Kathy Dunderdale and the “full force” of her political impotence #nlpoli
Okay, so the search and rescue sub-centre was never anything to go to war over anyway. Still, that didn’t stop Kathy Dunderdale from pledging to do everything in her power…
2012
Paradis’ public ‘shaming’
Christian Paradis has been a very naught boy, the Ethics Commissioner has reported, and he broke conflict of interest rules when dealing with Rahim Jaffer. Paradis’ response is that these…
ConCalls: More Evidence From Last Year
Another important piece of historical evidence in the scandal that will be rocking Canadians’ political beliefs for years to come: Conservatives admitted in December 2011 to a local Ontario paper…
The complexities of collapse
Even the mighty Thor was unable to prevent the collapse of Norse civilization in Greenland Many in the climate/sustainability world are understandably preoccupied with the notion of collapse. After all,…
Premier Photo Op is a compulsive liar
Premier Christy Clark calls for an audit of TransLink over Evergreen Line, Mike Raptis, The Province, March 22, 2012 “Premier Christy Clark is calling for an audit to TransLink to…
alberta election candidates update – march 2012.
With a provincial election expected to be called early next week, three of Alberta’s main political parties – the Progressive Conservatives, New Democrats, and Wildrose Party – have nominated full-slates…
Lewis Black & Co. – funny stuff !
The BBC News Quiz gets a US makeover with an all-American panel. With the US election this year, turmoil in the Middle East, financial insecurity all around – not to…
The NDP and the Nightmare in Harperland
I was thinking the other day, as a thick fog hid Toronto from view. That ever since I arrived in this city, it’s like a curse has been hanging over…
Does Paulie Support McKee’s Violence? We Think We Can Infer the Answer is Yes
Back on March 16, we wrote a article detailing Calgary Blood & Honour leader Kyle McKee's enthusiastic support for and promotion of violence as a means to achieve his goals.…
True American Exceptionalism.
SonnyWannaTryTheBiggestTop OfThemAllVille The real America, where Americans really live, is a big, wide, loud, mean-streeted, good-hearted, sloppy drums kind of a place where things can go really, really well or,…
I’ll just leave this right here
Apparently this is the poster for a cancer-research benefit match. And yes, that is Justin “Just Watch Me” Trudeau in the upper right-hand corner! I could make all kinds of…
White racism alive and well in USA
Overt racism that disgusted so many of us in the fifties and sixties is not tolerated in most circles today. An exception though involves the American world of right wing…
NDP Leadership Convention Liveblog
Welcome to the Politics, Re-Spun NDP Leadership Convention Liveblog. Two of our embedded Politics, Re-Spun crew in the convention, Anna and Laura are in Twitter as well as on the…
Dishon. Christian Paradis Guilty of Lying, Patronage, and Cronyism
Revenge is such sweet sorrow. One week ago, the Dishon. Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry in the Harper regime, commenced court proceedings intended to silence and punish critics of a…
This Is What My Kid’s Radicalization Looks Like.
WillQuebecHelpSaveUsToo? ROCVille From the notoriously biased CBC: Tens of thousands of Quebec students descended on downtown Montreal Thursday afternoon for the latest in a series of escalating protests against proposed…
Peopel Need To Understand That Harper Is Not Going To Be Prime Minister Forever ….
… and the Liberals aren’t coming back just yet. My vote for Leader of Canada’s New Democrats is going to be made very carefully this weekend. National Post: -Signs Show…
Obert Madondo’s Indefinited Bill C-10 Hunger Strike: Day 9 Update
This journal entry covers days 8 and 9 (March 21 and 22) my indefinite hunger strike against Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives’ draconian Safe Streets and Communities Act…
Yay Québec students – continuons le combat
I went to university in Québec in the mid to late 1980s. At the time university tuition fees were frozen at around $570 per year for undergraduate arts. How wierd…
The speculation about speculators speculating about oil price
It’s becoming a recurring theme to blame the high oil price on “speculators”. This of course implies some sort of clear distinction between someone legitimately purchasing oil contracts or someone…