Displaced Fear
Conservatives are fear-driven. Their minds work differently than ours, or at least they work differently than progressives’ minds. Brain scan research has found that rightwingers process information via the right…
February 2013
5657…Justin Trudeau’s Deathwish
It is in the bag. All Justin Trudeau has to do is smile and nod and get ready to move into his childhood home later in the decade. But no.…
Right of Return
Bilbo Baggins is the main character in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, but contrary to what you’d think, the movie isn’t really about him. Nor is it about Gollum—neither because of…
Feb. 20: For those in a hurry……
…today’s issue of the Moncton Times and Transcript is a bargain. This one can be read over a small bowl of cereal and a cookie at under five minutes. Really…
"Saskatchewan NDP Leadership – Part 2 – Trent Wotherspoon" – Guest Post By Dan Tan
(Buckdog is covering the 2013 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leadership race – today a 2nd guest post by Dan Tan): There is nothing like a near-death experience to clarify things.…
Awakenings: The Push-Pull of Letting Go
I suppose I never really believed that Nicholas could live apart from us – that he could feel truly safe and happy with his caregivers fussing over his tube feeds,…
Economist Erin Weir Withdraws From Sask NDP Leadership Race
Erin Weir announced this morning that he is withdrawing his candidacy from the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership race. I have been supporting Mr. Weir and am quite sad to…
Airships Might Help Connect Northern Canada
The Canadian government has released a report that says that airships could be the most efficient way to bring needed goods to remote areas of northern Canada. Plus, the airships…
5656…Rock And Roll Will Never Die
Although sometimes I wish it would. WFDS
Brit P.M. a Wanker
On 13 April, 1919, a crowd assembled in Amritsar’s public garden in defiance of British general Reginald Dyer’s ban on all meetings. It’s believed that upwards of 10,000 Indian men,…
A Bilabial Footaped
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: Monster
“Doom and gloom” #nlpoli
Seems that finance minister Jerome Kennedy isn’t the only fellow out there conducting the annual budget “consultation” farce this year. According to the Southern Gazette, justice minister Darin King “acknowledged,…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, February 20, 2013: Breyer sometimes poses questions for Thomas during oral arguments Shark-fin ban resurfaces as Toronto…
#skndpldr – Prince Albert Debate Notes
One of the dangers of trying to catch up to past leadership events is the possibility that any analysis might be overtaken by more recent developments. But before we find…
Fathoming The Reactionary Mind
I readily admit that I find it difficult, if not impossible, to fathom the extreme right-wing mind. To me, it is a mind mired in a world of fantasy, willful…
Headwaiter To The Provinces
Back in 2008, Lawrence Martin wrote that Stephen Harper had truly become headwaiter to the provinces. The phrase, originally coined by Pierre Trudeau to mock Joe Clark and the Conservative…
My brief take on the Ontario Throne Speech
Briefly – Wynne and the Liberals sounded conciliatory, the NDP said it would support the Throne Spech and subsequent budget, provided the Liberals give them some goodies, and Tim Hudak…
Pumped Storage To Back Up Wind
The graphic shows it all, but the accompanying story is here. The Provincial Liberals have been talking about projects like this before the last election. In fact, I think one…
High-Priced Cow Pats #nlpoli
The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council thinks the provincial government should do something about its spending, what with declining revenues. Well, you know. Sort of. Maybe.