"Idle No More: What does it mean for us?"
"Idle No More: What does it mean for us?" is the topic of a forum hosted by the Edmonton-Leduc NDP on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the…
May 2013
"Idle No More: What does it mean for us?"
“Idle No More: What does it mean for us?” is the topic of a forum hosted by the Edmonton-Leduc NDP on Saturday, June 15, 2013 , at 11 a.m. at…
Polling Voters #nlpoli
If you are still mulling over the British Columbia election result and the polls, take a look at this post by Eric Grenier at threehundredeight.com. It includes a link to…
Why hasn’t Rob Ford sued the Star?
Because truth’s a defence, that’s why. And the truth, she’s a-comin’.
Obama photos with hot blonde prom date
This is gonna drive the right wing even nuttier than it usually is. But it is this photo which makes me laugh the most. Who’s the first right blogger to…
May 23: All hail Robert Goguen!
Yesterday, I received in my mailbox a tabloid sized, eight page newspaper printed on rather expensive paper. It purported to come from Robert Goguen, our Conservative MP. In fact, it…
Canadian Oil Waste Blackens Detroit
* The Koch brothers are about their usual dirty business, this time in Detroit: WINDSOR, Ontario — Assumption Park gives residents of this city lovely views of the Ambassador Bridge…
6037…Most Boring City In Canada: Ottawa
Your capital is number one!Yahoo! Canada News reports that the first annual Boring Awards were held in Toronto the other night and Ottawa received the award as the most boring…
Cone of Silence
Rob Ford and Stephen Harper are about as different as two politicians can be, but the one thing they have in common is an uncanny ability to brush off scandals…
Harper Government Keeps Details Of $16.5M Oil Industry Ad Campaign Under Wraps
This week, under questioning from opposition MPs, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver confirmed that his department intends to spend up to 16.5 million dollars on advertising in the upcoming year.…
The Hot Nasties in NME!
I have arrived – about three decades after the fact. Check this out: “Penultimate song ’14′ saw a mass stage invasion, followed by Harry Violent rejoining the band on stage…
The Internet As Lie Detector
Funny thing about the Internet, isn’t it? Almost everything that is uttered or printed by public officials cannot, happily, be rewritten à la Orwell’s Nineteen -Eighty-Four. But then again, the…
Living on the edge
How to learn to draw? Make a mark. Then make another one. Keep going. Yesterday’s post was a sketch from Impress. Here’s more. Popsicolor for savagery and simplification. Procreate for…
#RobFord and the Butt of all Crack Jokes
Long time no blog, I am not going to blow smoke or crack any jokes,…. ok maybe a few jokes. it has been a long time since I have blogged,…
3D Printing for Peace
3D printing got a lot of attention recently because an American organization found a way to print a handgun. A direct reaction to that has been to launch a contest…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Broadbent Institute has released a new set of polling (PDF) as to Canadians’ values. And it’s particularly worth noting that even…
It just doesn’t stop. #nlpoli
There’s a new anti-Conservative picture around town. This one is via Twitter (@openionated ). -srbp-
Rob Ford rap sheet, and the conclusion
Forget about the conflict of interest allegations, and the slurs against minorities and gays. Forget about the appalling lapses in judgment, like passing out fridge magnets at Peter Worthington’s funeral…