Disgusting: Elections Canada has traced fraudulent phone calls made during the federal election to an Edmonton voice-broadcast company that worked for the Conservative Party across the country. While the agency…
Paul Martin may have earned his reputation as Mr. Dithers. But, as Geoffrey Stevens points out, he possesses something that Stephen Harper and Vic Toews lack — grace under pressure.…
A quick survey of what’s happened in the NDP leadership campaign over the past couple of days… – Niki Ashton has rightly criticized other candidates’ operatives who seem to be…
… that Neil Hope, aka “Wheels” has died – and has been dead for 5 years. Hope was a main character on Degrassi Junior High and later, Degrassi High. These…
(Click on graphic to enlarge ….) “Conservative values are Canadian values.” Stephen Harper “Elections Canada has traced fraudulent phone calls made during the federal election to an Edmonton voice-broadcast company…
By now, the initial shock and outrage occasioned by the firing of Gary Webster has probably subsided. Most of the observers whose work I follow have had their say and…
While Stephen Harper stooge Diane Finley does her master’s bidding by sowing the seeds of conflict between young and old over Old Age Security, Star columnist Thomas Walkom warns that…
I’m sure you’ve seen this everywhere already, but damn, how could I not post it. I love this man and I love this music. He may be short of breath,…
Decides its different when the job losses strike close to home. Meanwhile, jobs at the horserace track are the only ones Joe Warmington has ever wanted to save. When Rob…
In addition to getting rid of stuff, successful decluttering also requires that you stop bringing stuff home. Stop buying, stop thrifting, stop dumpster diving, stop online shopping, stop bringing more…
This TED Talk features Justin Tipping-Hall, CEO of Nanoholdings, talking about the extraordinary work being done on nanotechnology that’s focused on creating alternative solutions for how we generate, transmit, store…
Scary stuff found in Section 34 of Bill C-30, courtesy of Terry Mileski of CBC: Section 33 tells us that, ‘The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons as…
The Conservatives never seem to stop amazing me on how much hypocrisy is in their government. When the gun registry was being battled in the house of commons one of…
I wonder if evangelical christian Stephen Harper would agree with views of American fundamentalist Franklin Graham. That million dollar a year American preacher is the son of Billy who began…
Odd story. I can hardly believe it was formal CPC policy — still, dirty tricks are not unknown from the CPC … http://natpo.st/x47VVy "In Guelph, a riding the Conservatives hoped…
One measure of campaign efficiency and effectiveness is comparing the amount a campaign spends for the number of votes it receives. It’s called cost-per-vote. Here’s a comparison of the cost…
Big report by Postmedia last night: “Fraudulent election calls traced to Racknine Inc., an Edmonton firm with Tory links.” Some of the details and then a few thoughts below: Postmedia…
An investigation by Elections Canada has tracked the robo-calls harassing Liberal voters in Guelph during the last election to an Edmonton company with Conservative ties. But remember that the party…
Kevin Falcon Minister of Finance Government of British Columbia Dear Mr. Falcon, During your budget speech yesterday, you announced that BC’s carbon tax will be frozen, and its place in…
