And, also:
Oh yeah — using social media to draw attention to information already in the Public Domain as a response to proposed fascist legislation is EXACTLY like rendering meaningless the votes…
February 2012
Applications for Canada’s Next Elections Commissioner Due This Friday
As one commenter noted in my previous thread, the timing of this is unfortunate, to say the least. I assume it is only because Corbett is reaching 65 or some…
Memo to Political Parties: No Robocalls, Ever
We always knew the Conservatives were comtemptuous of democracy, and now we have even more proof with the robocall dirty tricks of May 2. Somebody up high had to okay…
WikiLeaks: Assange Indicted, but for What?
The Stratfor intelligence company emails, leaked this week by WikiLeaks, have revealed that a private security agency has obtained classified information from the US Government (by the admission of Stratfor…
Perfect combo: Pamela Geller and Ezra Levant on Zombie Muhammad. Sharia!
I was scouring Memorandum last night and I see Atlas Shrugs blogger Pamela Geller is posting about her convo with Ezra Levant on Sun News (she calls it ‘Sun TV’).…
This Fire Has Embers
Ibbitson states the obvious to a certain extent, the Conservative strategy appears to be banking on this robocall storm simply blowing itself out. Hardly a new tactic, the Conservatives are…
Rupe Murdoch’s Morally Bankrupt News Crews
E-mails are surfacing that show how extensively Rupert Murdoch’s operators in the UK corrupted government and police officials. News International had claimed that the voicemail hacking was a “rogue” operation.…
Globe editorial: McGuinty a bad, bad boy for not bowing to Redford’s demands
The Globe calls it an “appeal”. It’s really a demand from Alberta for Ontario to promote the tarsands. Ontario is under no obligation to support a polluting province. There is…
Is Harper’s Majority Illegitimate?
Is it really? Depends who you ask, and of course, how you view the robocall scandal. (And no, I’m not entertaining the “he only got 40%” idea right now.) Let’s…
Britain Secures Escape Route Out of Afghanistan
Britain has cut a deal with Kazakhstan to let it extract six billion dollars worth of equipment, including tanks and armoured personnel carriers, safely out of Afghanistan. The Brits were…
And The Leaks Just Keep On Coming
Wikileaks rocks – at least if you’re part of the US intelligence community. They’ve just released a dump of e-mails from American security outfit, Stratfor, sometimes described as the “shadow…
Is Harper’s Majority Illegitimate?
Is it really? Depends who you ask, and of course, how you view the robocall scandal. (And no, I’m not entertaining the “he only got 40%” idea right now.) Let’s…
FLASHBACK One Year Ago – Four Senior Conservatives Charged Wtih Election Fraud – Feb, 2011
Guess what we were talking about exactly one year ago ….. The Globe & Mail – Feb 25, 2011
Majority of Canadians Don’t Like Bill C-30 – AR Poll
LOLROFLMAO. This AR poll is the highlight of my week so far – which just started, mind you – because its just awesome. As reported by HuffPo, the poll shows…
Canada supports the dark side of international finance
You can say one thing for the powers that be in the banking industry. They’ve got a lot of nerve. This past week our own finance minister Jim Flaherty, along…
Cost per Vote: the Rural/Urban Divide #nlpoli
In looking at by-elections in Newfoundland and Labrador, the second and third phases offer a neat cluster of by-elections in urban (metro St. John’s) and rural (everywhere else) districts. Break…
Conservative majority: old data, new reality
…and a mea culpa. In a previous post I referred to a “14-seat” Conservative majority. In fact it is a 12-seat majority. On election night, May 2, 2011, the Conservatives…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, February 28, 2012: Canada’s copyright bill: Changes urged as hearings begin Law Commission of Ontario calls for…
What do Quebec and the GOP Primary Have in Common?
There seems to be a new frontrunner every week. Well, maybe that’s not exactly what’s happening in Quebec, and no longer now with the GOP primary as conservative voters line…
Global: Answers about the Copyright Modernization Act
We’ve been putting most of our effort into stopping online spying lately, but it’s just one of a handful of threats to the Internet on the horizon. Another is what…