They Would Say That
“As long as Afghanistan is not able to ensure by itself the security in the country, the artificial timelines of withdrawal are not correct and they should not be set”…
2012
4505…Jason Kenney Back To Being A Douche
In The National Post today Jason Kenney reverts to form when he says that “Ottawa is preparing to crack down on employment-insurance recipients who are not seeking work in areas…
Rob Ford: the big, fat homophobe strikes again!
The Wildrose Party in Alberta has nothing on Toronto (in the bigotry department) as long as Rob Ford, aka Mayor Fraud stays in office. If there were any fiscal conservatives…
140Law – Legal Headlines Thursday, April 19, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 19, 2012: Google and Twitter can’t police web content, says British AG Judges, journalists clash over…
I just bought this
Okay, I didn’t. But I’d give a kidney to get it.
Alberta Votes Day 25: "Fuck it, I’m voting PC"
When you know the PCs are going to take 70% of the vote in your riding and 80% of the seats in the province, there’s not a lot of strategy…
Stephen Harper And The Charter
Stephen Harper has refused to recognize the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a significant Canadian achievement. There are many reasons for the prime minister’s ill will. Chief among them,…
New column day
Here, on how we should look to all levels of government to find ways to work through jurisdictional barriers – rather than accepting them as an excuse for regressive policies.…
The Uphill Battle to Save Democracy in Canada
At the risk of appearing tiresomely repetitive, I am posting once again on the problem of political disengagement. The fact that only about 30% of Canadians bother to follow politics,…
Psst Jean Charest,
Did you know that according to a recent study on access to information conducted by Canada’s newspaper industry Quebec was deemed to be “the most secretive” province in Canada? Mr.…
ConCalls: Thunder Bay Courage Reveals “Errors” As Crime #RoboCon
The Conservatives are constantly falling back to the next available lie. The Conservative party has denied any knowledge of wrongdoing and suggested there is little evidence outside of the Guelph…
shorter wmtc: fraudulent government kills canadian environment
In case you haven’t seen it yet, the Council of Canadians’ investigation into election fraud has uncovered yet more damning evidence that the Harper GovernmentTM did not win its so-called…
That Alberta ad
One, if the media don’t like a political ad, it usually means it’ll work. Two, the ad isn’t aimed at old people – it’s aimed at young people. If what…
New Brunswick Projection
Volkov did some interesting things with the numbers from the recent Saint John poll in New Brunswick. I’ve been able to expand those numbers out to the entire province using…
Climate Skeptic In The West
It seems I have one more reason I don’t want the Wildrose alliance to win. But Alberta’s according to recent polls have them at a 7% point lead. The PC…
Elsevier Pranked
Elsevier is a very large publisher of scientific and medical journals. It has been boycotted recently number of high-profile scientists due to its high subscription prices for individual journals, bundling…
Grown too rich, too powerful to punish
According to the Washington Post, Google has been under scrutiny in the U.S., Canada, France and the Netherlands for charges that it illegally collected WiFi data using its Street View…
The Budget-Spending Disconnection #nlpoli
The provincial government announced on Wednesday that they will spend $2.0 million to fund new child care spaces across the province. Through Budget 2012, the Provincial Government remains committed to…