People for a SoCon Ontario
The Star posted this article yesterday about a new anti-Liberal, pro-Conservative political group called People for a Better Ontario. People for a Better Ontario hopes to convince voters to replace…
2011
David Starkey on London riots: "The whites have become black."
Ouch. This hapless historian then digs himself even deeper. Mark Steyn would be proud."Listen to David Lammy, an archetypal successful black man. If you turn the screen off so that…
Officials block cellphones in San Francisco train stations to disrupt protest
It surprises me that this isn't done more. Turn off the cell phone towers and no more Blackberry bbm or twitter tweets. An easy way for the powers that be…
Visions of policing: a juxtaposition
Former New York City police commissioner Bill Bratton on the UK riots: A U.S. law enforcement expert who has agreed to help tackle gang violence in Britain in the wake…
Is Capitalism Self-Destructing? Was Karl Marx Right?
Even the Wall Street Journal is starting to toss around the idea that Marx might have been right - capitalism will destroy itself. Economist Nouriel Roubini warns the self-destructive transfer…
Apocalyptic crisis budgeting
Apocalyptic crisis budgeting - thestar.comThis is a good article by Edmund Pries in the Star regarding the recent budgeting of conservative governments.Here it is below. I've highlighted a few parts:The…
When will Ontarians tire of cynical, sophomoric, and disingenuous politics?
Perhaps, I’m an anomaly. Perhaps I’m just too naive and insist on clinging to fundamental ideals of democracy (e.g. the electorate should be as well and truly informed in its…
An NAR candidate for president?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Texas Governor Rick Perry is announcing, as I write, that he is running to become President of the United States in…
Ontario Election 2011: This is, and must be, a referendum on green energy
In all of North America, Ontario is unique in its approach and scale of tackling the dual problems of declining cheap fossil fuel availability and global warming. It has implemented…
Dem a take chance
Racialized youth. Austerity gets a reaction. (But, also, sometimes when I miss you it is painful. Today, when I woke up I enjoyed the quiet of my empty bed. When…
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Condemns Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s Statement!
"HALIFAX — The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada has added her voice to the legal profession's condemnation of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who sparked an uproar earlier…
Who knew Sun TV News was such a welfare queen?
Dan Gardner calls this an “indecently enjoyable read”. I wholeheartedly agree. Too bad there is not more reporting like this about Fox News North (it really is). The summation (emphasis…
Leave Sun TV aloooooooone!
Prosecuting freedom of speech If pricking an elitist balloon is all it takes to face the punishment of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, then the Sun News Network is in…
When Rob Ford lied about his drunk driving charge, did you really think he was telling the truth about his fiscal plan?
TheStar Ford poised to break promise of no layoffs Rob Ford is a habitual liar. Everything that comes out of his mouth is either a complete fabrication or so twisted…
Newfoundland & Labrador Liberal Leadership Town Hall
Stay by the phone. It will call you just before 2pm in Newfoundland and the southern tip of Labrador (NDT) or 1:30pm in most of Labrador (Atlantic Time Zone).
Beautiful Day
OR that could be beautiful days. Afterall, we’ve had a good run for the past eleven years. While the rest of the world has been engulfed in the economic shit-storm,…
Who knew Sun TV News was such a welfare queen?
The pompadour of pretension Dan Gardner calls this an "indecently enjoyable read". I wholeheartedly agree. Too bad there is not more reporting like this about Fox News North (it really…
This Guy Still Thinks He’s Orchestrating a Campaign for Richard Nixon
Could the truth really be worse than you ever imagined? In this case, quite possibly. A fascinating read in The Guardian concerning the rise of Roger Ailes and Fox News.…
A response in kind
Shorter Toronto Star: We're *outraged* that our transparently systematic attempt to cause trouble for the NDP was met with an equally systematic refusal to play along. Update: pogge has more.
"in the hope of sparking a greater discussion"
Quebec NDP MPs stay silent on their political past The Star emailed every Quebec MP in the NDP caucus -- excluding Interim Leader Nycole Turmel -- a short questionnaire last…