Who Watches the Watchmen? – Paulitical Edition
So, I’ve been struck recently but the large and growing number of transgressions against transparent, accountable, and in many cases ethical and legal governing. I’m not just referring to what’s…
May 2012
Petri Dish Politics
Project Red Dot interviews Gerard Kennedy on voter apathy.
The Catcher in the Rye
In 1950, J.D. Salinger was hired by the New York City Tourist Bureau to write a jazzy and young novel about the city that never sleeps, in hopes of increasing…
The more (choice), the merrier
I sincerely hope this is true: At least a half dozen Liberal leadership candidates could be gearing up their campaigns as soon as this summer. Liberal party president Mike Crawley…
Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Racism
Watch this video and decide for yourself. Kenny also accused Mr. Freeman of being a cop-killer and a former member of the Black Panther movement, both accusations are untrue. The…
Here’s a Hint for Liberal Leadership Candidates
IF YOU HAVEN’T PAID OFF YOUR 2006 LEADERSHIP DEBT, DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!! You’re welcome!
For My Grandchildren
From the March 2012 TED Conference in Long Beach California, NASA climate scientist Dr. James Hansen speaks about why he must speak out climate change. A powerful and moving video…
Flaherty’s international diplomacy
Remember the G20 finance ministers meeting recently where Flaherty made a splash? Canada was one of the few hold-outs in the G20 meetings last month that dissented against the International…
How to make bad decisions #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale sounded genuinely exasperated last week when she chatted at length with Open Line show host Randy Simms about Muskrat Falls. “Why,” she asked, “would a government want…
Windmills Do Not Cause Global Warming
Contrary to what you might have heard. Instead, this is what happens: …wind turbines mix up the cold and warm layers of air by dragging cold air from the ground…
Timeline of Government Dishonesty on the F-35 Jet Fighter
This is how the government officially responds to the Parliamentary Budgetary Officer’s accusation that they kept “two sets of books” on the true cost the F-35 jet fighter: Fonberg told…
Harper Government Attack On SRC Extends Well Beyond Budget Cuts
Inspiring. The budget cuts imposed by the Harper Government on the CBC – and by extension, its French counterpart SRC – have been well documented in the media. The public…
Today’s anniversary of a year of Tory rule in Ottawa: it just doesn’t get any better than this!
Contemplating the thought of three more years of Stephen Harper. Below: Mr. Harper himself. Tory times, as the old saying goes, are terrible times. So it should surprise no one…
Complaints about Internet openness still coming in strong
The CRTC’s figures for March show that, once again, complaints about ISPs’ Internet traffic management practices—deliberately slowing down online traffic, for example—are coming in strong. This despite the promise made…
Be cautious of demon inspired thinkers
For those who would be devout except it’s so difficult, Stephen Colbert updates advice from the leader of an ancient group that threatened to hijack their nation’s regulatory system to…
Gutless
Why would anyone think that a man as cowardly as Mitt Romney should be president of the United States? Also, what John Cole says — why any gay person would…
The Shadowy Shadow Cabinet
Wildrose Party experts test a new communication strategy. Danielle Smith revealed her shadow cabinet today, the people who will make up the official opposition in the Alberta Legislature. First the…
NDP MP Bruce Hyer Quits and Then Wants Back In
Okay, wouldn’t it have made sense for Hyer to discuss his concerns with Mulcair BEFORE taking an extreme action that he now obviously regrets? All of this only shows poor…
It’s been fun…
Thanks for visiting this site over the past six years, but the time has come to vacate this little corner of the internet. If there’s anything here you want to…
4570…Toronto Star Says
There will be a whole lot of peeps running for the leadership of the Liberals next spring. I kinda think that someone will come out of nowhere in a Clintonesque…