Finding Émile
I reached another marker this week in my posthumous, intriguing, fan-like relationship with Montréal poet Émile Nelligan (1879-1941) when Craig’s partner, Claude, drove me to the site of his burial…
February 2012
If You Screw Them We Will Come.
WeAreAllLivingInPottervilleNow RobberbarronVille So. Why is Caterpillar moving talking our money and running and opening up shop in the fine state that hosted the ‘A-Fiat-Is-Still-A-Fiat’ Bowl last week. I mean, to…
Harper Conservatives on Liberal’s Plan for OAS – 2004
Back in 2004, the Harper Conservatives accused the Paul Martin Liberals of having a “hidden agenda” to raise the age to qualify for the Old Age Security to 67. The…
Comparing two carbon bombs: LNG vs Enbridge pipeline
With the spotlight on the federal government’s aggressive push to export tar sands bitumen via the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline to Kitimat, and from there by tanker on to China,…
Wanker of the day
Lorne Gunter, whose National Post column on the census is thoroughly dissected at Calgary Grit. Incidentally, should Tony Clement pop up to claim vindication since Statistics Canada has released the…
There is a reason Florida has its own tag on FARK
Ah Florida, land of orange blossoms, beaches, golf courses built on gator-filled swamps and the early bird buffet special. Home to Disneyland, retirement paradises and more crazy per capita than…
There seems to be a difference of opinion here
This is Tony Clement, after citing some numbers plucked out of context: So clearly is unsustainable… One wonders where Clement gets his information. It’s certainly not from the Parliamentary Budget…
Make It the Canadian Webcasting Corporation by Crawford Kilian
Columnist says the CBC should ditch both TV and radio, and the technologies of those media.
Alert! Episode 202
Micheal Vonn, Policy Director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association discusses soon-to-be introduced “lawful access” bills to expand police surveillance powers. The federal government has announced that it will…
Budget could put CBC Hamilton in jeopardy
FRIENDS says that expected funding cuts in the upcoming federal budget would have devastating consequences for listeners and viewers and could scuttle new services the CBC has promised to Hamiltonians…
Ruling on Sun News’ Krista Erickson is a triumph for the obnoxious by John Doyle
Columnist says nobody should be surprised that the CBSC failed to find fault in Krista Erickson’s approach to a recent interview with Canadian dancer Margie Gillis as there is no…
China to quiz Stephen Harper on human rights?
As Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads a high-powered Team Corporate Canada to China, there’s justifiable speculation that the PM will not question China’s appalling human rights record. At least…
The Business of Risk – Insuring Against Climate Change
Insurance_Photo.jpg When it comes to assessing risk, the insurance industry is one of the leaders in the field. Whether it is health insurance, car insurance, or homeowner’s insurance, the industry…
China to quiz Stephen Harper on human rights?
As Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads a high-powered Team Corporate Canada to China, there’s justifiable speculation that the PM will not question China’s appalling human rights record. At least not…
Aussies Fight Back Against Big Coal Propaganda Mill
What you’re looking at appeared in full page format in the Sydney Morning Herald. It was published in reaction to a call by whacko global warming denier Lord Monckton for…
Where is the politically independent bureacracy? Going, going …
There’s still quite a bit of fallout from last week’s rather surprising admission that employees on the federal government’s payroll, the permanent civil service, were recruited to take part in…
Mandatory Response
Lorne Gunter’s article on today’s release of short form Census data is so bad that it necessitates a response. Point-by-point: So the 2011 census results are being released today, or…
Stephen Harper and the Hockey Doctrine
As we all know Great Nerd Leader likes to pose as a hockey fan, a hockey book writer, and a road hockey warrior. And wherever he goes a shiny set…