Let Trillium Build Offshore Turbines
This project should really be a slam-dunk; that its in the state of legal limbo its in is testament to the sheer, crap-flying-out-the-end-of-the-pantlegs panic that gripped the Ontario Liberal Party…
November 2012
Ask General Kang: How was your technological singularity?
That is a revealing assumption, my good human buddy. What makes you think there was a technological singularity on my home planet of Neecknaw? Well, doesn’t every advanced technological society…
Diagnosis: Too much freedom
We took Simon to see the avian vet yesterday, to consult about his behaviour problems. She thinks he’s got too much freedom and he’s taking advantage of it. He has…
Smart, Regional Food Production The Answer To Global Food Crisis
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust. Louise Fresco is a former UN director, a contributor to think tanks and an advisor to academies in Europe and the United States. The…
Politics and Misinformation #nlpoli
If you haven’t done so, take a few minutes and listen an interview CBC’s David Cochrane did with Mark Dobbin for this week’s edition of On Point with David Cochrane.As…
Wente Checkup: Men Not Paying Enough for Sex Anymore
I thought it might be nice to have a check-up and see how Canada’s favourite plagiarist is getting on with her career. Regular readers will remember that after Globe &…
Stephen Harper and the Teabaggers
OK. Let me get this straight. The Republicans are still in shock.The crazed teabaggers are threatening to rip the GOP apart. Wednesday, the political direct-mail pioneer Richard Viguerie gathered a…
Disappointed Wildrosers sit outside as Redford Tories abandon Klein-era financing.
TweetAlberta’s opposition parties are traditionally notorious for being unforgiving towards leaders who fail to meet or beat electoral expectations. Take for example former Edmonton Mayor Laurence Decore, who after leading…
Is a Wildrose ‘coup d’etat’ in the works as blog claims? Not very likely
Shades of Videodrome: Wildrose Deputy Leader Rob Anderson listens to Danielle Smith on a mysterious video about goings on in the Wildrose Party emanating from a French online video site.…
Understanding The Mechanics of Human Nature
In regards to defining who we are, for all the importance we place on immaterial feelings, it is ironic that what is thought to make us human is that what…
In today’s Sun: Harperian bureaucratic fascism
…In one editorial published before the May 2011 federal election, Mennonites were reminded about the pacifism that is at the centre of their faith, and to vote accordingly. The same…
Green party’s Jill Stein on the ‘slave-like mentality toward Israel’
During the US presidential campaign the media was so preoccupied with the two-party race, contenders who represented third-party platforms were too often neglected. This is unfortunate because alternative voices can…
Horgan Hassles Harried Premier Over Scandulous Spending!
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger BC NDP House Leader John ‘the Enforcer’ Horgan has come off the bench and whistled down the Premier for her party planning frivolous fiscal behaviour.…
A claymation version of Ed Broadbent makes a clear and logical…
A claymation version of Ed Broadbent makes a clear and logical 3.5-minute presentation on income inequality and politics in Canada.
Why Pot Is Illegal And Must Be Confiscated At All Costs!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is in proof positive that all the pot propaganda that has been featured on this blog has been sadly mistaken. Just look at this brave reporter,…
Canada’s Laws Fuel Migrant Worker Exploitation: Report
by Metcalf Foundation Canada’s reliance on low-wage migrant workers with temporary immigration status is growing but our laws make them vulnerable to abuse, says a new report published by the…
The PHP Liberals are hosting an Oxford Style Debate on Electoral Reform on November 15th
When?: Thursday, November 15th, 2012. 7pm – 9pm Where?: Bishop Marrocco-Thomas Merton (1515 Bloor St W, Toronto) Who?: Hosted by the Parkdale–High Park Federal Liberal Riding Association and Fair Vote…
All Canada Agrees: Alberta Is Bent On Screwing B.C.
Last month, B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s Liberal government announced five conditions – including a larger chunk of revenue – would have to be met for Northern Gateway to proceed.The poll…