Who Are The Senate’s Tory Rebels
...who are resisiting the gov.'s efforts at Senate Reform? I have compiled a partial list here. Furthermore, given his remarks on the radio yesterday (he said of Bert Brown, composer…
2011
Politics and Disasters
Even to people not desperately in need of help in the wake of last year’s Hurricane Igor, it was pretty obvious - at the time - the provincial government was…
Anticipation of a filibuster
That back-to-work legislation is going ahead next week, although it's only for Canada Post, as Air Canada has come to an agreement with their union. The NDP and the other…
Edmonton Father Guilty of (Severely) Abusing Autistic Son
A 59 year old Edmonton father has been found guilty of abusing his autistic son. He was convicted of unlawful confinement, failing to provide the necessaries of life, assault with…
Front page news in Toronto. Tyler Seguin bringing the cup to the city.
Because your media (especially you Toronto Star, HNIC, TSN and so on) did such a great job of instigating, lying and taunting the entire Canucks roster and their fans in…
alberta politics notes 6/17/2011
Marz and Lindsay retiring Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills PC MLA Richard Marz announced that he will retire when the next provincial election is held. Mr. Marz was first elected in 1997, defeating…
Any lefty man who is even partially paying attention to what happened in vancouver…
normalizing and/or highlighting the importance of hockey by attempting to seriously write articles or blog posts about the stupid ass riots, should really purchase or somehow access this piece of…
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NYT: Flaws in the Canuck Character?
Did you notice any Canadians yesterday wrestling "with questions about possible flaws in the national character after a riot in Vancouver?"I didn't (and isn't that a bit of a racially…
The Postal Workers and the War on Pensions
I visited a postal worker's picket line yesterday morning. And in the evening Sébastien dropped by and took this great picture after the Cons announced they intend to force them…
Poll says Wildrose Alliance within striking distance? Maybe, but don’t bet on it
The Bonneville Slat Flats: The latest Wildrose Alliance poll needs to be taken with the appropriate grain of salt. Below: Kathryn Marshall, Hamish Marshall, Vitor Marciano.WINNIPEGHere in Manitoba, it takes…
Battlefield Earth
Vancouver is Canada’s latest battlefield. I don’t think Regina’s population would easily riot, not even over the Riders. We’ve come to accept losing the Grey Cup pretty well, and when…
Classic Anderson Cooper Ridiculist, the outrageous amounts of money people pay Snooki to do absolutely nothing
Wow, I can't believe this shit. This airhead gets paid one hundred thousand dollars per episode for the ridiculous show, Jersey Shore. Meanwhile, one in ten Americans is jobless. Anderson…
Great line of the day
New York State senator Roy MacDonald is one of the Republicans who is going to vote in support of gay marriage:“You get to the point where you evolve in your…
I’m not the only person who thinks this
Tim Harper, a Toronto Star columnist, has a good item this evening about the meaning of the Harper government's moves to end two nation-wide strikes for no reason that would…
I don’t have much time for hockey hooligans and violent rioters
I was previously ignoring the news on the Vancouver riots, after the Canucks lost the Stanley cup, thinking the disturbances to be caused by nothing more than boozed up young…
a walk along portage and main.
I took a walk along Winnipeg’s infamous Portage and Main this afternoon. It being the month of June, I did not have the pleasure of experiencing the cold weather that…
The Best Comment On The Vancouver ‘Riot’s I’ve Read So Far…
.....Comes not from proMedia pundits, but instead from our friend Jonku who posted the following up late last night at the Moon of Alabama:"Riots" in Vancouver.Very good live radio, helicopter…
Family fun in the ‘hood
I love summers in the neighbourhood... so many wonderful ways to hang with your family and friends, enjoy the weather and our community. Here are a few upcoming events. Mark…
Riot Reportage
Vancouver Police have crowd-sourced the identification of suspects. Check out: http://www.identifyrioters.com/ Must-read coverage from an individual: In the belly of Vancouver’s hockey riot Posted by Emily Elias on Thursday, June…