Brad Love Arrested in Fort McMurray
Based on recent contacts during the past few month we had a feeling that this would be happening eventually. We knew that the local media in Fort McMurray had become…
May 2013
On polls and election predictions
If nothing else, the BC Liberals’ entirely unexpected and dominating win in BC last night will be a useful lesson in humility for pollsters and those that rely on them…
Readers of The Globe and Mail weigh-in on the state of Canada’s wireless industry
Readers of the Globe & Mail recently expressed their views on the state of Canada’s wireless industry and the upcoming publication of the CRTC Code of Conduct for wireless companies.…
Leadership in borrowing
Was this the leadership that the Harper Cons were praising Mike Duffy for — having a well-connected friend willing to give him $90,000?With no strings attached, of course. On that…
5997…Mike Duffy To Resign
What, are you crazy?Social media, the Twitterverse and more, Blue, Orange and Red are calling for the esteemed Senator Michael Duffy, Kanata-PEI, to resign.Problem this time is that, this is…
Toronto Police and black educator resolve racial profiling case
By: Human Rights Legal Support Centre | Press Release: TORONTO, May 14, 2013 – The Toronto Police Service (TPS), the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB), and educator Dr. Clem Marshall…
A Sad Truth Here
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Conservative Christ illustrates America’s evil Jesus
The latest work by American artist Michael D’Antuono has once again drawn ire from US conservatives for pointing out the hypocrisy amongst their ranks. His latest work, The Conservative Christ,…
An honest Coca-Cola advert
Without a doubt, Coca-Cola is one of the worst companies on the planet. From its murderous human rights violations stamping out unions in Latin America (especially at Colombian bottling plants)…
Oh, To Be a Fly On the Wall
CBC’s Kady O’Malley sums up the Duffy audit/expense controversy quite nicely. Why did Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, cut a personal cheque to repay Senator Mike Duffy’s controversial…
Farewell to You All, I just Can’t Do it Anymore. . . .
I have always been something of a reluctant warrior for the left. My reluctance was not motivated by lack of belief in principles because I really believe that corporatism and…
It’s the Economy, Stupid NDP
The annals of contemporary political history make one thing clear: Elections are invariably won and lost on a single issue – and that issue is most often the economy. The…
$90000 Favour To Senator Duffy Not a Bribe? #cdnpoli
Condoning, protecting, rewarding & compensating #fraud: PMO helped Senator #Duffy with expenses issues: theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/… #Cdnpoli— EmperorStephenHarper (@RobertJensen2) May 15, 2013 BREAKING:@RobertFife reveals that Nigel Wright, PM's Chief of Staff, wrote…
Melting Glaciers: a Sign of Things to Come?
The Swansea University scientists say that this is not, in and of itself, evidence of climate change, but it sure is change of some kind. In this video, posted May…
The most plausible reason for the NDP loss in BC
Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion in BC I think Gordon Gibson’s take in the Globe & Mail on the vote-shifting caused by the position-shifting of Dix in the last week of…
Still stupid in BC.
Was there ever any doubt? What happened with the polls? No one knows for sure. But we just lost another whack of IQ points as a province. A big ol’Fuck…
BC provincial election sour grapes
So, the BC Liberals won last night’s election. I’m sure there will be lots of post mortems over the next week or two, and some soul searching going on well…
On Rare Birds and New Democrats
BC NDP leader Adrian Dix is a rare bird. Or at least he would have been a rare bird if he’d actually won last night. For that would have been…
May 15: Bugs and blah…
News media are the first line of defence for democracy. That should be the first lecture in any Journalism 101 course. Without a supply of unbiased and relevant information from…