Lying low at Lottery and Gaming.
Things are quiet at Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG). Too bad! The people there are fun to write about. For a government agency that contributes almost $2 billion to government…
March 2014
The Circular Course Of Things
Yesterday, Pauline Marois announced that Quebecers will be going to the polls on April 7th. She is prepared to defend her Charter of Values. But she has said nothing about…
Babymetal: the band that will destroy metal
They’re also my current favourite band of all time: choreographed bubblegum pop fused with hardcore? Nobody has ever done that before! The old metalhead at the start, horrified by what…
Climate Denier Steve Milloy Now Director at Coal Giant Murray Energy, On CPAC Global Warming Panel Today
The Junkman has a new job, and yet again it involves defending fossil fuels and attacking science. Steve Milloy, who long ago dubbed himself “The Junkman,” is listed as Director…
Olivia Chow Gets Ready To Take On Rob Ford
Well it seems like I've been waiting forever, but Olivia Chow is finally ready to begin her campaign to become the next Mayor of Toronto.After a year of careful preparation,…
The Quebec General Election 2014 Is A Game For Idiots
Yesterday, the outgoing Premier of Quebec, Pauline Marios, requested that the provincial legislature be dissolved, thereby sending Quebecers to the urns for a general election on April 7. Hey wait…
Go Fu_k Yourselves!
I would rather fight any right winger than a pseudo-leftie any day. I’m of a clan that has defended this country in arms back to 1812. Yet it’s one of…
How did the Old Man work? (Part 1) #nlpoli
The Premier’s Office is a tough place to work. The demands on everyone in the place are constant. The implications of what you are dealing with in the office can…
Stephen Harper’s Incredible Reefer Madness Flip Flop
Golly. Can you believe it? It seems Stephen Harper and the Con regime have changed their minds about marijuana.Forget everything they said before, or the disgusting way they tried to…
Women: The Majority, Not a Media Niche
I couldn’t really fault you if you felt that only about 22% of humanity were women. If we based it all on how frequently they are represented in politics and…
Define "Progressive"
There are a great many people today who consider themselves progressive who really are anything but. This extends to a great many self-identified Liberals and New Democrats. You find no…
Religion as a dirty word
Any headline in the form of a question can be dismissed with the simplest answer (which is also typically no). Case in point, a Victoria Times-Columnist blog asks “Has religion…
The Audacity of Audacity
When Stephen Harper writes his memoir, I suggest that he call it The Audacity of Audacity. ( I was originally going to suggest that title for Christy Clark, but maybe…
Opposition To The Shawnigan Watershed Contaminated Soil Threat Gains Momentum
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The ups and downs of the battle trying to save Shawnigan from becoming home to 5 million tonnes of toxic soil being dumped in their watershed shows…
The flight log: Alison Redford would be better off if she’d paid attention to sensible Alberta Public Service vehicle use policy!
Thinking of bringing your friends and relations along? Don’t bring them in the government truck, Mr. Civil Servant! OTTAWA “Good afternoon,” began a recent email from an assistant deputy minister…
What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying "neutral" in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the…
What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying “neutral” in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the…
What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying "neutral" in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the…
Stephen Harper and the Return of Bruce Carson
Well I think it's safe to say it's the last thing Stephen Harper needed, what with all his other scandals.It must be a bit like Scrooge and the Ghost of…