_______________________________________________ This is the third in a four part series on the current financial crisis the provincial government is facing. The first instalment – “The origins of rentierism in Newfoundland…
Insiders (the Sun News Network mole) are telling me that the station’s legal staff committed mass suicide the other night. They couldn’t hack the long hours. And, if you look…
Lovely present for someone you love/loathe. Jesse Pinkman is, of course, a key player on AMC’s Breaking Bad. Buzz Feed says that “The car’s currently on display at Mike Faris…
Oh no. Remember how I said the other night that Jimbo Flaherty probably hated having to call his new budget Porky Action Plan 2013?Because there couldn't be a worse way…
Golly. For a moment today it looked like an old Christopher Lee movie.When somebody opens the window, daylight streams in, and all the Con vampires turn to stone.But alas, it…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Apparently it is available in BC! Does anybody know anything about this? This is a very cool piece with Rick Mercer. Onward Richard
Well, it was Budget Day here in Saskatchewan and everyone is stopping to take a moment and examine the budget and the details that it contained. I’ve said before on…
Few places on Earth have been untouched by humans, according to a study in the journal Science. Satellite images taken from hundreds of kilometres above the planet reveal a world…
Few places on Earth have been untouched by humans, according to a study in the journal Science. Satellite images taken from hundreds of kilometres above the planet reveal a world…
The Bathroom Bill was supposed to be voted on today. No, I’m not talking about the human rights bill that opponents have tried to tag with that nickname — C-279,…
I’m really glad this bill passed the House of Commons today. But the close vote – 149 in favour, 137 against – is slightly disturbing. But then again, we have…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The CVRD Regional District and Shawnigan Director Bruce Fraser have been blissfully sleepwalking through an application from South Island Aggregates (SIA) to dump up to…
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: The House of Commons has passed Bill C-279, the NDP’s transgendered rights bill, by a 149-137 vote. The bill, sponsored by New Democrat…
7:30 I have a feeling I won’t be here long. It’s not quite what I thought I’d see. A short 50 minute PowerPoint presentation. It’s not a technical overview of…
Reblogged from Rant Against the Random: TRIGGER WARNING: The following includes descriptions, photos, and video that may serve as a trigger for victims of sexual violence. Please be advised. Someone…
Bill C-279 immediately comes to mind.It is being reported everywhere that Bill C-279 passed today.Pour quoi Bill C-279 you ask?It is Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca NDP MP Randall Garrison‘s private members…
The Dropkick Murphys are a Celtic punk band out of the centre of American Irishishness, Massachusets. The band is a party and a half and have floated through Ottawa at…
These are based on emails sent to me announcing recen MOOCs. It’s a bit hard to keep up, but I’ve posted what I can here (mostly copied and pasted from…
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Liberal leadership front-runner Justin Trudeau wants you to be assured that he can beat Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the ballot. During a…
