Dean Del Mastro: Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and now Dean Del Mastro
Del Mastro the Dean of them all. Step aside Duffy and Pamela the Maestro himself is here. “Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro has quit the party’s caucus after he and…
September 2013
Harper’s friends form formidable phalanx.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has interesting friends. As the Prime Minister said in New York the other day, neither he nor his friends take ‘No’ for an answer. It was…
Byline: my partner kicks David Gilmour’s ass
Big time. I’m biased, but I’d say she’s pretty good at this TV stuff.
On His Own Little Planet
If you were hoping that Stephen Harper was re-evaluating his approach to people — particularly Barack Obama — yesterday should have dashed that hope. Speaking before the Canadian American Business…
Launching the Sunday Assembly Leeds!
Over the past few months, I’ve watched with keen interest as Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, two British comics that I hadn’t heard of before, founded and started hosting The…
Mobile Alabama: A Tar Sands Mecca in the Making
It took a while for the Alabama public to understand that their state is being transformed into a tar sands Mecca. Proposals for rail and pipeline transport and tar sands…
If You Are Still Mad At David Gilmour…
Some very smart female women are yelling at him here and here. I yelled at him a bit here, but these two gals have the amps cranked to 11. Much…
Closing of Kingston Penitentiary
In a few days Kingston Penitentiary will close. Originally constructed in 1833–1834 it is one of the oldest prisons in continuous use in the world. The current federal government has…
The Staple Theory @ 50: Hugh Grant and David Wolfe
For the next installment in our special series of commentaries marking the 50th anniversary of Mel Watkins’ classic article, “A Staple Theory of Economic Development,” we provide excerpts from the…
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Greece’s democracy in danger, warns Demos, as Greek reservists call for coup | World news | theguardian.com
Athens riot police fire tear gas at an anti-fascist protest calling for action against the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party following a rapper’s murder. Photo: Milos Bicanski/Getty No country has displayed…
Merkel’s Victory, Everyone’s Loss: The Burden Of German Mercantilism On Europe
Merkel’s Victory, Everyone’s Loss: The Burden Of German Mercantilism On Europe. John Weeks The electoral victory of Angela Merkel brings bad news to the rest of Europe. Without doubt it…
S.M.R.T
At the beginning of the school year, The Captain came home after classes one day and announced at the dinner table that one of the things they’ll be doing this…
6345…Senator/Chief Vern White Won’t Like This
With all due respect to Senator Vern White he is wrong about safe injection sites. He had a letter to the editor published in the two big Ottawa dailies Thursday…
6345…Senator/Chief Vern White Won’t Like This
With all due respect to Senator Vern White he is wrong about safe injection sites. He had a letter to the editor published in the two big Ottawa dailies Thursday…
6345…Senator/Chief Vern White Won’t Like This
With all due respect to Senator Vern White he is wrong about safe injection sites. He had a letter to the editor published in the two big Ottawa dailies Thursday…
Trudeau Can’t Hold Up to a Debate, eh?
This video is absolutely brilliant. Yeah, I know she isn’t exactly the seasoned debater like Harper or Mulcair, but I definitely liked how he laid things out and took control…
Condolences to the Filmon family
Very, very sad.