Harper’s Historic Comments Show That His Ideology Is The SAME As Mitt Romney’s
Just for the record … Stephen Harper has a history of saying negative things about working Canadians .. the ones who don’t belong to Country Clubs or have offshore bank…
September 2012
Ask Me Anything: #6 – The moon
Future Landfill asked “Did you go outside and look up at the moon when Neil Armstrong went for a walk there in ’69?” I wish I could say that yes,…
Bad News: Two Polls Give Harper Conservatives Edge Over News Democrats
As the Canadian Parliament returns for what promises to be another acrimonious session, two opinion polls show that the Harper Conservatives hold a slight lead over Thomas Mulcair’s New Democrats.…
Campaign Capers: Show us the money
The challenge to the election results in seven ridings that’s being underwritten by the Council of Canadians (COC) is back in court today for pre-trial motions. The CBC takes the…
‘Fire Tornado’ in Australia
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Camera by Bird
Here’s a nifty accidental way of getting aerial photography. A seagull steals the camera!
The Citizen’s standards
Here’s Randy Denley’s pledge to run again as an Ontario PC candidate. And here’s his employer, the Ottawa Citizen, letting him still write about provincial politics. I await Glen McGregor’s…
Kudos on Ford, CAW. Now, how about a line change?
The CAW negotiating team, as seen on CTV’s web site. All guys, all white. If Harper, McGuinty or any other level of government showed up with a senior team as…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 18, 2012: Ottawa woman wins wrongful dismissal case against US embassy – Ottawa Citizen Former Justice…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Ottawa Citizen asks whether Stephen Harper’s Conservatives think Canadians are stupid enough to fall for their asinine carbon tax spin. Aaron…
The Rahm and Rob Show
Toronto’s “mayor” is in Chicago today to drum up “business.” Many media are with him to document any pratfalls; Mike Harris and Ernie Eves are there to observe the proceedings,…
Here is the Harper Hates Us…
…banner being flown over southeast Ottawa yesterday! It went by the school playground where I was picking up my kids. I, of course, seized upon the occasion to give a…
Art in the age of political absurdity
“The strength of our American-ness lies in our ability to question, to look frankly at the nation’s past and present, and to ask if we are living up to our…
5165…Jesse Ventura On Foreign Policy
I like this guy a lot. The former governor of Minnesota opines on U.S. foreign policy via Rachel Decoste and Facebook. : «We do not have to be an empire…
More Hypocrisy
Stephen Harper likes to claim that his party is a party of principle. But, of course, that’s all jiggery-pockery. Whether it’s huffing and puffing about China’s human rights record then…
Babies and Birthdays Today…
So no real post, at least until evening. It’s Lee’s birthday and I get to help out with Thomas today!!!
Conflict: What’s Really At Stake And How To Move From No To Yes
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust. On this talk, author William Ury, co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation and Senior Fellow of the Harvard Negotiation Project, discusses resolving human conflict…