4496…Jokers To The Right Of Me
Or at least to the right. The Wildrose,poised to run the Conservative dynasty out of Alberta because the Conservatives were not backwards, er right wing enough, are going to be…
2012
Halifax Gay Activist Murdered
Tremendously sad news out of Halifax today as Raymond Taavel, a well-known activist for the gay community, was killed by an assailant while trying to break up a fight outside…
If The Conservative Party Of Canada Didn’t Erase Their RoboCall Records … Then Where The Hell Are They??
The Conservative Party is categorically denying it has destroyed computer records that might aid Elections Canada’s investigation into fraudulent robo-calls. New Democrats are accusing the Tories of erasing digital logs…
Guest post: New progressive narrative
This is a guest post contributed by frequent commenter Jared Milne. In the last couple of years, various Canadian commentators have remarked on the new conservative narrative of Canada that…
New Song: The Wild Rose of Alberta
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I reckon I'll have a few more foes after the Wildrose backers have a look at this one.
New Song: The Wild Rose of Alberta
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I reckon I’ll have a few more foes after the Wildrose backers have a look at this one.
New Song: The Wild Rose of Alberta
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I reckon I'll have a few more foes after the Wildrose backers have a look at this one.
New Song: The Wild Rose of Alberta
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I reckon I’ll have a few more foes after the Wildrose backers have a look at this one.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alex Himelfarb laments the Cons’ dismantling of a progressive state in Canada. But lest we lose all hope, Annie Lowrey reports on…
Oliver’s Twist: So Long Federal Environmental Oversight
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver — yes, the one who labelled environmentalists foreign-backed radicals — announced a major overhaul today in how environmental assessments will be conducted in Canada. Not…
More on McKee and Excuses for Assault
The Edmonton Police Service posted the following earlier today: EPS Hate Crimes Unit arrest Blood and Honour members For Immediate Release:17-Apr-2012 @ 9:16 AM MRU #:12R57 EPS File #: The…
Think she’ll buy it?
Much trepidation over the tooth that fell out during lunch and got swallowed. My reassurances were inadequate so she wrote the note. With help.
A question from the media
A National Post reporter – one I like – just sent me a Facebook message to ask me if I am “working for the PCs.” I presume she means the…
There goes another $1,000 "good behaviour" bond
Wildrose candidate Ron Leech sees “being white” as his biggest advantage in this election. Personally, I think his biggest advantage is having a leader who doesn’t seem to care that…
Humour: The most vicious way to attack someone – Artwork of illustrator Zina Saunders
When I found Zina Saunders’ animations on Mothers Jones a couple weeks ago I knew I’d have to ask her for a chat. We got on the phone last week…
Wildrose candidate says whites are better than non-whites
“As a Caucasian,” the Wildrose candidate suggests, he’s a better representative than, you know, one of those brown people. No wonder Danielle Smith is ducking the media today. One of…
MLAs Behaving Badly.
Today, for your amusement/outrage, your humble correspondent presents MLAs Behaving Badly. By sheer coincidence, all of the MLAs in this blog are PCs. Seriously, it’s just a coincidence. Thomas Lukaszuk…