The League of Peculiar Gentlemen: The Americans
Not to be outdone by their British compatriots, the North American members of the League of Peculiar Gentlemen were also able to strap strange things to their faces. Perhaps the…
2012
With Northern Gateway, Harper = Trudeau And B.C. = Alberta
As a former Albertan, I remember Pierre Trudeau and his National Energy Program. Albertans, I gather, still speak of the NEP with great disdain and bitterness. Consider these startling similarities…
New nuclear power plants for UK
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/europe/british-energy-plan-would-add-nuclear-plants.html "While Germany intends to phase out nuclear power, and France's new president, François Hollande, says he hopes to reduce his country's reliance on it, the British government appears to…
Public debt and financial mismanagement #nlpoli
A few days ago, Stephen Taylor posted a table from a 2010 study that showed how big Quebec’s public debt is compared to that of countries around the world. The…
Trashy in China, 4.0
Some of my fave non-food-related pics since I started coming here in 2009. Part 1. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Daily Reading for May 23, 2012
News picks for Wednesday, May 23, 2012. // ]]> Conservatives ask for dismissal of robocall court cases — This is hardly surprising news. What is interesting are that the Conservatives…
Maybe it’s time to kill the May Show
The May Show of today is a pale imitation of the May Show that was so successful through the 1980′s and the first half of the 90′s, so maybe it’s…
English Canadian Conservatives Becoming Quebec Separatists?
It is not only plausible, but inevitable, that any future Quebec referendum will generate a national debate on whether the province should be allowed to stay. A nationwide referendum on…
Alberta MLAs get down to work – sort of – later today
Bill 1? It’s a secret! Alberta MLAs may not be exactly as illustrated. It’s great work if you can find it! The first session of the 28th Legislature of Alberta…
Shen Yung And Not Your Father’s PC Party
The Shen Young Performing Arts troupe recently had their Alberta 2013 performance dates thrown into question when the Alberta Government revoked an agreement to use the Jubilee Auditoriums in Edmonton…
Ideas have a habit of spreading like wildfire
Well, it would appear the real battles have begun – this I was anticipating as the obvious response to Charest’s new law. What I didn’t anticipate was an international day…
The Quebec students will win this one, if they stick to their principles at all costs
The students still protesting in Quebec against tuition hikes should make sure that they don’t track their progress by the political reaction of the opposition parties and of the Charest…
guest post: the real worry about election 2012.
Tweet By: Richard Liebrecht Going into the election, the two-person caucus of Brian Mason and Rachel Notley was well known among media insiders and observers for punching above their weight…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Slumbering cats.
The Day They Turned Montreal Red
And so it came to pass. On the 100th day of their amazing struggle, they refused to be intimidated by a totalitarian bill, and turned Montreal RED. A sea of…
For those who are after the Hot Nasties pressing
Hey, Simon from Ugly Pop here. It was an honour to release this– one of my very favourite Canadian records ever! Glad you were happy with it, Warren. We made…
Canada Lowering Standards for Diplomatic Corps
There’s been no official announcement, but I can only assume it’s happened, and a while ago too, given that former diplomat turned Conservative MP Chris Alexander apparently has trouble spelling…
montreal, nous t’aimons! show us how it’s done!
On the 100th day of student protests, 250,000 people take to the streets! Supporters bang on pots and pans from their windows! Solidarity rallies in New York and Paris! Montreal,…
Cartoon: Who You Callin’ Goofy? Clark vs. Mulcair on Expanding the Tar Sands
Check out this new cartoon from Gerry Hummel. Last week, BC Premier Christy Clark attacked Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair for raising the economic downside of becoming a petro-state –…
Skitchy Booque / 24 black cat
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