Taxpayer Federation statements false
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has posted false statements on its website concerning the relationship between the CBC and the broadcast watchdog group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
February 2012
Exporting Emissions: Coal Supplies Heading Overseas, But Pollution Will Hurt Everyone
coal transport – motomo flickr.jpg The coal industry in the United States has found a way to increase their profits, while at the same time avoiding the cumbersome environmental standards…
Margaret Wente’s war on the elderly. All of a sudden, she’s concerned about the young!
Retired Globe & Mail editors give the fingers up to poor old folks. Margaret Wente, who has never been kind to the young, all of the sudden takes an interest…
Groucho Marx: What this country needs
This is an excerpt from Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx, edited by Robert S. Bader. During the 1940s Groucho would often…
Is this a fucking JOKE? Rant Mode. ON.
Fucking Jason Kenney is such a fucking gawd-damned hack. Part of a larger Fucking Gawd damned borg of the stoopid. And that also includes fucking Sun News. Documents released to…
Working in Canada Today: A Real Challenge: Air Canada Machinists and Tom Mulcair to Talk about Work and Jobs Thursday, Feb. 9
Come and discuss the economy and jobs at an informal end-of the-day reception, organized by the NPD Associaion of Ouotremont. Thursday, The topic of conversation will be “Working in Canada…
I stand by my assessment of the Senator
The Prime Minister’s Office seems upset with NDP MP Pat Martin. The Conservatives are crying a river over an incident in which Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu suggested, “Each assassin should…
Congressional ‘Scientific Integrity’ Hearing On Fracking In WY Is Quite Lacking In Scientists
120711_ECE03.JPG After starting the morning off with a little ritual stomping on the freedom of the press by ordering the arrest of Gasland director Josh Fox, the Republican members of…
Planned Parenthood gains back the $ it lost to ideology-driven Susan G. Komen turnabout
From Dammit Janet! While the the big news, and the ultimately sad news, is that the Susan G. Komen foundation has allowed far-right evangelical ideology to interfere with its formerly…
The Incredible Vanity of Jimbo Flaherty
Before the nasty garden gnome Jimbo Flaherty goes ahead with his plans to kill jobs and government. At the same time. Even though the deficit is going from a mountain…
Planned Parenthood gains back the $ it lost to ideology-driven Susan G. Komen turnabout
From Dammit Janet! While the the big news, and the ultimately sad news, is that the Susan G. Komen foundation has allowed far-right evangelical ideology to interfere with its formerly…
The Myth of Free Market Capitalism
Criticize supposed “free market” capitalism these days and that makes you a flag-burning, god-hating, Socialist to some. There are some very wealthy capitalists who spread a bit of their wealth…
Liberal Leadership Straw Poll
After looking at some of the people who might run for Liberal leader (part 1, part 2), I figured it’s worth puting the question to a completely unscientific vote. I’ve…
Enbridge, Harper and Consequences for Speaking Out
Back in 1992, when the Mulroney government was shoving the Charlottetown Accord at us, I was one of a very few people in the media that was opposed and said…
The Digital Deficit: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s (the always informative and engaging!) Lindsey with your update: Highlights from the last week include: the Akamai State of the Internet report highlighting Canada as a digital laggard,…
Faking citizenship…
This so-called “government” is such an embarrassment and its media propaganda machine is a discredit to journalism. Citizenship is something that can just can “faked” for the cameras, eh, Jason…
4179…What Do You Get When…
…you cross a groundhog with the Toronto Maple Leafs? Six more weeks of bad hockey. Thank you, thank you very much, I am here all week. Try the veal and…
So haunted by ghosts #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Hear what comfortable words our Premier sayeth: For generations gone by, the undeveloped hydro-power resources of the Lower Churchill were, for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, like a treasure just out of…
4178…Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad
Wiarton Willie, in Wiarton, Ontario, did not see his shadow this morning which means that there will be an early spring. The National Post also reports that Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie…
Sun News Network + Jason Kenney = frothy mixture
If you ever wanted to combine the worst of Conservatism – that frothy mixture of deceit, barely-veiled racism and amoral opportunism – look no further than the perfect marriage of…