Today’s Census Numbers Are ALL From The Short Form
…which is still mandatory, meaning that Lorne Gunter’s column about the voluntary long form is entirely irrelevant, and you don’t need to read it.
February 2012
Scheer waste of skin
Stephen Harper’s new Speaker—and I have no hesitation describing him as such—has just disgraced himself yet again. He bounced an NDP MP who was nursing her baby. I don’t want…
2004 Con’s attacked LIBs for OAS cuts
In 2004, Conservative were ready to stand up for seniors. On Friday, Stephen Harper was asked about the possibility of raising the eligibility age by two years and replied “Absolutely,…
The Free Enterprise Bolshevik
AndSheCanSellYouAnything FromAThinSafetyPinToAPorkPieHatVille On the one hand ‘The Christy Party’ is doing and saying stuff like this: Preaching free enterprise BC… Liberals appeal to conservatives to fight common enemy and avoid…
4193…I Hope Rathika Sitsabaiesan Gets It
It being the Ottawa Citizen. By the way Rathika Sitsabaiesan the Ottawa Citizen is a newspaper, the paper of record in Ottawa, where you work. Ms. Sitsabaiesan is the Dipper…
4192…Breaking News
The NDP are having a leadership race. Betcha cannot name three of the contenders without Googling it. Betcha.WFDS
Babies in the House of Commons: Why Not?
There has been much chat this morning about a young MP from the South Shore of Montreal who brought her three month old baby into the House yesterday. She says…
Anne-France Goldwater doubles down
The apologist for fascism and apartheid who disgraced the CBC’s “Canada Reads” program a couple of days ago is sticking to her guns. Anne-France Goldwater: …he has no regrets about…
OReilly Defends Ellen DeGeneres
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d end up typing: I agree with… Bill OReilly?
F-35 Programme – "Aquisition Malpractice"
It May be Overpriced Crap But We’re Good with It. The man now in charge of the Pentagon’s weapons purchases has lambasted the F-35 programme, denouncing it as “acquisition malpractice.”…
BC’s Learning Incentives Fund – 1 minute per student per day
The BC Ministry of Education has announced it’s “Learning Incentives Fund” via radio ads. Rather than put class sizes and class composition limits back into contract, and rather than reinstate…
There Was A Time When The Harper Conservatives Were Outraged At ANY Suggestion Of Raising OAS Eligibility Age To 67!
(Click on image to enlarge ….) I expect this page to disappear fairly soon …. Garry Breitkeuz.com
Parliament in Review: December 5, 2011
Monday, December 5 saw the House of Commons debate the NDP’s motion on climate change. And while the Cons tried to put up a relatively brave facade on an issue…
Notice must be served against individual who communicated a defamation to a media outlet
Notice under the Libel and Slander Act must be given for a claim for libel in a newspaper or broadcast. What if the defamation comes from a non-media individual who…
Bao Bao in Berlin
At 35 perhaps the oldest Panda living today:
Is Werner Herzog Really Talking About Chickens Here?
Given Canadians’ apparently prodigious tolerance for the abuses being perpetrated by the Harper regime, it seems Werner Herzog’s comments in this video could apply equally to our credulous/disengaged/apathetic domestic populace:…
Catholic follies: non-apology retracted
The former bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Edward Egan, has withdrawn his 2002 non-apology to victims of sex abuse by priests. CT Magazine: In 2002, you wrote a letter to parishioners…
The Law in These Parts: difficult truths about Israeli justice
The Israeli film The Law in These Parts, was awarded Best Documentary at the 2011 Jerusalem Film Festival and the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film…
Job Shortages? What Shortages?
Sigh. Here we go again. More evidence-free corporate policy advocacy. The Chamber of Commerce put out a report today – actually I can’t find much in the way of background…
A motion on the trans air travel concerns, and a handy guide on how to get a proper passport.
The Transport Committee will be meeting again on Thursday to discuss a motion put forward by Olivia Chow with Randall Garrison and Dany Morin to remove the gender marker requirement…