John Kasich For VP? Part 1
This is a part of my continuing quest to research every possible VP pick before Romney announces them. Today I will analyse John Kasich. He is the governor of Ohio.…
August 2012
John Kasich For VP? Part 1
This is a part of my continuing quest to research every possible VP pick before Romney announces them. Today I will analyse John Kasich. He is the governor of Ohio.…
Northern Gateway Pot Pourri
Two new polls shows overwhelming opposition to Northern Gateway in B.C. One of them suggests that a good portion of BCers are willing to negotiate a better deal with Alberta…
Kenney gets a letter
In the Globe today: “An open letter to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.” Dear Mr. Kenney We, the undersigned, all members of the Ontario Bar, agree with the statement of Guidy…
If Ontarians jumped off the wharf… #nlpoli
Ontarians subsidized electricity exports from their province to the tune of about $2.50 a kilowatt hour according to a recent report by the Council for Clean and Reliable Energy and…
Something hits the Alberta fan: Allaudin and his wonderful expense account revealed by CBC
Allaudin and his wonderful expense account? Departing Alberta Health Service executives may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: One of the few photos available of Allaudin Merali; CBC investigative journalist…
Independent Fundamentalist Baptists rocked by dismissal and investigation of Jack Schaap
The internet community of former Independent Fundamentalist Baptists has been buzzing none stop this week, when news that IFB rock star leader Jack Schaap of First Baptist Church Hammond had…
Retiring baby boomers…Society’s malignant tumour?
Canada’s baby boom is said to have commenced way back in 1946. I myself was born 20 years after the start of the boom, and having just celebrated my 46th…
On Earthgauge Radio tomorrow morning: the Northern Gateway pipeline (reprise!)
On Earthgauge Radio this week, we continue our ‘best of’ summer programming with a reprise of a show originally aired back in January on a topic that just keeps growing…
Senator Kenny: “The RCMP was a white man’s club for a long time”
That was part of Ottawa Senator Colin Kenny‘s take on the ongoing harassment and reputational issues bedeviling the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In an opinion piece published by the…
Not a good time to be in Syria
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/syrian-rebel-forces-execute-clan-leaders-loyal-to-assad-regime/article4457043/?service=mobile On Tuesday, over the strenuous objections of the Syrian National Council leadership, rebel forces chose to summarily execute leaders of an Aleppo clan that is notoriously loyal to the…
A Crisis of Credibility
Credibility. Credibility is what’s necessary to have the moral authority to govern or even to be believed and taken seriously what-so-ever. A person’s credibility is built (depending on what they…
From Monopoly to Monopoly
I apologize for the blog being dark for the past couple weeks; spent some time in Vancouver for the summer, but hopefully we should be back on the right track.…
Some great old shows on Youtube
I have a confession to make, I....uhm, I err...I don't have television. Man, that felt good! Now that I'm opening up here I guess I should clarify, I actually do…
‘So long, and thanks for all the orange juice!’ – Conservative Cabinet Minister Bev Oda
Today was Conservative Party cabinet minister Bev Oda’s last day as a Member of Parliament. Good riddance! Let’s sincerely hope that the door doesn’t hit her in the ass on…
The pardoner in chief
You may have heard that Harper was doling out pardons today: Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that, as a result of the coming into force of Bill C-18, the…
Pause for a Little Refeshment…
Lunch for a friend’s birthday at noon, out of town guests this afternoon. Much fun, but no time to blog. See you tomorrow!
Chick-Fil-A Rebellion!
Wow! Pictures don’t lie! From on-line reports, I’m seeing literally dozens of almost entirely old white folk supporting a restaurant that would jail homosexuals. As a Liberal, I am feeling…
Rafe Responds to Far-Right Wing Fraser Institute Fellow, Defender of Enbridge Pipeline
Dr. Grubel glosses over the most important fact in this controversy – the oil spills he speaks of as certain cannot, for all intents and purposes, be cleaned up. It…
Wood Mountain Hail
There was a bit of hail in Wood Mountain today; the ground turned white at the park. @canadogreg Friend at Wood Mountain park took this one http://t.co/dqGg1fHX— Riley Fafard (@RilesFaf)…