OMG: YouTube is actively campaigning for the Liberal party
There I was this morning, sitting with my eight year old granddaughter, about to get our morning dose of “a spoonful of sugar” and her favorite video was surrounded by…
June 2014
A Living, Breathing Dinosaur
Stephen Harper has always suffered from delusions of grandeur. Linda McQuaig writes: Relatively little has been said about his grandiosity. Only months after becoming prime minister in 2006, he showed…
On this 70th Anniversary of Great Bravery …
… extreme cowardice from our Harper Government. I thought the Greatest Generation defeated the Nazis. Think again. The Harper Government is now tracking ALL public demonstrations. For oil. For money.…
Ignoring Training Requirements and Realities Will Undermine NB Autism Intervention Services
A Fredericton mother was heard on CBC info am a short while ago, once again expressing her opinion that overall the new NB Autism intervention policy is good. She basically…
Euthanasia Law Approved in Quebec
"It is also unclear how Ottawa will react to Quebec's initiative. Euthanasia is considered homicide under the Criminal Code, which is federal law, but Quebec has said its attorney general…
Business New Net blows up Wynne’s pretend progressive platform
If you were to believe the Toronto Star, Kathleen Wynne is the left-wing leader this election, and Andrea Horwath a “right-wing populist”: just another Margaret Thatcher, Mike Harris and Rob…
The Sun and The Star
I’ve always been critical of the Sun Media and it’s corrupt agenda to promote conservative ideology and parties, and get involved in partisan politics. It’s an outright betrayal of the…
D-Day Plus Seventy Years
Canadian soldiers landing at Juno on the outskirts of Bernières
A farewell to Tom Marshall #nlpoli
Tom Marshall spent his last few hours ever as a member of the House of Assembly on Thursday, as the spring session drew to a close. Tom’s already handed in…
Stephen Harper: the Scary Madness and the Dangerous Denial
If there was any shadow of a doubt that Stephen Harper has lost sight of the boundary between reason and delusion, or democracy and dictatorship, there can be none now.For…
Losing the news
Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Jones wrote the 2009 book Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy. In it, he examines “authentic journalistic objectivity” and finds “a…
Enough petulant propaganda, please: the hammer of D-Day crushed Hitler on the anvil of Russia
D-Day on Juno Beach: Canadians trudge ashore under a strange colorized sky. Below: The distinguished Canadian military historian, the late Reginald H. Roy. It’s been 70 years today since our…
Pipeline debate gets truly “extreme” with police raid of suspected activists
An example of the “no pipeline” graffiti police were reacting to (gofundme.com crowdfunder) Read this June 5 story by The Tyee’s David Ball on the bizarre police raid of suspected…
Site C Dam: NDP MLA questions govt on First Nations consultation
Doug Donaldson, NDP MLA for the Stikine region, recently called out the BC Liberal government over the proposed Site C Dam and the strong opposition it faces from Treaty 8…
How The National Review’s Williamson Gets It Wrong On Laverne Cox
Kevin D. Williamson is suddenly an expert on the topic of transgender and transsexual people it seems. Or at least, he has appointed himself as an expert. Titled “Laverne Cox…
All systems go
A short, mostly flat ride to test some new gear that I think will make the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour a bit more comfortable and enjoyable for me this year.…
Moron of the month: Maureen Dowd
Idiots will always be idiots. Somehow reminds me of this:
Decision in McCorkill Case: Paulie if Going to Be Pissed
Begin the crying and gnashing of teeth from the usual suspects. Shout out to BCL who posted first.
Government Procurement Failure: BC Ministry of Education Case Study
Apologies for the lack of posts. I’ve been in business mode – both helping a number of organizations I’m proud of and working on my own business. For those interested…