There’s no crap like old crap #nlpoli
And John Crosbie’s recent column (May 18) in the Telegram about Churchill Falls contains some of the oldest – and completely unsubstantiated – crap on the go. (Read more…)
May 2013
Oil Spilling, Redux
From Jansen, Sask.: The oil industry suggests they will move their product by train if their pipelines don’t get approved. They should really be made to use safe rail cars.
Parents: don’t send your sons to St. George’s School in Vancouver
At the ripe old age of 62, I experienced my first blush with ageism, sexism, mockery and verbal insults from the senior staff of the two stores at the exclusive…
What did Harper know and when did he stop knowing it?
Coming awfully close now, isn’t it?Wright didn’t just dash off a cheque to Duffy in a moment of sentimental weakness, to dry Duffy’s tears on a sad February day.Harper’s chief…
— The Harpranos —
(Canada’s newest mob show is dominating the entertainment ratings) (Click on images above to enlarge …) No one is producing better graphic representations of the Harper/Conservative/Senate Scandal than Simon from…
Pack the Senate with cheats, then call for reform, then take off for Peru? Good plan!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, not pictured because he’s pretty well disappeared, has heeded the touristic lure South America, illustrated above. Below: Canadian Parliamentarian Joan Crockatt and U.S. Representative Davy Crockett.…
Mandel’s retirement kicks-off Edmonton’s first open mayoral race in 45 years.
TweetEdmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel‘s announcement yesterday that he will not seek re-election in the October 21, 2013 election has made way for our city’s first real open mayoral contest in…
The BCNDP Have Been Struggling Since The RCMP Raid On Premier Glen Clark’s Home
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Rod Smelser and Kevin Logan both politically savvy types offered some interesting comments on the spectacular BC NDP Election defeat. (See Comments-following the post about…
Stephen Harper and the Piggy That Won’t Go Away
As I watched Stephen Harper walk up the steps of his getaway jet today, I can only imagine what he must have been thinking.I'm leaving the piggy behind.They can't question…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats on the rocks.
A Man of No Integrity and Limitless Hypocrisy
Stephen Harper’s performance before the Conservative parliamentary caucus this morning spoke volumes for the integrity and sense of raw power and privilege of what passes for a prime minister in…
Jacques Demers Won’t Quit CPC Senate Caucus
Yeah, he was thinking of it: Ex-Habs coach-turned-Conservative Senator Jacques Demers is hinting he may quit the Senate, telling reporters that he’s disgusted with the events of the past week,…
No tolerance for resident abuse in long-term care homes, says CUPE
By: CUPE | Press Release: A hidden-camera video leaked to media and ensuing allegations of resident abuse at a Peterborough area long-term care home are “extremely disconcerting,” says the union…
Wolf Fucking Blitzer to OK survivor: "You gotta thank the Lord, right?" Survivor: "I’m an atheist."
The survivor is so nice to such a bullying, ignorant question. I would have responded, “Yeah, thank the same entity that caused this shit? You moron.” CNN and its religiosity…
Tweeting The First Page Of Finnegan’s Wake
Reblogged from Edenborough: Just had to try this to see what it would look like on Twitter when Twitter was kind of new and seemed to have certain unusual potential…
Do Not Call
Reblogged from Edenborough: Reblogging some old posts from other blogs before I dump them. We are in a senior’s residence until we die so take us off your goddam list…
Cell phone providers still avoiding responsibility
Why it is that customers get charged to make changes to their accounts over the phone but not for making the same changes by themselves online? According to a customer…
We Need To Work *For* Something
Everything going on with our Prime Minister and our government is upsetting me right now. And it is tempting to focus on that. But that isn’t why I’m involved in…
Harper’s War on Science
If Canadians knew the full extent of the Harper government’s war on science, they would be clamouring for the reinstatement and full funding of dozens of federal scientific programs and…