A distinction that makes a difference #nlpoli
As part of the commemoration events for the War of 1812, the part of the Department of National Defence responsible for ceremony has decided to give seven Canadian Army units…
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Caption away
“Look Angela, I don’t know what it is, quite frankly. I think that hippie Trudeau may have had it placed here. Inukshuk or something. Some mumbo jumbo about group effort,…
What’s that noise?
That funny scratching sound echoing across the land is the annual August ritual of TV scraping the bottom of the barrel for shows.Oh well, as least Hell on Wheels is…
The Cons and the Patronage Machine
Uh oh. I see the sign on the Con Farm barn has been changed. Ignorance is Strength is still there. But Patronage is Bad, the slogan that Great Napoleon Leader…
Canada-Israel relationship: BBC survey and ‘Fault Lines’ report
With discussion of a possible boycott of goods from Israeli settlements heating up this week, the question is often asked why Canada is taking such a marked pro-Israel stance. Really…
Will Britain Wage War on Ecuador to Deliver Assange to U.S.?
Ecuador has granted Julian Assange political asylum within its embassy in London. The Brits claim they have some right to attack the Ecuadorian embassy to seize Assange, presumably to facilitate…
Rats! Alberta has ’em … and not just the kind Ed Stelmach warned us about
Norwegian rats have their eyes on Alberta! It’s time to root them out, and their pipeline hating, royalty demanding, revolutionary pals! And where’s the AHS Plague Plan? And why does…
The Cross is Boss: Marois 1, Frontwoodsers 0
As a proud fifth-generation anglo Québecker de souche, properly baptised by the Plymouth Trinity United Church of Sherbrooke, I must take a moment here to salute Parti-Québecois leader Pauline Marois…
The Cross is Boss: Marois 1, Frontwoodsers 0
As a proud fifth-generation anglo Québecker de souche, properly baptised by the Plymouth Trinity United Church of Sherbrooke, I must take a moment here to salute Parti-Québecois leader Pauline Marois…
The Cross is Boss: Marois 1, Frontwoodsers 0
As a proud fifth-generation anglo Québecker de souche, properly baptised by the Plymouth Trinity United Church of Sherbrooke, I must take a moment here to salute Parti-Québecois leader Pauline Marois…
Commemorating Joe Romm’s “Language Intelligence”
Joe Romm‘s book Language Intelligence is now out in the US (but maddeningly, remains unavailable in Canada). Early reviews proclaim it as both a rhetorical masterpiece, and a masterpiece on…
5040…Fox News Er Sun News Nosestretcher
So, according to m’ real world and Facebook friend Dan Colterman “Brian Lilleys report tonight, points to Frank Graves being ‘Pierre Poutine’. Watch for it. This is going to be…
Personal Quebec Projection
Teddy here with my first personal projection for Quebec. I’ve also uploaded the ElectoMatic I’m using to google docs.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApUDSiORyjxidEw2bnRqN3VLTVA1N2hENmJnUkxpX2cFeel free to use this file. If you wish a more clean…
On Rob Ford’s REAL War on Cars
When Rob Ford took office last year, one of the ummm…controversial mayor’s first pledges was to ‘end the war on cars.’ He cited streets cars, pedestrians and those useful scrambles…
Enbridge is a Loser No Matter how the Bitumen Travels!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Are the winds of change blowing? PM Harper says science will determine the outcome not politics. Uh huh, sure Steve. This after gutting the funding for…
United Church as Useful Idiot
I will get some heavy flak for this but by taking away the recognition of Israel’s fundamental nature as a Jewish state the United Church proposals have lost any measure…
The family tree of Quebec political parties
Taking a break from talking about Tracey Weiler and Tim Hudak putting full day kindergarten at risk for Kitchener-Waterloo families by talking about some other kind of families: the family…
We Want To Make It Easy For You To Vote
Or at least some of you. Only in America, eh? Recommend this Post