Tori Stafford murder trial: Mother’s shortcomings
This is a very fair piece. Unlike the Blatchford column today which blasts defence counsel for raising the shortcomings, DiManno acknowledges their relevance but suggests we not judge. Which is…
2012
Shooting fish in a barrel #nlpoli
Okay. So with the Premier babbling about cuts or not cuts, you could guess where the opposition parties would go during their second Question Period. Yeah, well guess again. Because…
Tracking the robocall dollars
As people try to track the money trail, interesting questions are turning up with regards to the calling company RMG, especially when certain candidates in Quebec are being billed for…
Conservative Robocall Double Standard
If a single standard is good, a double standard must be better. On March 5 with his party embroiled in the Robocall scandal Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro stood up…
Dishonourable and unscrupulous – but consistent
Currently, the internet is alive with discussion of public education in British Columbia and I’ve gathered a few elements from different sites to create a composite of opinions that reflect…
Brad Trost says Harper is not Pro-Life and chastises the PMO
I just finished reading a Macleans interview with Conservative backbench MP Brad Trost. For those, like me, who’ve seen his name in the press about the issue of abortion, and…
BC Teachers Hurt The Left & Help The Right
The teachers’ strike in British Columbia this week was bad for the province but good for the BC Liberals. Facing challenges from the NDP on their left and the Conservatives…
Red Chamber Blues
BC Premier Christy Clark took a break from bullying teachers yesterday to back the idea of elections to Canada’s Senate. If the private member’s bill introduced by Liberal John Les…
Conflicted by the Kony 2012 campaign
I am conflicted by this video. On the one hand few people know of the atrocities committed by the Joseph Kony and LRA. On the other hand, the LRA has…
Anti Racist Rally Edmonton
And the push-back begins. Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:00pm until 3:00pm End of Steel Park, Edmonton AB (87th Ave and Gateway Blvd) On March 24th, we will be having a…
Alberta’s long political sitzkrieg gives way today to Tory blitzkrieg
Alberta Premier Alison Redford, second from left, gets ready to take the “air war” to the Wildrose Party’s Calgary stronghold with strongly negative radio ads. Alberta politicians may not be…
tory attack ad tame by all standards.
Alberta's culture of negative attack ads began with this nasty Social Credit Party newspaper ad during the 1971 election. Alberta’s political twitterati were atwitter yesterday after a Progressive Conservative radio…
Standard Posting
A few things to talk about today… Firstly, let’s talk about the latest developments in the Robocall Scandal. We’ll firstly look at some newer developments about Maurice Vellacott’s comments regarding…
Late night
The historical backstory behind the “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster. What a great little film. (h/t)
I can’t be the only one thinking this…
Okay, technically, I suppose I can be the only one thinking this, as many of the times I claim not to be, I am. Suss THAT out for a soliloquy,…
Theories of B.C. Politics
What explains the distinctive nature of BC politics? Are the theories that were published half a century ago to answer this question still valid? If not, what are the prospects…
So I’m not blogging anything today and that’s okay
I went out for a beer with my canoe trip friend Martin this evening. We had a great conversation but I don’t feel like sharing any of it. But after…
Alert! Episode 206
Tracking Israel Apartheid Week in Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg. Tess Tesalona describes a unique International Women’s Day program sponsored by Women of Diverse Origins in Montreal.
Calculating the Value of Canada’s Open Data Portal: A Mini-Case Study
Okay, let’s geek out on some open data portal stats from data.gc.ca. I’ve got three parts to this review: First, an assessment on how to assess the value of data.gc.ca.…