ConCalls: Two Months
Our country is taking its sweet time to dole out justice to the culprits behind the illegal election robocalls one year ago. It’s been two months since this story came…
2012
On The First Anniversary
On this, the first anniversary of Harperland, the Globe and Mail opines: On most of the issues that matter, on the economy, on reining in public spending, on addressing the…
Facebook has serious problems
Facebook dilemma. An Exile from the Kingdom of Me -Thomas Beller Whenever I try to sign into my Facebook account it asks me for my phone number and then a…
Zorg Report 2012-05-02 08:23:00
Alberta Votes, Redux: How Danielle Smith and the Wildrose Managed to Lose Huge Pollsters, Pundits, the Media, and Academics Ironically Make Danielle Smith Lose Election I chose the word “manage”…
Is Dalai Lama an alien?
Briony Westinghouse of The Huffington Post thinks so. Dalai Lama: “There are great mysteries hiding in the clouds of the Himalayas. It is suggested the extreme environment is inviting to…
Hudak advisor receives thousands to hire Ornge insider
Many years ago, while Conservatives were still the government, an Ontario PC lobbyist introduced me to Chris Mazza. Mazza was a Toronto doctor hoping to set up an air ambulance…
When Is A Police Quota System Not A Quota System?
Apparently, when it is a ‘performance standard.’ Recommend this Post
Tommy and the Division of Labour
In the window factory we had two routers, the machines that bored holes into the window frames for the moving parts and for the pieces that secured the glass in…
One year on…
One year ago today, a minority of Canadians elected a Harper majority government. So, what have I learned? I learned that growing pot is a worse crime than being a…
This Is What Liberal Renewal Looks Like
While others only talk about it, the PHP Liberal association is on the move, working on Liberal Renewal from the grassroots up. From their website: The Parkdale-High Park Federal Liberal…
The F-35 boondoggle in context: This “is oppressive, dictatorial regime-building that would do any petro-state proud”
We are definitely not in Kansas anymore, Canuckistan — and Michael Harris says that we just had our “Wizard of Oz moment”: The curtain has been well and truly whipped…
Canada’s message: "We’re all right Jack!"
Expectation of economic recovery in Europe is replaced now by talk of double dip recession — even depression. Nevertheless, Canada is lecturing nations there to institute the policies of economic…
Who Watches the Watchmen? – Paulitical Edition
So, I’ve been struck recently but the large and growing number of transgressions against transparent, accountable, and in many cases ethical and legal governing. I’m not just referring to what’s…
Petri Dish Politics
Project Red Dot interviews Gerard Kennedy on voter apathy.
The Catcher in the Rye
In 1950, J.D. Salinger was hired by the New York City Tourist Bureau to write a jazzy and young novel about the city that never sleeps, in hopes of increasing…
The more (choice), the merrier
I sincerely hope this is true: At least a half dozen Liberal leadership candidates could be gearing up their campaigns as soon as this summer. Liberal party president Mike Crawley…
Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Racism
Watch this video and decide for yourself. Kenny also accused Mr. Freeman of being a cop-killer and a former member of the Black Panther movement, both accusations are untrue. The…
Here’s a Hint for Liberal Leadership Candidates
IF YOU HAVEN’T PAID OFF YOUR 2006 LEADERSHIP DEBT, DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!! You’re welcome!