The Globe & Mail: Bell’s $3.34B takeover will shortchange competition and choice
We’ve seen how Big Telecom has been putting a cap on our data, but now Bell is looking to capitalize on Canadian choice with a $3.34-billion takeover of Astral Media.…
September 2012
At What Point Would a Public-Sector Salary NOT Be Too High?
A good newspaper retains columnists that you strongly disagree with. Even when it seems like the incessant blather they produce ought to be embarrassing. That’s how democracy works. I get…
ParliamANT Hill 2012-09-04 02:12:00
Inspired by: CRUSH and this link: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=149996391700394&set=a.196325397067493.48610.100000701030243&type=3&theater
‘Crowdsourcing our confidence’? Don’t bet on 1CalgaryCentre, whoever’s behind it, having much impact
A crowd: They have wine and balloons, and they’re all dressed in white. Does this make them progressives? Have they been crowdsourced? Alberta Diary is not certain and you shouldn’t…
Toronto Sex Assault Rally: Mike Layton Calls On Men To Eliminate Violence Against Women
Addressing Monday’s rally against recent sex assaults in Toronto, city councillor, Mike Layton, calls on all men to eliminate violence against women. RELATED: To avoid sex assault, don’t dress “like…
Invisible Obama Derangement Syndrome
*Yesterday upon the stairI met a man who wasn’t thereHe wasn’t there again todayOh, how I wish he’d go away Jon Stewart thanked Clint Eastwood for making it clear to…
Québec’s election winners..Students
Everyone is chiming in with their predictions for tomorrow’s vote here in la belle…err province. At least its still a province for now. Overwhelmingly the expectation is that Pauline Marois…
PETITION: Mayor of Kelowna Must Rescind Anti-abortion Proclamation
This petition is sponsored by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada / Coalition pour le droit à l’avortement au Canada. It calls on Walter Gray, the Mayor of Kelowna, B.C.,…
Labour Day meta post
Happy Labour Day everyone. I wouldn’t be an aging radical if I didn’t point out within the first 50 words or so that May Day is in fact the real…
Could allegations of robocalls help Québec Liberals?
The Québec Liberal party is alleging that robocalls have been made in the Québec City area, as well as in Laval near Montreal. It is being reported that the calls…
Quebection Projection
Apparently I haven’t learned my lesson since predicting a Peggy Nash victory in this year’s NDP leadership race. I may not have the statistical wherewithal or ear-to-the-ground perspicacity of an…
In Tuesday’s Sun: the separatist Trojan Horse
As of Tuesday night, Canadian politics is going to change for the worse — for Conservatives, for Liberals, for independents. But the New Democratic Party won’t give a damn. As…
A DNC Speakers’ List I Would Like to See
1. Bill Gates: "Why We Should Spend More Money On Public Education"2. Warren Buffett: "Why I Should Pay More in Taxes"3. Ted Turner: "Why We Should Pull Our Weight at…
Final Projections for Quebec 2012
I’ll be trying to keep this post short, but that time is here: the final projected results, based on polling and momentum and gut-feelings, that I will present for the…
5125…Reverend Moon Dies At 92
Nice run for the messiah. Best line on this is from my Facebook and real world friend who says that Richard Andrew Kaulbars In honour of his recent passing, 300…
Which Canadian PM would win a pro wrestling “battle royale”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission There’s a bit of a meme on Facebook these days, a post that’s getting around and shared. It asks which US…
Punk rock video conveys the energy of Quebec’s Carré rouge
A Montreal punk rock band recently released “>Carré rouge, a fast-paced music video inspired by classic punk sounds, and carried by collective chants from the massive street demonstrations sparked by…
#ConAir: RCMP Grounds Plane Critical of Harper
WARNING: Strong language and feelings ahead. Canadian democracy is at risk, so you’re damned right I’m worked up: Okay, our country has taken a new turn for the worse this…
Bad news for the NDP and the rest of us, as Harper’s Conservatives pull even
It’s hard to believe, but — despite all the crimes, insults to Canadians and general incompetence — the Harper government has pulled even with the NDP in major opinion polls.…
Mitt Romney is a successful businessman
Reports are that the following product is selling like hot cakes. Merchants are having a hard time keeping them on shelves. 🙂