“Oppressed Majority”: What’s missing?
At the risk of getting a whole lot of Feminist hateration on this- I’m just going to say this: People who are loving this video are people who already get…
February 2014
Canada’s Most Disgusting Rex Murphy Fearless Defender of the Overdogs
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger- We have all come across Rex Murphy on the CBC and although he can sometimes be entertaining he is a shameless bought and paid for buffoon and…
Who said that politicians can’t be romantic? John Horgan MLA proves that it just ain’t so!
Here is to a warm and romantic John and Ellie Horgan on their 30th anniversary.
Time to change Alberta Labour Minister’s dual role, and maybe more, to ensure fair and equitable labour relations
Some roles just don’t seem to be a good match for the same person. Here are five examples. Perhaps Alberta Labour Minister Thomas Lukaszuk, below, finds himself in such a…
An Open Letter to NDP-MP Murray Rankin
Dorothy Field Dear Murray, I watched your speech on the Unfair Elections Act. Well done. Thank you. And I didn’t know about Rose Henry’s court case. She’s really something. I…
A Bodhisattva’s Love
A conversation related, between a Bodhisattva friend and another: Q: “So, what do you do for fun?” A: “I help people.” Q: “No, what do you do for fun?” A:…
I guess it’s too bad everything we have’s inflating away…
Growth. That’s the solution. To what you might ask? The growth policy of the past. Seriously. Just ask Justin Trudeau: It’s a clever piece of propaganda. It really pulls at…
Rex Murphy and the Con Broadcasting Corporation
About a week ago I wrote a post demanding to know why the CBC hadn't fired Rex Murphy for being a shill for Big Oil.And I assumed that because so…
Submission to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Bill C-23, Fair Elections Act
As you consider the Fair Elections Act, your common sense may tell you it is vital to prevent fraudulent or ineligible voters from casting a ballot at any cost. However…
Mardi Gras: Krewe du Vieux Raises Awareness of Environmental Threats to New Orleans
“Where the Vile Things Are,” the Krewe du Vieux’s 2014 Mardi Gras parade electrified the streets of New Orleans on Saturday night, February 16, bursting with raucous irreverent satire. Floats…
Bully Boy Bibi Plays the Anti-Semite Card, Again.
If you support the anti-Israel boycott you’re an anti-Semite, plain and simple. That’s doubly true if you’re European. So says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime…
Almost Time For Montreal To Cover The LPC Biennial Convention
I was pleased to receive in my email from Andree-Lyne Halle (Comm Mgr for the LPC) a “Bloggers Welcome Note” for those of us bloggers accredited to the Montreal Biennial.…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Ill-fitting cats.
Bernie Madoff, Robin Hood and the present dark age
Why is Bernie Madoff the only Wall St. criminal to face jail time? Because he robbed the 1%, and not the 99%. Rob the rich, and you are attacked, reviled,…
A brief history of Stephen Harper supporting our troops (updated)
“In 2006, after the Liberal ‘decade of darkness,’ we took action to rebuild Canada’s Armed Forces.” –Stephen Harper October 2010: “Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government is scrambling to contain an…
Advertising, bondage and consumerism
I turn off the mute on the radio, to check if the nauseating ads are finished and we can get back to the music, and I hear, “New York steak…”…
Proud of Our Conor
Conor looking cool, calm and composed in his grandparents’ yard in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley in November. This morning he showed just as much calm while enduring an early morning…
A Liberal Air Force Brat’s take on Andrew Leslie’s $72,000 move
If you haven’t heard of this story, you probably stayed off social media over the Family Day long weekend, and deserve congratulations for having something of a life. But long…
Open Data Day 2014 – Five Fun Events Around the World
With over 110 Events happening world wide it is impossible to talk about every Open Data Day event. But looking almost every event on the wiki I’ve been deeply moved…