A Lesson in Spin: Minimizing the Issue
I’ve been thinking on doing a few brief posts on seeing through spin, considering the growing escalation of techniques in Canada, which mirror an epidemic of it in the U.S.…
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An Epochal Moment in Toryland
While there has been a long and sustained objection to Canada’s planned purchase of F-35 jets, today marks the first time that the Harper regime has, even for a moment,…
Catholic League pres Bill Donohue’s war on rape victims. He wants to fight them "one by one".
Well, isn’t this special! Ah, those poor child-abusing priests. Their victims are so mean to them. Catholic League president Bill Donohue is sick and tired of coddling rape victims. That’s…
QP: It’s all a massive cover-up
The excesses of Monday’s Question Period nonsense were curtailed in light of adult supervision – the presence of Harper – and we got a few slightly different talking points from…
Spiders, dead things, the dentist and grocery shopping.
What do all of these items have in common? I detest them all. All the items in that list, I would rather avoid. But since we have kids, and really…
Bruce Carson Slipping Away?
Oil Man Bruce Carson is possibly getting a free pass from a government who came to power claiming to be tough on lobbyist stains. After being caught red handed with…
Beware the Troll Under the Bridge
So, I spend a fair amount of time reading various news sites, both well known and otherwise, and am generally greatful to Our Glorious Ruler the Internet for all that…
NDP Fisheries Critic Takes Harper Government to Task Over Leaked Changes to Fisheries Act
Federal NDP Fisheries Critic Fin Donnelly took the Harper Government to task in Question Period earlier today over its plan to slip significant changes to the Fisheries Act into its…
Unraveling the mystery of MLA pay.
Ever since the news emerged that a number of MLAs were paid a grand a month to sit on a committee that never met, the subject of MLA pay has…
Saskatchewan Has No Idea What Harper’s Omnibus Crime Bill Will Cost
Saskatchewan’s Justice Minister, Don Morgan told the Legislature that he has absolutely no idea what the cost to the province will be to implement Ottawa’s Bill C10 – The Omnibus…
The studios are killing independent film – A fantastic Q interview with filmmaker Alex Cox
Yesterday’s Q show on CBC Radio One had a great interview with the director of REPO MAN and SID AND NANCY, Alex Cox. An outspoken critic of the studio system…
IF Quebec refuses to implement crime bill does that mean equality right violated?
Assume this happens. Does that mean someone in Ontario can claim a breach of equality rights because of unequal sentencing? http://bit.ly/zLgDZJ The debate isn't over yet for the Harper's government's…
No Internet Lockdown petition gets shout-out in Parliament
The No Internet Lockdown petition made its way into Parliament today. NDP MP Andrew Cash mentioned to petition and the public outcry in the Committee meeting. read more
Quebec to Harper: Take Your Crime Bill…
…and shove it. The debate isn’t over yet for the Harper’s government’s criminal justice legislation – at least not in Quebec. The provincial government announced Tuesday that it would do…
Do Republicans want a religious extremist as their nominee?
The U.S. has troops in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, and numerous other countries, and there’s some definite sabre rattling happening right now in the direction of Iran from some…
About Those Robocalls…
Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro was himself behind two robocalls on election day, the Calgary Herald revealed today. Del Mastro’s campaign manager, Jeff Westlake, sent recorded messages to constituents reminding…
One More Real Reason Why I, For One, Am Glad Gregor Won…
SomeThingsActuallyDoReallyMatter MunicipalGovernanceVille It’s the Affordable Housing Task Force, and FABula has the first report card on their goings on: …At top of mind is the 1989 decision by then-mayor Gordon…
What Lawyers Say in Papers…
…And what they actually mean. Courtesy of Prof. Emir Crowne of University of Windsor.
My two favourite David Lean edits
I know, regular readers of The Skwib will be thinking: “what hell? This no funny!” (With the proper grammar, of course.) But with this new look, I’m also branching out…