Pete and Dud: Aversion Therapy
I thought another sketch from these guys may be in order: Alltop is aversion therapy for boredom.
September 2012
Canadians Unhappy With Taxpayer Handouts To Richest Industry On Planet
From the inspired folks at Hamilton350 comes this video: During Open Streets in Hamilton a few inspired Conservatives asked people to complement the $1.4 billion in annual taxpayer-funded subsidies to…
Henderson has scored for Canada!
Forty years since Henderson scored the winning goal in Moscow. Forty freaking years! Yup. The whole school was in the gym watching the game on a teeny tiny black and…
The conservative who makes Conservatives very nervous
Been hearing a lot about this character from fearful-sounding Cons, lately. “Harper’s Schreiber,” one told me. Big political graves are dug with small shovels. Meet Harper’s newest tiny shovel.
Your Daily Nazi: This Is Floating Around The Quebec Education System??
A few days ago, the Tory government invited reps from the Canadian Immigration Report to testify on government immigration policy. They were swiftly uninvited when the NDP discovered, via the…
Snapshot of the U.S. campaign
Checking in on the U.S. campaign. Here is how it’s going, in a nutshell. A new Obama ad: A new Romney ad: Which one do you find more compelling? Krugman…
Kremlinology 42: Dependency and the Loan Guarantee #nlpoli
The cost of the Muskrat Falls project has escalated to the point where the provincial government can’t do it without a federal loan guarantee. Premier Kathy Dunderdale said as much…
Benny and Steve Go To New York
I didn't think it was possible for anything to be as scary and as ridiculous as the sight of Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.N. today.Looking like a maniac, warning that…
CRTC exec who spent evening in Bell box operated in ‘grey area’
An ethics expert is questioning the motives of Canada’s broadcast regulators, after it was revealed that the CRTC vice-chairman was a guest in Bell’s corporate suite at a hockey game…
Behind Closed Doors
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement continues to threaten our free speech, Internet privacy and access to content online. Speak out and join our growing campaign at StopTheTrap.net.
Are storm clouds forming in Alberta Premier Alison Redford’s sunny skies?
Alberta Premier Alison Redford, left, gives a member of her caucus his marching orders. Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The real Ms. Redford, Stephen Carter. Alberta…
Neturei Karta meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in NYC
Just came across this – what do you think? Edit: After poking around it seems this video is not properly named. The meeting likely took place with a group known…
Brief Update
Sometimes, there’s just not enough hours in the day. I attended a Trent Wotherspoon event in Saskatoon today; highlights and discussion points will be posted tomorrow. Also, I will be…
Canadian Immigration Report and the Quebec Education System: Well, THIS Is Interesting
We didn't have a great deal of time earlier today to discuss the story regarding the group Canadian Immigration Report (CIR) and their invitation, since withdrawn, to be witnesses at…
Taking Back Sudbury’s Night
This is my latest journalistic piece, originally published here. It was a night for women, together, to take public space without fear. And it was a night for women, together,…
Once In Awhile We Play A Little Jazz Around Here …
“Streets Ahead” by Chris Botti … #jazz
Climate Change Deaths Could Total 100 Million By 2030 If World Fails To Act
More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 per cent of gross domestic product by 2030 if the world fails to tackle…
The Harper government’s growing say-do gap
We Canadians are a forgiving lot, we elect governments all the time that back track and flip flop on election promises…then we elect them again. Pierre Trudeau campaigned against wage…
Edmonton-Leduc NDP 2012-09-27 23:06:00
Annual General Meetings Edmonton-Rutherford,Edmonton-Whitemud, and Edmonton-South West Provincial Constituencies and Edmonton-Leduc Federal Riding Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 7:00pm Southminster-Steinhauer United Church 10740 – 19th Avenue, Ed...