Steve Harper’s Taxpayer-Funded Enemies List
Last evening I wrote of a state security operation on behalf of the Tar Sanders that has been launched by Stephen Harper. It is a supposed counter-terrorism organization staffed by…
June 2012
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – Michael Harris neatly sums up the Harper Cons’ legacy: In many ways, the Harper legacy will come down to this: how much can…
PEI Liberals – #Ghizonomics
So, I mentioned this in a previous post, that I attended a rally for Plan B and Dialysis last week, and made the sign you see in the previous post.…
Labour Market Stalls
Canada’s job market stalled in May. Employment edged up by 7,700, almost all of it part-time. In fact, the number of employees paid by Canadian employers fell by 15,600. Total…
BREAKING: True Stupid Blogger© report! Must credit wk.com!
TORONTO – “So I was turning off Avenue onto Cumberland to park, and a guy stepped right out in front of my car! It was Bob Rae, alone. Swear to…
Don’t do it, Bob
A minor kerfuffle erupted in the political twittersphere yesterday evening following aCBC Power and Politics report claiming sources had told it the Liberal Party of Canada’s national executive had decided…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, June 08, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, June 08, 2012: NY court: HIV-infected man’s saliva not a weapon Lawyers dismiss UN criticism of Canada…
Poll Reporting #nlpoli
David Cochrane's report on the latest CRA poll is the tidiest one you will find. He puts the whole thing in a context that anyone can understand even if some…
The Matador Of the North
Michael Harris wrote this week that Stephen Harper is the Matador of the Great White North, treating the opposition — all opposition — like a benighted bull: You know the…
Another Post Praising The Star
Most days, there is no dearth of topics upon which I could comment, but because I don’t spend the entire day at the computer, I try to be selective. And…
Scenes From A Leadership Race
Okay Liberals, start your engines, only this time don’t let a turf war over Bob Rae or anyone else overshadow what we need to do in choosing a new leader.…
Statesman at work
Well this seems to have gone well, what with the takeaway platitudes of agreement between Hollande and Harper about the need for growth and for there to be stability in…
Yikes! Twice in one week!
“Ottawa insists the IMF exists to help the world’s developing countries, not Europe, and Canada takes the position that it is standing up for non-G20 countries that are uncomfortable with…
#EpicFail At Shell’s Arctic Launch Celebration
Via Occupy Seattle, a close-up glimpse at the folks our governments are trusting to keep our Arctic pristine and untouched. They can’t even run a launch party without a spill:…
Follow Friday – Old Toronto Beer Tour – #FF
Mmmmm…frothy Beer! So, last weekend our esteemed Movie Monday videographer and I got to do something super awesome: we went on the “Old Toronto Beer Tour“. Now, I should start…
Brief thoughts on Bob Rae running or not running
There was a bit of a dustup online (amongst Liberals anyhow) over this story CBC broke yesterday: Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae will be permitted to run in his party’s…
Rasmussen and the Shaman
“We do not believe, we fear” http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674taissumani_nov._11/ As a folklorist, Rasmussen was particularly interested in the rules and taboos which regulated almost every significant aspect of Iglulik Inuit life. Shaman…
Business as usual
So, he’s broken his promise about not running, and they’ve broken their own rules about him running. Business as usual, in other words. And they wonder why they’re in the…