My choice for NDP leader is for Thomas Mulcair
I have watched the NDP leadership campaign over the past seven months. There is an impressive list of candidates to replace Jack Layton. However, one candidate impresses me the most–Thomas…
March 2012
Inflation Central
Statistics Canada reported today that consumer prices edged up by 0.1% in February on a seasonally-adjusted basis, bringing the annual inflation rate to 2.6% and the core inflation rate to…
Siku — Polar Bear cam!
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Election Fraud in Canada?
On this Friday I’ll let Rick Mercer have the last word on the state of democracy in Canada:
Signs show Harper Conservatives’ popularity beginning to slip
I'm not completely convinced these poll numbers are right. That said, governments are not defeated by others, they defeat themselves: http://natpo.st/GRFeID "The Environics poll had the Conservatives and NDP tied…
Our Time Has Come
i am going to the NDP convention to elect the person who could well be the next Prime Minister of Canada. it feels good. We have fielded a great group…
The meaning of life
I’m working at home this week and next. I like walking to work, so I go for a walk each morning before I get started. We’re not talking a quick…
Sound Doctrine Church/WinePress Publishing – Malcolm John Fraser charged – 1st degree rape of a child
In February I blogged about Afshin Javid, a Canadian speaker/author who lost his ministerial credentials when Christians in BC publicly stepped forward to express concerns about his conduct. Javid’s book…
Fox News North Gets Sued!
Sources tell me that Ottawa human rights lawyer Richard Warman has launched a defamation suit against Sun TV. His suit pertains to an episode of Michael Coren’s The Arena on…
The Election Suppression Conundrum – All That Is Really Certain…
. ….Is That Everything Is Uncertain. OK. I have finally read SFU Economics professor Anke Kessler’s draft academic paper titled, ‘Does misinformation demobilize the electorate? Measuring the impact of alleged…
Kathy Dunderdale and the “full force” of her political impotence #nlpoli
Okay, so the search and rescue sub-centre was never anything to go to war over anyway. Still, that didn’t stop Kathy Dunderdale from pledging to do everything in her power…
Paradis’ public ‘shaming’
Christian Paradis has been a very naught boy, the Ethics Commissioner has reported, and he broke conflict of interest rules when dealing with Rahim Jaffer. Paradis’ response is that these…
ConCalls: More Evidence From Last Year
Another important piece of historical evidence in the scandal that will be rocking Canadians’ political beliefs for years to come: Conservatives admitted in December 2011 to a local Ontario paper…
The complexities of collapse
Even the mighty Thor was unable to prevent the collapse of Norse civilization in Greenland Many in the climate/sustainability world are understandably preoccupied with the notion of collapse. After all,…
Premier Photo Op is a compulsive liar
Premier Christy Clark calls for an audit of TransLink over Evergreen Line, Mike Raptis, The Province, March 22, 2012 “Premier Christy Clark is calling for an audit to TransLink to…
alberta election candidates update – march 2012.
With a provincial election expected to be called early next week, three of Alberta’s main political parties – the Progressive Conservatives, New Democrats, and Wildrose Party – have nominated full-slates…
Lewis Black & Co. – funny stuff !
The BBC News Quiz gets a US makeover with an all-American panel. With the US election this year, turmoil in the Middle East, financial insecurity all around – not to…
The NDP and the Nightmare in Harperland
I was thinking the other day, as a thick fog hid Toronto from view. That ever since I arrived in this city, it’s like a curse has been hanging over…
Does Paulie Support McKee’s Violence? We Think We Can Infer the Answer is Yes
Back on March 16, we wrote a article detailing Calgary Blood & Honour leader Kyle McKee's enthusiastic support for and promotion of violence as a means to achieve his goals.…