Conservatives Create Two Worlds
The elitist economic model places undo importance on the bastardized notion of “leadership”. A successful company is the sum of its parts, everyone contributes, there are varying degrees of accountability,…
2012
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, April 16, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, April 16, 2012: Why this year could prove to be the Charter’s most controversial Google’s Sergey Brin:…
ISLR: The fastest networks in the U.S. are built by local governments
It’s interesting to see how, in this U.S. example, that towns and cities that create their own Internet infrastructure are doing a way better job offering faster, cheaper Internet than…
CBC-RoI Poll Shows Possible Photo Finish in #AbVote
Return on Insight conducted a poll on behalf of the CBC in Alberta, showing a fairly close race (by Alberta standards) as we head into our last week of the…
Politics and Hypocrasy – Movie Monday
So, it’s everyone’s (I hope) favourite day of the week here at Paulitical Satire! It’s Movie Monday! Today’s one is a particular gem brought to us, as always, by my…
Bob Rae’s Record
Those attack ads, branding Bob Rae a “Failure,” are ubiquitous these days. But Tim Armstrong, a former deputy minister of Industry and Trade in Rae’s government, sets the record straight…
They’re (Still) Just Not That Into You
Sorry, Evangelicals: Only one in five Jewish Americans holds favorable views of those aligned with the Christian right, a category that includes most of Israel’s evangelical supporters. The survey, conducted…
Alberta election poll shows Wildrose Party ahead
Story hereCBC poll suggests Progressive Conservative trailing WildroseA poll conducted for the CBC shows the Wildrose Party has a seven-point lead over the Progressive Conservatives just a week before the…
The Cost of Political Disengagement
Thanks to LeDaro’s link, I was able to catch up on the At Issues panel that I missed on Thursday night. While the discussion revolved largely around the F-35 debacle,…
Danielle Smith stands by hater, and hate
anielle Smith stood by her candidate: “Every single political party has people with strong religious views. “As long as they keep that in their personal lives, and don’t anticipate that…
I hate seeing things like this happen.
I really do. Our local soccer club has cancelled the 2012 season due to a lack of volunteers. 2012 Season Cancelled Dear parents, The Canterbury Soccer Club is a community-based,…
Death penalty: Canada needs to be consistent
It is good to see this news of the Canadian government pleading for clemency for a Canadian in Iran facing execution: “Canada is gravely concerned by indications that the execution…
4487…If It Only Wasn’t So Darn Cold
Canada would be Nirvana. Not the band, fool, but a perfect place for all, except the haters of course who don’t like anything, to live. Peter Worthington of the Quebecor…
Paving the path on Barrington! Yay city!
My morning commute (cycling) takes me along a gravel path that runs parallel to Barrington Street, starting at the MacDonald Bridge and ending at the end of the navy dockyard.…
Your major reason(s) for Conservatives not celebrating the Charter
Much has been made over the fact that the Conservative government is willing to throw major money at celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, while not doing…
Things Happen, But It’s Time To Connect The Dots
Thailand has the worst flooding in its history, only a month after Central America has the worst flood in its history, a month after Vermont has the worst flooding in…
Anti-Gay Groups Target Canadian Game Developer
BioWare, an Edmonton-based game development company, is being targeted by anti-gay groups over the option to make your character gay in their latest video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic.…
Our failed state #nlpoli
The always sharp labradore has posted links to a report by the Foundation for Democratic Advancement on election finance laws across Canada. You can find the full report here. The…
Let Them Eat Internet
Tory MP Colin Mayes responds to cuts to government CAP programs, which allows libraries and missions around the Okanagan to provide free computer time to disadvantaged youth so they can…