Section 13 Swan Song?
The story of Cran Campbell, who is on a mission to keep hate-speech off Craigslist: After sending a complaint to the CHRC in the fall, Campbell received a response this…
January 2012
Wading through Locke on Muskrat (Part 3) #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Debt One of the issues Wade Locke set out to address was the impact Muskrat Falls would have on public debt. For some other information on Muskrat Falls and public…
An incremental, piecemeal lumbering monster
And that was the big Crown-First Nations Gathering. Nothing agreed to, no deliverables, no concrete date to meet and follow up in the future, and Harper getting praise because he…
Trueman Tuck, Man of God and Lobbyist Extraordinaire
Alternative title: how many degrees of separation are there between Ontario anti-wind activists and medical quackery advocates? Most of my trawling through the federal disclosure records and databases is simply…
Sun buries reader critics
Craig McInnes is a member of the Editorial Board of The Vancouver Sun so I assume his column speaks with authority of the newspaper’s editors. Tuesday, he applauded the CBC’s…
12 memorable SOTU moments
Immortalized in GIF.
Millions for Woodstock Civic Center But No Time to Answer a Simple Adult Autism Care Question
Second from Left, NB Premier and Woodstock MLA David Alward PHOTO BY MICHAEL MACDONALD/NBCC WOODSTOCK On January 4 2012 I emailed New Brunswick Premier David Alward and relevant cabinet ministers…
What – and who – is behind last week’s University of Calgary public sector pay fairy tale?
Ken Boessenkool and Ben Eisen consider their latest fairy tale. Alberta public policy commentators may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Tom Flanagan directs the Wildrose Party’s campaign while the…
Drowsy Canadians take note
Federal government has no business micromanaging RCMP commissioner, Toronto Star, January 22 2012 “Where does Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government get off trying to micromanage the Royal Canadian Mounted Police…
State of the Canadian Union
When Americans want to know the direction their country is taking they watch their President’s State of the Union address. When Canadians want to know the direction their country is…
The Crazy Cat Lady Down the Street Ain’t So Crazy Anymore!
Today I took it upon myself to try something different and partake in some investigative journalism, which basically consisted of me asking some contacts a series of questions regarding a…
State of the Union
Usually the SOTU is a complete snore full of empty rhetoric, lofty sentiments and flowery prose, but I have to admit that the one President Obama delivered tonight was relatively…
Salutations and Greetings!
A few days ago I was notified by Progressive Bloggers that my application to join their blogroll had been accepted! If you do not know what or who Progressive Bloggers…
Winning Hearts And Minds With The Best Gossip Columnist Money Can Buy…
. Because once you’ve got Jane Taber of CTVBellGlobeEverythingElse Media on your side, how can you lose. **** Need background? You’ve got it. Here, from 10 days ago, when we…
Will Globe & Mail’s first Public Editor (aka Ombudsman) make a difference? The question of Sylvia Stead.
Public Editors, or Ombudsmen as they are more often known, can be iffy things. Defined loosely as “one that investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints”, the role can be…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Rugged cats.
Stephen Harper and the Enemies of the State
He has always been a bully. They say it gives him pleasure to see fear in the eyes of others. He has always treated his opponents like enemies to be…
The History of Iran (that the US and Britain prefer you not to know)
A useful primer to keep in mind, seeing how the war drums are beating louder these days. Bonus: Something even MORE disturbing about Iran:
Capital Gains Tax Arguments
Well, south of the border Mitt Romney released his tax records. Death and Taxes Guess what, everybody is discussing whether or not capital gains taxes should be at a higher…