
Yesterday, Gerald Caplan wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail titled "Electing the Senate: worst idea in the history of the planet." I'm sure, if push came to shove,…
Harper’s Delusion
I enjoy listening to Harper's speeches after the fact, mostly because I can fast forward the particularly useless tripe. This morning I listened to the self congratulatory barn burner Harper…
More of the Same
As The Day Family Road Show makes clear, the Conservatives take great joy in mocking their opponents. How else to explain Bev Oda's continued tenure at the Ministry of International…
Saturday Photo: Signs of the Times on the Plateau
The Plateau district of Montreal was until about 30 years ago a working class neighborhood, full of small houses, neighborhood commerce and light industry. It was scheduled for urban renewal…
Syria’s Torture and Murder of Its Children
Despite this being an age of almost instant communication and information, it has become very easy for us to isolate ourselves from the larger world, ensconced as we are in…
The Owl And The Kitty Cat
Hope you’re enjoying a relaxing weekend. Here’s some Saturday fun to add to it; Fum is the cat and Gebra the barn owl. They are both about one year old…
"Not a budget for one Canada"
Thought I would just do an overview kind of post on Bob Rae's House of Commons budget debate remarks from earlier this week. You can see it above (runs about…
My day two video blog from Conservative Convention 2011
Back again with my day two video blog of Friday's fun and games at the Conservative convention in Ottawa. We got shut out of the good stuff, such as the…
The Perils Of Social Media, Part Gazillion: The Bimbot
As a guy, you eventually realize that, once you're past a certain age, if beautiful women appear to be interested in you, they're up to no good. So I've never…
Navigating the anti-Harper protest line (video)
After venturing off campus Friday afternoon to have a drink with an old Carleton friend, I returned to the conference centre to find the road out front closed and filled…
The New Conservative Party was Not a Marriage But an Abduction
As the Conservative Convention attempts to change the rules in determining leadership, many in the media are calling the "new" party a marriage between Red Tories and the Reform/Alliance.This was…
Will Lindsay Blackett Become Canada’s First Black Premier?
He is apparently considering a run for Mr. Stelmach's old job. In the past I've been quite critical of Mr. Blackett. His handling of Alberta's human rights legislation revamp (bill…
Ontario’s declining GHG emissions
Saw this on Live Free or Die's blog where he cites a recent Pembina item on Ontario's declining greenhouse gas emissions. Good roundup of GHG data. This part stood out…
Traffic that doesn’t slam into houses
Here’s what Bond Papers readers found most interesting for the week June 6 to 10, 2011: Dunderdale disapproval doubles; Tory vote drop to 44% Unite the Left Will bad Tory…
Autism Services in New Brunswick: We Lack Any Real Adult Autism Residential Care
The Restigouche Regional Hospital in northwestern New Brunswickis home for some of our adults with autism disorders In Autism resources in N.B. are a 'patchwork system' Jacques Gallant of the…
Stephen Harper’s Plans for World Domination
Well it wasn't Nuremberg. It was Ottawa. But the message from Great Deranged Leader to his adoring followers was the same. Now that we have conquered Germany Canada, we must…
St. Albert downtown redevelopment needs a second look
Looking north on Perron, St. Albert’s uninspiring but maybe serviceable main downtown street.This column appeared in yesterday's edition of the Saint City News.When it comes to redeveloping downtown St. Albert,…
Where Harper is not showing leadership
Stephen Harper may have decided to cancel the Commons debate on the speech from the throne, but that didn’t stop the debate in the other place. Senator James Cowan, the…