A volte-face in Quebec?
…I wish it was true, but I fear it is not. Their record speaks for itself.
August 2012
In sheep’s clothing
Bob Mackin has an interesting piece in The Tyee about a newspaper tycoon and BC Liberal abettor. David Black’s bluster was about about oil refining but the part of Mackin’s…
Stephen Harper and the Cannibal Country
OMG. The horror, the horror. Is that Hannibal or Harper? I was hoping that Great Ugly Leader's Tour of the North would be a total bust eh? But who knew…
A little update on the homefront
Ten days ago, comment writer Lew related his renovation experience, saying, “I was seriously considering a special alteration to the original plans that would effectively conceal the body of a…
Twisting the Facts on the Environment
Courtesy of sumofus.org Case #1: BC Premier Christy Clark has a job creation plan. One component of said plan involves three liquefied natural gas plants in the northern part of…
I’m not Sure We Need "by your leave" to Actually Leave
What if British Columbians decided we’d rather be independent than Alberta’s and Ottawa’s sodomites? What if we actually told the “ROC” rest of Canada to fuck off with their pipelines…
Adios, Bob
I’ve waited but it’s time to say farewell to the legendary bassist, Bob Babbitt. He was an enormously talented musician but a far bigger man.
Dear Jack
Dear Jack, It’s 2012. Do you know where your children are? They’re wondering why our Prime Minister would cut the funding for the science he claims will determine the future…
Charest vs Legault: Who Won the Political Thunderdome?
We don’t need another hero… “Two men enter; one man leaves!” So says Aunty Entity in the post-apocalyptic Mad Max sequel which, it bears mentioning, features better roads than those…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Chairfelines.
We get letters: this week’s winner!
From glambert2001@yahoo.ca! I just read your nonsence in a Winnipeg paper in Canada.That black bastard you idiots voted for 2008 . Four years that black basterd fucked up your country.California…
Legault contre Charest – face à face – A game changer
This was Charest’s Waterloo as I see it, win the debate and the world is your’s, lose and…well, perhaps the end of a brilliant political career. I won’t beat the…
The Permanent Echo Chamber of Horrors #nlpoli
To borrow a phrase from Quebec Premier Jean Charest the other day, Twitter is a conversation between apparatchiks and journalists. That’s pretty much it, although in Newfoundland and Labrador as…
5068…These Are The End Days Fer Sure
It is over.The planet will soon implode/explode/something/something.People Magazine’s online arm is running the story that Chad Kroeger of the hated Canadian band Nickleback put a 14 carat diamond on Avril…
Conservative MP Ryan Leef Calls Harper “Prime Minister of Cannibal” (VIDEO)
Oooops! The Dear Leader makes his Conservative lieutenants wet their pants, doesn’t he? Last night, Yukon Tory MP Ryan Leef was so overjoyed by Harper’s visit that he invited those…
Stephen And Laureen Harper Tear Up Delicate Yukon Ecosystem On ATV
“Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen rode a couple of ATVs through a delicate ecosystem in Yukon Tuesday, an activity that most people in the territory say must…
From The Broadview Blog: Turquoise #10 Envelopes Aren’t a Hot Item
I don’t have any burning topics I am waiting to write about today, so instead I thought I would post a link to a blog entry I wrote for Broadview…
CAW Video Contest Finalist: Local 444 & PlAnt a row, Grow a row
Inspired by this video:http://www.caw2012.ca/caw-video-contest-finalist-local-444-plant-a-row-grow-a-row/
There are at least a few, if not many, important people with whom I need to have my own conversation about…
…this! It’s certainly not too early to think about Mental Illness Awareness Week When I read the Ottawa Citizen article (linked above) I immediately thought, “Mom will have read that…