Feral
I hadn’t expected to get into a fight with Silent Winged Coyote. It just kind of happened that way. He was upset with me, though, because I kept beating him…
2012
Election Predictions and Ridings to Watch
Today is election day in Alberta and quite a day it will be. I am guaranteed to be glued to my television screen and interweb module well into the wee…
Election Predictions and Ridings to Watch
Today is election day in Alberta and quite a day it will be. I am guaranteed to be glued to my television screen and interweb module well into the wee…
A Short But Not So Sweet Letter
Here is a copy of the letter that I just fired off to my Conservative Member of Parliament, David Sweet: Dear Mr. Sweet, Although I am sure you are only…
Why Does Canada Need a Hyper-Expensive Light Bomber?
As the F-35 fighter-bomber debate returns to the House of Commons today the opposition parties, forever chasing the shiny thing, will be all over the government about costs and who…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal's been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal’s been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal's been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
New song & video: "You Cheatin’ Cons"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the whole robocalls election fraud scandal’s been getting pushed to the back burner. The F-35 fiasco and Lifestyles of the Rich and Bev Oda are…
George Zimmerman free on bail
George Zimmerman, left, walks out of the intake building at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with an unidentified man on April 22 in Sanford, Fla. (Brian Blanco/Associated Press) It…
Bev Oda is ^NOT a Spendthrift, and Should ^NOT Be Fired
It’s a common question these days: what exactly does it take to get fired from Stephen Harper’s cabinet? Before he was more secure in his position, it was Bernier getting…
McGuinty Budget Would Cut Over 100,000 Jobs
Last week, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union released an interesting report by the Centre for Spatial Economics on the economic impact of proposed provincial budget cuts. It provides a…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Yes, the individual examples are worrisome enough. But the real takeaway from Sarah Schmidt’s report on the CFIA’s testing of food products for…
A Couple of Hundred Thousand Out in Montreal on a Miserable Day: the Quebec Spring?
Having spent more time than I care to say marching in demonstrations that most frequently brought together only small groups, I’ve been very impressed by the crowds that have been…
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith-Alberta: Is she headed for majority?
Ice cream anybody? There is a good possibility. Alberta elections to be watched today. I hope it is not the trend in the country i.e. moving far-right. Read the story…
Challenging Homophobic NHL Fans
Having spent some time recently examining the NHL’s and NHLPA’s collective negligence about headshots, I was inspired to address the homophobia that surrounds hockey fandom last night. Sure the Canucks…
The FINAL Final Projection for Alberta 2012 & Liveblog Info
This is the absolute final projection for Alberta, contrary to my last post. Two new polls from Forum Research and Angus Reid needed to be included, and while it did…
Will the Real Rob Ford Please Stand Up?
Rob Ford’s former press secretary, Adrienne Batra, addresses the hullabaloo regarding the mayor’s pending absence from Pride events: I know Rob Ford. He is a far more tolerant individual than…
Parliament in Review: March 26, 2012
Having taken a bit of a hiatus during and after the NDP’s leadership campaign, I’ll resume looking back at what’s happened in the House of Commons starting with the election…
election day in alberta: get out the vote.
Yours truly, voting in the 2008 provincial election. Today is election day in Alberta. Polls are open between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. If you are unsure where your polling…