Free Votes
Nation, I love the idea of free votes. I think every vote in the Legislature should be a free vote – if a bill or motion can’t pass on its…
2012
John Cleese on Creativity
(Via Boing Boing.) Filed under: Politics Tagged: creativity, humour, John Cleese
Wildrose Candidate Allan Hunsperger: Gays And Gaga Will Burn In Lake Of Fire
Might be preferrable to living in an Alberta run by Wildrose. PS. No word on his opinion of dwarf tossing
Video: Dubai, Don’t waste your money there
Some wise words from prominent gay travel writer and blogger, Carlos Melia, who decided to cancel his stay in Dubai because "gay and lesbians are not welcome in this country."…
Video: Dubai, Don’t waste your money there
Some wise words from prominent gay travel writer and blogger, Carlos Melia, who decided to cancel his stay in Dubai because “gay and lesbians are not welcome in this country.”…
Video: Dubai, Don’t waste your money there
Some wise words from prominent gay travel writer and blogger, Carlos Melia, who decided to cancel his stay in Dubai because "gay and lesbians are not welcome in this country."…
Video: Dubai, Don’t waste your money there
Some wise words from prominent gay travel writer and blogger, Carlos Melia, who decided to cancel his stay in Dubai because “gay and lesbians are not welcome in this country.”…
The Race for Calgary-Elbow
First formed in 1971, Calgary-Elbow has had 4 MLAs in the past 40 years – and 2 of them became Premier. One other became Deputy Premier. Pretty good odds, by…
Safe injection sites: Treating people with addictions like they matter
Last October, the Supreme Court ruled that Insite, Vancouver’s safe injection site, could stay open despite the Harper Government’s objections. The arguments hinged on whether addiction was primarily a health…
4486…You Have Seen The Adverts
Even here in staid ole Ottawa there have been print ads for ABC’s new sit-chick-com Don’t Trust The B In Apartment 23. In the words of every review I have…
Bye-bye, Gord
Mr. Tulk was warned, and he’s now banned from this site. Bye-bye, Gord. Find a new sandbox. I suspect you won’t be missed by others.
EZRA LEVANT is correct — and Wildrose will win Alberta
I don’t normally quote Ezra with approval (he is smart but we are not really on the same political wavelength) but… in this piece I think he is dead on.…
A stolen cellphones database?
An interesting proposal the Toronto Star was advocating for yesterday: Washington’s Federal Communications Commission and the four biggest wireless carriers in the U.S. announced this week that they are creating…
4485…Best Obit Ever
This is viral. Obituary or Memoriam PrintMichael “Flathead” Blanchard | Visit Guest Book Blanchard, Michael “Flathead”1944 ~ 2012A Celebration of the life of Michael “Flathead” Blanchard will be held on…
World’s Scary and Weird Creatures
Guess who is the weirdest of them all?
Wildrose: Noxious Weed
In the most obvious of ways, whatever Albertans decide is really none of my business, that’s the way our federation works. That said, the potential victory of the Wildrose will…
4484…Stephen Harper IS The Prime Minister
Head of the class. Big cheese. Grand pubba. The CBC has found out that Stephen Harper’s Labour Day boo to Manhattan, a three day cruise that included a Yankees game,…
Meet your Wildrose Candidate: Alan Hunsperger
Despite WRP leader Danielle Smith’s flip flopping on abortion: pro-choice? Pro-life? Will she defund abortion? No, wait, she expects you to defund abortion, Smith still wants you to believe that…