Represent.Us Campaign Launched To Promote Anti-Corruption Act
The time has come. Today marks the launch of an interesting new bi-partisan campaign to get corporate money out of U.S. politics. Two new sites - Represent.Us and AntiCorruptionAct.org -…
2012
Campaign Update: Trent Wotherspoon
Trent's Website: LINKAnother release from Trent's campaign this week, as they revealed the policy platform revolving around Democracy in Saskatchewan. So, let's have a look at it.The first plank revolves…
Stars come out for the CBC
Leading personalities from the worlds of Canadian business, literature, music and the arts will speak out about the importance of public broadcasting at a news conference sponsored by FRIENDS.
Stars come out for the CBC
Leading personalities from the worlds of Canadian business, literature, music and the arts will speak out about the importance of public broadcasting at a news conference sponsored by FRIENDS.
Campaign Update: Ryan Meili
Video Link: LINKRyan Meili's campaign has put out a new video, exploring Ryan's past run at the leadership; the launch of his current run, and what he's been up to…
Newsflash: Canadian PM’s American Idol supports Stephane Dion-esque carbon tax shift
Note: for non-Canadian readers (or, indeed for Canadian readers who don’t follow politics) Stephane Dion was the milquetoast who led the Liberal Party of Canada to its then-worst-ever federal election…
More Hypocrisy from the Far Right
To say that the extreme right is often hypocritical is tantamount to saying that when the sky is clear, it is blue. Nonetheless, I can't help but feel more than…
Fiscal Cliff Notes
The US federal budget is back in the spotlight now that the election is over. In one sense, not much has changed in that the Republicans continue to hold the…
Testament to Incompetence. . . .
If anyone is a testament to the utter incompetence and mean-spiritedness of the Harpercon government it is this man -I might even say that Jim Flaherty's power and worldly 'success'…
Stephen Harper’s Conservatives ARE The Worst Fiscal Managers In The History Of Canada!
Conservative Party supporters like to advance the myth that their party is the party of 'fiscal conservatism'. This is total B.S. Put aside all of the outrageous wasteful spending (Bev…
The CVRD Directors Are Trying To Bring the Eco Depot Back!
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger When it comes to the CVRD Directors penchant for spending our money and doing it in a deceptive and sneaky manner this group of Director’s win…
The Useless Web
We all know Wikipedia is not always accurate, and sometimes biased. We all know that most internet quotations are wrong attributed or misquoted. We all know that the Web is…
Fox News North Financial Update: Still Losing
...but less. May Ezra Levant soon face the axe.
The Globe and Mail: The high costs of Arctic broadband
Canadians in the north are on the brink of a digital divide as aging networks, service outages and prohibitive costs all continue to affect everyday communications services. It's a struggle…
Thoughts on parent advocacy and the Moore decision: guest post
Today's post is from David Komljenovic, in Kamloops: The Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Moore case creates a framework of advocacy for parents of children with special needs…
Taiwanese animators: Obama was involved in Petraeus affair!
The rapidly expanding sex scandal involving former CIA head David Petraeus got the Tawianese cartoon treatment Monday, with Next Media Animation casting President Barack Obama as the villain in the…
The first good news for RIM in a while
I’m sure you’ve all seen the news: RIM has set a release date for BlackBerry 10. Some people may complain that it’s 2.5 months away, but I think this is…
Tropical Storm Sandy: Natural or Political Disaster?
What has the world’s biggest and most costly national security state have to do with securing the life, livelihood and property of the global financial capital of the world? Virtually…
Snow
I hate snow. (10) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
It’s a Start
I couldn't resist borrowing the Ann Coulter line. A woman in the state that thinks Jan Brewer should be their governor has run down her husband because (a) he didn't…