For Asian-Canadians, the Year of the Snake didn’t Start in 2013
On February 8th, PM Stephen Harper issued a statement on the occasion of Chinese New Year. “As Chinese Canadians usher in the New Year, they can rest assured that our…
March 2013
No Progressive
The Harperites — not surprisingly — accused Thomas Mulcair of traitorous behaviour when, during his recent Washinton gambit, he did not give his full throated support to the Keystone XL…
I, Ezra
You can read the official document here, but The Sun News Network mole has slipped me a copy of Ezra’s first draft. As you can see, it’s been changed quite…
“I Have A Dream”: How Great Leaders Inspire Us
An inspiring TED talk from Simon Sinek, motivational speaker and author of Start With Why about how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” This…
The Origins of Rentierism in Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
______________________________________________ Over the next four days, SRBP will offer an interpretation of the political underpinnings of the current financial crisis. This series goes beyond the immediate to place recent events…
Ontario’s 2012 austerity measures causing an economic slowdown: Report
Press Release | Posted Mar 18, 2013 Ontario’s experiment with austerity in 2012 is contributing to an economic slowdown that demands a different course of action in 2013, says a…
Of Petrostates and Patriotism
If Alison Redford gets to define Canadian patriotism, then I don’t want to be patriotic. The Alberta premier yesterday accused federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair of “a fundamental betrayal of…
Facebook used to demolish prejudice claim on 11(b) application
R v Nowak 2013 ONCJ 52 shows a creative Crown using Facebook to demolish a claim of prejudice arising from trial delay. The Court notes: Of note, Mr. Nowak stated…
Thomas Mulcair and the Attack of the Oil Pimps
It's like a really bad horror movie.One that could only happen in Harperland, where madness reigns, and the Big Lie RULES.A B-movie where Thomas Mulcair gets swarmed by a small…
Democracy Now! Discusses 10-year anniversary of U.S. invasion of Iraq (VIDEO)
Democracy Now! Discusses 10-year anniversary of U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. missile defense plans and Afghan protests against the continued presence of U.S. forces and the Steubenville rape case. We…
The Liberal Party Has Failed "Supporters"
Recently, we’ve had the news that the Supporters category, which had been crooned so much by Liberals like myself, has more or less been a flop. I’ve argued before that…
Alberta Liberal merger with federal Liberals an idea worth considering.
TweetProvincial Liberal leader Raj Sherman wants his party to work more closely with the federal Liberal Party. Conventional wisdom would inform us that the Alberta Liberals should always do everything…
Ezra Levant and the Apology Song
Well I'm glad to see that Ezra Levant has apologized for his hateful comments about the Roma.Although it did take him forever to put his lips together and spit out…
Mulcair Displays Actual Courage
Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has frankly demonstrated astonishing political courage in being willing to speak up on behalf of Gary Freeman, a black American who had lived in Canada…
5758…Vic Toews, Stephen Harper And Jails
My good friend/crank Russell Barth would tell you that Vic Toews and Stephen Harper belong in jail. He would be wrong. But there seem to be a number of Tories,…
Beware the Lies of March—What Shakespeare tells us about Hugo Chávez
I come to bury Chávez, not to praise him. Barak Obama says he was authoritarian. And the President is an honourable man. John Graham, former ambassador to Venezuela says he…
And this is where we juxtapose: Libya edition
March, 2011: The Harper government rallied opposition parties to “war” Monday, casting Canada’s military intervention in the Libyan crisis as a moral imperative. … “This government along with the international…
Levant: Say Whaaaattttt?????
A short intermission in our Christie series. On September 5, 2012, Sun News’ Ezra Levant painted the entire Roma people as parasitic criminals on “The Source.” Not surprisingly, the Roma…
Peeved PM aims at ‘remaking CanadiAnt labour force’
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/03/18/pol-greg-weston-harper-skilled-jobs.html