Of poems, poppies, and Presidents…
Another Remembrance Day has come and gone, and hundreds of thousands of people gather at cenotaphs and memorials across the country to hear the well-worn words of “In Flanders Fields”…
November 2013
Globe and Mail: Hoarding spectrum? Ottawa vows to crack the whip
Ottawa will crack down on big telecom companies hoarding this valuable resource – and that’s all thanks to Canadians who have been keeping up the pressure! Let’s keep sending Industry…
Brandon-Souris…It’s Only A Forum Poll
Well fuck me! Look at this: The biggest upset may be in the Tory stronghold of Brandon-Souris, where a new Forum poll has Liberal Rolf Dinsdale leading Conservative Larry Maguire…
Ferry innovation? Wazzat?
With 20 directors on two boards and two well compensated ferry commissioners overseeing by far the highest priced ferry managers in the world, BC Ferries should be world leaders in…
Ford and Linguistic Irregularities. . . . .
I am certainly not the only one who despises Rob Ford and everything he represents politically. But I have come to realize that I am also not the only one…
Robocall scandal: Who is the Second Person?
Robocalls: Mounties on the trail From today’s press report in The National Post about Michael Sona and statements by others in his Tory office: Dockstaeder also said Sona told her…
We See Some Evidence That The PMO Interfered With Elections Canada Investigation Of Robocalls …. (are you surprised?)
Former Ministerial staffer, Michael Sona insists that he was thrown under the bus by the PMO. A newly released email shows that the PMO interfered in the investigation of RoboCalls…
My Quotes Cupboard: Teddy Roosevelt’s Big Stick
He never tires of reminding people that his famous aphorism “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick” proceeds according to civilized priorities. Persuasion comes before force. In any case it…
Joe Who?
“I don’t know, just use a name that nobody has ever heard of” Spotted by alert reader RC in a Boston Staples.
Rob Ford as Harper’s Next Chief of Staff?
Relax, it’s only an idea – one that originated from a reader,
Blame Canada’s carbon complacency for the Philippine typhoon
Fort McMurray, Alberta (photo: Kris Krüg) The human tragedy playing out in the Philippines deserves a moment of pause to think about how we can help and to reflect on…
What Canadians need to know about the TPP and its Internet Censorship Plan
After years of pushing for greater transparency around the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), global citizens finally caught a break when Wikileaks released the full text of the TPP’s Internet censorship…
Harper’s Enviro-Bum-Buddy Wastes No Time Following in the Great Man’s Path
Love is literally blossoming between 24 Sussex Drive and The Lodge in Canberra, the respective residences of Sideshow Steve Harper and his newly fledged Australian mirror image, Tony Abbott. Abbott…
A Conversation in Halifax
I had a conversation with the owner of a restaurant I visited while here in Halifax. Conversations like this one keep me motivated to do everything I can to get…
I’m waiting for an apology, Toronto
I admit to chuckling when Toronto first elected Rob Ford. While we here in Calgary, a city often accused by the uninformed of being a tad rednecked, chose the bright,…
Toronto city council is going to curb Rob Ford’s powers
It is about time. He has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that he is an inebriated idiot.
The Humiliation of Toronto is Complete
That’s “complete” but not finished, not over. In virtually every major city around the globe, Toronto is now completely humiliated by the buffoonery of its Chief Magistrate. Anyone who watched…
Nov. 15: "City hall leaks hurt developmemt:mayor"
Moncton’s mayor was speaking of leaks concerning a deal which gave Robert Irving some $86 thousand a year (at least) as an incentive to keep the hockey team in town…