Turmel Scandal Enters Week 2
The "Government In Waiting" is off to a slow start. The parliamentary session has not even begun for the fall, and already the major issue isn't any oversight of the…
2011
I really enjoyed reading this piece…
it was full and layered, coming at the topic from a lot of different angles bringing to bear the experiences (and perspectives) of many different feminists rather than a limited…
Tar Sands or Ethical Oil?
Ezra Levant has come up with another moronic idea; he thinks if the tar sands are presented in a positive way then the public will accept it more. I think…
Silver Linings
Lots of talk about Obama's approval rating, some analysis comparing him to Carter, it looks bad, but brightens considerable when taken out of isolation. Yes, if you confine yourself to…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Tom Mills challenges the Cons to show any job creation whatsoever as a result of their non-stop corporate tax slashing:The thing is, if corporate…
Patronage List Update: Nearly Half of New Government Appointments Going to Conservatives
Prior to the last election, Sixth Estate began tracking government appointments to Conservative Party insiders and donors on the Patronage List, which now stands at 750 names. The Patronage List…
Grand Falls, New Brunswick – Jesus Appears Through a Cloud – Part 2
Mr. Denis Laforge did not stay long enough to see another face in the cloud. It was Santa all along checking on Mr. Laforge to see if he was a…
Campbell/Clark Government Goes After Wolves
The Campbell/Clark government has done it again. Now wolves will be wiped out in BC because, it's alleged (by ranchers), that their cattle are being slaughtered by wolves. Ranchers are…
Then And Now: BC NDP Leader On Nycole Turmel
BC New Democrat Leader Adrian Dix on Nycole Turmel one week ago:I want to express my full support for Nycole Turmel as she takes over as interim leader of the…
Stephen Harper Playing Poker at G-8.
I suppose he is a good poker player as he is a perfect bluffer. After all he bluffed close to 40% Canadian voters to win his majority.
Right-Wing Women and Their "Christian Values"
I Burned my Bra For This? REAL Women of Canada and the Men Behind ThemThe new women's movement, operating within the neoconservative movement, is bizarre to say the least. They…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“A good friend is a connection to life, a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.” ~Lois Whyse
Why work?
Actual conversation between my 7 year daughter and I yesterday. Daughter: When are we going to Montreal? Me: Well, I’m not going. You and your brother and Mommy are going…
BC Votes On HST!
The year old tax is now being subjected to a vote. Even though Stephen Harper help get some provinces on with the tax I fully support the HST. It helps…
And the drug store owners’ situation gets worse…
They are already in an untenable political situation. And now the drug store owners are in an even worse situation as they fall to fighting with pharmacists. Here’s the way…
What Global Warming And Abortion Have In Common
When trying to understand the political landscape it is often useful to figure out the various couplings and interdependencies between superficially disparate political positions. Politics divides itself into widespread factions,…
Northern Lights August 5 and 6th
Nicole, Alvil, April, and I went a few minutes out of Regina on Dewdney Ave. last night, and got many photographs of the aurora from the massive solar storm that…
I love the internets
Here's a little corner of the internet I'll bet you didn't know about -- a bunch of people apparently learned how to play guitar on the Google Les Paul Doodle…