Harper’s "Climate"
There are many underlying objective truths that will hopefully remain in tact, as we enter the SPIN dome on the robocall question. No reasonable observer would dispute that these Conservatives…
February 2012
It’s Not Too Late!
Just a quick reminder that this weekend will see the greatest gathering of Conservative Canadian brain power since Bev Oda snuck out for a smoke alone behind the Parliamentary Library.…
4267…Stephen Harper Loves Freedom So Much
That he is making laws to protect your freedom. Laws that, if broken, will get your butt in jail. In essence what our beloved Prime Minister is doing is taking…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week. – Sure, it’s a plus to know that Canada’s military is ready and willing to leap into action to protect what matters most to…
Harper’s Continued Debasement of Democracy
For those with a naive trust in the ‘integrity’ of the Harper regime, I heartily recommend that you start educating yourselves about the machinations being orchestrated in Ottawa by our…
Military did damage control in wake of Peter MacKay’s helicopter flight
This is just wrong. To use the Forces for partisan purposes is worse than misusing a military helicopter. The tradition of keeping the Forces separate from politics is critical to…
More “clean and ethical” politics from the Conservatives
On the heels of assurances from Jenni Byrne and Stephen Harper that Conservatives would never, ever do anything unethical despite the voter suppression accusations hanging over them, comes this bit…
Dreamscapes: The Stars Go Out
In the dream, we know something is wrong when I notice the constellations have all disappeared. All that remains in the night sky is the deep black of space, and…
Ron Paul, Contraceptives & Abortion
Of the four(4) GOP primary candidates still standing, the only one I can even come close to listening to with a serious ear is libertarian Ron Paul. Now before everyone…
In The Middle of A Canadian Winter: Taking Time to Celebrate Local Foods
I’m going to be away from my blog for much of the next couple of days, as I travel to Winnipeg to attend the Food Matters Manitoba Growing Local conference.…
A Third Rate Crank Call
Blaming a young party worker for this, is a) typical of Canada's Nixon and b) like pinning Watergate on Donald Segretti.
A Third Rate Crank Call
Blaming a young party worker for this, is a) typical of Canada’s Nixon and b) like pinning Watergate on Donald Segretti.
A Third Rate Crank Call
Blaming a young party worker for this, is a) typical of Canada's Nixon and b) like pinning Watergate on Donald Segretti.
A Third Rate Crank Call
Blaming a young party worker for this, is a) typical of Canada’s Nixon and b) like pinning Watergate on Donald Segretti.
Republicans No Fiscal Conservatives
According to the independent committee for responsible federal budget most Republican candidates aren’t at all fiscally responsible. In fact 3 out of the 4 Republicans would increase the debt over…
Friday miscellany…
… climate change, robo-calls, dingoes and Oscars edition… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sugar bushes in Ontario and Quebec have tapped their trees weeks early this year due to the non-winter that we have…
Flaherty changing his budget tune?
Flaherty seems to have found a new word for his upcoming budget: The federal budget expected in mid-March will focus on “moderate” measures to cut government spending and encourages provinces…
Hobby And Pro Journalists: What Is The Relationship?
How about: they steal our stuff and give no credit?
Own goal: Muskrat Falls edition #nlpoli
Jack Swinimer is a resident of Holyrood. He’s a retired bank official. He’s also a big Tory supporter who calls open lines shows regularly to talk up his team or,…
Who’s writing style most closely matches the Heartland memo
One of the early claims made accusing Peter Gleick of faking the Heartland memo (before he admitted to being the source of the other documents) had to do with his…