Saturday At The Movies
This gets my standing ovation: the most honest 3 1/2 minutes of television.
August 2012
Keystone XL Pipeline To Take Center Stage At Republican National Convention
money-pipeline.jpg Over the next few days, Republican lawmakers, Party officials, delegates, and supporters will gather in Tampa, Florida for the Republican National Convention. During their weeklong convention, we can expect…
Your Idea Intrigues Me, I May Have to Steal It From You…
I want you all to think back to 2011, I know, it was a dark and scary place for some of us…And well, for others, it’s remains dark and scary.…
Stephen Harper and the Con Army
I see that Stephen Harper's Great Con Clown Tour of the Arctic, has ended with another phony photo-op. Prime Minister Stephen Harper took in a military training operation in Hudson…
A BBQ That Rob Ford Won’t Enjoy
Mayor Rob Ford to face public Clayton Ruby cross-examination in conflict case “Mayor Rob Ford has been forced to testify in open court, and face cross-examination from prominent lawyer Clayton…
In Sunday’s Sun: in Jack’s name
Jack Layton was a great fellow. He was kindly, he was successful, he had a keen mind. He was much loved by his supporters and much admired by his political…
Harper tries to make rules for knife fights
When I read this story, I just felt an overwhelming sadness for my country: Ottawa allows RCMP, border agency to use torture-tainted information .The Harper Conservatives think they have figured…
Radicals for our coast: New Democrat MPs and community reps (VIDEO)
A must-watch video on the ongoing fight against Enbridge’s cursed pipeline. The following New Democrat MPs visit Terrace, Kitimat and Kitamaat, British Columbia, and discuss the energy giant’s proposed Northern…
Musical interlude
Arcade Fire – City With No Children
Corporate surplus, human debt; Conservatives mismanage the economy.
Source and excellent post here.Our government is lowering corporate taxes, despite the expected, and ever-rising, corporate surplus. Our government is also raising payroll taxes, which is EI and CPP premiums…
Corporate surplus, human debt; Conservatives mismanage the economy.
Source and excellent post here. Our government is lowering corporate taxes, despite the expected, and ever-rising, corporate surplus. Our government is also raising payroll taxes, which is EI and CPP…
Death of money
Carney put his tootsies into the piranha pool the other day and the corporate fishies are now attempting to take off his leg. In this instance he is totally correct.…
Canada Politics News Roundup For Friday, August 24, 2012
The revelation that the Harper Government has authorized the use of information gleaned through torture is the highlight of our summary today.
Friday night
Anything could happen, indeed. On an Ellie Goulding kick this week. Great voice, super talented. Have a great night!
Why this voter is going with Québec’s Liberals and Jean Charest
This will be my first time voting in a Québec election, and as everyone who reads this blog knows, (all four of you) I take my democratic franchise very seriously.…
Friday night
Lonnie Johnson is another innovative blues and jazz musician who originally hailed from New Orleans. A lot of them seemed to end up in Texas but Johnson actually ended up…
On the lighter side
Operation Nanook is in full swing in the north and there are, of course, plenty of photos being shared by the PM’s spokesperson for we citizens to observe. The PM…
KFC
sux. I’ll elaborate later. (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Pour en finir avec la dette…
The previous post reflects a general mood about the Québec election and its perennial debates, constitutional and otherwise. Nonetheless, for all the talk about Québec’s specificity, many economic discussions bear…
If they don’t stop it, we’ll go blind #nlpoli
You have to wonder sometimes how far Tory politicians will go to issue a good news comment of some kind during the time when the government pollster is in the…