Alberta Votes Live Blog
6 pm (mountain time!): The much anticipated downtown Toronto Alberta election night party is ready to roll: the Alberta flag has been proudly hung, the Big Rock beers have been…
2012
Ontario Budget Consensus : Ontario Wins, Ontario’s Conservatives Lose
If you’re from Ontario, you have to agree that all the political discussions taking place to prevent an election are a welcome relief. The deal of course reached between the…
Ontario NDP’s Horwath misses her chance
The Ontario NDP have the balance of power in that province, with the PCs cancelling themselves out of the equation by refusing to cut a deal with the provinical Liberals.…
What’s Right; and What’s Left
A few things to talk about today; let’s start with everyone’s favourite debutant in her own mind, Bev Oda. I woke up this morning and scanned the daily headlines to…
Here in sensible Ontario, we tax the rich
So as expected, the McGuinty Liberals compromised with the NDP on the 2012 Ontario budget, applying a surtax to those who earn more than $500,000 a year, in order to…
ALEC’s Vision of Pre-Empting EPA Coal Ash Regs Passes the House
alec-exposed-600×400.jpg Authored by Sara Jerving of PRWatch.org and ALECExposed.org. Cross-posted with permission from the Center for Media and Democracy. The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment on April 18…
Meanwhile, back at Yale, Adam Goldenberg is furiously tweeting about the merits of separatism
In the future, if you are to look up the dictionary definition of “idiotic,” this will be one of the examples offered up.
Raeside scores
Adrian Raeside has been drawing cartoons portraying the ferry fleet for over thirty years. From breakdowns, groundings, the Fast Ferry Fiasco, the Sunshine Breakfast, German-built ferries, the Million Dollar Man…
And You Promised God Not to Piss It Away
The Alberta bumper sticker read, “Dear God, give us another oil boom and, this time, we promise we won’t piss it away.” Maybe that just says what Albertans really think…
Ontario Budget 2012: Winners, Losers, And Mega-Losers
1) Let’s start with the mega-loser in all of this: Tim Hudak and the PCPO. Tim could have got something from the government in exchange for seeing this budget through.…
Time for a Change
After four continuous decades in power during which time the ruling Progressive Conservative party was virtually unchallenged in any serious fashion, is it any wonder that so many Albertans are…
A Victory
Every once and a while, there is a win for the good guys and gals. I don’t know about you, but it is enough to keep me going. Meanwhile, the…
A challenge to corporate media
British Columbia’s inept Liberals slide toward oblivion and Alberta’s long reigning Conservatives are already at the brink. No doubt, social media and online commentary contributes by impacting political dialog but…
Rendell and Ridge: From "Militant" Labelers to Terrorist Enablers
Ed Rendell MEK.jpg A new chapter has been added to the shale gas industry's eco-terrorism, counterinsurgency and psychological operations saga. In March, NBC News investigative reporter Michael Isikoff revealed that…
Right West Shows Canada Is Upside Down
Today’s election in Alberta, with an inevitable Wildrose win reaffirms that the left side of our country is actually very right. Offering the explanation that maybe we’re just looking Canada…
Music Break…Turisas and Alestorm
Hello again. After a short hiatus I’m back and I’ve brought with me some some enjoyable European metal with a sense of humour. First up is is Finland’s folk/battle metal…
Wealth and Ethics
For a glimpse into the strategy, psychology and ethics of the corporate world, read the Dilbert cartoons. A recent example from March 17, 2012 is particularly poignant. Dilbert and Alice…
M-312 – There are no words
There are no words that describe the depth of my fury over Stephen Woodworth’s private member’s motion M-312, which would set up a Parliamentary committee to determine when human life…
Former Republican Presidential Candidate Compares GOP to Communist China
John Huntsman thinks his Republican Party acts a lot like the Chinese Communists if you get out of line
Policy Consultation on Burma
Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB), policy session April 27, 2012- Ottawa. Yeah, that’s right. We, at CFOB are conducting a one day policy consultation session to engage both the public…