Blair Lekstrom, Asshole of the day
I was listening to the radio during my travels today. I had News1130 on, because CBC was not clear in that area. A bit by Blair Lekstrom (BC's minister of…
I was listening to the radio during my travels today. I had News1130 on, because CBC was not clear in that area. A bit by Blair Lekstrom (BC's minister of…
Top oil and natural gas corporate executives are attending a conference this week titled, "Shaping the Future: Innovating Beyond Limits" in Bahrain, the tiny island state that has become the…
I often complain, online and in person, about declining wages. Whether it's a more formal talk about how median wages have flatlined or worse by the numbers, or just an…
dispersant-application1.jpg A new report on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster of 2010 is providing adequate cause for concern for residents and clean up workers along the Gulf Coast. The…
Man, what a bitter woman she is!! Is there no nasty she’ll stop at to suck up to a man in uniform? This time, she’s after Lori Massicotte. You remember…
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6:35 pm: Quite the tie Tim Hudak is sporting.6:46 pm: For those keeping track of mentions of random "hard working Ontarian" anecdotes, we've heard about the problems facing Ryan, Kevin…
I like Angry Birds. My family and most of my friends like Angry Birds. What is not too like in a simple game that doesn’t cost and wing and a…
Over the past month, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how much things really cost. Costs are something that everyone thinks about, but lately I’ve been doing a…
The Fear FactorStephen Harper's "Tough On Crime" Agendaby Paula MalleaCanadian Centre for Policy AlternativesExecutive Summary:The Conservative government of Stephen Harper is pursuing a “tough on crime” agenda despite the fact…
Screen shot 2011-09-27 at 4.35.49 PM.png Yesterday the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) announced their investigative series on fracking in British Columbia. The feature report will cover the...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on education, lamenting the fact that like just about everything else, it has become a commodity, measured almost exclusively by its ability…
http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/27/ndp-gets-cash-for-accessibility-work-not-done According to this report, the corporate fundraising arm of the ONDP has received $200,000 of your tax dollars for upgrades for making party HQ more accessible for Ontaria...
Throughout the 1990s, especially the early years, the Canadian Reform Party and the American Republican Party were forging ties, that have proven to be lasting.They share policies, initiatives, staff, and…
Canada's well-earned reputation is about to hit the fan. With the Harper majority, Canada will sink like a rock. Too bad. It was good to be number one.
It’s one of those drizzly, autumnal days around here. Usually, just the kind of weather that would send a kitty indoors, to curl up on her humans’ laps, with her…
Interesting list here, to put it mildly: "Peladeau, Von Finckenstein, Sun Media journos to testify before committee on CBC." It's bad enough that multiple representatives who abhor public funding for…
After a relatively quiet period, the Conservatives decided to go full-force in resurrecting the practice of using their members’ statements to attack the opposition parties, be it over their opposition…
Ugh, this arena debate just isn’t going away. Now it appears the city wants to preemptively buy the land for 25million (on top of the arena’s tag price, and infrastructure…