Jack Layton vs. Stephen Harper
I’ve just spent about the last 45 minutes watching the tribute to Jack Layton at the NDP leadership convention. The heartfelt praise about Jack’s humanity, his real love of and…
March 2012
Friday night
Delbert McClinton’s going to start things off with some help from Bekka Bramlett on She’s Livin’ It Up (And I’m Tryin’ To Live It Down). If you’re wondering… yes, Bekka…
Fantastic Response
We understand that there are people of good will who believe the best response to groups like Blood & Honour, Volksfront, the defunct Aryan Guard, and other hate groups is…
Cullen won #ndpldr showcase showdown, but it’s likely meaningless
With the candidate showcase showdown in the books and just over an hour until the Jack Layton tribute, I have time to switch from tweeting quick sarcastic comments to blog…
NDP Convention – Day 1
Don’t know how coherent or value added this will be after a day of tweeting, thought I’d try to get a few things down here. First of all, impressions on…
Mulcair’s Magic Number?
One number everyone will be watching, Mulcair’s first ballot percentage. Some talk about a Mulcair first ballot win here at the NDP convention, but I think that would be a…
The Week in Sum: Conservatives had Monopoly on Racknine Services, Fed False Data to Press on Robocalls
Well, well. The plot thickens. I suppose I’ll start by asking why the new story has been leaked on a Friday afternoon, as the NDP convention gets underway. From what…
We learn the defence in the Tori Stafford murder
As a defence goes it's probably as good as it gets; it deals with the facts that cannot be denied and it could be true. McClintic is such an incredible…
4375…Ottawa#1AgainButNoPressRelFromWatson
It was the cubicle talk all over your capital today. According to Ashley Madison, and reported widely in the better fishwraps in town , Ashely Madison being the website for…
Need to raise taxes or cut services? Hit boomers…
I was born in 1966, and by some warped definition I am somehow included in the post-war baby boom. The baby boom is said to be the result of servicemen…
ConCalls: More Details about Poutine
The Globe and Mail has some interesting bites about Poutine’s interaction with RackNine. Apparently another message impersonating the Liberals was recorded, but not used. Other calls across the country where…
you Don’t Say… March 23, 2012
I’m not saying that Mayor Ford needs a pacifier, but he sure is acting like a crybaby about this whole LRT vs. Subway thing. First, he threw together some 11th-hour…
So you know the problems but are looking for solutions?
One of the criticisms I get most often are that I’m good at pointing out or even predicting the problems of the day but so-called solutions are few and far…
CRTC dives back into digital content battle by Jamie Sturgeon
Broadcast regulators held expedited hearings to resolve a spat between BCE Inc. and a group of television providers, including Telus Corp., regarding new agreements on the distribution of Bell Media’s…
A Video Rebuke of Rob Ford
Thanks to sol chom for posting this. I couldn’t resist passing it on: Recommend this Post
today so far
the first day has been good. this has to be the first time a convention in Canada has been run with new media. the different campaigns have put together good…
Film Tax Credit Cut Raises Alarm Bells in Saskatchewan by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says local players show signs of panic after Saskatchewan says it will no longer accept applications for a refundable 45% film tax credit, based on labor costs, from April…
#FF – Follow Friday – Nice Weather Edition
So, the theme of this weeks Follow Friday, is the weather. As some of you Toronto dwellers might know, we have been having the nicest weather all week here in…
NDP Convention Photos Streaming at ProgressiveBloggers.ca (#ndpldr)
Photos I’ve taken are now streaming at ProgressiveBloggers.ca and here on this site. Go check them out!
Look to Canada for Proof that Neither Presidents Nor Pro-Drilling Policies Control Gas Prices
Gas nozzle-cide.jpg Another Spring, another round of totally uninformed and illogical arguments about gas prices. You could be forgiven if you’re feeling some deja vu. As conservatives and Congressional Republicans…