National Post Finds Evidence of Electoral Conspiracy in Quebec
Seriously. They did. It’s all in this week’s column from Conrad Black — and let me just say how pleased I am that at least one of our major newspapers…
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Robocalls Scandal: Elections Canada Paid Former RCMP Investigator $95,523
Elections Canada paid former RCMP investigator $95,523 for visit to only one out of 234 riding affected by robocalls during the May 2011 Federal election.
5144…In Honour Of The NFL: Worst Tat Ever
At least in the sport category. This beauty comes from Yardbarker Morning Bark. Speeling is so hard. WFDS
It seemed like a good idea at the time
In February of 2008, then Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day renewed the security certificates on five men that CSIS deemed to be threats to national security. A Supreme Court decision…
Another push for jobs by shifting the tax burden on workers…
… in Portugal. Portugal’s Prime Minister announced on Friday that the government would raise workers’ social security contribution rates from 11% to 18% (about one month’s salary)… and decrease companies’…
The Astronaut vs, The Space Cadet
This is, hands down, the funniest column I have read about politics in ages. Along with the jokes, it also contains some truths worth knowing.
Saturday night
To make up for last night’s music fail on the blog, this is the Foo Fighters performance at the DNC this week. Not bad at all. Predictable but fine choice…
What To Expect.
With the announcement of Erin Weir as the official second candidate in the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race, it would seem that the race will be getting interesting fairly soon. So,…
Canadian vs American Health Care- A View From Both Sides!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Ian Reid knows the reality of both American and Canadian Health Care systems and his blog and the comments that follow are right on the money.…
Ann Romney on lesbian mothers
From glitter bombings to accidental confrontations with gay activists; Mitt Romney's campaign for president has been marred with anti-gay sentiments. Now comes another bump in his run thanks to his…
Saturday Photo: Spiders and Summer
My father used to say that big spiderwebs were a sign of oncoming fall. I have no idea if that is true,but here is an attempt at a photo of…
The Trials and Tribulations of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
There are times where I just feel sorry for him.
Low Growth & the Liberal Party of Canada: What should our economic policies be?
The future is not bright, and will get worse than most of us expect. A safe assumption for the next decade is that there will be limited economic growth. There…
On timelines
For the most part, I tend to be skeptical that annual caucus retreats should be seen as having any substantive impact on the political scene. But the NDP’s meeting last…
5143…What Is Going On On Parliament Hill?
Last week the story broke that Liberal Senator Joyce Fairburn was working as a Senator while suffering from Alzheimer’s. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s a lot longer than the…
The ECB and the Euro Crisis
Here is an excellent commentary by Andrew Watt on the new ECB commitment to buy bonds without limit to reduce interest rates on the government debt of troubled members of…
Such An Expressive Face
This is young Tim Hudak’s mad face. Damn those union bosses! Recommend this Post
What Has Changed Since September 11, 2001?
What Has Changed Since September 11, 2001? W2 Media Cafe and Siraat invite you to a public forum on Monday, September 10, 2012, looking at Canada’s racist legacy, as we…
About that Death Spiral Thingee
We had ten, maybe fifteen, years to find the sort of common resolve to mobilize our resources and focus them on the maladies that afflict us collectively. We did nothing.…
The Last Climate Change Skeptic
If Dr. Richard Muller, a professor of physics from the University of California, Berkeley, is not the last of the global climate change skeptics, he should be. For years he…