The Smart Affair….Never Mind The Bollocks…
…Here Come The False Equivalencies. So. With the media ranks fully closed Monday, VSun OpEd columnist Craig McInnes tried to padlock the barn door yesterday. Here, as near as I…
January 2012
Calling Out
Had one of his critics gone on a radio show and compared Rob Ford to Hitler the Canadian right wing blogosphere would be exploding with fury right now. That sound…
Thoughts on the new Acting Chair at the CRTC
The CRTC, Canada’s telecom regulator, announced today that Vice Chair Len Katz will serve as their Acting Chairman until the government appoints a new Chair. This is not a surprising…
Gerry Nicholls snaps the ball. NCC prez Peter Coleman punts. Hilarity ensues. UPDATED
(Scroll down for scrumptious update.) Here’s the first assignment for the Globe & Mail’s new Public Editor Sylvia Stead. Explain to non-partisan Canadian citizens why the venerable grey lady is…
What is out of sight disturbs more than what is seen
Julius Caesar
Mitt’s SOTU Rebuttal
Inveterate flip-flopper and political windsock Mitt Romney criticizes Obama for his “extraordinary… detachment from reality” in terms of his words and actions; all the while being completely oblivious to his…
Two charges, which stands?
A single delict can amount to more than one offence — so an improper sexual contact with a young person can be both sexual assault and sexual interference. It is…
Bully for you, Minister Baird
John Baird has never been one of my favourite politicians. There is too much of the bully about him. Nonetheless, I applaud him for his speech Monday in the UK…
Harper’s Canada
Employment in Canada is down, job quality is decreasing, and profits have taken a downturn as well. Prime Minister Stephen Harper declares his critics to be “enemies of the people…
5 iPhones a second
The world is buzzing with news of Apple’s most recent incredible quarterly earnings and profit. Their profit was $13 billion on revenue of $46 billion. Also staggering was the number…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Nycole Turmel offers a reminder that we shouldn’t allow the Cons and their proxies to distract anybody with shiny objects when they’re so…
Built to Fail: National Energy Board Muzzles Environmental Scientists In Enbridge Northern Gateway Hearing
Picture 1.png The Obama Administration’s recent decision to deny TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline is monumental. Alongside the rousing display of public environmental activism sparked by the…
Capitalism No Longer Fits
“Capitalism, in its current form, no longer fits the world around us.” What a curious thing for the founder and chairman of the Davos World Economic Forum, professor Klaus Schwab…
Jan. 25: The big picture…
“Gulf observers quit Syria” Yawn. All them there foreigners. they’re always fightin’. I guess ought help them rebels make a democracy – like ours. That’s what happens when you get…
Hebron work leaving the province? #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Via CBC: Minister Jerome Kennedy said Kiewit won’t do some key Hebron work, worth $75 to 100 million, at Marystown and it may have to be done elsewhere. Apparently Kennedy…
With a bit of straw and a cocoanut #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Perhaps we should do as the wag said. Perhaps we should appoint a royal commission to find noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary’s position on the seal hunt.…
Spin Doctors: Harper’s invite-only budget “consultations”
Happy Wednesday! Here’s my Hill Times Spin Doctors piece from this week. In a recent letter to Conservative MPs and Senators, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he would be sending…
Spin Doctors: Is a cabinet shuffle in the cards?
Apologies. This appeared in last week’s Hill Times. I’m late posting it. “Concerns over Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan’s health has sparked speculation over whether or not (and when) a…
Marc Lemire: Summary of Information
Over the past few years, we’ve taken a look at the claims made by Marc Lemire and his supporters regarding his ties to the Heritage Front. In the process we…