Bob Rae Then and Now
What a turd this guy is turning out to be. Here’s what Bob said then: “This is a job that needs to be done now … this is just my…
November 2011
On Primaries: Liberals Have A Weight(ed) Problem
Even if you don’t support the National Board’s proposal for phased open primaries, the current leadership selection process will likely have to be changed.According to the current rules for selecting…
Liberal MLA’s search for the BC Rail story
Premier Photo-Op assigned her minions to look for clues in the BC Rail case. Drawing from DFO resource: SALMONIDS IN THE CLASSROOM: PRIMARY Don’t miss Bill Tieleman at The Tyee,…
soliciting quebec travel information
Last time I asked for Canadian travel advice was 2008 – too long ago! That ended up as 16 days exploring Newfoundland. This trip is more modest, but I am…
No decision yet on telecom spectrum rules and foreign ownership by Steven Chase and Rita Trichur
Columnist says Industry Minister Christian Paradis offered Canada’s telecom industry some guffaws but no clarity as to how Ottawa plans to loosen foreign investment rules in the sector.
Pro-CBC group goes to the mat against potential Tory cuts by Kim Mackrael
FRIENDS says that nobody can watch what’s going on on Parliament Hill without realizing there’s a threat to public broadcasting.
Release of CBC salary information Mansbridge’s prerogative: Moore
Columnist says the Broadcasting Act makes clear that there is nothing to compel the CBC to publicize the salaries of its employees.
Ottawa can’t compel CBC to disclose Mansbridge’s salary, minister says
James Moore says it’s up to CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge to tell Canadians his salary, but legislation prevents the government from doing so itself.
Heritage Minister talks CBC, Mansbridge salary by Susan Delacourt
James Moores says FRIENDS does a disservice to both the CBC and to everyday taxpayers with the way they approach the conversation of CBC funding.
Adult conversation #nlpoli
An unaired promo for VOCM’s afternoon talk show, as imagined by Donny Dooley. Sorry for people on mobile devices who can’t get this. Apparently it might not work for you.…
OMFG… but sorta what I expect from…
… a separate school. And if a school in the OCDSB did this, I’d be really pissed! Yoga pants? Really? Seriously? Have we wandered into a wormhole and ended back…
Smackdown
FRIENDS speaks to Sun News about their new campaign ‘Stop the CBC Smackdown’.
Air force’s French name got lost in translation, documents show
There are 1,500 communications staffers on the Federal payroll. Not one though about the French acronym to go alongside the English RCAF. What does that say about this government's view…
Best Line Of The Day
h/t. News Story.
Proof That Abolishing the Gun Registry Was Always For the NRA
Unless hunters and farmers are snipers, the Conservative abolishment of the gun registry was always, as suspected, for the NRA. ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! Not one single farmer or hunter ever…
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: New Report Spotlights Incredible Threats
TarSandsLeaf.jpg In the wake of the State Department’s announcement to delay the Keystone XL decision, another proposed tar sands pipeline is coming under closer scrutiny. The Northern Gateway Pipeline, proposed…
Liberal Merchandise: Branding the Brand
Back in 2009 I got an e-mail that made me very happy then very sad. The e-mail, from Michael Ignatieff, told me that I could get a Liberal branded scarf.…
How a Civilization Dies
Our civilization is coming to an end, sooner than later. It won’t end with a war, or a disease, or a flood, but rather with an abandonment of reason and…