Merkel & The Eurozone: A Battle, or a Game of Chicken?
Angela Merkel is very clear about what is going on with the latest crisis in the Eurozone – a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil:…
December 2011
Freak Scene: Man Returns To Sinking Ship!
Not something you see everyday. And, yes, Andrew, when your final career change comes, I do want fries with that.
Deconstructing dog-whistles feeding off Attawatapiskat
âpihtawikosisân A great deconstruction of the racist shit spewing all over the blogosphere and the House of Commons regarding Attawatapiskat. With numbers! For a link to Attawatapiskat’s budget, go here…
But…When All The Reporters Are Gone, Who Will Do The Real Reporting?
AllTheNewsThatActuallyMatters WithoutAGretzkyFamilyPhotoInSightVille How about folks like Norm Farrell? After all, Norm is a citizen journalist who is covering stories that actually matter right here and right now that no proMedia…
Today in WTF? moments
The interview with Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan in the first part of this clip at the CBC is simply stunning. In discussing how dire the housing situation in Attawapiskat…
Harper’s Deal With The Devil
Seems to be holding firm. Another scandal erupts, at just the right time...to prorogue.
Harper’s Deal With The Devil
Seems to be holding firm. Another scandal erupts, at just the right time…to prorogue.
Harper’s Deal With The Devil
Seems to be holding firm. Another scandal erupts, at just the right time...to prorogue.
Harper’s Deal With The Devil
Seems to be holding firm. Another scandal erupts, at just the right time…to prorogue.
Helicopter airlift raised red flags,email shows
My first cartoon in some time. Sorry! http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/12/01/pol-mackay-helicopter-fishing-flight.html
LNG Groundhog Day: Cheniere Energy Signs Yet Another Gas Export Deal on Gulf Coast
shutterstock_33324859.jpg Another day, another unconventional gas export deal signed. Nascent North American LNG (liquefied natural gas) export deals are happening so fast and furiously that it is hard to keep…
Hockey violence or government corruption?
CBC asks: What was B.C.’s top news story of 2011? They ask readers to vote on these choices: Stanley Cup riot Demise of HST Occupy movement Kienan Hebert abduction Sled-dog…
These Conservatives must really hate Charlie Angus
Mr. Angus is the NDP MP for the Timmins-James Bay riding, if you’re not aware. This happens to be the riding that the Attawapiskat Native Reserve is in, where the…
So when can we expect Peter MacKay’s resignation from cabinet?
I think the Toronto Star was the first to break the story but the CBC’s account includes a particularly important point. When first we learned that Peter MacKay had been…
Of Bailouts and Liquidity Shakedowns
Here is an amazing multimedia article published by Bloomberg Markets Magazine in the U.S., that lists all of the individual banks which received financial assistance from the U.S. Federal Reserve…
QP: Sanctified by Canadians
It being World AIDS Day, there was an appalling lack of red ribbons on the lapels of MPs in the House of Commons, and virtually none to be found on…
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting goes to the mat for CBC in awareness campaign by Chris Powell
Peter Mansbridge has been replaced by a tattooed, eye-patch wearing grappler, while flamboyantly dressed Radio 2 personalities now settle on-air disagreements with their fists in a new vision of the…
CBC actively preparing for budget cuts, says head of English Services by Marsha Lederman
Ottawa has made it known that cuts are coming in the next budget, and the CBC is preparing.
Members’ Statements: World AIDS Day Edition
For World AIDS Day, members of the three main parties made statements to mark the day. Note the tone in the various statements – especially the self-congratulatory tone of the…
We can do better: Attawapiskat
The dialogue around the tragedy at Attawapiskat has taken a nasty turn in the last few days. From justifiable shock and outrage that a community in Canada (any community in…