Sayonara Time for Christie Clark’s Neo-Con Liberals
When trying to make sense of some of BC unelected premier Christie Clark’s recent machinations I was left wondering whether she’s indifferent to offending voter sensibilities because she knows her…
2012
Today’s prostitution decision
Once again judges have been called in to decide social policy. Today the Ontario Court of Appeal legalized brothels in Ontario. While the Court stayed the effect of its decision…
Harper’s anti-science shame
Don’t miss Andrew Nikiforuk’s latest contribution at The Tyee: Understanding Harper’s Evangelical Mission “…While government and industry PR folk spin fabrications about Canada’s environmental record, Scott Vaughan, Federal Environment Commissioner…
The Mission
I like to learn things about the place I’m in when I’m travelling. I like to learn a little about its history, its culture. I like to mix business with…
The Mulcair perplexity
Reading the punditz yesterday and today, it dawned on me that they literally don’t have a clue what has just happened to our party. But, to be honest, neither do…
alberta election called for april 23, 2012.
Alberta’s provincial election will be held on April 23, 2012. In this election, the number of constituencies are increasing from 83 to 87 (the first time increase in seats since…
Arizona is Where Educating Patients is Bad, Bad, Bad: An Amanda Trujillo Update
Just a few words about Amanda Trujillo. Jennifer Olin at RNCentral.com has detailed at the latest twists and turns of her case. I won’t repeat everything, but I want to…
Colonel Sanders Crosses the Delaware
Little-known to most historians, “Colonel” Harland Sanders crossed the Delaware on December 25, 1776, just after George Washington’s boat. For his help in feeding the troops and giving free soda…
Ethically challenged plutocrat
SNC-Lavalin CEO resigns after review, Globe and Mail Report on Business, March 26, 2012 SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has announced the departure of chief executive officer Pierre Duhaime amid allegations he…
Thoughts on Collaboration
So, in case you haven’t noticed, I’m having a GREAT time with this blog and am starting to move into a rhythm that I’m pretty happy with. There’s some new…
The Bumpkins And Hicks Who Run The Government Of Saskatchewan
Don’t think for even one minute that Premier Brad Wall has any reasonable idea of what he is doing with his operation of the provincial government. Since they assumed government,…
Alberta Votes Day 2: Polls and Prostitutes
We were treated to a pair of Alberta election polls last night – both showing the PCs and Wildrose in a statistical tie. Given previous 2012 polls have shown Redford…
Challenges For Mulcair
Yesterday, I mused about Mulcair presenting a challenge to the Liberals. This assertion doesn’t equate to some belief that a Mulcair led NDP will sweep the nation and form government,…
Obama now leader of the not-free world
Chris Hedges writes: “The NDAA implodes our most cherished constitutional protections. It permits the military to function on U.S. soil as a civilian law enforcement agency. It authorizes the executive…
Rob Ford Continues to Embarrass Himself
‘Mayoral ineptitude’ is probably only one of the many terms that could be used to characterize Toronto’s Chief magistrate, Rob Ford. Not only has he regularly demonstrated his unfitness for…
Denmark Increases Green Energy Transition
Denmark is getting looking to have 50% of it’s energy come from wind power and are looking to further their need to import any energy at all. Not only is…
Bawdy Houses legalized! Wow – I didn’t see that coming!
Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2012 ONCA 186 http://bit.ly/GSpgL7
Two good men: Hugh McDonald and Kevin Taft.
Just before we get into full election mode, with all the name calling and accusations and all that stuff that makes politics such a classy profession, I’d like to take…
Saturday Photo: Tom Mulcair in 24 Sussex Drive, Not Stornoway
It was quite a weekend. After the delays in voting due to a cyberattack, our man Thomas Mulcair was elected to the NDP leadership. But the ever-creative youth team spent…
Otto Langer Responds to Fisheries Minister’s Defence of Plan to Gut Fisheries Act
I cannot believe that it is the Jamboree Campground or drainage ditches/streams on a few farms that is the issue that has motivated the attempted elimination of habitat from the…