In today’s Sun: when Harper goes, they’re pooched
L’etat, c’est lui. That Stephen Harper is the undisputed leader in Canadian politics — that he utterly dominates the landscape, in a way no one else does — is a…
2012
Glen Taylor quits as leader – Alberta Party ponders the Big Goodbye
Your blogger in happier times with departing Alberta Party Leader Glenn Taylor. Below: Party luminaries Michael Walters and Sue Huff. Get ready for the Big Re-Think. Or the Long Goodbye.…
Radio Topics, July 31st
We’ve got an exciting show lined up today- at 8:30 I’ll be speaking with the President of the Hintonburg Community Association, Jeffrey Leiper, about the goings on in the community,…
The Dangling Carrot
“Police” in Anaheim / Source: OCWeekly Well, I guess there is going to be some “economic headwinds” over the next few months. Thanks for the heads up, Obama. Four years…
Evangelical tribalism – stance versus substance
For evangelicals, one’s “stance” determines one’s standing. What does it mean that a stance is the all-important determinant of one’s status and legitimacy in the community? Part of what it…
4955…Why Is Mitt Romney In Europe?
I don’t get it. Besides the fact that he has stuck his foot in it in England, Israel and was greeted with chants of Obama! Obama! in Poland, isn’t this…
Competition Bureau (Not) Tough on Crime: Government Voids Rule of Law
It’s a comparatively minor case, but for those who are hoping Canada’s various white-collar crime units will protect us from lawbreakers, this doesn’t exactly bode well: Corporate Research Group… pleaded…
LBJ on Economics
“Making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg. It may seem hot to you,but it never does to anyone else.” Cited in Robert A. Caro,…
URGENT PETITION: Free Members of Feminist Punk Group Pussy Riot Now!
Recently, the Putin regime in Russia extended the pre-trial detention of 3 members of the feminist punk group “Pussy Riot” until January 2013. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich…
Ex EnviroMin David Anderson – Northern Gateway Bad but Enbridge Even Worse
Former Liberal Environment Minister David Anderson has slammed both the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal and the would-be pipeline operator, Enbridge. Anderson says the pipeline is not in Canada’s best interests…
‘Operation Olympics’ militarizes London: Jules Boykoff Democracy Now interview
‘Operation Olympics’ – the sporting extravaganza underway in London, won’t come cheap. Some estimates put the cost to the British taxpayer at around $17 billion. Other estimates put it higher…
Is It Too Late to Bring Back Herman Cain?
The Republicans are obviously stuck with the notion that it takes a business whiz to make a good president of the United States. That’s how they wound up with Mitt…
London Olympics 2012: What the racist Swiss soccer player said
By now, most of you are aware that a second athlete from Europe has been ejected from the London Olympics for racism. Swill soccer player Michel Morganella got the boot…
July 2012 Bits and Bites
Last week we witnessed what might be termed a feeding frenzy as the msm wrote a few stories about a simple little picture posted first on Warren Kinsella's website (and…
Barbara Ehrenreich: Why Are Working People Invisible in the Mainstream Media? | Alternet
Barbara Ehrenreich: Why Are Working People Invisible in the Mainstream Media? | Alternet We need something like the Economic Hardship Reporting Project here in Canada too, for, in case you…
TFSAs: Cutting Taxes for the Affluent
The latest issue of the Canadian Tax Journal has a number of articles on Tax-Free Savings Accounts. Among the papers of interest: Kevin Milligan projects the potential tax impact of…
In The Event of An Oil Spill, Enbridge Will Pay
...as little as possible. Then: ….Enbridge representatives went door to door promising that they would pay for spill damages, Mayhall said. Now:“The statements at issue, that were made in Defendants’…
4954…Get Buffalo Tim Hudak To Read This
“The first AFL preseason game. The Boston Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 28-7 before 16,474 fans in Buffalo. 1960.” Thanks to Len Berman’s That’s Sports. Bet this will make Buffalo…