So.. I’m Not A Liberal Now?
So.. I’m not a Liberal now? Every single time someone takes a potshot at Raj Sherman for his political past it’s an affront to me. He was a federal Liberal…
September 2011
BC Municipalities already audited
News item, September 29, 2011 "Municipal politicians voted overwhelmingly Thursday to tell the provincial government they don't want a Municipal Auditor-General's office... "The local politicians said they’re already prohibited from…
A Warning From the People to Christy Clark
This is not a threat – just a warning to both senior governments. Something is happening in this province that I’ve warned about for a couple of years – let…
Original Song #34: Prime Meridian
Where’re you gonna’ start?When’re you gonna’ get up?How did you get home last night?Well you can’t remember namesYou can’t remember facesYou can’t remember promises you broke You don’t know what…
Original Song #34: Prime Meridian
Where're you gonna' start?When're you gonna' get up?How did you get home last night?Well you can't remember namesYou can't remember facesYou can't remember promises you brokeYou don't know what you're…
Original Song #34: Prime Meridian
Where’re you gonna’ start?When’re you gonna’ get up?How did you get home last night?Well you can’t remember namesYou can’t remember facesYou can’t remember promises you broke You don’t know what…
Alberta could do much worse than have Alison Redford as premier – and tomorrow it probably will
Alison Redford during Thursday’s TV debate. (Edmonton Journal photo.) Below: The other Iron Lady.If television debates mattered, Alison Redford would win the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership vote tomorrow hands down.She…
Finding tax sources that fit today’s economy
Financial Transaction Tax: Making the financial sector pay its fair share Brussels, 28 September 2011 – Today the Commission has presented a proposal for a financial transaction tax in the…
For the good of the province
Congratulations are oddly in order for David Hahn. I say oddly because it’s extremely rare to see an overpaid executive of a crown corporation fall on his sword like Hahn…
NDP – most prudent Fiscal Plan
Which party has to most fiscally conservative plan for Ontario. The Ontario NDP. Here is what Steve Paikin of TVO said... Steve Paikin: “Adam and I actually were both at…
Attention Employees: There are Gummy Worm Thieves Among Us!
"It has come to my attention that there are thieves among us; this is never a good thing". Do you have a gummy worm theft problem in your office? Apparently,…
Dear Miami Herald: You are SO full of shit.
That’s Chavecito, on VTV today. Does he look to you like he’s at death’s door? No? Then you’re more observant than one Antonio María Delgado, crap reporter extraordinaire. I know…
How Green are the Ontario Liberals?
Shawn-Patrick Stensil “They (Ontario Liberal Party) talk about green energy all the time but the majority of their spending goes into nuclear, they don’t mention it once in their platform…
Truth will out eventually
They've tried sandbagging the parliamentary committees involved, they've tried smearing the witnesses, they've tried wrapping themselves in the flag and "our brave men and women in uniform" - they've even…
"I have done crazy things," Holland says
"If you vote for the Liberals, I will give you cigarettes," said the then campaign worker, Nikki Holland to people at a Toronto Shelter. Holland is now the Ontario Liberal…
Something called fseventsd is slowing my computer to a crawl
Apparently it's the file system events daemon. It records the comings and goings of the machine's hard disks to a log. Somewhere. This all seems well and good. But are…
Those Who Can’t Teach…Teach Gym.
WhatIfWileE.CoyoteWentFasterMilesAnHourWithTheRadioOnVilleNow.Don't get me wrong. Because I think Richard Linklater, especially at his best, is a genius. After all, anybody who can start a whole new genre of anything, out of…
Curb Your Urge to go Stateside
America is going to start building a fence to keep out “terrorists” from Canada. If you’ve got ripped MP3s on your iPod, good luck staying out of the courts. The…
A CK Special Birthday Edition — Fun Facts About 1967
Well, boys ‘n’ girls, it is the Birth Anniversary of your humble scribe. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! I gave away my age. Move on. Before I go on, I have noticed…
For liberals, to rebuild means to re-conquer Ontario
If there is anything I have learned in my brief time participating in local politics, volunteering for my local candidate and following both the provincial and federal liberals, is that…