Northern Gateway Proponents Play Dirty!
Since hearings into the Northern Gateway began last week, there have been accusations of misconduct on the part of pipeline/route opponents. These have been shown to be false, as even…
January 2012
Rebirth for one, and for the other? #nlpoli #cdnpoli
The federal Liberal convention this weekend shows just exactly how out to lunch the overwrought media commentary about the devastated Liberal party has been. Around 3,000 delegates. Some said there…
A Liberal Spark
A national convention this weekend showed that out the ashes of the Liberal Party there was a spark. That in Ottawa, where once the largest Liberal flame burned, where once…
Author Interview with Sheila Dalton
Sheila Dalton, the author of The Girl in the Box, has generously given of her time to answer some questions. 1. How would you summarize The Girl in the Box?…
Hungary and the Death of Democracy in Europe
In October 2006, I took a trip to Budapest for a vacation. Unbeknownst to me at the time, October 2006 was an interesting time to be in the Hungarian capital.…
Hungary and the Death of Democracy in Europe
In October 2006, I took a trip to Budapest for a vacation. Unbeknownst to me at the time, October 2006 was an interesting time to be in the Hungarian capital.…
Hungary and the Death of Democracy in Europe
In October 2006, I took a trip to Budapest for a vacation. Unbeknownst to me at the time, October 2006 was an interesting time to be in the Hungarian capital.…
Hungary and the Death of Democracy in Europe
In October 2006, I took a trip to Budapest for a vacation. Unbeknownst to me at the time, October 2006 was an interesting time to be in the Hungarian capital.…
A doorknock dinner. pale’s Mock Won Ton Soup.
There used to be a show on Food Network, Door knock dinners. The premise was that a chef and a camera crew would descend on a house, and cook a…
Tanker Safety
There is much talk these days about the safety of transporting bitumen via tankers in the Douglas Channel and out into Hecate Straight. The proponentspimps of the project insist that…
GOP Presidential Primary Field: Now 16.6% Less Sane
Or to put it another way, 83.4% Batshit (and the jury’s still out on Ron Paul). Jon Huntsman, the only thing between the GOP Presidential Primary Field and its own…
If Corporations Are People, Then….
IAmNotARat WillardVille …Mitt Romney is, according to the SuperPac-ManCorp backing Stephen Colbert, A Serial Killer! That’s funny, we always thought Willard was just a wee bit Psycho. Fa fa fa…
2012 Liberal Biennial in Pictures
The drive to Ottawa. Had there been an “annex the Turks & Caicos” policy, it would have passed overwhelmingly, simply on the prospect of a sun destination convention. Munir Sheikh…
Bob Rae Addresses LPC Presidents
To borrow a quote from James Wolcott: “ they’ve seen it all, they’ve said it all; they’re bored; we’re bored, let’s order another round of yawns.” I guess the take-away…
We will not allow foreigners to interfere … | #EthicalOilBullshit #tarsands
Bahrain is us and we are Bahrain, we are the Arabs of the Arabian peninsula, and we should not and will not allow any foreigners interfere in our Arabian Peninsula.…
Ugh. So Here We Go Again.
After two years of public humiliation, it looks like McKee is taking another kick at the can based upon the image that was sent to us by a reader: We…
MerCHEdes? Of atrocities and apologies (still owing) from Mercedes-Benz
Yes, the above is an atrocity, and a gross violation of rights. But not for the reasons the gusanos of Miami claim. Cubadebate explains what’s really horrible about it: The…
A funny thing happened on the way to #LPC12
I decided to head to Ottawa for the last day of the LPC policy convention (I have no love of policy but my partner was there and I’d get to…
And finally, Quote of the Week
The last word on this week’s Seinfeldian freakout goes to Red Tory: I wonder if all the indignant liberal folks appearing on TV and fulminating in blogs that have been…
My Horrible Afternoon With Margaret Thatcher
Gawd. I made a terrible mistake today. I allowed my Dad to drag me off to see the Margaret Thatcher movie The Iron Lady. And all I can say is…