6000…I Think Mike Duffy Jumped The Shark
CFRA, which is both the heritage AM in Ottawa and for the last three or five decades the on air home for those who are Conservative, listeners and talkers, has…
May 2013
"Follow the Piggy – He Might Lead You to Sussex Drive" – Guest Blog Post by The Mound of Sound
Buckdog Politics is going to share a great post with you today. (When the time comes for the 2013 Canadian Blog Awards .. I’m voting for this one!) So, let’s…
Rhyme Of The Duffster
Let’s hear it for Senator Duff/Whose salary wasn’t enuff/He took 90 grand/And when caught redhanded/Just grabbed 90 more from the trough— Trevor Strong (@Trevstrong) May 15, 2013
Insane in the Membrane
So, one of the things I love is swimming in lakes. I also love swimming in oceans. I have never tried swimming in a sea, but I’m sure I’d love…
Harper’s chief of staff paid off Mike Duffy’s Senate expenses
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright wrote a personal cheque worth more than $90,000 to pay back Senator Mike Duffy‘s living expenses, Harper’s office confirmed Wednesday.…
The Uneducated Masses Strike a Blow for…?
Middle Schools Closed In Cowichan Valley, School Bus Fees Implemented CP | By The Canadian PressPosted: 05/16/2013 10:48 am EDT | Updated: 05/16/2013 11:14 am EDT (found in Huffington Post)…
Railroad Ramble
It’s been a while since I’ve had one of these. It was beautiful up there in the sun with new leaves all around. I saw so much in that peaceful…
The North
The North has long been seen as a defining ideal of Canada. We are a “northern” country on the world stage and like to see ourselves in the long European…
Peter Penashue takes a Mulligan and slices it into the woods.
CBC News on Monday night: Liberals take Labrador, as Jones wins big over Penashue I have to confess to being caught by surprise when Labrador MP Peter Penashue suddenly announced…
Of Bitumen and Pirates
The Harper government never ceases playing up the terrorist threat that Canada faces. They’re here, they’re there, they’re everywhere. Supertankers heavily laden with bitumen. How vulnerable are they to terrorism…
Ontario Shores under aggressive timelines to fix safety issues
Ontario Shores now has its orders from the Ministry of Labour. It’s been almost a year since staff at the Whitby mental health centre went public with their concerns about…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Duncan Cameron is the latest to weigh in on the Cons’ distorted sense of priorities in directing public research money toward private…
Don’t Privatize ISC
My op-ed in today’s Saskatoon StarPhoenix (page A11): Privatizing ISC is a poor deal for Saskatchewan The provincial government estimates that selling 60 per cent of the Information Services Corporation…
Send me your letters!
I haven’t settled on a salutation or a title yet. It will be neither “Hey Faggot” like Dan Savage, nor “Dear Miss. Manners,” but I have decided to write a…
The Conflict Kitchen
Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that serves cuisine only from countries with which the USA is in conflict. It’s located in Pittsburg and founded/operated by artists and chefs to…
Ottawa parody of Gangnam Style makes the case for unions
This is one of the more ambitious low-budget videos we have seen that makes the case for unions in Canada. Made by Corinne Dara, it is billed as a parody…
Duffy and the Chief of Staff
To most Canadians, the Senate is an abomination, a mystery, or both. Most Canadians are surprised to learn that the Red Chamber, in effect, is a mirror image of the…
Black cat 1
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LCBO strike: Unions are obsolete, let’s "replace" them
Looking at the LCBO strike dispute, it’s clear there is a reason union debates are a no-win proposition. They ignore that the retail labour market, whether unionized or not, is…