Interview with Linda McQuaig – The United Church Observer
Interview with Linda McQuaig – The United Church Observer. Filed under: Progressives
November 2011
The new baseline
In this year's federal election, the NDP took 32% of the vote in Saskatchewan - but didn't win a single seat as other parties dropped off the map and the…
An Anal Cyst Says, What…?
Rush Limbaugh demonstrates, yet again, what an utterly loathsome, hypocritical, morally vacant douchebag he is. No wonder he has such a compelling appeal to countless millions of right-wing “dittoheads”… By…
Stephen Harper’s social engineering
The Harper government’s announcement that it will change the laws regarding capital gains taxes to encourage more charitable giving strikes an ominous note for the country’s political culture. Harper is…
Hey Saskatchewan New Democrats! – "Up And At ‘Em "
Regina: 6:24 AM: - Sask New Democrats lost a big election last night. Well, it's time to get up and start getting ready for the aftermath and for the future.…
Montreal wins 2011 NNN Best Global Destination Award
Some great news. Montreal, my fabulous home town, has won the 2011 New Now Next (NNN) award for Best Global Destination, beating out Corsica, London, Marrakesh, Shanghai, and Tokyo for…
Constitutional Robin Hoods
OK, so New Democrat's want to use the tax code to live out their Robin Hood fantasies - that's old news, and perfectly legal. But when the NDP starts advocating…
in which a talking dog distracts us from boring schoolwork
Ah, November. Along with its evil twin March, the worst months for university and grad students. The school term is almost over, yet so much work is still ahead of…
Litter made lovely: Washed Up – New photographs by Alejandro Durán
Alejandro Durán’s photographs are so intriguing they almost make me think that littering is a great idea. That is, until I realize that the beauty in waste has only been…
Mostly competent government
Your federal government is focusing like a laser on the economy. They're acutely aware of the fragile nature of the recovery and the troubles lapping at our shores. So of…
So What Happened In Saskatchewan?
The last of the provincial elections hora is over. It went from a Liberal win in Both PEI, and Ontario. To a NDP victory in Manitoba And two right wing…
Occupy efforts have 58% approval in Canada
Most Canadians view the #occupy movement favourably according to Nanos. The Nanos Research poll conducted for The Globe and Mail and La Presse found that 58 per cent of Canadians…
A new toy
We have a new toy at our house! For my birthday, my son gave me a gift certificate for my favourite pet store, Critter Jungle, which just happened to be…
Stooopid stuff du jour
This is crazy. Stupid. And a whole bunch of other words I won’t use here. Seriously. Have you ever heard of such idiocy? Wait! Yes, I have! Those who think…
Renewal: Liberal primaries
The idea of a primary style system being adopted by Liberals for the next leadership selection is the focus of John Ibbitson's column today. An excerpt: The party executive will…
And how would you like your Marcel Duchamp prepared sir?
Someday, thanks to science and human perversity, we will be able to eat people without suffering the pangs of guilt that we have contributed to someone’s murder. Sure, we’ll have…
Welcome To Mordor
...we used to call it Alberta. Except, to be fair, Tolkien's Mordor had two way streets.
Bloc NDP wants more seats for Quebec
So apparently three’s not enough for the Bloc NDP, at least when it comes to adding seats in the House of Commons. The humorously titled democratic reform critic David Christopherson…
Another update out of the House
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is gearing up to deliver his fall economic update today. What’s that? No, you’re right – the House isn’t sitting this week. He’s delivering it in…