For those sick of blog posts on Alberta politics…
Bev Oda paid $16 for a glass of orange juice. In fairness, it was a really good glass of orange juice.
April 2012
Erratic weather in New Brunswick
This morning my deck looked like the above picture. We had a very unusual weather this winter. It was a very mild winter. Temperature hit 27c for a few days…
Use the Porche.
This isn’t the hotel you’re looking for. Oda is ^NOT a good Canadian politician. She’s decidedly on the dark side of politics, accused for years of extravagant spending, and contempt…
Are They Working for You? No? Well They’re Working for Somebody.
There’s a thought-provoking article by New York philosophy prof Simon Critchley in the latest AdBusters that goes to a theme that appears periodically on this blog – no one is…
Mother’s Day Wish: Peace
Mother’s Day is all about Peace. Find out what you can do to make your mother proud.
Wild-eyed (not Wildrose) prediction: Redford remains Premier
Wildrose has been dropping sharply since the bozone layer eruptions began. The PCs now own Edmonton, and the huge Wildrose lead in Calgary has vanished. Rural Alberta is rural Alberta:…
Error alone does not lead to appeal
R. v. Bourdon, 2012 ONCA 256 is a good example of when an error does not ground an appeal. One can get the right answer for the wrong reason: "I recognize that the…
Feral
I hadn’t expected to get into a fight with Silent Winged Coyote. It just kind of happened that way. He was upset with me, though, because I kept beating him…
Election Predictions and Ridings to Watch
Today is election day in Alberta and quite a day it will be. I am guaranteed to be glued to my television screen and interweb module well into the wee…
Election Predictions and Ridings to Watch
Today is election day in Alberta and quite a day it will be. I am guaranteed to be glued to my television screen and interweb module well into the wee…
A Short But Not So Sweet Letter
Here is a copy of the letter that I just fired off to my Conservative Member of Parliament, David Sweet: Dear Mr. Sweet, Although I am sure you are only…
Why Does Canada Need a Hyper-Expensive Light Bomber?
As the F-35 fighter-bomber debate returns to the House of Commons today the opposition parties, forever chasing the shiny thing, will be all over the government about costs and who…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal's been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal’s been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal's been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal’s been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
George Zimmerman free on bail
George Zimmerman, left, walks out of the intake building at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with an unidentified man on April 22 in Sanford, Fla. (Brian Blanco/Associated Press) It…
Bev Oda is ^NOT a Spendthrift, and Should ^NOT Be Fired
It’s a common question these days: what exactly does it take to get fired from Stephen Harper’s cabinet? Before he was more secure in his position, it was Bernier getting…
McGuinty Budget Would Cut Over 100,000 Jobs
Last week, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union released an interesting report by the Centre for Spatial Economics on the economic impact of proposed provincial budget cuts. It provides a…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Yes, the individual examples are worrisome enough. But the real takeaway from Sarah Schmidt’s report on the CFIA’s testing of food products for…