I didn’t know Tim Thomas’ politics before now but I should have. The Bruins, favourite of HNIC, the eastern media and Conservatives like fugitive Patrick Ross, have in their midst…
Frankly, it didn’t surprise me a bit that SUZANNE would be All In with the idea of publishing a database of personal information and photos of gynecologists and other reproductive…
Stephen Colbert’s speech at the College of Charleston last week, just days before the South Carolina Republican primary. For the record, “Herman Cain” received 6,324 votes or 1.1% of the…
In response to Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver’s recent temper tantrum about “foreign billionaire socialists hijacking” the pipeline hearings, I reactivated my Lobbyist Watch project, which tracks the burgeoning lobbying…
Sadly, BC politics took a turn south this week, with Education Minister George Abbott fueling a backlash against teachers during bargaining. It is frustrating to see so many misconceptions in…
Marital rape: It’s not just “rough sex” or “role-playing”. A young academic has been sentenced to four months in jail for sexually assaulting his wife during rough sex despite his…
Really? From the Mayor on Twitter: @JimWatsonOttawa: Rink of Dreams looks amazing with sens and #ottcity logo – grand opening at 530 pm Wednesday night! Come by for a skate…
If there’s one thing above all politicians hate it’s democracy. For God’s sake, we can’t have the rabble have a say in decisions! Let them do this once and we’ll…
Oh no. It seems that Tony Clement’s view of reality may once again be somewhat limited. A senior federal bureaucrat has contradicted Tony Clement’s insistence that he was not involved…
On the weekend I had an argument with @unambig (Adrian), a former blogger turned journalist in BC, and @BSnowsell (Brandon) a Saskatoonian Conservative. They’ve said they are against government involvement…
From Huffington Post: The time has come, von Finckenstein says, to face facts: the old separation of telecom and broadcasting is obsolete. He advocates a single act to cover both…
exhibit 1. headline p. A3 “Highfield Square Tenant ready to move on” Duh – well, yeah. The place is closing. We all know that. So it was kind of expected…
It could be me, but I could find no information on whether bloggers (or the media for the matter) will be accredited at the NDP leadership convention in March. Since…
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney spoke with Canadian Muslims to demonstrate the supposed widespread support for his recent decision to ban burkas at citizenship ceremonies. Speaking at a Muslim…
There are some big misconceptions out there as a result of the way people in government talk about debt. That has implications for any discussion of Muskrat Falls. Here are…
Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
President of the Treasury Board Minister Tony Clement Minister Tony Clement’s released their new One-For-One rule on Jan 18th. Put simply the press release is announcing that the federal government…
Le Devoir has an interesting story this morning about the way that the methane escaping from those big dams behind hydroelectric plants in Quebec have not been figured into the…
From John Cook’s Skeptical Science blog comes this intriguing bit of factoid goodness. The 97% figure comes from two independent studies, each employing different methodologies. One study surveyed all climate…
It’s Meatless Monday, and here in Northwestern Ontario we’ve just come through a January cold snap (which some people complained about, but which was reassuring for a climate activist!). It’s…
