"The Coyote’s Nothing Sceery, Just Singing to His Dearie"–A New Lullaby for Montreal?
We haven’t heard them, but it was nice to hear they’re not far away: coyotes in Montreal. Seems that at least two females and a male have set up housekeeping…
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This is what is wrong with Liberals: Christy Clark and vain Multiculturalism policy
I tend to stay away from commenting on Provincial politics because I don’t feel too well-versed in it. However, I AM well versed in racism and the ways in which…
Intelligent Thoughts on Intelligent Design
While I firmly believe in a transcendent reality, I have no patience or tolerance for the promotion of ignorance in the guise of religious freedom in education. This intelligent and…
Hugo Chavez is dead
Read it here. I will miss him. I know many will. It’s my considered opinion that Chavez was the greatest statesman, and the strongest single progressive force, the world had…
Lies, Damn Lies and Political Lessons. . . .
Among the interesting political events of the week is the leak of the BC Liberal Memo which outlines their very crass and opportunistic plan to win quick votes through the…
He Bought The Collective
I have nothing particularly interesting to say about the death of Hugo Chavez. Sorry.
5695…Hugo Chavez Is No More
Reported everywhere on the third rock including here is the news that long time Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died. He was yet another young, 58, victim of the Big…
Fuckocracy
**Warning** This post contains saucy language. Not, like, Arrabbiata or white wine, but more like sailor language. Not sailor sauce, which, when you think about it a little sideways, is…
5694…Making It Rain Indoors
Liz Braun of QMI points out that “…Drake…keep getting opportunities to show off…Canadian moral and intellectual superiority, and both keep blowing it. Pictures of Drake at Cameo Nightclub, winging dollar…
Under the Radar: Howe Sound Gravel Mine an Environmental Catastrophe
Howe Sound is a world-class area. It’s taken a hell of a beating since my Dad, Mom and I fished it back when if you didn’t get a fish you…
Hugo Chavez Has Left the Building
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is dead, age 58.
Somebody is Making Money, Just Not the People Who Work to Create It
For the second straight day, the Dow Jones hit an all-time record high. Happy days are here again provided you’re one of the rentier class for whom happy days never…
Fresh Concerns About Harper’s Dilbit
It seems there’s dilbit and there’s dilbit and nobody, including the federal and Alberta governments, Big Oil and the pipeline companies really knows much about it. Diluted bitumen, the tar…
Kersplebedeb and Leftwing Books are down…
A quick heads up and apologies – we are trying to upgrade the Kersplebedeb main site and in the process have crashed both Kersplebedeb and Leftwingbooks.net. They are both currently…
If Justin Trudeau really wanted to engage Canadians, he would do this
Trudeau: Ideology over science Hat tip to Impoliticalfor this remarkable summary of why Trudeau has decided, in is wisdom, to ignore the wishes of the majority of Canadians for a…
Power and Electoral Systems
We live in a representative democracy. That is to say the government of the society is entrusted to elected representatives. Most of us assume, because it usually occurs, that these…
Power and Electoral Systems
We live in a representative democracy. That is to say the government of the society is entrusted to elected representatives. Most of us assume, because it usually occurs, that these…
Power and Electoral Systems
We live in a representative democracy. That is to say the government of the society is entrusted to elected representatives. Most of us assume, because it usually occurs, that these…
Parsing Redford’s Little Black Lies, Part 1
Within weeks of becoming Alberta’s first female premier in October 2011, Alison Redford realized that the tired old propaganda about jobs and Canada’s reputation as a safe and friendly supplier…
With a majority of 4, will the BC Liberal budget pass?
The BC legislature is debating the pre-election budget proposed by the governing BC Liberal party today, and will vote on it at around 11.45am Vancouver time. The Liberals have a…