Margaret Wente Does Statistics
…but rather poorly, I’m afraid: If the Justice Bureau’s figures are “the best,” and good enough for Pinker, why does Wente cast doubt on them when a women’s group cites…
2011
Missing deadlines #nlpoli
Nalcor and Emera announced on Tuesday that they would miss the November 30 deadline to reach an agreement on building an electricity line between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. They will…
Democracy costs money
And so it comes to this – amidst talk that we are likely going to get 30 new MPs in the next electoral cycle, the government is talking about cutting…
Four Years
Yes, we have been kicking around, and have been kicked around in some circles, for four years now. We know. We’re just as surprised as you are. We plan on…
Alberta Legislature: Scumbags, Holodomor and Property Rights
There was a debate in the Legislature today (29 Nov 2011) regarding landowner property rights. There is no doubt that at least 4 of the bills passed in the Stelmach…
Hey, Want to be Creeped Out?
Sometimes, we just have to share. No lead in really necessary: That’s right ladies. Fugitive Craig Cobb is single and ready to mingle. And, if you aren’t ready for a…
The Annals of Politics in St. Albert: Hold Page 1! Big city newspaper mocks local Conservative MP!
Edmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgaber wonders why Rick Mercer got the job, or something. Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Brent Rathgeber as he really appears; Globe…
Smashy smashy
As disappointed as I was to find out that some of the leading G20 protest leaders I had defended for the last year actually did endorse the juvenile and pointless…
Lawrence Martin on Harper’s proto-fascism | #cdnpoli
Under this PM, the state is everywhere – The Globe and Mail: ‘via Blog this’ It doesn’t make up for the fact that it still publishes Wente, but every now…
Emphasizing neutrality with respect to the progressive/regressive spectrum
Deficit neutral bills are a stalwart tool of the savvy politician. They allow for the sidestepping of the often raucous and partisan debates about the size of government and the…
Congress in Action!
While the U.S. economy is verging on the brink of another recession, unemployment is mired at 9% (the actual rate being much higher), multiple wars are still being waged around…
Snoozing, slothful syndicate of political poodles…
At the Rafe Mair birthday celebration last week, we got to hear Rafe tell an anecdote about writing for Ryerson School of Journalism a piece that celebrated free speech, one…
Harvey O’s Prescription For Revitalizing Occupy Vancouver…
InvolvingAll99 PercentVille …Is a pretty darn good one: “…Revive the protest outside the Vancouver Art Gallery … which IS front and center …in the city, where the action will draw…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cuddled cats.
Attawapiskat: don’t much care who’s to blame, I would like to see it fixed
An odd choice of headline on Heather Scoffield’s item today about the housing crisis in Attawapiskat. And it’s particularly odd because Scoffield doesn’t actually get to the issue that the…
The Debunking Handbook
Debunking myths and falsehoods is not always as straight forward as it might seem. Thankfully John Cook and Stephan Lewandowsky have produced a Debunking Handbook that is straight forward. Related…
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…
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,…