WHEN THE RICH AND THE POWERFUL OVERPLAY THEIR HAND
We are in the grip of a socio-economic crisis in which the rich and the powerful in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Euro Zone countries and Canada refuse…
August 2011
Michele Bachmann Says God Sent Earthquake And Hurricane Because He Doesn’t Like Gov’t Spending
“I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to…
Hugh’ve got to be kidding me
Seriously Hugh. The “leak” of your election platform is as disengenuous as the document itself. So the polling that now has you ten points back has also showed that Manitobans…
Liberal AV Club’s Amateur Hour (Part Deux)
Political wonks may recall Stéphane Dion’s cringe-inducing “address to the nation” back in 2008 during the constitutional crisis over a putative coalition government… If not, Adam Radwanski described this way:…
Michelle Bachmann – Hurricane Irene Was a Message from God
“I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to…
Bob Rae’s Caucus Speech
Well worth the hour runtime. Rae's an excellent communicator and this is one of the reason's he's extremely suited to the job of interim leader and the party's rebuilder. If…
Naked News: Cheney’s Book & More…
There’s something wonderfully absurd about the “Naked News” that always makes me chuckle. Now, what were those headlines again? I forget.
Accountability in action
Good of the Harper Cons to be positively outraged that the massive cuts they've imposed on Environment Canada might result in cuts to Environment Canada. But who wants to bet…
Robots in Dead Heat
As labradore notes, the latest question of the day online poll at Voice of the Cabinet Minister comes close to setting a record for vote totals. It is second to…
Americans pissed at politicians, particularly at the GOP
This has been a summer of discontent in American politics. According to The Pew Research Center, 79 per cent of the U.S. public are dissatisfied with the way things are…
Ant’s antennae: The wonders of nature
I am always bewildered by nature and its mysteries, we have only recently developed GPS, which is a very complex system, to show location and direction of travelling. However, nature…
There can be no shortcuts for the Liberal Party
ABC says exactly what I've been saying for 4 yrs, but with eloquence and a renewed sense of urgency.http://bcinto.blogspot.com/2011/08/there-can-be-no-shortcuts-for-liberal.htmlThe adventures of a Franco Ontarian Viz Min Woman in Ottawa.
vintage campaign advertisements from the 1971 alberta election.
Tomorrow, August 30, 2011, is the fortieth anniversary of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Association’s first election victory. The Alberta PC Party has been re-elected in every election since. Here is…
Random Post in Latin: rebellious edition
Sic semper tyrannis - srbp -
Brian Topp – Flashback To My July 28th Buckdog Post
It's not that I have the gift of prophecy. I don't. But when it comes to politics in Canada, I have a habit of being correct. With that in mind,…
Shades of Green: Avatar Grove – the Extraordinary and the Ordinary
A scant 10 minute walk off a logging road near the BC's West Coast town of Port Renfrew is Avatar Grove, a stand of old cedars so majestic, powerful and…
Her life and work…a litany for survival…
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
This was seminal…still is…
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
Hudak’s bus
I can understand why politicians bring their families on campaigns – mostly for support but also to make a candidate seem more warm, likable, etc. Nothing wrong with that. Speaking…
Bike Sharing in Canada
This Summer I had the pleasure of using bike sharing in Ottawa. Had I know how easy it was, I’d have used it in Toronto too, and possibly Montreal while…