ndp leadership vote: holding my breath, hoping not to hold my nose
I purposely haven’t blogged about the NDP leadership contest, as I don’t do party politics. But now we’re down to the very end, and I’m worried. A mere skim of…
2012
New column day
Here, featuring my musings on how political parties should be able to function without the top-down direction of a permanent leader – and the example the federal NDP has set…
Graham James coaches the Canadian Hypocrites – who win the Immoral Cup
Let me see if I get this. Graham James was a junior hockey coach, trainer, etc., who worked for years in the Canadian hockey system. He had remarkable success, and…
Saturday At The Movies
Via Firedoglake, The Austin Lounge Lizards perform “Too Big To Fail”: * More links: Austin Lounge Lizards
#NDPldr Amateur Hour
I’ve spent my night at work reading up on the candidate speeches that I didn’t get to see from the NDP leadership convention, particularly as told by Andrew Coyne and…
It will be Nash or Mulcair
Judging by the hospitality suites last night Peggy Nash drew the most attention. That is not a big surprise, it is however an indication of her support growing. She has…
Cougar to replace gearbox on S-92 #nlpoli
Local media – CBC and Telegram for example – reported on Friday that Cougar Helicopters would “replace the gearbox” on an S-92 that showed an indication of metal in the…
NDP Convention: Day 2
Others have given a better sum up of yesterday’s events than I could, so I won’t bother. Beyond some erratic speechifying, the Dippers pulled off a pretty solid day 1.…
NDP convention not so divided
The media are watching a different leadership than the one many delegates are watching. There are obvious tensions between some of the leadership camps, especially those between Brian Topp and…
Lackluster leadership speeches
And those were the final NDP leadership candidate presentations. And how very…underwhelming they were. Nathan Cullen’s was spare and he had lots of personal anecdotes about fighting the Northern Gateway…
US Federal Judge: ABA Proven and Highly Effective Treatment of Children with Autism
It is hard to believe that in 2012 a government agency with responsibilities for the provision or administration of health care could take the position that ABA is an “unproven”…
Crap Like This
** Old draft from April 12, 2011 that I’m publishing now, untouched, a bit like a time capsule from Election 41** #wtf LPC proposed AG table report if #hoc dissolved.…
The Latest Idiocy from David Climenhaga
I would like to draw your attention to this strange piece that Mr. Climenhaga has written about Daveberta blogger, David Cournoyer. Mr. Climenhaga alleges that since Mr. Cournoyer has allegedly…
The NDP Convention and Jack’s Little Tree
Well this is as close as I got to the site of the NDP Leadership Convention. I briefly thought of crashing the party, but I was afraid I might bump…
On Ezra Levant’s Victimhood
I have been blogging for nearly four months now, and am embarrassed to admit that — contrary to firmly established best blogging practices — I have yet to engage in…
Does ‘Daveberta’ blog author have a secret evangelical agenda?
Is that Daveberta.ca author Dave Cournoyer in this advert for Christian radio station Shine FM? Say it ain’t so! Below: A prototypical Christian rocker. While we wait nervously for the…
Friday Night Blues – Britain’s Bluesman
And this is why old Keith Richards is considered Britain’s true bluesman – Little Red Rooster Christ, where did the years go?
The Mountain Cries Out For Thee.
Another found artifact. From E. Captured, straight-up this time, by the wee microphone in her laptop. ______ Image at the top of the post: Mini-waterfall in Mt. Royal Park, Montreal…
Winners win, losers lose
The Age of Double Standards, Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect, March 19, 2012 “…Petty felons and 200,000 small-time drug users do prison time, while corporate criminals whose frauds cost the…
NDP leadership Convention 2012: Snotty, pandering CBC
Watching the supremely self-satisfied, snickering commentators on CBC tonight should cement the impressions of the media by those of us who are actually interested in politics in Canada. The CBC…