Sandra on Focus Ontario
Forgot to post it yesterday. Looks like a Premier, doesn’t she?
November 2012
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Laura Ryckewaert reports that Elections Canada's response to Robocon is now including an unprecedented level of public consultation, while Stephen Maher and Glen…
Why There Is No Left, Left (and Francis Fukuyama)
((Perhaps like Francis, I bit off more than I could chew. I started this post and set it aside for a while, but still I decided to finish and post.…
Milloy endorses Pupatello
Right here.
Excerpt: Cyber-zombies in The Fridgularity
As the self-aware entity Zathir takes over the Internet (and promptly locks all humans out of it), a noticeably portion of the population become unhinged by their loss of their…
Newfoundland and Labrador Democracy: The Race to the Bottom
Sometimes when I talk about the lacking efficacy of our legislatures and our growing democratic deficit, I feel like one of those guys on a busy city street with a…
Andrew Coyne Calls The Next Election
Unless something astonishing happens, the Wildrose Party will form the next government of Alberta. All that remain is to discover whether it will be a minority or majority.Oh wait! That's…
Listening to Nature’s Operating Instructions: Chef Dan Barber
For TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, Chef Dan Barber tells an eloquent and surprising parable of foie gras. “The most ecological choice for food is also the most ethical choice…
Your future is in his hands: Russell again #nlpoli
Provincial Conservative Keith Russell is at it again, back in the news over allegations about his behaviour. As CBC reports, Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is considering a multi-game suspension for…
Why Stephen Harper is no Economist
Oh well. At least now we know why Stephen Harper is in such a hurry to sell us out to foreign interests eh?It turns out it's because he took the…
Spending Like Drunken Cons, Part 5: Conservatives Commit to Spending $165 Billion They Don’t Have
As I pointed out in my last post, the fact that the Conservatives have admitted they will miss their budget projections next year isn’t news. There hasn’t been a single…
Robocalls: Is the Con Story Crumbling?
Ever since the robocall scandal began the Cons have always claimed that if there was a "problem" it was a small one. It was limited to the Guelph area, the…
First Debate: Trent Wotherspoon
Standard Disclaimer: Also, I'm worried some of this might sounder harsher than I mean it to. I want to assure you all that I am by no means belittling or…
Live From Gaza
Nothing cuts through the bullshit quite like live footage. The following comes inadvertently from a CNN interview conducted with a Palestinian in Gaza and an Israeli in Ashkelon. I will…
Cone of Silence won’t make Albertans any less angry at expense account shenanigans
Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne, at right, and a representative of the media go inside the Cone of Silence to discuss the latest health care expense account revelations. Alberta politicians…
First Debate: Erin Weir
Standard Disclaimer: Also, I'm worried some of this might sounder harsher than I mean it to. I want to assure you all that I am by no means belittling or…