Lying sack of shit Rob Ford hides his whereabouts from taxpayers…
What’s good for the goose isn’t good enough for the gander! Yet again, Rob Ford proves himself to be a liar and a hypocrite of monumental proportions. Are you a…
2011
Fraser Institute Objects to Paper Size of New Financial Disclosure Requirements
The Fraser Institute has published a new report denouncing a set of new financial disclosures which mutual funds may eventually be required to make to investors. From a consumer protection…
Robert Chisholm Withdraws
I believe Robert Chrisholm made the right decision in withdrawing from the leadership race. While Chrisholm has experience leading the Nova Scotia NDP that would definitely be beneficial when it…
Kyle Harrietha for Liberal national membership secretary
The Liberal Party of Canada’s biennial convention in Ottawa is fast-approaching, and while it’s great to see so many interesting candidates contesting the position of national membership secretary I believe…
It only takes a girl…
Hard truths and true hope. Girls know them.
Dec.22: the news media – entertainment, propaganda, trivia, very little news.
Again, most of today’s TandT is trivial. Again, important news is barely touched on. There’s still no analyis (and barely a mention) of the bill allowing the US army to…
Happy Solstice
Happy Solstice!
Thoughts on Canada’s new immigration laws in regards to the niqab and the Lowes ad controversy on All American Muslim
As a Canadian liberal blogger, I was contacted by a project representative from My Fellow American back in October, the month during which in Ontario, my province of residence, we…
Vive la Leaque de Hockey du Quebec
The big buzz in sports news is about the new temporary coach of the Montreal Canadiens being a unilingual anglophone. Interesting that 65% of Francophones polled in Québec are against…
The laughing legislator
Once again, gaze upon the face of the eternal bourgeois, at home in his greasy skin and in the world that others labour to provide for him. As was the…
Kenyan men trafficked as sex slaves for men in U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, and Qatar
According to a report in the December issue of the magazine Identity, young gay men from Kenya are being trafficked as sex slaves for men in Persian Gulf countries, including…
Long-form Census – Festive Edition
A random thought occurred to me today, as I take my first day off for Christmas vacation. The biblical-era Roman census, which required that Mary and Joseph return to his…
Federal Liberals fear SRBP #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Well, not just the Sir Robert Bond Papers but all bloggers. Idiots. – srbp –
Give a Little Monkeyjoy this holiday
If you’re still looking for gifts, both of my novels are available on Kindle for 99-cents — until the end of the year! And yes, you can give a Kindle…
the dirty truth we’ve been expecting: harper government takes the first step in destroying universal health care
So the Harper GovernmentTM finally uttered the words we’ve been expecting and dreading: health care. We all know what they’re up to. It’s the standard reactionary playbook on public health…
Lies and Damned Lies
The Harper Conservatives refused to admit that they were spreading misinformation when they told the constituents of Mount Royal that Irwin Cotler’s retirement was imminent. But the prime minister claims…
Harper To U.N: Call Us When You Have Another War, But Mind Your Own Business Otherwise
In what is emerging as a clear pattern with the Harper government, or, as I like to call them, Canada’s national embarrassment, master puppeteer Harper has essentially told the United…
On growth strategies
Plenty of commentators have piled on Ian Capstick in the wake of his musings about the number of candidates in the NDP’s leadership race. And I won’t belabour the same…
QOTD: On shared values
In a decision clearly aimed at Muslim women, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently ruled that no one should be allowed to take the oath of Canadian citizenship with…