NDP may not back motion to study Dean Del Mastro spending
The NDP won’t say whether it will back a Liberal MP’s motion to have the House ethics committee study Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro’s 2008 election spending.
2012
The Advantages of Winning Because of Your Name
Unfortunately these days those who win elections usually aren’t those who would do the best job of representing the people, but those who are best at winning elections. (Capitalism has…
New Hits Needed; Apply to NPR by Elizabeth Jensen
Columnist says new shows developed for NPR face a big hurdle: limited open time slots and a risk-averse public-radio culture, where time-tested audience and money generators make it challenging for…
In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing – The ROM displays photos by Larry Towell, Donovan Wylie and "Afghan Star"
Those interested in the reality of Afghanistan and located in Toronto can take in the photographic works of Larry Towell and Donovan Wylie at the ROM along with a showing…
The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #8
This is Update #8 of the Red Deer River Oil Spill… Plains Midstream Canada continues to blog its cleanup efforts surrounding the Rangeland Pipeline System failure near Sundre, Alberta. People…
4749…Travis Baumgartner
He is the alleged murderer and thief who killed three fellow G4S Cash Solutions guards, uh, allegedly, and totally messed up a fourth.He also nicked a tad over 300,000.00 in…
So is "Ethical Oil" still ethical?
We’ve gotten several damning analysis of our real stance on human rights in the last few years. The list grows today with Canada being added to the Human Rights Watch…
4748…Quote Of The Day From Stephen Harper
My Facebook friend Mike Rilstone passes these bon mots from our beloved Prime Minister: When a government starts trying to cancel or avoid dissent it’s rapidly losing its moral authority…
Justin Trudeau: The Power of the Brand
The latest Angus-Reid poll has some startling results for all parties. It seems that if Justin Trudeau was leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the party would be propelled…
So I’m looking for a remote backup solution
I thought I had found one with my service provider iWeb but their application only copies whole devices. And I need to exclude some of the directories on my devices.…
4747…NDP Cockblocking For The Stephen Harpers
It is in Monday’s Ottawa Citizen. “The Conservatives and NDP signalled Monday that they are unlikely to agree with a Liberal motion to bring Dean Del Mastro before the ethics…
Aww,isn’t that just too Cute?
http://www.northerngateway.ca/news-and-media/northern-gateway-blogs Full of lies and pastel-soft illustrations, the Enbridge ‘blog’ is now being featured as a big ol’ ad in Hufpost Canada…pretty disgusting that they would even accept the money,…
Who will lead the Liberals?
Bob Rae stunned the political world last week when he announced he was not going to run for the top position in the third most powerful party in Canada. Whenever…
4746…100 Million Dollar Man
Glenn Beck. The New York Times is reporting that conservative talk show host Glenn Beck, who was making 10 million a year, has just inked a new 5-year, $100 million…
The End of the World: The State vs. the Internet
Last weekend at FooCamp, I co-hosted a session titled “The End of the World: Will the Internet Destroy the State, or Will the State Destroy the Internet?” What follows are…
Frank Graves Strikes Back
He responds below to remarks I made here:My comments were that Trudeau scored the best with the public of the current range of talked about candidates (since Mr Rae dropped…
Lying like a cheap rug
Perhaps the largest barrier making re-election of Christy Clark’s government unlikely is its lack of credibility. The Liberal brain trust decided long ago that veracity should always rank behind expediency.…
Electoral Co-operation and a New Kind of Liberal Leadership Contest
Of all of the things which have been on my mind over the past few weeks, tonight I find myself writing about the Liberal Leadership campaign. Why on Earth do…
Politics and its Discontents 2012-06-18 18:50:00
Well well well. Apparently membership does have its privileges. H/t Kev Recommend this Post
Conflict of Interest and the Nalcor board appointments #nlpoli
2050 hrs – Mulligan Update – scroll to the end Leo Abbass is the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. He is a staunch of supporter of the Conservative Party. He…