Why become like Tony Blair when we can stay social democrats?
I’m getting really disturbed by the vision of now already dozens of political journalists, advisers and “pundits” claiming that the only way for Canada’s New Democrats to move forward is…
March 2012
I got my ballot, I got my Orange Crush.
Peggy Nash, here’s lookin’ at you.
Spring Will Not Be A Little Late This Year, and Hasn’t Been For Some Time
Snow drops again! They’re out in front, which is in contrast to the date the ones in the photo appeared. The pix was taken April 22, 2008, and the snow…
The Scourge of Rogue Elements
Following Canadian Tire’s conviction for gasoline price-fixing in Kingston and Brockville, a spokesperson for the company, Liz Hamilton, had this to say: “… the company’s participation in the price-fixing ring…
TD Greening from Inside Out
While some ‘green’ businesses do little more than changing light bulbs and focus on greening their reputations, TD Bank take a long term view and green themselves slowly and steadily…
Oh, Canada…..Who Stands On Guard For Thee?
AllTheAnalysisThatWeNeed NotQuiteMainstreamVille The following are three things you should read, today, about the potential impact of a pan-Canadian voter suppression… First – Alison to get the gist of the thing.…
Central Park: NAMING RIGHTS
By Sandra Thomas, Vancouver Courier March 21, 2012 A former park board commissioner says a proposal to change the way parks and public spaces are named by the Vision Vancouver-dominated…
Create your own attack ad on Harper
In this day and age media and communication tools are available to almost anyone who wants them. I am suggesting that there are many Canadians out there who can create…
Dear David Johnston, Governor General of Canada,
Would you please appoint a Royal Commission to investigate Canada’s ever widening election fraud scandal? Rick Mercer and millions of other Canadians would be very pleased if you did.
Israel Risks Plunging Middle East Into Regional War
This must be music to the ears of those who dream of Armageddon and impatiently await The Rapture. The Americans recently ran a war game simulation of what would follow…
Conflict
When faced with the decision “Do I delete this comment because it’s meaningless”? I always choose not to do so. The only comments I ever delete are ones I don’t…
Obnoxious British accents – Americans Can’t Get Enough
Why is it that Americans have become so drawn, in this twilight of their empire, towards cockneyesque abrasive annoying British accents? One hears it more and more, every day. Time…
Erosion of New Brunswick’s Autism Gains: We Can’t Just Stand By and Let It Happen!
New Brunswick made substantial progress in providing services to autistic pre-schoolers and students over the previous 10 years. Those gains are now being eroded. Eroded may be to gentle a…
Andrew Scheer knee deep in Robopalooza shit storm
“Gosh Mr. Harper, thank you for this. You won’t regret it” Anybody watching the whole Robogate show knows there’s something rotten in the land of Guelph, the Conservative party and…
Catholic Priests Castrated Dutch Kids
Is there a week that goes by without another sordid revelation or scandal involving the Roman Catholic church? And these assholes see fit to lecture the rest of the world…
Pro-Conservative Election Contractor Defends Vote Suppression
Well, sort of. Stephen Skyvington says he only supports vote suppression when it’s done legally (because as we all know, if it’s not illegal, it’s not wrong). And in the…
If you aren’t angry, you aren’t paying attention
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Pollsters See "Co-operation" Merits
There seems to be two parallel conversations occurring, one involving steadfast partisans, the other detached observers with expertise in gauging political realities. Whenever the idea of co-operation, merger, arrangements are…
Aspirin May Ward Off Cancer. You’re Welcome
Three studies published in Britain’s most authoritative medical journal, The Lancet, suggest that low doses of aspirin taken daily may prevent, perhaps even treat cancer. Prof Peter Rothwell, from Oxford…
Nathan Cullen would get my vote
There are so many factors that NDP members have to look at when choosing who to vote for in their leadership race that I don’t envy them (I am not…