The Avengers Movie Review – #FF – Follow-Friday
The Avengers – A great movie worth seeing! So, I’m going to write this blog in two sections, and then post it all Friday morning. Some of it is being…
2012
Friday miscellany…
… shooters and omnibus bill edition… =================================================================================== You might remember a post I scribbled a little while back about a “new” shooter that is perfect for O-Town right now, given…
la CLASSE It’s Not About The Money!! (Part1)
Broad coalition of the Association for a student union solidarity (CLASS) has offered a few ideas to eliminate tuition in Quebec by 2016. They say they have a plan to…
On Prosecuting Elderly War Criminals
Bernie Farber has a new piece on Huffpo. He says it better than I could: The hunting down of war criminals sends a universal message that such unspeakable crimes will…
What Will They Whine Of Next?
From the CHRC page detailing with access to info requests: Logically, the only people on the planet who would care would be the folks named in the request itself, desperately…
The Fairity Equation #nlpoli
It doesn’t matter if you are a Telegram editorial writer, a local blogger or even municipal affairs minister Kevin “Fairity” O’Brien on CBC’s St. John’s Morning Show (not online). You…
In April, Parliamentary Committees Spent 24% of Their Time Hiding from the People
Since winning its majority, the Harper régime has forced most Parliamentary committees behind a veil of secrecy. They meet in camera and, despite being our elected representatives, sitting in our…
Parks Canada carnage sideswipes Jasper with nary a peep from local Tory MP
Will the last person to leave Jasper please turn out the lights? A view of Beauvert Lake, near the Jasper townsite, as the sun sets. Below: Anchors Aweigh! There’ll be…
Peter Lougheed Wins Again
A 1975 editorial cartoon showing the early foundations of the Alberta PC Party’s formula for success Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed has been named the best “Provincial Premier” of the…
return to the dome and inside baseball politics.
Alberta's Legislative Assembly Building With election withdrawal setting in like a bad hangover, much of the media attention this week focused on the 38 rookie MLA’s attending outgoing Speaker Ken…
Hypocrisy reigns
B.C. accused of salary increase ‘double standard’, CBC News, May 3, 2012 “Cabinet staffers got average 10-per-cent hike while ‘net-zero’ offered elsewhere “B.C.’s teachers and many provincial government workers might…
return to the dome and inside baseball politics.
Alberta's Legislative Assembly Building With election withdrawal setting in like a bad hangover, much of the media attention this week focused on the 38 rookie MLA’s attending outgoing Speaker Ken…
Plugging The CNIB’s May "Vision Health Month"
On a personal note … over the last two years, I have struggled with a number of surgeries to try and fix a detached retina in one of my eyes.…
Cabinet Speculation
Hey, I’m awful at predictions, but why not speculate on cabinet postings. Premier Alison Redford has discussed the possibility of some repositioning of portfolios and the possibility of a downsize…
Cabinet Speculation
Hey, I’m awful at predictions, but why not speculate on cabinet postings. Premier Alison Redford has discussed the possibility of some repositioning of portfolios and the possibility of a downsize…