The case against Cash
NDP MP Andrew Cash is in an egregious conflict of interest. There can be no doubt or debate about that: On Sept. 26, 2011, Cash provided a commitment in writing…
February 2013
A Personality Cult?
Andrew Coyne –with some justification — is frustrated. The Liberal Party, he writes, is preparing itself for Justin Trudeau. And, to that end, it will “transform itself into a personality…
Marijuana possession still widely prosecuted in Canada
In 2011 Canadian police recorded 61,406 criminal incidents in which possession of marijuana was the most serious offence. 28,183 possession charges were laid. This does not reflect all charges for…
5661…Crotches Kill
The Edmonton Journal carries the story today about a cheeky new ad campaign that the Alberta government intro’d yesterday to keep you from looking at your crotch while you are…
We know how to have fun
GC got a sliver in his foot from the hardwood floor. He said it felt like a long, skinny sliver. There wasn’t much to see, but he was limping and…
Wind Power And Hair
If anyone was wondering why the feds have decided to delay and revise their study on the health effects of wind turbines, it is to collect hair samples, the chemical…
So why did they lie? #nlpoli
CBC’s David Cochrane contacted the Premier’s Office and asked about rumours he’d heard of renovations to the Premier’s Office. As Cochrane reported on Twitter, the Premier’s Office told him that…
The Cons and the Angry Sea
As I've mentioned before, when I was a boy I lived by the sea.In a place where men went out to fish in small boats.Sometimes they would be caught in…
The Enduring Mystery of Mike Duffy
Golly. If this Mike Duffy mystery continues, we're going to have to put his mug on a milk carton, and ask the public for help.Ask them have you seen this…
Its time for MHF to STFU
Could Martha Hall Findlay be any more ridiculous?She’s concern-trolling Justin Trudeau for being popular — does she actually think that someone as unpopular as she is would be a more…
‘Freddy Lee’ Morton, the journalistic sequel: We’ve already seen this horror movie, thanks!
Freddy Lee Morton, in happier times, with your blogger. Below: Firewaller Tom Flanagan; the entire separatist 2001 Firewall team (grabbed from the National Post). Freddy Lee “Ted” Morton, the worst…
Slaw-tered
To Slaw or not to Slaw…. It took nearly eight years of blogging this blog, but I have finally succumbed to the Slaw bug. I will be joining my friend,…
New Media Spin: Right-wing Tax Increases Good. NDP Tax Increases Very, Very Bad.
Here’s a puzzle for my readers: try and guess which one of the following two editorials, each of them discussing a slight bump in the tax rate for the wealthiest…
Hail, Isolde
After Richard Wagner had been working on the Ring Cycle for about ten years, he took a break for two years to write Tristan und Isolde. With Tristan, he did…
Federal jobs distribution stable despite cuts, ClemAnt says
Inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/02/20/pol-federal-job-cuts-regional-breakdown.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/02/20/bc-coast-guard-notice.html
Some Thoughts on the BC Budget
Five months ago, I predicted that the Liberal government of British Columbia would fail in its effort to balance the 2013 budget. Notwithstanding this week’s boastful headlines to the contrary,…
Today in Liberal-bashing Media: Andrew Coyne
… who decides, like half of the country’s editorialists, to write off Justin Trudeau’s support as an example of the Liberal Party becoming a “personality cult.” I’m getting really sick…
Campaign Update: Where With Weir?
Well, by now everyone should have heard that Erin Weir has withdrawn from the Sask. NDP Leadership race and thrown his behind Ryan Meili. As mentioned yesterday, it was one…
Just a game
As I write this, I’m at Ted Reeve Arena, the rink in my neighbourhood. My son’s team, the Penguins, is playing Ted Reeve Thunder. If we lose, that’s the end…