Toward a certain end
Lights are out on election night My point to radio reporter Shane Woodford in the twitter exchange discussed in an earlier post was that too little attention has been paid…
2012
All The Prime Minister’s Men
With the Public Accountants Committee getting ready to take up the F35 fraud, a fight is brewing over which witnesses will be allowed to testify before the committee. The Hill…
happy birthday, fenway park
One hundred years ago today, April 20, 1912, Fenway Park opened to the public. The Boston Red Sox have played their home games there ever since. Fenway is the oldest…
Ontario jails under pressure with Kingston Pen closure
Kingston Pen is a dreadful place and should have been closed years ago. That said, it isn't clear where the really bad guys are going to be sent. I half…
Progressive Taxation Is Not An Obscentity
I have expressed many times on this blog my concern that the notion of progressive taxation has been almost relegated to the status of a historical curiosity. Acceptance of the…
Have We Learned Anything Yet?
It was two years ago today that the sea-floor started gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which was working on…
Tales of the Second Amendment
Current research in developmental psychology shows that if caretakers allow a toddler to assert more control over what they do, there are definite benefits to the child’s autonomy, self-reliance and…
Day of Silence
Today is the Day of Silence, and to note the occasion, let me say the following:
Chris Selley is full of crap
Care to disclose your chummy relationship with the guys behind the “Jew tax” story and the clannish Jewish businessmen story? You know, how one of them is now a Wildrose…
Twitter time
After last night’s by-election results were in, I had a twitterverse exchange with CKNW’s Shane Woodford: Woodford: The big question in Chilliwack Hope is, can the bcndp keep the seat…
Friday fast clips
Several items and observations for you today: – The BC Liberals got throttled in 2 byelections last night. One was an outright NDP win – the other was a result…
The Way to Toronto Heart is Public Transit!
A message to local Liberals, provincial Liberals and even federal Liberals. People want public transit funded! In a recent poll 74% of people in Toronto said that they would favor…
Link Byfield Going Down?
Westlock County Councillor Maureen Kubinec placed highest among our poll takers with 41.43 per cent of the vote. Kubinec was followed by former Alberta Report publisher Link Byfield with 30…
Flaherty’s no to the IMF
From Canadian Press last night: “Flaherty digs in heels on calls to pony up more bailout money for euro zone.” Jim is all talk to the hand, Eurozone: Finance Minister…
Tightening up EI access #nlpoli #cdnpoli
People drawing unemployment insurance in the Atlantic provinces might be in for a new way of life in the near future, if changes to the Employment Insurance system turn out…
LCT Poll
I have a quick Twitter poll – I’m considering offering a MOOC in logic and critical thinking starting in September… informal yet rigorous First question – would you be interested…
who would you call on in a crisis?
After considerable discussion with Mrs. Rev.Paperboy we have come to the conclusion that in the event of a major crisis, if we had to pick five people to stand with…
Ian Urquhart and Len Bracko: a Senate voting strategy for progressive Alberta citizens
The Senate chamber – may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Somewhat progressive ‘Senatorial’ candidates Ian Urquhart and Len Bracko, in his Senatorial toga; Ralph Waldo Emerson. Since the Alberta…
Late night: Scenes from a literature drop
Thought I’d just do a quick post here and upload some pictures taken during a literature drop in Parkdale-High Park by a few of we federal Liberals on a balmy…