Adams is at it again #nlpoli
Energy analyst Tom Adams is at it again. He’s sent a bunch of technical questions to the consumer advocate to ship along to Nalcor about the Muskrat Falls proposal. Let’s…
February 2012
PIAC: Rumoured Cap in Spectrum Auction Would Threaten Competition
This latest press release by the Public Interest Advocacy Center (PIAC), is related to OpenMedia.ca’s mission to keep the Internet open and accessible for all Canadians. A necessary step to…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Playing catch-up with El Ecuadorable
Sigh. What’s a girl to do when she’s looking for Latin American lefty-porn to give her readers their Friday fix of progressive pulchritude? All the news is full of Chavecito…
Teach safe sex
I was sent this neat info-graphic that discusses the need for comprehensive sex ed in the USA. We can be a bit more smug here in Canada, but we must…
in which we kick peel’s butt!
Win? That doesn’t even begin to describe it. This was a rout. When the smoke cleared, we were celebrating and they were gasping for air. $429 and change that we…
Loyal retainer is loyal
So Michael Sona has done what he was hired for and fallen on his sword to deflect blame from his masters. If you honestly believe a 23-year-old communications assistant for…
Robogate and lackey Scapegoats. . . .
Saint Stephen on Robogate Yesterday Pat Martin said on CBC that the Conservatives were “laying the foundation for throwing some kid under the bus,” as a result of the massive…
The Cons lighten the troika
A young Conservative imbecile is tossed off the sled to the wolves. One kid, responsible for a robofraud program that stretched over 27 ridings? Stay hungry, wolves. Please.
Everyone does it? No they don’t
Here we go again. The Harper Conservatives get nailed for their dirty tricks and ratfucking and all of a sudden “everybody” does it and “everyone” has to clean up their…
Let’s not overlook Peter MacKay today
Must read post from Dave at Galloping Beaver: “Airshow” MacKay is now well over the line. On Peter MacKay’s abuse of his position by asking military personnel to provide him…
The Dark Master Speaks
Regarding the robo-call criminal acts, did Stephen Harper actually deny any involvement with a straight face? Meanwhile, a young Tory staffer has apparently been chosen to take the fall. Recommend…
If I wanted a Liberal to lead my party
…I’d have stayed with Bob Rae. Now Thomas Mulcair, a former Liberal with skin-deep ties to the NDP, is one of the front-runners in our leadership race. I don’t like…
Conseratives Fire Jr. Staffer As Scapegoat For Robo Calls Into At Least 18 Federal Ridings
This is not at all unexpected. The Conservatives have fired a junior staffer as being responsible for the Robo-call fiasco. Problem is the kid worked in just one of the…
Mike Sona: R.I.P
You don’t owe ’em nothin’ anymore, kid, so spill! Here, incidentally, are some shots of that infamous incident last year up in Guelph.
Wait a minute…
You’re telling me that the Conservative staffer who attempted to steal a ballot box from the University of Guelph during last year’s campaign has resigned as one of Eve Adams’…
4268…The Chateau Laurier Wants You
To return any sh*t you may have stolen from Ottawa’s oldest and most regal hotel. The Chateau is in your capital, the next big building east of the Hill. The…
Is that a bus I hear coming this way?
This Ottawa Citizen article is dated Feb. 23rd but the story actually broke on Wednesday evening, the 22nd. After a five month investigation, fraudulent robocalls placed during last spring’s federal…
On a legislated contract and parents who care – one teacher’s perspective
A Victoria teacher responded to a CBC interview with Sheila Orr about the Liberal government’s plan to legislate an imposed contract on teachers: I was so discouraged to hear Sheila…
State Driven Conformity
Mr. Harper’s "kind of nationalism requires state-driven conformity," said Lawrence Martin this morning. Far from maintaining our freedoms and liberties, his policies are leading us in the other direction. For…