Fight The Right on Global News!
From this morning, early. I was followed by The Wiggles. They frightened me.
October 2012
Rob Anders, the transsexual bogeyman, and the weird phenomenon of MPs petitioning their constituents.
Rob Anders is on a mission. Hot on the heels of having to halfway apologize for alleging that NDP leader Thomas Mulcair drove former NDP leader Jack Layton to his…
5217…200 Mill Football Stadium For Regina
Priorities. And Ottawa cannot decide where to put the new casino. Just sayin’. WFDS
Everyone is a Politician These Days
Echoing the Conservative government’s ‘hang tough’ attitude that means never having to say you’re sorry, XL Foods had this to say about the tainted beef scandal they are at the…
PBS CEO Paula Kerger: Mitt Romney’s Debate Attack Was ‘Stunning’ by Jack Mirkinson
The CEO of PBS fires back at Mitt Romney, saying that it was “stunning” that the Republican candidate had singled her network out in the presidential debate.
Elizabeth May: The Real Opposition?
I’ve never liked the Greens. I think that, while their cause might be noble, it’s ultimately misguided and the federal variant is just a tad too left-wing for me. I…
Hockey Night In Canada returns with ‘Your Pick’
The 2012-13 NHL season may be on hiatus, but Hockey Night In Canada won’t be – thanks to some help from its fans.
Free mp3 from Montreal’s Léopard et moi
Today, Art Threat presents a track by the Montreal band Léopard et moi in the lead up to the sixth edition of the Howl! concert series in Montreal. Rooted in…
Ron Banerjee: Two Man Band Or One Lonely Hindi And His Sockpuppet Army?
This post, from GridTO, implies that the group Canadian Hindu Advocacy, led by Ron Banerjee, consists entirely of Ron Banerjee. Me, I’ve always assumed that Ron had exactly one follower…
Spoiled Ontario teachers don’t like the taste of their own medicine
I had some sympathy for Ontario’s teachers, after all I have two siblings and a best friend all employed in that profession in Canada’s most populous province. Note, I said…
Ex PC MLA speaks: Fear and loathing on the Alberta Conservative trail
Conservatives get together to discuss their futures in Alberta. Political figures may not be entirely as illustrated. Below: Former MLA Doug Elniski. CALGARY Doug Elniski is a nice guy ……
Will “Walmart moms” help Obama win?
The Obama campaign is banking on it, and making a lot of withdrawals from its banks to fund TV ads targeted at them, an article in The Atlantic says: Democrats…
Income Inequality & twitter
Armine Yalnizyan had a great twitter debate with Andrew Coyne on poverty and inequality, that Trish Hennessey storified here: http://bit.ly/QwHGJB I think it bears repeating that GDP growth has far…
Ex-MLA speaks: Fear and loathing in the Redford Government’s back rooms
Ex-MLA relations in the government of Alberta Premier Alison Redford. Alberta politicians may not be entirely as illustrated. Below: Former MLA Doug Elniski. CALGARY Doug Elniski is a nice guy…
President Obama Battered and Bruised From Last Nights Debate
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The question that dominated from last nights Presidential Debate was what happened to Obama? He was flat, lacked focus, energy and hunger. As far as the bumbling…
Erin Weir Policy Announcement
Erin Weir Campaign Note The Weir campaign has put forward a new policy development earlier today, so let’s go ahead and talk a bit about it. The proposal is to…