Conservatives and Liberals tied
The Conservatives and Liberals are tied in the national vote for the first time in months, as Canadians appear unmoved by the controversy whirling around the government’s elections bill, a…
April 2014
Team Tory writes: “dignified and decent”
Got this gem via email overnight. Am withholding the name of the woman who wrote it, and some of the other stuff it says. Will wait to hear from someone…
Ohio Geologists Link Earthquakes to Fracking, State Introduces Seismic Monitoring
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced earlier this month that it will start requiring oil and gas companies to install networks of sensitive seismic monitors on their wells to…
Senate Decision
The Supreme Court has been surprising me recently. That said, it seems almost inconceivable that it will approve any material changes to the Senate without a full constitutional amendment process.…
Harnessed In Slums
Over 500 jhuggis (huts) destroyed in Vasant Kunj. Filed under: India Tagged: India, Vasant Kunj
Harnessed In Slums
Over 500 jhuggis (huts) destroyed in Vasant Kunj. Filed under: India Tagged: India, Vasant Kunj
Prepared Statements and Unprepared Politicians #nlpoli
CBC Radio’s St. John’s Morning Show is so off-put by politicians who issue prepared statements that they’ve found a former journalist turned journalism professor to discuss the growing trend not…
Darth Harper and the Robocall Scandal
Well he must be feeling pretty pleased with himself. He must believe that The Force is with him.And to be fair, it did decide that Nigel Wright shouldn't be charged…
Let’s Play Cowboys and Indians
Why not? It seems to be working in Washington, DC. And you know what? They’ve got our backs. When ranchers are farmers and tribal communities realize that the tarsands and…
Why underage drinking at 24 Sussex Drive is no joke for the Harper Government
Awwwww, everybody drinks to much, just like the National Post says! Fuggedaboudit. Look at these young guys, partying it up at 24 Sussex Drive! Below: Ben Harper in 2010. VICTORIA,…
Alberta Tories waiting for a Jim Prentice coronation
TweetCould the snoozer that has become Alberta’s Progressive Conservative leadership race risk becoming a coronation if former federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice jumps into the race? Necessitated by the resignation…
Hate to say we told you so, etc., but we did
Federally, and provincially, Yours Truly has been a broken record. To wit: • The only people who think federal Conservative scandals (cf. robocalls) are a big deal are the media…
Indians And Cowboys Join Together To Reject & Protect
On April 22, an alliance of pipeline fighters — ranchers, farmers, tribal communities, and their friends — called the Cowboy and Indian Alliance rode into Washington DC and set up…
Is the U.S. FCC really about to destroy the Open Internet?
It looks like there’s some bad news coming out of the United States. Headlines across the country are suggesting that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, has announced new…
Even Newer Ontario Poll: Does The NDP Have The GUTZZ?
If a provincial election were held tomorrow, the Progressive Conservatives under Tim Hudak would receive 37% support among decided voters (up 3 points), while Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals…
More on the At Home/Chez Soi Study
Earlier this month, I blogged about the At Home/Chez Soi homelessness study prior to the release of its final report. Today I’ve blogged again, this time about the contents of…
Jon Latvis: "I Saved Your Life Man!"
It seems like only yesterday that former Rahowa lead guitar and songwriter Jon Latvis gave mayor Ford a bit of indigestion: When this picture was made public, Latvis tried to…
New Poll Finds Most B.C. Residents Want Shift From Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
A new poll released Thursday finds that more than three quarters of British Columbia residents want the province to shift away from producing, using and exporting fossil fuels and to…
Two odd things about Bob Jones visiting from heaven
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Bobby Conner believes that the late “prophet” Bob Jones visited him in a vision. I’d suggest there is reason to go…
Alberta Ramps Up “Responsible Energy Development” Sales Pitch in Wake of New Keystone XL Delay
Days after another delay by the Obama administration on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, members of the Alberta government are hitting the U.S. circuit to promote the oilsands and boost their…