Gone forever, Lonesome George dies
Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, died on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park said. George was believed to be around…
June 2012
Gone forever, Lonesome George dies
Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, died on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park said. George was believed to be around…
Gone forever, Lonesome George dies
Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, died on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park said. George was believed to be around…
New Con attack ad on Angry Tom
It ain’t bad, either: But the best thing about the ad? The best thing is what one genius political pundit had to say, just last week, when he explained why…
When I’ll Vote Liberal
Who should lead the Liberal Party? Who cares? To me, and I suspect a great many other Canadians, the Liberal Party is and will remain irrelevant until it speaks to…
CPoC Attack Ad Is Pretty Generic
For what its worth, because I’ve given up trying to figure out whether my personal take on these things matches that of Joe 6-Pack, but other than for the specific…
Bad Schadenfreude, Bad!
When writing about environmental calamity descending on the United States one must resist the urge to resort to “they had it coming.” Yes, America has been a huge and to…
Justin Trudeau: Just how sticky is Quebec support for Thomas Mulcair’s NDP?
The answer? Not very sticky. The straw in the wind of the huge problem facing Mulcair and his NDP MPs in Quebec comes from the June 15 Forum poll, which…
ConCalls: Timeline and Timeliness
CBC offers a timeline of Del Mastro’s apparent overspending on his campaign. I think the Prime Minister may regret defending Del Mastro. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in the House of…
Government and Human Wretchedness
What is government if not a living reminder of our human wretchedness, of the fall made secular, of the post-lapsarian world and the prison house of procedure and law that…
On Christopher Hitchens
When asked, several years back, what he thought of fellow leftish dissident Noam Chomsky, Christopher Hitchens made the point that while he respected much of Chomsky’s work, Chomsky was overvaluing…
Enbridge’s Slick New Ad Campaign Flounders
I spent last week taking an intensive course in citizen advocacy at the Canadian School of Peacebuilding in Winnipeg. It was a great week – I learned a lot and…
On importance
There’s been plenty of debate about the protest which caused Joe Oliver to move a funding announcement. But I’d think there’s a more fundamental question we should ask about the…
Bob Paulson, Emperor Steve’s New Minion
Top cop concerned with Mounties airing problems in public RCMP Commissioner says bill will help end ‘outrageous’ behaviour “1984, knocking at your door…” What is it about the CRAPs that…
Insider tradeoffs
Postmedia and CTV have both reported on how this weekend’s #skndp12 convention may shape the Saskatchewan NDP’s 2013 leadership race. But it’s worth noting how the major split among prospective…
BC Hydro’s $30 Billion Blind Gamble
Sandra Hoffman, Ph.D, and economist Erik Andersen expose BC Hydro’s planned $30 Billion spending binge on new capital, without the market-based evidence to support it. “BC Hydro has a well-documented…
4781…One More Round Of Fireworks
It all goes so fast, eh? Victoria Day, St. Jean Baptiste and in less than a week Canada Day. Boom, boom et boom.WFDS
The Problem With Cheerleaders
Yesterday, Tim Harper speculated about who would stay in and who would be tossedout of Stephen Harper’s cabinet. To qualify for Harper’s cabinet, you have to be a cheerleader. But…
Liberals should reconsider supporter opt-in process
While I didn’t support the creation of the Liberal “supporter”category that allows anyone that’s not a member of another party to vote for the party’s next leader without buying a…
Vatican Makes Deal With The Devil
I can’t think that this arrangement passes the sulfur smell test. Recommend this Post