4730…Dean Del Mastro Wishes He Was A Yank
I will tell you why. He is soon to be the former MP for Peterpatch, Ontario. He will need a job and after being an MP a cool job is…
June 2012
Federal Court Asks CRTC to Review the Status of CBC/Radio-Canada Station CBEF in Windsor
An investigation has concluded that CBC/Radio-Canada had failed to fulfil its obligations under Part VII of the Official Languages Act by not consulting the Francophone community in southwestern Ontario or…
Response to the Demise of Sec. 13 in "Maclean’s"
Earlier today, we were contacted by "Maclean's" and asked about our take on the demise of Sec. 13. We responded as follows: We think that the government was incredibly short…
Ballet Or Battle Of The Blades: CBC Has To Choose by Richard Stursberg
Former executive vice-president of CBC English services says that if the corporation is to survive recent cuts, it will need to make several tough choices, including between serving the public…
Elections Canada has some serious evidence this time: Things are looking VERY grim for Conservative Del Mastro
Oh boy, the timing could not have been better if M&M planned it. I posted a couple of days ago when the first M&M article was released, telling us that…
4729…Madonna Being Uncool
WENN reports that the pop star, who is 103 years old, flashed the crowd in Instanbul, Turkey Saturday night. No injuries were reported. WFDS
4728…John Robson Explains Why Unions Bad
In his page of praise for Wisconsin’s Tea Party governor Scott Walker, who received a resounding vote of confidence last week during the recall election the Cheesehead State had, The…
Radio Topics for June 12th
Today promises a break from the heat but it returns on Wednesday and is here to stay. We have an exciting show lined up this week as Mike and Adam…
The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #5
This is Update #5 of the Red Deer River Oil Spill… Plains Midstream Canada still continues to blog its cleanup efforts surrounding the Rangeland Pipeline System failure near Sundre, Alberta.…
The Bill That Couldn’t Happen Here
Back when I worked for the House of Commons, every time an Omnibus Bill was proposed (and the usual discussions and negotiations around splitting it were occurring) we would joke…
Quebec By-Elections Tonight
The provincial ridings of Argenteuil and La Fontaine, from which two Liberal MNAs had resigned – David Whissell and the corrupt douchebag Tony Tomassi – are having élections partielles tonight,…
For climate change skeptics
A comment by Tom Rand, the resident clean tech advisor at MaRS discovery district in Toronto. He has North America ‘s “Greenest” hostel. His life’s work is pushing the needle…
Solidarity with Quebec students
For months now, students in Quebec have been on strike and protesting daily to stop tuition increases of 75%. They have named their movement the “Printemps Erable” – the Maple…
I Spill, You Spill, We all Spill for Oil
The Canadian Press had a rather disappointing effort in presenting the true harm to the Red Deer area animal (and human) system. I know they’re short on time, so why…
Opposition Reacts To Speaker’s Ruling On Budget Bill
Opposition Reacts To Speaker’s Ruling On Budget Bill Earlier today from Nathan Cullen, NDP House Leader: (from MaCleans.ca: C-38: ‘Mr. Speaker, let us do the right thing’) Earlier today, NDP…
Liberal pollapalooza
Are you enjoying the headlines of the past few days? An Ipsos-Reid online poll of 1,000 respondents taken from June 5-7 seems to be generating a fair bit of content…
US family net worth crushed by financial crisis
The US Federal Reserve today released its triennial examination of incomes and net worth of American households in the Survey of Consumer Finances. It shows the crushing effects on net…
C-38 Speaker’s ruling reaction
Key point on Scheer’s ruling and the ongoing discussion over C-38, the government’s monstrous omnibus bill that jams unrelated and consequential bills into the budget process: “It’s something that clearly…
Ontario LIBERAL Premier Dalton McGuinty DENIES Sight Saving Medical Treatment To 3 Year Old Ontario Boy – SHAME!
“Little Liam Reid of Whitby, Ont. is slowly going blind because of a very rare genetic condition called Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome, also known as Norrie’s disease. The condition is…