Are BC workers getting wage increases?
The BC government is trying to impose a second round of “net zero” increases for public sector workers. One of the arguments is that other workers are not getting increases.…
February 2012
QP: Doing the math on the F-35s
QP was off to an abrupt start after the Speaker shut down Conservative MP Jim Hillyer’s attempted attack against Justin Trudeau in a Member’s Statement, and Turmel was up, and…
The Globe and Mail: ‘Snoop and spy’ bill could be costly overreach
By Omar El Akkad for The Globe and Mail Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, has framed any debate of the Conservative government’s new lawful access bill in the simplest…
Credit where credit’s due
You might want to prepare yourself. I’m about to compliment the federal Liberals. A few weeks ago I was expressing concern about what seemed like an increasing tendency on the…
Curious About The Man Who Wants To Invade Our Privacy?
Then check out this and this. Recommend this Post
4225…Lin Sanity
In case you don’t know Jeremy Lin is the hottest property in pro sports right now. He is the first Asian American to play in the NBA. Unrecruited out of…
4224…Be Afraid, Chris Brown, Be Very Afraid
The rapper, who smacked out his girl Rihanna a few years ago, should be very afraid. Miranda Lambert, the country singer, is p*ssed at him and, as reported by WENN,…
News flash—country rejects Olympic Games!!!
Hard to believe, but true—a country has rejected the possibility of hosting the Olympics. Rome had intended to bid for the 2020 Summer Games, but the Italian government has nixed…
results of poll on immigration shows conservative anti-immigrant policies are out of step with dominant canadian view
I was pleased to see the results of a recent Environics survey about Canadians’ attitudes towards immigrants and new Canadians. It’s reassuring to know that the attitudes that led to…
Could McGuinty’s cuts be worse than Harris?
The Ontario government’s long awaited and much discussed report of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services (aka, the Drummond report) was finally publicly released this afternoon. As…
Heartland Confirms that it Mistakenly Emailed Internal Documents
heartland.gif The Heartland Institute has confirmed in a prepared statement that it mistakenly emailed its board materials to an anonymous third party – confirming the source of the documents released…
Rivers Forgotten – The Underground World Beneath City Streets
I was in Toronto last week and finally had a chance to get my hands on Rivers Forgotten, Jeremy Kai’s stunning book of underground photos (Koyama Press, 2011). Kai has…
State sexual harassment
The terrorists have won. And won again. But we knew that. Can’t happen here. Right?
Stop Bill C-30
Did you know that aside from its short title, the words «children» and «predators» do not appear anywhere in Bill C-30? Once again, the Harper government’s PR machine is revving…
Did they Use The Harper Government In The Study?
This would seem to explain a great deal about our Conservative overlords. Recommend this Post
Inciting hysteria
The Vancouver Sun has a report on the reaction to our prime minister’s recent statements regarding Iran from an Iranian expatriate named Trita Parsi who is head of the “Washington-based…
Vote for Alberta’s Election Hashtag!
The time has come, Nation. Use the Comments area of this post to make your arguments, and try to convince your fellow Web Denizens of the merits of your preferred…
Canada, we have a problem!
Canada, we have a problem! We have a problem and its name is the Conservative Party of Canada. Sovereignty not the boogeyman it once was. Really, it’s not. If you…
So let’s get the gun enthusiasts to protect the Internet???
“Bernardo says scrapping the long-gun registry is already a “defining moment” in Canadian people power. “What you’re seeing here, this is democracy in action at its finest,” he said. “Millions…
The Greek Tragedy
An excellent commentary from Andrew Watt.