A brief reflection on BC election polling
Once the disappointment over the BC election isn’t so painful, there’s something that needs to be talked about regarding polling. This is a quick, stream-of-consciousness post, and I plan on…
May 2013
Polls Apart: Making Sense of Surprise BC Election Outcome
Premier Christy Clark was right when she told the Canadian Press it’s, “the people of British Columbia that choose the government.”…Politicians have known for a long time that the news…
barcelona, day five
There’s been no shortage of things to do in Barcelona, we very easily filled 4-1/2 days, and we’ve skipped entire days of tourist destinations – Montjuic and Dali’s Figuerres. This…
B.C. Votes Against Its Future
I don’t live in Canada’s most westerly province, but I know that British Columbians pride themselves in their slogan, “Beautiful British Columbia”. It is a province of vast wilderness, ancient…
So Now Either the NDP Wakes Up or Dries Up. Which Will It Be?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Christy’ the ‘Campaigner’ Cleaned Our Clocks! Status quo politics have little resonance with the majority and they stayed home in droves. The disconnect on the centre-left side…
One Anonymous Might Not be Enough
Any politician knows that information is power. Digital information is power on steroids at the speed of light. Privacy is the best possible defence you have against enslavement and oppression.…
Dazed & Confused, Depressed & Not Amused….
By now the entire country knows what happened here in BC…the re-election of the Provincial Liberals (or Con-Lites) …to say that I am depressed is to state the case in…
5995…Are You Still Beating Your Wife?
This passage from today’s Vancouver Sun should send chills up and down the spines of those in the federal Liberal war room who want to take the high road. “…the…
5994…Tim Hudak Say Hi To Adrian Dix
The Progressive Conservative leader in Ontario had a 20 point lead going into the 2011 election in Ontario. The New Democratic Party leader in British Columbia was predicted on election…
XLZ11 Space Patrol
Filed under: cartoon, illustration Tagged: cartoon, Cat, pilot, space, spaceship
Britain Backs Bitumen
Sideshow Steve Harper and his British counterpart, Austerity Dave Cameron, may be widely disliked by their citizens, but they are taking care of business. Cameron, according to documents leaked to…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michael Babad takes a look at Bureau of Labor Statistics data on wages and employment levels – reaching the conclusion that the corporatist…
CBC investigation, Wildrose aggressiveness real reasons Peter Sandhu quit Tories.
TweetEdmonton-Manning MLA Peter Sandhu has resigned from the Progressive Conservative Caucus after a CBC investigation revealed that a company owned by the politician had accumulated a trail of unpaid debt.…
Greenpeace Launches Wikileaks Inspired Site
Wikileaks has been a great source of information that governments and corporations wanted to deny or keep secret. Now Greenpeace has modelled a site, Arctic Truth, for whistleblowers who work…
Welcome to New Alberta, formerly known as British Columbia
Looks like negative campaigning really does work. Look at hapless Adrian Dix. Can’t wait for our first spill along the coast. Whooheee! And Justin Trudeau, see how positive campaigning is…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday May 15, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday May 15, 2013: That hockey game will haunt me until the day I die…via Joffrey Lupul Racial…
Most surprising election ever
Teddy here to look at the results of the BC election, the most surprising election ever. Why do I call it that? A few reasons. Lets first compare it to…
140 character Ontario politics prediction
After what happened to BC NDP, the chances of a Spring election are somewhere between slim and none.
Friends In High Places
It must be very comforting indeed to the increasingly odious Senator Duffy that his relationship with the Prime Minister is so ‘special’ that the latter is willing to exercise unethical,…