Friday miscellany…
What the hell is with McGuinty and all of this nanny state nonsense? Banning teens from tanning beds? Really? Isn’t this the job of a parent? This move is totally…
September 2012
Criminal Hate Speech Complaint To Be Filed Against Ezra, Sun News?
When Deboaned noted in my comments section that police were “taking an interest” in Levant’s anti-Roma screed, I didn’t think much of it. But now I am informed by usually…
Osborne quits Tory caucus #nlpoli
Tom Osborne is part of the old townie Tory establishment in Newfoundland and Labrador. He quit Kathy Dunderdale’s party on Thursday to sit as an independent member of the House…
Aimee Semple McPherson goes to Broadway
Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson is opening on Broadway in October. With book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford and music by David Pomeranz and David…
Netanyahu, Harper, and the War on Obama
The other night I accused Stephen Harper of timing his decision to sever ties with Iran in order to ratchet up tensions, just before Benjamin Netanyahu went ballistic. Why is…
End of an Era: ex-Premier Peter Lougheed Dies
Peter Lougheed (1928-2012) died on September 13th. After decades of service to the public, heart problems and, coupled with pneumonia, he died at the Peter Lougheed hospital. His family has…
Some musings on the death of Peter Lougheed, founder of Alberta’s Tory dynasty
Peter Lougheed on the campaign trail in 1971. (Glenbow Archives Photo) TORONTO Peter Lougheed was the last Alberta Conservative leader worthy of the title. By that I mean the premier…
Farewell Peter Lougheed
Profound condolences to the family of Peter Lougheed and to the people of Alberta who have lost the man who served them so well as their finest premier. Mr. Lougheed…
r.i.p. peter lougheed (1928-2012).
TweetFormer Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed passed away today. Mr. Lougheed became leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party in 1965 and was first elected as Premier in the 1971 election, defeating…
Lougheed Struggled To Improve Resource Royalty Share For Albertans … Saskatchewan Needs Its Premier Wall To Do The Same
There will be numerous tributes to former Alberta Premier Lougheed on his passing. He loved Alberta. No one can doubt that. His mark in Alberta history is well noted and…
Thank-you, Peter.
Edgar Peter Lougheed – husband, father, Premier, statesman, Calgarian, Albertan and proud Canadian, has died at age 84. Few people living today were so responsible for crafting the world in…
Stephen Harper is Focused – Like a Laser! – to Fund the Afghan Elite’s Dubai Real Estate Purchases
What? No Gazebos?! Stephen Harper is dedicated and determined to lead on Afghanistan’s security. Or at the very least, he’s dedicated and determined to see that Afghanistan’s corrupt leadership can…
Lougheed
Very sorry to hear of his passing. A great Canadian.
Lougheed
Was always a Canadian first. I didn’t always agree with him, but there was no denying that. (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Temagami, here we come
The canoe is on the car roof. The car is packed full of stuff. Tomorrow at 5am it’s up and out of here for four days. This year Martin and…
Note To Toronto Media And City: Walk Your Dog In Front Of Mosque Day Still Appears To Be On
Judging by its Facebook events page, it has, unfortunately, not died under the weight of its own stupidity. Picking a local mosque at random as to execute a stunt designed…
Looking Back At The Wall Street Journal’s Coal Op-Ads
Cross-posted from Media Matters with permission, view original here. A Media Matters analysis reveals that The Wall Street Journal‘s editorials on acid rain mirrored misleading talking points featured in coal…
What’s Different About Ontario? Thinking About Specificity in Student Organizing
Last Friday, the Toronto Star published a piece by columnist Carol Goar that combined useful (if depressing) information about postsecondary education in Ontario and important questions about “the quiet death…
The Folly of Balanced Budget Laws in BC
The news is out. Due to declining natural gas prices, the BC Liberal government is projecting a budget deficit of $1.14 billion this year — $173 million more than expected.…