Stephen Harper gone Robotic
You heard of robocalls. Now Harper is trying robotic technique for his speeches. In this speech he goes from normal, to slow, to fast and normal again. This is his…
2012
SpiderBruce….SpiderBruce…Does Whatever A Springsteen Does
ThroughTheRain TheSnowTheWindTheRainVille From his show Friday night at the Apollo Theatre…. …Mr. Springsteen, who is 62, sang the lead parts of those (soul) songs while wading into the audience, climbing…
Robocall Impact
I find it a bit odd, the rush to verdict on the robocall affair, particularly when it’s clearly an evolving story, that is nowhere near crescendo. How anyone can make…
The Latest On The F-35
While the militaristic Canadian Conservative regime, led by flyboy fan Steve and aggressively supported by his Defence Minister, the dishonourable member from Central Nova, continue to champion the acquisition of…
There Are None So Blind
The Manning Centre came to Ottawa this weekend to celebrate Conservatism Triumphant. And it demonstrated, yet again, the party’s fatal flaw — its garrison mentality. Richard Ciano, head of Campaign…
today in dundas square: rally for democracy!
If you’re in the GTA, here are the details. Rallies are being held across Canada. Check this Facebook page or do the Google to find an event near you. Demand…
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (part 3)
Electronic Voting Last week I touched upon the subject ofelectronic voting as a means to increase the number of citizens whowould participate in this important part of our democratic processand…
RoboCalls – Another robocall from Guelph Appears
** I wrote the first part of this blog post a couple days ago, and the story is very significantly updated, so I felt it should get the full attention…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“We can sum it up in one sentence: Our technical civilization has just reached its greatest level of savagery. We will have to choose, in the more or less near…
Fight Northern Gateway–Buy Cool T-shirt
Also a factor in the protest was the decline of oolichan in southern B.C. waters, said Roy Henry Vickers, and the general threat of oil. Vickers said the traditional oolichan…
Saturday Night’s Alright For (Uke) Cover Fighting!
There’sNoUkeLike CoverUkeVille First, The Original…Because…Well….You know… And now the Uke Cover…Phonetically…. **** And, as a special bonus, an Uke original, just, well, because Mr. Manning himself brought up the issue…
“We are sowing into conquering Hollywood…”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Faytene Grasseschi continues to try to generate attention for The Cry Hollywood—the prayer event is only a few days off now,…
Liberals should use this method to select new leader in 2013
The NDP is experimenting with a novel election method to select their new leader. The Liberal Party of Canada should consider using the same method when we select our new…
Convergence
A Creative Revolution produced this video, which shows the links between religious right wing elements in Canadian politics and those in the US. In view of recent revelations about the…
4330…The Tories Keep Stepping In It
Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy. CBC News reports that the Vaughn executive of the Conservative Party, sanctimonious Julian Fantino’s riding, has a few hundred thousand extra shekels in…
The US connection: Cons caught in yet more lies
For those worried about foreign influences on Canadian processes, here’s a must-read. From the US Front Porch through our Conservative Back Door. Get on over there, stiff drink in hand.
Mallory on the day she started liking hummous
I was stunned. The three of us had gone swimming at Carleton that afternoon. We were back. Mallory was tired and hungry. Dinner was on the way. I’d gotten out…
Rob Anders should resign from the Veterans Affairs Committee
Who is Rob Anders? He was elected MP for the riding of Calgary-West in 1997. Before the 2011 election he was known as the MP who spoke the fewest words…
Beauty is disgusting and so are you.
Beauty is depthless. Looks are, quite literally, entirely superficial. How you dress, how you prepare your hair and the structure of your face and body are completely immaterial to any…