Why do this if you aren’t trying to hide something?
This action by the Conservatives is about as likely it being coincidental as the chances of me voting Conservative are: Canada’s chief electoral officer is being called before MPs to…
March 2012
I ♥ Climate Scientists
A fun video from Granada, Spain, in honour of World Meteorological Day last week. What could be better than sending some love to hardworking climate scientists, with the Alhambra in…
Coulda, woulda, shoulda: the Labrador hydro version #nlpoli
Sometimes completely separate events come together in a striking way. Your humble e-scribbler and Jerome Kennedy, the provincial natural resources minister exchanged a couple of tweets on Tuesday. The minister…
Robocall court challenges
The Council of Canadians is backing court challenges of the electoral results in seven ridings based on evidence of misleading robocalls and other voter suppression techniques. It’s not enough to…
Judges shouldn’t be making social policy
"Since the 1980s our biggest social questions have been decided by judges. Abortion, gay marriage, medical marijuana, Canada's obligations to citizens imprisoned abroad and now prostitution are all highly contentious…
The Vilification of Trayvon Martin
Our friend Dr. Dawg has referred in the past to "conservative" as not being politics, but a diagnosis. And certainly in the demonization of Trayvon Martin on the right, we…
Visualizing Alberta
A quick graphic by Teddy
Stop hangin’ those picket signs on our trees!
Rocky Mountaineer sorry for illegally cut trees in Vancouver, Bob Mackin, Vancouver Courier, March 15, 2012 “The upscale tourist railway that sells rides through what it calls unspoiled scenery is…
Where’s Ed Stelmach now that Alberta’s Tories really need him?
Ed Stelmach, back when he was still the premier of Alberta, looks ahead to a day when he wouldn’t have to put up with all the nonsense. Now that day…
Most of what you’ve heard about Mexico is wrong, part II
Last week, I needed to take a taxi out to the suburbs of Oaxaca City to play some tennis. The place where I’m staying is close to the main bus…
The Trial of Stephen Joseph Harper
I imagine the day, probably within twenty years, when Stephen Harper, former prime minister of Canada, will sit in the prisoner’s dock to stand trial. Harper and his co-defendants will…
Hotel stunt wins day one for Sherman
An election campaign is upon us and that means that each day will be filled with announcements, attacks, ideas, stunts and mistakes. It makes for an interesting time as Albertans…
Hotel stunt wins day one for Sherman
An election campaign is upon us and that means that each day will be filled with announcements, attacks, ideas, stunts and mistakes. It makes for an interesting time as Albertans…
Is Vic Toews Out of Control?
As you know I have long been concerned about the mental state of the Con zombie Vic Toews. And whether he’s fit to remain in office. First he came crawling…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
At Jan’s request…dapper cats.
Robocon: Keep your eyes on these seven ridings
With thethree opposition parties sitting on their hands in the face of convincingevidence of voter suppression in dozens of ridings during the May 2011election, Canadians can thank their lucky stars…
Gee wilikers but if you call that a balanced approach to defict reduction
I suspect you have a hard time standing upright. The McGuinty government released its budget and just so that they could put “everyone will feel some pain” in their talking…
Sierra Club Launches "Mr. Coal" Video Campaign to Mock Dirty Coal PR
The Sierra Club launched a funny new "Mr. Coal" video campaign this week in its ongoing 'Beyond Coal' effort to shut down coal plants throughout the United States. The campaign…