2012
Not bad
If Trudeau runs for leader, and wins, the Libs will be doing even better. Then again, this is a poll, and I don’t believe in polls so much anymore. Nope.
4885…Vic Toews Fantasy
Via Jesse Brown and Macleans.Deep in the bowels of the RCMP’s Ottawa headquarters, thousands of Mounties are scanning the Internet for signs of wrongdoing. They read every blog post and…
July 16: Northrop Frye and all that
On the weekend, I dropped off some books at the library So I saw the fine image of Northrop Frye sitting on a bench at the entrance. I’m sure he…
Water lily #6 for the season
I think the secret is no raccoons. Filed under: photo Tagged: water lily
4884…Tim Powers Schools Dean Del Mastro
Tim Powers is probably the highest profile non elected/appointed Conservative in your nation’s capital.He is all over CFRA, a big deal in this town and a pillar of the community…
Fight The Right mentioned in new Hill Times! Also, I’m “seasoned,” like a food product!
“Hill Times Wise Guy, Sun columnist and seasoned Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella has managed to take a break from his many side projects to write a book. Fight the Right:…
Military Procurement Stars May Align for Conservatives in 2015
In my head, I’m writing the press releases already. As I pointed out in a recent post on the botched purchase of new medium-weight trucks for the military, the supposedly…
Molly’sBlog 2012-07-16 11:28:00
CANADIAN LABOUR: WILDCAT STRIKERS DEFY UNION AND COMPANY IN NEWFOUNDLAND: Up to 1,000 workers have gathered near the road to Vale’s Long Harbour construction site in eastern Newfoundland this morning,…
Water lily #6 for the season
I think the secret is no raccoons.
A Radical Monday Morning
Today is the first cool and rainy day in quite a while, so I’ll be spending the morning the way other “radicals” the world over are, in the kitchen and…
Even Conservatives Wonder If ‘Bully Boy’ Tactics Are Working For Them Any More …
“Mr. Del Mastro, Parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.), is under investigation by Elections Canada for allegedly breaching the Elections Act for exceeding his 2008 election…
on the tahrir: "our course is the conscience of humanity. our final destination is the betterment of mankind."
This post is based on my notes on a talk by David Heap, supplemented by graphics from David’s presentation, about his experience as part of the Canadian Boat to Gaza.…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Lana Payne sees reason for hope in the sheer breadth of citizens who are protesting against the Harper Cons: Scientists. Doctors. Nuclear engineers.…
On ballpark figures
John Klein and Marian Donnelly have already raised some important questions about this weekend’s stadium funding announcement. But while the biggest problem with the announcement may well be just how…
Sleeping cat 7
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: 100 cats
After All That, The Himalayan Glaciers are Indeed Shrinking
800px-Everest_North_Face_toward_Base_Camp_Tibet_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_edit_1.jpg Remember the Himalayan glaciers? They were at the root of the most deserved black-eye to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change during the intensely politicized period of 2009-2010.…
What I learned at my high school reunion…
… or how to teleport 31 years back in time without the aid of some serious hallucinogens. Most women age more gracefully than most men. This is a truism. And…
Democracy’s Last Conquest: The Anglo-American Empire
Slowly but surely democracy is spreading and finding roots around the world. The latest countries to begin their path towards democratic governance are Tunisia and Libya. In both countries, democratic…
gaza’s ark: trade, not aid, to challenge the blockade
As I mentioned, I recently had the opportunity to hear my friend and comrade David Heap speak about his experience attempting to bring supplies to the people of Gaza, as…