Harper? The worst PM since 1968?
Shurely, the respondents to the poll must have interpreted this as a rhetorical question! I mean, who even comes close??? And forget about “since 1968″. How about “ever”??? The biggest…
2012
Party Policy more important than ever in Canada – M312
I would very much like to stop posting about M312, it has been a horrible and fantastic alarm. But I’m awake now. We’re all awake now. Here is what I…
When a man loves a woman very, very much…
This cartoon on SMBC reminded me of this Dudley Moore, Peter Cook sketch: The Facts of Life. (Sorry, YouTube wouldn’t let me embed it.) Alltop still believes in storks.
Obama Campaign Day 7: Do You Want Obama Swag?
There is a steady stream of Obama supporters who drop into the office to ask for a lawn sign or a bumper sticker. If I had a dollar for every…
Obama Campaign Day 7: Do You Want Obama Swag?
There is a steady stream of Obama supporters who drop into the office to ask for a lawn sign or a bumper sticker. If I had a dollar for every…
203-91
The video above is the National’s report from last night on the incredible Commons vote on Motion 312 that would have put a woman’s right to choose on the legislative…
Tories Invite, Then Boot, Racist Group
CBC has the general story, but more can be gleaned from cireport website: Earlier today, the webmasters of cireport.ca were scheduled to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee…
Labrador Mining and Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale is bothered enough by his detailed critical analysis of Muskrat Falls that she has been known to single him out in fundraising speeches in the province and…
The big news
Should probably say a lot more about this at some point but not right now, it’s been a busy week. So I go with Bruce Anderson’s last paragraph yesterday on…
UnSkewed Polls Shows Totally Skewed Nature of US Conservatives
The most recent buzz going on right now south of the border is the attempt by… lets call them right-leaning politicians, organizations, and zealots, far more polite terms than I…
Canada…The Bank Country?
I happen to just get the blogger app for my android, when I noticed that the first thing you get when you search Canada in the app store is a…
Considering plagiarism? Just forget it! Nowadays you’ll be busted for sure!
Peggy Wente gets ready to write her next column. Globe and Mail columnists may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below, the real Ms. Wente, looking like she’s in a mug…
Yes, but he was right about Powerpoint
So the Politico piece about how Ryan is going rogue and using PowerPoint now was just a joke though perhaps one that cut a little too close to the bone.But…
Justin Trudeau & The Ibbitson Question: Lessons from George Lakoff
John Ibbitson questions whether Canadians will follow the values that Justin Trudeau represents, and concludes that there is much mushiness which bodes ill for the Liberal Party under the younger…
Mike McNair?
Seriously? The author of the Green Shift? Trudeau’s doomed.
Values, and Trudeau
Ibbitson: Both political strategist Warren Kinsella (Fight the Right) and former journalist Paul Adams (Power Trap) have new books exploring what is wrong with the left and how to fix…
When you lie down with pigs, the stench will get on you
Our Conservative friends, who so often come close to the edge of the abyss, went right over it in this case. I, and others (see page 19) have been writing…
Temagami: Turner Lake Loop
Another year, another canoe trip. This year Martin and I went to Temagami, starting on Anima Nipissing Lake and looping down to Red Squirrel, across Ferguson Bay, up Whitefish Bay,…
Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio: The astonishing disappearance of Arctic sea ice and Ottawa’s Environment Committee Chair Maria McRae
On Earthgauge Radio this week, we’re talking about the extraordinary amount of Arctic sea ice that has melted this summer and the implications of the rapid changes taking place. Last…