Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Seldom do so many respectable-looking pieces make for such an ugly puzzle.Yes, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were blown out on the scoreboard in yesterday's game against the B.C. Lions. But on…
September 2011
What’s The Point Of Voting NDP?
Okay, before you do the knee jerk partisan deduction( here goes those Liberals again), pretend for a second there were no "teams", just philosophical underpinnings. Readers of this blog will…
Pew Research: trust in news organizations hit new low
It's no wonder. When you consider this yesterday from the 'liberal' New York Times:The group’s lack of cohesion and its apparent wish to pantomime progressivism rather than practice it knowledgably…
Reports today say Saudi women to be given the vote and the right to run in local elections
If true a major attitude change. Very major.
stuffies proves evolution is a myth
However the illiteracy of the Jewish fundamentalists belies their point. http://ow.ly/6Eai3 Filed under: Miscellany
When Chain gangs are in your head
The Hudak Conservatives have campaigned on the idea of putting prisoners to work, cleaning litter from roadways and graffiti from buildings. Many have jumped at the idea these are like…
Black Is White
Janice Kennedy has accurately described what has happened to Canada during the Harper years. She writes that "a good country is being turned into a sad joke." Reviewing Stephen Harper's…
The Ryan Painter Show Podcast Episode 3
The latest episode of the Ryan Painter Show, The Omnibus (Unreported) Crime Bill and Adler-cution, is now up. Please feel free to visit the site, listen, and comment on my…
Andrea Horwath is a disgrace to women in politics
On Wednesday I wrote about how ONDP leader Andrea Horwath is trying to convince Ontarians that the kind of change they want is of the genital variety – forget substance,…
Horwath Hints at NDP conditions of support
The election is October 6. It looks to be a minority government at this time. If that is the case there are a couple of things that could happen. If…
United They Stand, While Democracy Falls
There are two very different stories playing out in two of the most contested democratic chambers in Canada right now. One chamber is Toronto City Hall and the other is…
United They Stand, While Democracy Falls
There are two very different stories playing out in two of the most contested democratic chambers in Canada right now. One chamber is Toronto City Hall and the other is…
Insecurities Worksheet
Insecurities Worksheet, a photo by lunchbreath on Flickr.
Bob Rae On The Merger At Hand
In an interview for Macleans, Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae puts his finger on a very real problem bedevilling the Liberal Party of Canada:“Sometimes issues are in front of you,”…
tomorrow in toronto: demand a toronto for everyone
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been forced to back away from some of his more egregious - and completely unnecessary - threatened budget cuts, claiming that library branches will not…
Good vid that demontrates the powers of robust stats…
I particularly like the last paragraph on the BBC 4 site: “…without statistics we are cast adrift on an ocean of confusion, but armed with stats we can take control…
McGuinty Channels Harper Tactics
Is there anything McGuinty won't do to get re-elected in Ontario? We have seen the Ontario Liberals launch one of the most negative campaigns this side of Steven Harper. Their…
Citizens drive out of their way to vote
But not by choice. Manyrural residents who have just received their (cards) were surprisedto learn that they are expected to travel beyond their localcommunity to vote despite their being a…
wall street occupation day 8 turns ugly: cops move on protesters
The occupation of Wall Street turned ugly yesterday when police moved on protesters, complete with pepper spray, kettling, random brutality, and mass arrests. Reading about this, it occured to me…