Hudak endorsed homophobic campaign flyers…
…does he support this bullshit, too? Tory MPP Frank Klees sponsored today’s press conference and I’m told that fellow MPPs Lisa MacLeod and Peter Shurman attended, too. Reason kabillion that…
December 2011
Bowing to Republican Pressure, EPA Eases Boiler Emission Standards, Threatening U.S. Economy and Health
boiler emissions.jpg The U.S. EPA has bowed to pressure from Republican members of Congress and relaxed the proposed rules for boiler emissions. By allowing utility industry companies to make “upgrades”…
All is not lost as Conservatives’ omnibus crime Bill C-10 clears Commons
My immediate reaction to the passage of the Conservatives omnibus crime Bill C-10 yesterday was: “See you all in jail!” It’s the worst reaction by an avowed lifelong social-political activist.…
Charles McVety is a racist, homophobic, lying man who should be ostracized.
Charles McVety is a sort of leader of Canada’s undercovered (thank god) leader of the religious right. Evangelicals and Catholics alike. Here’s what he has to say about Islam, and…
Open Government
A government so open, that it lost its marbles. If we had journalists who uniformly understood that letting politicians get away with flaming lies would lead us into a mess,…
Shadowy Con games
Good grief, here we go again. Conservatives have installed another shadow MP. Susan Delacourt is right—it’s not the first time. But how quickly the media forget! In 2007, the Conservatives…
update to Truth in Journalism
After my last post, I sent a letter to Kirk LaPointe, the CBC Ombudsman. Mr. LaPointe, I am writing to lodge a complaint about a story that is incorrect. I…
NDP Leadership Show.
As I’ve alluded to before, leader’s debate tend to be more about show than value. Your ability to speak and respond trumps all, as that’s what the format requires. Many…
22 Years
For those who have read the comments on BCL’s blog left by Meir Weinstein and the member of Canadian Hindu Advocacy about their plan to hijack a memorial for the…
The Montreal Massacre and the Murdered Legacy
I’m glad the Harper Cons weren’t invited to this sad ceremony on Parliament Hill. For how could those grotesque Cons mourn those murdered women? When they are greasing up their…
Tsilhqot’in Justice Prevails…For Now
It was a day of polarities to be sure. Whether it was planned or coincidence (though many First Nations will tell you there are no coincidences), December 2nd began with…
Tsilhqot’in Justice Prevails…For Now
It was a day of polarities to be sure. Whether it was planned or coincidence (though many First Nations will tell you there are no coincidences), December 2nd began with…
Zero sum
CBC’s story on the double role that the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region’s head of surgery Mark Ogrady was set to play with a private surgical clinic whose very existence depends…
Channeling the Mad Man of the Airwaves
No sooner did a “third party” manager come to take control of the financial affairs of Attawapiskat than he was told to get the hell out of Dodge. Chief Theresa…
Ron Paul “Big Dogs” Ad
You don’t have to agree with the message to admire this ballsy new ad by the Ron Paul campaign. Kudos to whatever advertising shop created it!
Gazette: New OECD study shows Canadian Internet access rates slipping
By Jason Magder for the Montreal Gazette Canada has slipped in the world in its high-speed Internet penetration rate, a new study has found. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and…
Rick Salutin Skewers the Mythology of the NDP and CBC’s Leftishness
My favorite columnist, Rick Salutin, has a brief video on The Star website in which he asserts that the NDP and the CBC are no more leftist than Rex Murphy,…
A pinhole light of hope
Despite the deliberate ballot stuffing and other dirty tricks that Vladimir Putin tried to pull in this week’s elections to the Duma, Russia’s Parliament, the “United Russia” party fell well…
QP: Awkward rhymes
Whoever thought it was a good idea to try and get Nycole Turmel to start rhyming in English should probably pack up their desk, because it was a bad, bad…
Attawapiskat. . . racism and tragedy. . . .
I have felt angry and helpless since I was very young and discovered just how much evil has been directed at First Nations People by the white men in suits…