Stephen Harper and the Burning Hypocrisy of the Cons
It must have been a frightening apparition in New York City today. Like a scary blimp in the Macy's parade eh? Stephen Harper as Great Mother Leader, posing as a…
September 2013
Campaign Diary Volume 8: Why I’m running for council & why I went door-knocking Tuesday
Yours Truly, left, showing a patron the new automatic checkout machine at the St. Albert Public Library, one of the facilities in our community that’s worth making an effort to…
And you thought the drivers were crazy
Here’s some idiotic (Russian) pedestriansDo you think alcohol might have been a factor?But here’s some others, too:
Todd Bentley predicted big “like Finney” revival, which is long overdue to start, in Finland
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission No, I didn’t mistype. I found a video of Todd Bentley predicting a revival in Finland which seems never to have…
Remembering the first 9/11
Salvador Allende Forty years ago, on September 11, 1973, the military forces commanded by General Augusto Pinochet, overthrew the democratically elected government of Chile led by Salvador Allende. Thousands of…
Thoughts on Assisted Suicide
This story in the National Post talks about how quadriplegic Conservative MP and one-time Cabinet Minister Steven Fletcher argues assisted physician-assisted suicide should be an option in Canada, this on…
I like Miley Cyrus’ unapologetic style
Okay, this is going to be incredibly out of character for me. But I am going to join the celebrity trash and write about my slight admiration for Miley Cyrus.…
I Care About What’s in Your Head, Not What’s on Your Head
So there’s this thing in Quebec which I’m sure my Canadian readers have heard of and maybe also a few of my American readers, which involves the Quebec government devising…
Jeffrey Simpson – Live blog
Rick Kleer giving introduction to Simpson. 7:01pm non fiction book writing award winner. Written many political books since the early ’80s. 7:05 Simpson starts. Was a baseball fan. Persuaded the…
This could be our last chance
This could be it. For the first time, the Presidents and Prime Ministers of 12 powerful countries — including Canada’s Stephen Harper — will meet behind closed doors to seal…
Say No to Internet Censorship
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Canadians let the CRTC know how they felt about Big Telecom’s PR campaign
We’ve told you how creatively Canadians responded to Big Telecom’s expensive and misleading summer PR campaign – the one where they demanded fairness for Canadians as the potential of U.S.…
Geist: What does the list of wireless spectrum bidders mean for Canadian cell phone users?
Telecom expert Michael Geist provides a brief – and must-read – analysis of Monday’s announcement of spectrum bidders and the future of our broken wireless market. Speak out at http://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers…
Gilmour’s Authors
Well, there aren’t that many gals on my bookshelf, so I can’t fault him on that score. The real issue is: how does a guy as obscure as David Gilmour…
Canadians call on Harper to say no to extreme U.S.-driven Internet censorship proposals at final TPP talks next week
OpenMedia_Logo.png Led by citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca, Canadians are speaking out against secretive U.S. plans to censor the Internet and restrict free expression online September 26, 2013 – Led by citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca,…
2013 Cowichan Local Government ‘Stupid Awards’
Richard HughesPolitical Blogger In an attempt to win back some of accolades and spotlight from the CVRD, North Cowichan Council has seen the CVRD’s mishandling of the contaminated soil issue,…
Blogging Hiatus
We are off for a sojourn in the Venice area. Since I will only be bringing my Blackberry Playbook with me, a pain to write with thanks to its electronic…
"So, Do You Work?"
A stranger asks, “What do you do?”. They really mean, ‘do you WORK?’. When you reply that you care for a loved one, they look past your shoulder, scanning the…
Harper Continues To Isolate Canada
With Harper and his band of geniuses running around the UN this, it’s actually been kind of interesting. As I pointed out back in May, Harper’s foreign policy has served…