MerCHEdes? Of atrocities and apologies (still owing) from Mercedes-Benz
Yes, the above is an atrocity, and a gross violation of rights. But not for the reasons the gusanos of Miami claim. Cubadebate explains what’s really horrible about it: The…
2012
A funny thing happened on the way to #LPC12
I decided to head to Ottawa for the last day of the LPC policy convention (I have no love of policy but my partner was there and I’d get to…
And finally, Quote of the Week
The last word on this week’s Seinfeldian freakout goes to Red Tory: I wonder if all the indignant liberal folks appearing on TV and fulminating in blogs that have been…
My Horrible Afternoon With Margaret Thatcher
Gawd. I made a terrible mistake today. I allowed my Dad to drag me off to see the Margaret Thatcher movie The Iron Lady. And all I can say is…
Ottawa Besieged by Foreign Money, Billionaire Non-Socialists
It’s interesting to chart the official outrage over environmental groups that have taken money from foreign donors and now oppose a Canadian pipeline as part of an international anti-Canadian conspiracy…
Youth ostracism in Canadian politics
Elections in recent history have told the same story again and again: Young people aren’t voting. Sure, some of us are. Many others are attempting to bring in more of…
NB Ombudsman’s Centre of Excellence is a Fantasy That Will Not Fill Residential Care and Treatment Needs of Severely Autistic Adults
The Bricks and Mortar Office of the Ombudsman 548 York Street, Fredericton,New Brunswick, at the Staying Connected consultations, in which I participated, Ombudsman Bernard Richard and NBACL President Clarence Box…
Unethical Oil: Who’s Funding Whom?
The JSL Report blog brings some new information to light on the Ethical Oil controversy. Notice that Ethical Oil and Tony Clement have or had the same donation address. Tony…
10 reasons the U.S. is no longer the land of the free – The Washington Post | #uspoli
An authoritarian nation is defined not just by the use of authoritarian powers, but by the ability to use them. If a president can take away your freedom or your…
Toilet tales part two: the big reveal
So I took the toilet off to discover the base had been sealed to the top of the drain with heaps and heaps of stuff (felt like about half a…
Parliament in Review: November 17, 2011
Thursday, November 17 saw a Liberal opposition day turned into a discussion about the sad state of water supplies to Canada’s First Nations. But while all parties were able to…
Welcome home, Oboe
We brought Oboe home from the hospital last night. There hadn’t been any improvement since Friday, but no deterioration either. Poor little guy. Life’s tough right now. But so is…
Perception of Waste, is it the Rule or the Exception?
Many people believe the government wastes vast amounts of money. This perception is created by the media and the opposition making a big deal out of every little bit of…
Mitt The Ripper
The unaffiliated (definitely not co-ordinating with Stephen Colbert) SuperPAC “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow” has just released the following advertisement, which logically proposes that if “corporations are people” then…
Petition to End Discriminatory Convention Registration Process
As many of you are now aware the party has banned youth and unwaged delegates from registering for convention online. If you weren’t already aware check out my previous post…
No Excuses, Liberal Supporters
One of the oft-repeated refrains from the last elections from those who would vote Liberal was that they couldn’t vote Liberal because of who Liberals voted as leader. It was…
Liberals opt to tread cautiously into the future
Stage in Canada Hall at the Liberal Biennial Convention. Canada’s die-hard Liberals are wrapping up their Biennial Convention in Ottawa this afternoon. It has been an enthusiastic affair, despite the…
Ethical Oil, the Sub-Prime Mortgage Scandal and The Next Great Generation
We are living in difficult times. The ongoing economic crisis started by the 2008 Sub-Prime Mortgage Scandal has all of us thinking about our future. We are vulnerable to unethical…