American Support for Afghan War Tanks
Four months ago a bare majority, 53% of Americans, thought US soldiers should no longer be fighting that conflict. Today that number stands at 69%. In November less than half…
2012
ConCalls: Write CBC and other Media
Dear CBC: As a Canadian citizen, it is with great alarm that I’ve watched the RoboCon scandal unfold. The report to Parliament by Marc Mayrand, Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer scheduled…
Don’t Expect Much From Mayrand’s Testimony
There’s been a great hullabaloo recently about the fact that the Conservatives have scheduled Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand’s testimony for a period when most journalists in Ottawa, we are…
F-35: gross Conservative incompetence revealed
From Treasury Board President Tony Clement’s $50 million diversion of national security funds to his own riding, to the on-going election-rigging outrage, to the louche behaviour of Minister Christian Paradis,…
Canada’s Gatekeepers Conspire to Prevent Greens from Taking Their Rightful Place in Canadian Politics
We are well aware that Canada is considered to be among the dinosaur nations when it comes to environmental matters by the rest of the global community. Some would try…
Unionize Prostitution!!!!!
I thought I would spice some stuff up as I continue adding entries. I know it has yet again been a while since my last post, but I make a…
Breaking Spin-Watch: Rat(s) Off A Ship? John van Dongen Crosses The Floor
In a somewhat surprising move, Abbotsford-South MLA John van Dongen rose in hte Legislature in BC today and delivered a blistering critique of Christy Clark’s BC Liberal government, and then…
Alberta Votes… On April 23rd
And I’ve had my election page up for a month and half, go figure. But yes, Premier Alison Redford has called an election for the twenty-third next month, and it’ll…
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The Rich Get Even Richer, Steve Rattner, New York Times, March 25, 2012 Steven Rattner is a contributing writer for Op-Ed and a longtime Wall Street executive.
What a man should have?
So me and a couple of friends went to an Chapters- Indigo bookstore here in Toronto not too long ago and we found out that they have a section called…
What a man should have?
So me and a couple of friends went to an Chapters- Indigo bookstore here in Toronto not too long ago and we found out that they have a section called…
What a man should have?
So me and a couple of friends went to an Chapters- Indigo bookstore here in Toronto not too long ago and we found out that they have a section called…
Weekend With the NDP
Friday: Mornings are sub-optimal for me. Mornings that begin at 5:30 are even less functional. Nevertheless, I found myself waking up at a time I think is more sensibly reserved…
Combat zone
It is a war out there, and the front line combatants are women. Dr Gabor Maté has charted the battles that rage within and without, which begin from the moment…
4386…Except For The Fact He’s Wrong He’s Right
He would be Newt Gingrich weighing in on the slaying of Trayvon Martin, a young Black man wearing a hoodie by an over zealous Neighbour Hood Watch vigilante George Zimmerman.…
4385…Here Is What Your PM Thinks Of Hookers
This would be from his hometown paper The Calgary Herald. “As the prime minister has said, prostitution is bad for society and harmful to communities, women and vulnerable persons,” said…
4384…Speaking Of Hitler…
Why do potheads celebrate his birthday? 4/20. Just strikes me as odd. WFDS
Why Did A FedCon-Aligned PR Firm Work For George Abbott…
. …During the BC Liberal Party Leadership Campaign That Christy Clark Won? Yesterday, North Van’s Grumps and I worked together to follow up on a post by Dave at the…
All the Enviro-News Fit to Print
There’s a new climate news aggregator, the Climate Desk, www.climatedesk.org. It’s a joint effort of The Guardian, Grist, Wired, Mother Jones, the Atlantic, Need to Know, Slate, and The Center…
4383…Adolph Hitler In The News
You know for a guy who has been dead for sixty plus years and was/is considered the consummate assh*le by 99.99 per cent of those who know him, Adolph Hitler…