Trudeau, Firearms, and Policy Discussion – Fun!
On Friday, our intrepid federal Liberal leadership frontrunner Justin Trudeau said in front of a crowd of Liberals in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell that he felt that having a firearm was an “important…
December 2012
Voting For, Against and Together
Great proposal from Andrew Coyne. I couldn’t have said it better myself, and I’ve tried, and tried and tried. “The opposition parties would agree on a single candidate to put…
Voting For, Against and Together
Great proposal from Andrew Coyne. I couldn’t have said it better myself, and I’ve tried, and tried and tried. “The opposition parties would agree on a single candidate to put…
Vancouver Sun: Canada to oppose ITU’s Internet governance?
This week, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is hosting discussions that concern the future of the Internet. Although the Canadian government may be preparing to oppose the ITU's ...
Palestine UN ‘observer state’ vote: Harper government lines up with Palau and Nauru
Bottom: Palestinians in Ramallah protest Harper's remarks about the Palestinian UN bid This week the UN resolution A/67/L28 granting Palestine non-member observer state status passed in resounding style - 138…
In today’s Sun: Rob Ford, human shrapnel machine
In politics, when one becomes radioactive, friends rapidly become few and far between. Scandal and controversy are usually the cause. A politico gets enmeshed in some sort of mess, and…
December 2012 Bits and Bites
Things here at ARC have been pretty slow, and we couldn't be more happy about that. Still, we thought we'd post a very brief update.Our readers on Facebook will be…
The NHL?
Call the code. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
#skndpldr – Humboldt Debate Notes
Scott has already pointed out that the Saskatchewan NDP is making its leadership debate videos available online, and commented somewhat on the second debate in Humboldt. But having had a…
The Strange Case of an Environmentalist Environment Minister
It’s been interesting to see the media making so much of Daniel Breton’s long and illustrious “criminal” life. You would swear being poor automatically made you a breaker of rules,…
ConCalls: Last December in Kitchener #RoboCon
Since you can’t remember last December’s news from Kitchener-Conestoga (who can?), here’s a refresher. It’s not refreshing, it’s more like hair pulling agony to watch our country’s democracy die so…
The Air War Begins
The Ontario Liberal Party’s leadership race has been largely fought on the ground until now. With such a tight timeline, the campaigns were forced to focus almost exclusively on signing…
Stupid headline tricks
The winner of this week's Stupid Headline Tricks award is the Globe and Mail: "They love him. They really love him: Why Rob Ford can win again in Toronto".I don't…
Dear West,
...we are still coming to civilize you. We'll find other ways.PS. Screw you Alberta. Twice. Kicked your ass on abortion, didn't we? Huh? HUH?
The Rob Ford Story: It ain’t over by a long shot.
Rob Ford will probably win if there is a mayoral by-election, and the reasons I outline here should be obvious to all. It's all about loyalty of the base vote,…
U.S. Evangelist: Not Using Fossil Fuels Is An Insult To God
As we approach the largest gift-giving season in the world, a top U.S. evangelist from the American Family Association (AFA) tells us that we need to be willing to accept…
Andrew Coyne gives a good reason for choosing Joyce Murray as Liberal Party leader
Andrew CoyneAt last we have some candidates for leadership of the Liberal Party who – unlike Justin Trudeau – are prepared to deal with the reality of Canadian politics: our…
Saturday Photo: Snow Fallling on Nearly Bare Branches
This photo was taken a couple of winters ago, but I don't think I've ever used it as a Saturday photo. It seems particularly appropriate today, when the snow is…
Dirty Tricks Politics Goes Local With Rob Ford Ouster
In the wake of an Ontario Judge ruling that Rob Ford violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and was subject to its mandatory penalty of being removed from office,…