The difference in lost lives #nlpoli #cdnpoli
In the past month, at least two people have died as a result of misadventure in the wilderness on motorized vehicles. One was was a 23 year old young man…
March 2012
Mulcair’s making changes
And that was Mulcair’s first day as leader in the House. As one of the changes the NDP will be making under the Mulcair Era is to immediately start advertising…
Autism Research Bias and the DSM-5 Autism Do-Over Exclusion of Those with Intellectual Disabilities
Why has the APA decided that the DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder should eliminate or substantially reduce the numbers of persons with ASD who are intellectually disabled? The removal from an…
Gary Mason tweets about van Dongen
Globe and Mail columnist Gary Mason has never been a docile follower of the Liberal-friendly press gallery clique. He demonstrates independence this week in his column and especially in his…
Time to Take Stock – On Turning 500,000
Stay or go? I feel like a Bill Moyers zygote. I have never achieved his serene altruism, not even close. I don’t aspire to his higher moral purpose. Yet I’ve…
Behind the ostensible government
Before Gordon Campbell, the BC Liberal Party had been roused from the near dead and invigorated by Gordon Wilson, then a youthful populist leader. However, business interests chose Wilson’s party…
Alberta Campaign 2012, Day 1: Fear & Loathing on the Shaganappi Trail
The “chicken ranch” proposed for Calgary back in 2003 by Danielle Smith, now leader of the Wildrose Party, may not have been exactly as illustrated. (You didn’t seriously think I…
Election 2012 Begins – A real race is expected.
As expected Premier Alison Redford visited the Lieutenant-Governor’s office today and started Alberta’s 2012 general election. She waited until the Alberta legislature passed the budget to get the campaign started…
alberta election day 1: campaign kick-offs and legalizing prostitution.
Alberta's political leaders are off to a slow start on the first day of the 2012 election. With hours of the election being called yesterday, Premier Alison Redford kicked-off the…
The Failed Assault on Thomas Mulcair
Well I see that even before Thomas Mulcair rose in the Commons today, the Cons sent out one of their attack chihuahas to try to “define him.” Or in their…
4389…Ken Gray And Me Gots A Lot In Common
Ken Gray is a columnist/blogger for The Ottawa Citizen. He is also a Carleton Ravens fan and recently he pondered in The Citizen how deep the CIS champion Ravens would…
Van Dongen’s Most Interesting ‘W’.
AllMayNotBeAsItSeems WhoCaresVille The 5 W’s of John van Dongen’s floor crossing… The Who? Well, ya, he clearly took aim at the (not)Premier….But do not forget the following…. Because while I…
4388…Speaking Of Ships
The good ship Dipper is going to be arranging the deck chairs now that the Thomas Mulcair era is upon us. First to give up a spot on the deck…
A little late but the right thing to do
British Columbia Hansard, March 26, 2012 J. van Dongen: I rise and ask for the attention of the House to make a personal statement. Mr. Speaker: Proceed. J. van Dongen:…
Green on Blue Now #2 Cause of Allied Death in Afghanistan
Three more Western soldiers gunned down by their Afghan counterparts today, two Brits, one American. Attacks by our Afghan allies on Western forces now rank second only to improvised explosive…
4387…Sink The Bismarck
It is a beer and it is from Scotland’s Brewdog and Jeff O’Reilly the beer reviewer for The Metro in Ottawa says it is quite good. It better be. Available…
Ipsos Reid Poll of #AbVote – 38% PC, 38% WRP
Ipsos Reid released their first poll of Alberta since before the last election in 2008, showing a very outlier result compared to other pollsters, specifically on the position of the…
Casting genius: Jane Fonda to play Nancy Reagan in new flick
Most casting decisions these days are flat out puzzling. Take the upcoming ‘On the Road’ for example. Playing the lumberjack all-American Kerouac is a ferrit-faced Brit. The voluptuous MaryLou is…