The Fundamentals Are Pretty Shaky
Thanks to Arthur Donner’s Economic Comment for bringing this to my attention. The official line we hear everyday is that the Canadian fundamentals are great, while other countries are in…
October 2011
The Occupy Wall Street interview Fox News doesn’t want you to see
Greta Van Susteren, that lovely beacon of 'fair' and 'balanced', has joined her fellow talking heads at the network in cherry picking and editing videos of the protesters on Wall…
Smart Polling from EKOS: No Sign of Ontario Shifting to Tories
HIGHLIGHTS Click to Enlarge 37.8% LPO 30.6% PC 22.7% NDP 7.3% Green 1.6% other Direction of province (Ontario):59% right direction 41% wrong direction Direction of provincial government (Ontario):53% right direction…
Things I Do Not Need
So. I am having two Minor Conflicts. One: One set of Grandparents seems to think The Captain needs a cell phone. I do not want The Captain to have…
Conservative Communism.
Funny how Harper wants to destroy capitalist, hard-working pot growers while courting commies in China. You remember China don't you, the Conservatives' former "Red Menace"?Canada and China are currently negotiating…
Solidarity to meet Godzilla
Standing aloof in giant ignorance, the Conservative government is about to backdoor an anti-union bill that addresses a non-existent problem. The Conservatives are set to take another hit at labour…
The Sleepy World of Alberta Politics
Although 40 years of one-party rule and pre-ordained election results can make for dull politics, I will give Alberta's PC dynasty credit for tossing the occasional surprise towards us political…
State Department Emails Reveal Cozy Relationship With TransCanada Lobbyist
Hillary-Keystone XL.png Friends of the Earth today released "deeply disturbing" emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request illustrating "pro-pipeline bias and com...
Canada’s a fit place for art, artists – and the CBC by Brian Topp
NDP Leadership Candidate says it seems the Conservatives have Canadian culture on their minds as an excellent hot button to press with their supporters.
Desmond Tutu, Naomi Klein endorse ONDP Candidate
NDP candidate Anil Naidoo and family The Ontario election is getting exciting, especially when you have candidates getting the kinds of endorsements that Anil Naidoo is getting. Naidoo is the…
Globe and Mail’s RoB shocks by questioning our economic system
The Globe and Mail—the Canadian media’s strongest supporter of neoliberalism and uncontrolled capitalism—published a news story today that questions whether the economists, business owners and governments that dictate the economic…
No Deals
Stephen Harper has destroyed Canadian politics. Thanks to his example, it is now unthinkable for either the Liberals or Conservatives to even contemplate working with other parties, even if they…
At least read the bloody book
We in Christendom have a history of "Christians" using religion to justify violence of all kinds, from war to burning people at the stake. Indeed, exploiting one of history's gentlest…
Turns out Albertans like "feminist lawyers", after all
Rob Anders, back in 2003:Anders, speaking of his Calgary West nomination opponent, Alison Redford, says he is confident he'll have little trouble rounding up enough party votes to defeat Redford,…
Ontario Election 2011: Why the left should hope for a Liberal Minority with NDP support
I suspect that many people, perhaps most, have a favorite party that they would prefer to win a majority. Somewhat incorrectly, I think, it has become the conventional wisdom that…
The Cat backs Alison Redford to take over the federal Tories when Harper retires or is fired
It's not too early to start spotting the most likely successor to Stephen Harper. Given his growing penchant for believing that he is indeed the smartest politician in the House…
TransCanada bedfellows with the US State Department
Wonder things don't change as much as you'd hoped? Disappointed in Obama and in Canada's disassociated opposition? It all really comes down to simple things. Money. Messaging. Discipline. The other…
more interspecies love, lion and human edition
This is one of the most beautiful animal videos I've ever seen. Enjoy!Lion and human, friends and family
Xian love
Now that I have a Christian aboard, I see I shall have to step a little more lightly when I deal with the excesses of some of the adherents of…