Beekeeping
Another clip, this featuring John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson: Is it me, or do a inordinate number of John Cleese sketches end with him killing everyone? Alltop would like to…
April 2012
happy opening day
Red Sox! Baseball! Today! The beginning of a new baseball season is a harbinger of spring, bringing hope, renewal, and… the end of school! In a few days, I’ll be…
Economics 101
My economics professor told the following joke in class, so you know some of them have a sense of humor and understand theirs is a dismal science: A physicist, a…
Resign! Or not…
I got rather frustrated yesterday by series of articles reporting on Liberal leader Bob Rae's demand that Stephen Harper resign over the F-35 issue. My frustration wasn't specifically aimed at…
Resign! Or not…
I got rather frustrated yesterday by series of articles reporting on Liberal leader Bob Rae’s demand that Stephen Harper resign over the F-35 issue. My frustration wasn’t specifically aimed at…
Resign! Or not…
I got rather frustrated yesterday by series of articles reporting on Liberal leader Bob Rae's demand that Stephen Harper resign over the F-35 issue. My frustration wasn't specifically aimed at…
Resign! Or not…
I got rather frustrated yesterday by series of articles reporting on Liberal leader Bob Rae’s demand that Stephen Harper resign over the F-35 issue. My frustration wasn’t specifically aimed at…
A wistful we-told-you-so on the F-35 debacle
A lot of ink and writing has been spilled elsewhere over this scandal – one where the Conservative government of Canada and its Cabinet Ministers, and it’s Prime Minister has…
Lies and deceit…
…. have become the signature of the current Conservative government. And this is a sad thing to say. Brian Stewart penned a good piece today on how the current government…
Your Daily Nazi: When You Shine A Bright Light You Are Bound To Attract A Few Flies
…or something.WildRose candidate forBarrhead-Westlock-Morinville Link Byfield shaking hands with White Supremacist Paul Fromm back in 1999. Something, I think, that Mr. Byfield should be called upon to explain. h/t
Thomas Mulcair “On Continue” ad
The NDP and Thomas Mulcair are off and running with the biggest non-election period campaign spending on advertising ever. They have released a French ad, with the English ad to…
Make It Five
In a surprise move, Whistler council introduced and passed a motion officially declaring its opposition to the Northern Gateway oil pipeline project on Tuesday (April 3). Note their reasoning: “Any…
Time to end the despicable abuse #nlpoli
Through her shouting and bawling it is hard to know if Yvonne Jones does not know what she is talking about or does not care. Either way, the result is…
Canada’s place in the world
As we make cuts to CIDA, Foreign Affairs, disband Rights & Democracy, eliminate Elections Canada’s ability to help with elections abroad, and compound our loss of a seat on the…
"Vote for us, even if we’re crap…"
Until recently, Paul Willcocks of the blog Paying Attention was one of the truly fine journalists working at Postmedia newspapers. Unlike most in the blogoshere, Paul retains loyalty to former…
Turnaround Is Fair Play, Bob Rae Gets It
As a longtime yet decidely “former” Liberal supporter I was delighted to see interim leader Bob Rae take it to NDP leader Tom Mulcair. Good on him and good for…
Albertans deserve a straight answer: Where does Danielle Smith stand on ‘conscience rights’?
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith. (Photo by Dave Cournoyer.) Where does Danielle Smith stand on ‘conscience rights’? With Ms. Smith’s Wildrose Party quite possibly in a position to win a majority…
4439…Pretty Girls Don’t Have To Tell Me They Are
Pretty. Capeche Samantha Brick? WFDS
3 Polls Affirm NDP Tied With Conservatives
The other day I wrote about 2 polls that showed the NDP tied with Conservatives for support. A third poll with more recent data affirms this trend. Harris-Decima has released…
Using BHAG’s to Change Organziations: A Management, Open Data & Government Mashup
I’m a big believer in the ancillary benefits of a single big goal. Set a goal that has one clear objective, but as a result a bunch of other things…