Another Non-Event From The Harper Regime
Because yesterday’s Throne Speech is being covered abundantly both in the mainstream press and in the blogosphere, I will keep this post brief to make but a few observations. Unbelievably…
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7 City Council races to watch in Edmonton
TweetWith most attention focused on Edmonton’s mayoral election, it is important to remember there are a number of contest for City Council that could produce interesting results on election day.…
The one good thing in the Throne Speech
Seen in this poorly-written Chronicle-Herald story: the Conservatives want to create a criminal offence prohibiting “the non-consensual distribution of intimate images.” That’s a good thing, and it’s long, long overdue.…
The latest from Mark Bourrie: divorce pleadings? Seriously?
First things first: I haven’t been arrested yet for criminal libel, for posting this about Mark – but the day is still young! Anyway, he is apparently interested in publishing…
Private Donations: Such an odd thing to say
It was such an odd thing to say. October 5th the two artists known as the Department of Public Memory held a memorial to Perram House, an eight-bed hospice that…
A government out of gas.
Listening to the budget reading by the Governor General yesterday was a sad occasion. It reminds you of one of your youngsters who had so much relaxing to do over…
Harper’s PMO Prevents Media Access To Event Then Sends Email To Party Membership Bemoaning ‘Media Boycott’
Unbelievable! Here’s how Stephen Harper handled communications of yesterday’s Speech From The Throne:-Banned all media & network reporters from his pre-Speech address to MP’s-PMO allowed only TV cameras to the…
Bread And Circuses
Yesterday’s throne speech offered little tidbits to various types of voters — cheaper cell phone and cable rates and the right to carry beer across provincial borders. It’s a time…
A bit of wisdom from Adam Smith
In light of yesterday’s post, particularly regarding the bleak outlook for the children of the middle class (which takes for granted the bleak present of the children of the working…
Always remember: safety first
These baby gas masks are so easy to put on, you won’t even wake them up, when you slip your wee bundle of joy into it. Just be prepared for…
A picture of desperate confusion; the Throne speech
Yesterday's Throne speech paints a picture of a government in confusion, desperate to regain the favour of the Canadian public. The government that came to power professing the power of…
CRA, Abacus, and the 2013 Nova Scotia General Election #nlpoli #nspoli
In the recent Nova Scotia General election, Corporate Research Associates and the Halifax Chronicle Herald teamed up to provide readers with a daily tracking poll. CRA was quick off the…
Science Proves This Blog As Addictive As Cocaine!
Oreos, however, are not:. The study ref-ed is entirely without scientific value. It’s what you get when you allow college students access to cookies and drugs.
Seizing Canada’s Moment: The Speech from the Throne
The big news yesterday is of course that the Tea Party finally caved and allowed the United States government to reopen amidst its continued partisan deadlock (between the corporatist and…
Stephen Harper’s Grubby Little Throne Speech
It was a Throne Speech as small, as uninspiring, and as politically depraved as Stephen Harper himself. A speech that must have made the poor Governor General feel like running…
Why should the world trust the US government?
Three weeks of utterly pointless stupidity are overBut right after Christmas, it might all start up again. Republicans haven’t learned a thing, and the media are still trying to blame…
America’s Iraqi War Death Toll – Five Hundred Thousand
Who but an American president can inflict mass carnage on such a scale with total impunity? The latest study of Iraqi war dead from the 2003 invasion until 2011 concludes…
Harper’s Keystone XL lobbying trip funded by $65,000 in tax dollars
by Carol Linnitt – Originally posted on DeSmog Canada The hotel rental for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s September visit to New York City cost Canadian taxpayers a total of $56,582.91,…
US Congress (fun with numbers)
A quick post for thinking about. The US Congress recently decided to re-open the government. In the Senate, all Democrats present voted for this. In the House, all Democrats, again,…