Meet Richard Ciano, new Ontario PC President
A big issue Tim Hudak had during the provincial election was his unwillingness to put Ontario first, as he never discussed in a real way he would show independence from…
February 2012
My two favourite grrrls
All in all a pretty good day.
4210…I Have Something I Want To Share With You
It is from your old friend Brian Major, at analpa@tie.cl: Hello Friend. I am writing to solicit your sponsorship of a business deal worth NINE MILLION,EIGHTHUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING belonging…
Podcast Of The Week…Harry Shearer With Financial Blogger Yves Smith
AllTheFreeDownloadsThatFit InfosplosionVille Harry Shearer, the bass player guy from Spinal Tap, and the million-voice man on The Simpsons, who has also been an ardent defender of New Orleans, composes the…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – David Olive highlights the complete lack of need for the Cons’ planned attacks on Old Age Security: Say what you will of Stephen…
Cromwell and the re admission of Jews to England
Jews were expelled from England in 1290 by Edward I. Most people, myself included, though Cromwell allowed their re admission as part of his policy toward Jews generally. In fact…
The foreign policy ‘debate’
The third official NDP leadership debate took place in Quebec City this afternoon, conducted almost entirely in French. The topic was foreign policy, and lo and behold, you can rest…
Why the media is afraid of Ron Paul
There are four candidates vying for the nomination of the Republican Party for a run at the U.S. presidency this coming November. However, based on media coverage, some might think…
4209… Flaherty Explains Most Will Get Burned
By reductions in the Old Age Security. Not all. Thanks Jim! In a piece with Wendy Mesley on CBC’s The National Jim Flaherty, the Minister of Money, explained that the…
US cable and the contraception debate. Male guests dominate the airwaves 2 to 1 over females.
Last week, at the height of the kerfuffle over Obama’s regulation to include free birth control in health insurance plans, cable news networks featured an overwhelming number of males. Out…
Nice of Alberta…
…to conveniently forget that they were once the “have-not” province. And Central Canada supported THEM. Thanks for nothing. Wait until the oil runs dry… we’ll remember… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Rob Ford does NOT kick puppies, FFS. Or kittens. | #TOpoli
Once again, people: context. It’s a thing. You can look it up. Related posts: @neville_park, I think I love you What actually happened On Rob Ford and generosity of spirit…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Rankings – February 12, 2012
It’s undoubtedly been an eventful seven days in the NDP’s leadership campaign – and one of the most important weeks of the race is just around the corner as the…
Saturday Photo: Spring Day in Le Jardin des Tuileries.
The days are getting longer, no question about it. Which means that I’ve begun thinking of what fun it would be to go travelling. Probably nothing will materialize this spring,…
Check This Out
Want a good idea of what’s happening in our world? Two views of the same spot in Shanghai, one as it was in 1990, the other as it was just…
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CANADIAN LABOUR ONTARIO: PENSIONERS AND ALLIES OCCUPY 21 ONTARIO TORY OFFICES: It’s called “Blue (collar)-Grey Power”, an alliance of workers and pensioners to oppose Tory plans to gut Canada’s Old…
First it was Michael Jackson, then Amy Winehouse, now, the magnificent Whitney Houston. I’d like every person in this room to campaign to legalize drugs
"One of the most powerful moments came at the very start, when Tony Bennett — a longtime supporter of Houston — took the microphone and used her passing to launch…
A domestic foreign policy: Iran, Israel, and the US
Foreign policy is ostensibly something to do with other countries. However, when politicians talk about it they are largely doing so for their own domestic interests. Discussions of foreign policy…
Rob Ford Forces Start Polling On Metro Transit.
They’ve hired Forum research to do some push polling for them. How does Rob Ford Match up against Stintz in a mayoral race; how about Rob Ford vs. Stintz and…