ABVOTE: Hell No
Warren Kinsella says here and here that Progressives should vote for Alison Redford’s Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta’s Provincial election. It is a formulaic and emotional appeal to strategic voting.…
2012
BC Liberals Sort-of Survive
Last night saw two by-elections in British Columbia occur and despite the predictions of some media, some bloggers, and myself, the BC Liberals actually came out of it smelling slightly…
The Alberta Election – #FF – Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Worse…
The Alberta Candidates: Brian Mason (NDP), Alison Redford (PC), Raj Sherman (L), Danielle Smith (WR) So, I’ve had a few people ask me why I haven’t blogged about the Alberta…
Mexico does what the rest of North America can’t…
… Pass climate change legislation. Via Nature news and the BBC. Related posts (randomly generated) Republicans block FISA talks Green Party Adopts Net Neutrality in Policy Platform Who knows more…
Final Polls for Alberta
While there’s still time for a couple of extra, it’s probably that we’ve come upon the final four polls for the Alberta election race, which means that it’s about time…
If Danny didn’t have the balls for it… #nlpoli
Job cuts in the public service. One of the more spectacular communications frig ups by the Premier lately. Here’s what your humble e-scribbler said on March 6: So if Danny…
Tory MP Brent Rathgeber On Peter MacKay and F-35s
From his blog: As I watched Bob Rae’s admittedly thoughtful question of Privilege tabled earlier today in the House of Commons alleging Ministerial impropriety regarding the F-35 Fighter Jet (non)…
Rex Murphy’s Naive Take on the Quebec Student Protests
On CBC’s The National last night, Rex Murphy weighed in on Quebec’s student protests; the transcript can be found here, and the three-minute video here. He calls the protests “short…
Let’s make this simple for Jen Gerson and Stephen Taylor
1. All political parties attract their fair share of idiots and extremists. 2. It happens on both Right and Left. 3. When the media or the public bring idiocy/extremism in…
You’re welcome to your conscience, but keep it out of my rights
I’m about to do something I hoped I wouldn’t have to: weigh in on Alberta’s election morality battleground. I have been reluctant to do so and have been quietly biting…
4510…Happy Birthday To You
The oldest stadium in Major League Baseball, may be the oldest stadium still in use in the world, at least at a high level, Fenway Park in Boston, turned 100…
4511…I Am Not A Fan Of David Suziki
Just rubs me the wrong way. Sanctimonious, patronizing are the two nicest things I can think to say about him. I would like him to retire. Not die. Retire. Definitely…
Update to my last post about the Alberta election…
Yup, some of the biggest wing-nuts can be found the comments sections of the on-line stories. Check out THIS doozy comment on a CTV News story about a new poll…
Provocation, Appropriation, and That Blackface Clitoridectomy Cake
Here’s an idea for truly provocative art. No more male artists, black or white, speaking for African women. No more ever-more-graphic ever-more-voyeuristic art on the suffering of African women. Stop…
Alberta Preview
Monday night, Albertans go to the polls to elect who will lead the province for the next 4 years. There are a few things to keep an eye on, I’ll…
Young Liberals take strong stand against Mulcair’s pro-Harper, pro-prohibition stance on marijuana
Today Young Liberals across the country are taking part in a campaign taking on NDP leader Tom Mulcair for his pro-Harper position on marijuana prohibition. I’m proud to count myself…
4510…Jose Canseco Loves Baseball
The man who hit almost 500 homers, wrote a book, Juiced, that broke open the steroids scandal, Jose “…Canseco announced on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher and Rich Friday morning…
Yet Another Reason to Read Sun Media: Crackpot “Science”
As I trawled through the nation’s op-ed pages for my ongoing Media Bias project, I came across a true gem that’s making the rounds of its smaller community papers, a…
The National Post’s Jen Gerson doesn’t think Wildrose extremism matters
Alberta voters, apparently, have a different view. Wildrose has got wasted vote in rural areas; the PCs have vote where it matters most, on the seat count. The final weekend…
4509…That Crazy Tim Hudak Is Up To Stupid
Again. The WFDS called into angry white man radio, 580 CFRA, this morning to tell cool hair guy Brian Lilley of SUN TV what I thought of Tim Hudak. Not…