Please Hold While One Of Our Agents Destroys Your Credit Score
So Rogers is now expanding out into the financial services field with credit cards and likely other forms of payments. Although they have no plans on creating a real banking…
September 2011
Intermittent economic storms
Speaking with his disingenuousness dial set to maximum, Education Minister George Abbott talks as if the provincial government is merely an interested observer to the teachers' labour negotiations, "We do…
what effect can danny williams have on alberta’s pc leadership contest?
Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams traveled to Fort McMurray this week to support Alberta PC leadership candidate Gary Mar and to give the candidate a boost in support…
Conservative democracy at work
Shorter Gerry Ritz:The only fair vote is one where I get to revise the results after the fact to reflect my preferred outcome.
Doug Ford’s backroom sweetheart dealings on waterfront breaks Ford Nation campaign promise and the Toronto Municipal Code
Toronto News: Doug Ford’s mall dealings spark complaint - thestar.com Doug Ford claimed to various newspapers that he had been in talks with The Westfield Group regarding proposals for the…
Can the NDP thrive after Jack? And save the country?
Canadians who maintain the dream of a more equal, democratic and civilized society may no longer be reeling from the death of Jack Layton. But they are surely stuck in…
The Joy of Political Giving: punch in the bake edition
It’s always interesting to see who gives to political parties. The province’s chief electoral office quietly released the 2010 summary of political donations by individuals and corporations. Interesting to see…
Pinko Retreads In The MSM
Last week, former Conservative premier Ernie Eves said the PC Party had become "the Tea Party version of Ontario politics," prompting Tory Randy Hillier to call Eves "a pinko re-tread."Meanwhile…
My Fellow Quebecers, Harper loves Us! He Really Does! Really!
Boys ‘n’ girls, I bet you’re all waiting for the punchline now. Stevie Spiteful has decided to throw Quebec a bone, so to speak, to kind of distract us from…
Tory Syndrome, the Follow Up
Well, it appears that Tim Hudak supporters are attacking former Progressive Conservative leaders, instead of Tim Hudak himself. I'm not entirely sure I've seen a sitting Progressive Conservative MPP, standing…
Police review of Vancouver riot recommends limiting public events with "large crowds of young persons – particularly the young ‘hooligan’ demographic"
Assholes. This is not how you win the public's support, especially young people. Other than that Stanley Cup riot (and its predecessor in 1994), Vancouver is a peaceful city. The…
Nixon, the Rose Mary Stretch, and the James Murdoch 15 minute conversation
One day, when the history of the phone hacking done by News of the World reporters is finally written, will historians record that the 15 minutes of the disputed conversation…
Fabulous photos unearthed of The Stooges 1970 with rare lineup of James Williamson and Ron Asheton in high school gym
What makes these somewhat innocent-looking photos (despite the dog collar and leather) so cool is that it looks like this is the rare, early line-up featuring both Stooges guitarists, Ron…
A non-partisan citizen speaks a powerful message
Motorcycleguy, a regular reader here, left a comment at The Vancouver Observer in response to Tzeporah Berman's defence of her support for the industry of power producers aiming to interfere…
Wageless recovery and the politics of austerity
The UNTCAD just published its annual report on Trade and Development, titled Post-crisis Policy Challenges in the World Economy. The report describes a two speed global recovery, showing how developing…
What you can see at the horse race…
Horse race polls are the heights of political journalism in some circles despite the fact they tell very little about what is happening in voters’ heads. But since this is…
Libya’s Rebels: Yesterday We Tortured Them, Today We Arm Them
There's no doubt that NATO, primarily the UK, France and the US, inserted themselves into the Libyan uprising as a means of gaining control over the course of the Arab…
Open racism from Tim Hudak
Words almost fail. A proposed Liberal tax credit to encourage businesses to give new immigrants a leg up in the Ontario economy “doesn’t fit the values of Ontario families.” So…
We can always sell it…
You can tell the gang pushing Muskrat falls are having trouble meeting the arguments against their scheme to jack up power rates and the public debt. They are now talking…
Glass of Water is Source of Creativity
1995: Ballard Power says their new battery will power a car and the only exhaust will be a glass of water. "All you need is hydrogen." 2008: MIT's Dr. Daniel…