“It’s becoming increasingly evidentthat the Harper Conservatives dislike public accountability,”saidElizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the GreenParty. “They are alreadylimitingdebate in the House on a regular basis,…
Parry Sound constituency office. No sign of the greaseball himself, however. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
“We will purchase the F-35. We’re on record. We’re part of the crusade. We’re not backing down.” — Julian Fantino, associate minister of national defence, Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 8,…
They don’t no dirty oil from Alta. befouling their waters. Meanwhile, Enbridge considers a route change. But, as the article suggests, it probably won’t help much. Just a different group…
Romney in 2008 had one very strong allies. That ally was his home state called Michigan he won it by 9%. Granted it wasn’t a complete landslide, but it was…
When asked at colleges if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science that describes what is happening…
Stephen Harper’s Spying Laws will collect way more info than the Gun Registry ever did. And on ALL Canadians (not just the gun nuts).
If you doubted the political proclivities of the Postmedia chain, you need look no further for proof than their scurrilous and indefensible coverage of the Vikileaks30 saga. Someone — perhaps…
I don’t know which is more incredible: the fact that this song is now 30 years old, or that it sounds even better live than it did when I first…
Sometimes, we wonder how the boneheads we focus on in this blog can live with the cognitive dissonance that runs throughout their lives? Bill Noble and a case of arrested…
Who is this incredibly stupid man? …his understanding of the bill is that police can only request information from the ISPs where they are conducting “a specific criminal investigation.”But Section…
In a story first reported by Outsports.com it turns out that the geniuses at ESPN do make the odd mistake. The top sports network in the world dropped a story…
I am posting chapters from my short, autobiographical novel concerning a year of my childhood in Santa Monica California. They are all very short chapters that can be read in…
Monday, December 12 saw two main topics of debate. But perhaps most striking was the introduction of the Cons’ newest tactic to dictate the terms of discussion in the House…
It was a different kind of protest today as Occupy Ottawa activists defiantly returned to Confederation Park for the movement’s first “Warm Up Your Heart Against Cold Capitalism” event. The…
… with his contemptible, sanctimonious hypocrisy. With regard to @Vikileaks30, the sordid details of Toews’ personal life were not “leaked.” They were set out in documents available to anyone with…
Mallory took part in her first ski race today. A gruelling 500m event at Nakkertok they call the Cookie Race, Girls, 2006 birth year division. I was a touch nervous.…
My new podcast is up. You can listen to it here. Enjoy Filed under: Harper Government, Harper Majority, Progressives Tagged: Ethics, OpenMedia.ca, Privacy, Surveillance, Vic Toews, Vikileaks
To all those who think that Bill C30, Vic Toews’ new legislation, represents an invasion of your privacy, Robert Fulford would like you all to know that you’re being naive.…
So, what of the so-called 40% agreement to protect environmental lands in the Kanata Lakes development in the South March Highlands. Is it really a myth. Apparently so. The more…
