How about free tickets?
That would be better than a half-assed corporate letter of mea culpa! I’m sorry… I see what they are trying to do, but like their February swoon, they come up…
2012
Resilience And Hope In Extraordinary Times
The Transition movement has produced a movie about growing community and hope in these difficult times: In Transition 2.0 is the new film from Transition Network, capturing inspiring stories of…
Everybody blinks except Mulcair
The NDP’s English ad is out. It contains the script that the media got their hands on earlier, where the winner, whomever it is, talks about being a Cabinet minister…
Would Wildrose make abortions, gay marriage and equality harder to get?
Of course they would. And, if I were still home, would I vote Alberta PC for the first time in my life to stop Wildrose from seizing power? Of course…
Peter Mackay is a LLPOF
You be the judge. Mackay then and now. We always knew this F-35 thing was a sham.
‘Accounting Difference’ – your latest F-35 defence by Pete MacKay
Apparently, a 10 billion $ discrepancy in what the F-35 was estimated to cost is now trying to be sold as no big deal – just a minor thing, according…
Savvy Move By Mulcair; Dumb One By LPoC
While the bill to end the controversial registry received royal assent in Ottawa last Thursday, the NDP’s newly minted leader vows to bring it back if he becomes Prime Minister.…
Nalcor backs natural gas for electricity #nlpoli
Just for a bit of fun, go back to December 2010 and read about Ed Martin and his views on generating natural gas from electricity. Fascinating stuff, in light of…
Heartwarming goodbyes
CCOC (Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation) wasn’t just a nice place to work. It turned out to be a nice place to leave, too. On my last day of work, they…
And in other Muskrat Falls news… #nlpoli
The Telegram editorial: Oh, so now it’s electricity for mining ventures that need the power. So here’s a question for the good minister: Muskrat Falls is supposedly going to increase…
The Greatest Fighter Pilot I Ever Knew
I only wish he was around today to pass judgment on the F-35. Douglas Bader. He lost both his legs before WWII in a flying demonstration accident. Bader struggled to…
On Progressively Blooging
I return to blogging today because I understand there has been a disturbance in the Force. It isn’t right to say that we should consider whether or not a woman…
On Progressively Blooging
I return to blogging today because I understand there has been a disturbance in the Force.It isn't right to say that we should consider whether or not a woman has…
On Progressively Blooging
I return to blogging today because I understand there has been a disturbance in the Force. It isn’t right to say that we should consider whether or not a woman…
Does one third add up to more than two thirds in Wildrose democratic arithmetic?
The Fathers of Confederation, 1967: Referenda? Fixed election dates? Recall votes? Not very likely! Let me get this straight: If two thirds of the electorate in a given constituency elect…
In today’s Sun: fraud isn’t a “value”
For North American conservatives, there are two victories prized most: George W. Bush’s win over Al Gore in 2000, and Stephen Harper’s trouncing of Michael Ignatieff in 2011. In the…
Potty panic in the halls of Parliament
Did he just say that? Xtra is reporting that during the first hour of discussion for the trans human rights bill C-279, Conservative MP Dean Allison attempted to link trans…
Progressive Bloggers and the Abortion Battle
I must admit that when I first saw the battle over abortion raging at Progressive Bloggers, my first instinct was to duck and cover. Because I’ve seen it all before,…
4459…It Is Not The Junos But
The buzz in your capital is amazing. The buzz is all about the Ottawa Senators who are heading into the playoffs this week against the New York Rangers. This is…
Now I Have a Problem With Lysiane Gagnon
These columnists keep annoying the heck out of me. Lysiane Gagnon’s article on the brewing Mali civil war is, to say the least, opinionated. It’s main point is that the…