What would Martin Luther say?
I was surprised to discover recently that governments in Europe collect taxes for churches and other religions. In Germany, for example, taxpayers pay between 8 and 9 per cent of…
September 2012
The Natural Gas Lobbyist Rush is on in British Columbia
According to lobbyist registry data, there are currently 57 lobbyists representing the natural gas industry to elected officials and government agencies in the province of British Columbia . This is…
Was Mitch Romney Another Rightwing Chickenhawk?
Dave Letterman refers to him as “Mitch” Romney. I like it. Think it should stick. Jim Webb, a highly-decorated Vietnam Marine combat officer, has raised the notion that Mitch must…
Obama’s "Double Tap" War Crimes
Barack Obama is very probably a war criminal. As Commander in Chief of a military behemoth that kills without regard to international law, Obama should be on trial if that…
Wotherspoon Campaign Update
As mentioned in my previous post, today will be a look at what I gleaned from attending a Trent Wotherspoon event here in Saskatoon the other day. For the most…
Truth and Competency Still Escape Clark Govt on Enbridge File
The joke used to be, “How can you tell when a lawyer isn’t t telling the truth? The answer is when you see his lips move”. Now substitute politician and…
The Fossil 47 Percent: Freeloading Energy Companies That Pay No Income Taxes
Mitt Romney has nothing but disdain for fossil fuel companies. At least those freeloaders that are “dependent on government” and “pay no income taxes.” This is true if you believe…
I Should Have Thought Of That When I Was 27
From the U.K Daily Mail: It might have helped end a particularly miserable stretch of my life a few years early. But I would have used any monies raised to…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the U.N.
Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel gave a “great” speech at the United Nations. He is not alone, for such oratory he has competition. See the following video. When his own foreign…
Ontario NDP virtually tied with PCs
A new Forum Research Ontario tracking poll is out. The results show the NDP and PCs in a virtual tie, with the Liberal support continuing to plummet. Horwath’s and Hudak’s…
Link Boycott of Pro-Plagiarism Journalists (Other Bloggers Welcome to Join In)
In response to a recent, simultaneously patronizing and paranoid column in the National Post which claims that criticizing journalists for plagiarism is akin to subjecting them to Cultural Revolution-style oppression,…
Rona, are You Paying Attention?
Democracy 101..When a person of either gender is elected to office, and then appointed to a Ministry, (s)he is obligated to vote based, not on personal belief, but on the…
Statesmanship and decay of the State. . .
The so-called Appeal of Conscience Foundation has ruined any small shred of credibility that it had (not that it ever had much) by giving a statesman award to a man…
The ‘Course’ in MOOC
A discussion taking place on the OER-Forum Discussion List. Posts by other people in italics. Abel Caine wrote, “I have to intervene with the developing country perspective. Millions of smart,…
Stephen Harper trumpeted his lust for Brit colonialism in 2006 speech
At the heart of our relationship is the golden circle of the Crown which links us all together with the majestic past that takes us back to the Tudors, the…
Israel & Iran: 260 kilograms and Boom! War starts
Some more clarity on the numbers behind Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Red Line in the sand. 260 more kilograms? The trigger for an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites seems to…
Stephen Harper jubilait son admiration pour la colonisation britannique dans un discours de 2006
Au cœur de notre relation se trouve le cercle de la Couronne, qui nous relie tous avec son passé majestueux qui nous ramène à l’époque des Tudors, des Plantagenets, de…
Worried about Canada’s Natural Heritage? You Better Be, Or Another Reason to Back Tom Mulcair
Coming up: selling off Crown lands and Canada’s National Parks? Could be if the Harperites follow what Mitt Romney and friends plan on doing in the States, should they get…
The Trudeau backlash begins!
Boy, that didn’t take long.
Disappointing Decision By CBC – Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly I understand this is a difficult time for the CBC, with the CONS trying to choke them by cutting off their funding. That was the reason given for…