My view this morning
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April 2014
Is Stephen Harper Losing His Grip on Power And His Marbles?
As you know, I've been watching Stephen Harper closely for eight long and horrible years, like some people watch birds.And I can honestly say I've rarely seen him looking worse.…
The Virginia Waters Come-Back Myth #nlpoli
Danny Williams said it. Tom Marshall said it. In the Virginia Waters by-election the Conservatives were trailing by 15 percentage points and managed to come back and tie it up…
What are we going to do about Vancouver’s Chinatown?
What are we going to do about Vancouver’s Chinatown? Remembering Chinatown’s soul I spent many days and weekends in Vancouver’s Chinatown helping my dad at his office. He worked in
Democracy myth exposed
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens, Prof. Martin Gilens, Princeton University and Prof. Benjamin I. Page, Northwestern University. “Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and…
Linda Frum, the Unfair Elections Act, and the Senate Farce
When I saw Linda Frum had caused a flap on Twitter by trying to defend the indefensible Unfair Elections Act, all kind of thoughts flew into my mind.How could somebody…
Public Education Before Health Care
When you replace the fan belt on your 1988 Toyota Corrolla, you can't drive faster than when the car was brand new. Even with the new part, the car, with…
Public Education Before Health Care
When you replace the fan belt on your 1988 Toyota Corrolla, you can’t drive faster than when the car was brand new. Even with the new part, the car, with…
Public Education Before Health Care
When you replace the fan belt on your 1988 Toyota Corrolla, you can't drive faster than when the car was brand new. Even with the new part, the car, with…
Public Education Before Health Care
When you replace the fan belt on your 1988 Toyota Corrolla, you can’t drive faster than when the car was brand new. Even with the new part, the car, with…
The ‘Self Preservation Society’ wants Jim Prentice for ‘The Alberta Job’ – but can he forgo his ambition to be PM?
“The Alberta Job.” Will the original “Self Preservation Society” get to keep the Tory gold? Is Jim Prentice – above, not exactly as illustrated – the man to help them…
Big Money in Edmonton Municipal Election
Tweet$4.35, $19.75, and $5.45 are how much Don Iveson, Karen Leibovici and Kerry Diotte‘s campaigns spent for each vote received in Edmonton’s October 21, 2013 mayoral election. With the most…
Kick attention-seeking, mischief-making American bigot Peter LaBarbera out of the country, please!
It seems hatemonger Peter LaBarbera’s temporary detention by Canada Customs at Regina’s airport last week was quite justified, considering what the bigoted troublemaker got himself into on the University of…
In Tuesday’s Sun: they’re losing
Now that the plague that is Rob Anders has ended – fittingly, and Biblically, just as Holy Week and Passover commenced – let us give thanks and praise to God.…
McD’Antald’s foreign worker practices face growing investigation
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mcdonald-s-foreign-worker-practices-face-growing-investigation-1.2607365
Money laundering and casinos, who knew?
CTV Vancouver: Money laundering rampant in casinos, April 10, 2014 “Confidential documents are shedding light on a host of suspicious behaviour at B.C. casinos, where patrons routinely carry bags loaded…
On vested interests
Shorter Linda Frum: As one of Stephen Harper’s hand-picked counterweights to the troublesome democratic rabble, I refuse to acknowledge any difference between “encouraging voter turnout” and “abetting electoral fraud”. The…