On academic freedom
Jim Balsillie has an op-ed in the Globe today in the wake of the rejection by York University of a major investment by him of about $30 million that was…
April 2012
Meanwhile In Onatario
The recently elected minority in Ontario is going to have to present a budget that is going to need at least 2 members of the opposition to vote in favor…
Why Folks Think Wildrosers Are Hard Right Kooks
Rob Harvie, a fairly decent fellow who blogs at Searching For Liberty, wonders why many non-Albertans and, according to this latest poll, at least some Albertans, look at the Wildrose…
Harper and Mulcair’s Achilles heel
Both despise the Charter, for different reasons. Harper loathes equality; Mulcair hates the idea that provinces are equal, and the Charter’s genesis. Liberals need to be all over this. If…
Prog blogs
This ain’t a blog, it’s a web site. But if I had to define it, I’d say it was indeed “progressive.” Just not a Prog Blog. Anyway, the progressive web…
Polar Bear Potpourri
Recently, the Nunavut government sponsored an aerial survey of the Hudson Bay polar population in which they concluded that: “he bear population is not in crisis as people believed,” said…
Your morning Robocon: the GOP lends a hand
In at least two Conservative-won ridings with reported election irregularities, Front Porch Strategies had US staff on the ground – possibly against Elections Canada rules barring foreign campaigning. In the…
So then what will they do? #nlpoli
Let’s make no bones about it. Even at the deepest darkest moments after the death of Meech Lake, federal-provincial relations were never as bad as they are right now between…
The Bobo Cons and the Chinese Menace
Golly. I see Peter MacKay was in the hot seat again today. Claiming he’s smart enough to keep those fancy jets from costing us an arm and a leg. And…
Just saw the english Mulcair ad
My reaction: Why is this man on my TV looking all psycho-eyed in a suit and trying to make nice with me? As an anglo Quebecker, I really don’t like…
Just saw the english Mulcair ad
My reaction: Why is this man on my TV looking all psycho-eyed in a suit and trying to make nice with me? As an anglo Quebecker, I really don't like…
Just saw the english Mulcair ad
My reaction: Why is this man on my TV looking all psycho-eyed in a suit and trying to make nice with me? As an anglo Quebecker, I really don’t like…
Explaining the F-35 fiasco: the ‘Yes Minister Defence’
Yes Minister! Senior civil servants advise Defence Minister Peter MacKay, holding the Globe and Mail at right, on the F-35 purchase: “Confidentially Minister MacKay, everything you tell me about the…
Campaignus Interruptus
So long, Rick…and thanks for all the wanks.
Four new affiliates
Please welcome to Progressive Bloggers: From Orangutan In This Corner Song of The Watermelon Warren Kinsella
This is a test
I am dictating this post, I am not typing it. This is a first.
Field of galls
Feeling a little non-verbal these days. So here, have a picture. Not a great one, but it’ll have to do.
Fern Hill is still an idiot
And she still thinks hanging out where neo-Nazis and white supremacists hang out is okay. It isn’t. Time for Fern to learn a lesson, I’d say.
Here’s a prediction: A Canadian F-35 will be shot down by a drone in 2035
One of the problems with living in a country like Canada is that certain people become the default person on certain issues. It’s a small place and the opportunity for…