The Scottish Referendum and the Fatal Lesson of Quebec
Well it was a long night and a disappointing one. The YES side in the Scottish referendum didn't do as well as I had hoped it might.Scotland will have to…
September 2014
Chicks with Chainsaws!
Okay, I have to get something off my chest. I think there’s something really cool about chainsaw artists. Chainsaw art is art made with a pretty hard core power tool…
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice plucks the low-hanging fruit – now for the hard stuff…
If getting rid of SAM wasn’t that easy, imagine what the green eggs and ham are going to be like! Above, Premier Jim Prentice with the licence plate Alberta won’t…
Why are Americans so frightened?
ISIS has thrown the fear of God into Americans. According to a poll conducted by the Opinion Research Centre, ninety per cent of Americans believe the group is a direct…
It is Finished. Scotland Stays Put – For Now.
The BBC has called the Scottish independence referendum for the No side. The pro-independence Yes side did win some notable victories, Glasgow for example, but not enough votes overall to…
Tories impose a strict policy of de-Redfordization
TweetThe strength of any long-ruling political party is the ability to reinvent itself under new leaders and changing circumstances. After 43-years in power, Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Association has successfully rebranded…
Armanents for everyone
See MoS post “What, Were They Completely Out of Helicopter Gunships?” here. Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Non political
Early Results Have Scotland Staying in the Union
From The Scotsman. Clackmannanshire and Orkney, two prime targets for the Yes campaign, have instead gone solidly to the No camp. 83.7% turnout in Orkney, 88.6% in Clackmannanshire. Prime minister…
Is Harper right? Did corporate tax cuts really pay for themselves?
In a little noticed comment, Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently was reported to say: “Dropping our tax rate has not caused the government’s corporate income tax revenues to fall, which…
Scotland, Crimea and the Right To Self-Determination
Do the people of Scotland have the right to vote in a referendum to determine their own future? Of course they do. Just as the people of Greece had, and…
Ex-leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk vows to pen tell-all book on Alison Redford’s rule
Your blogger with budding author Thomas Lukaszuk, back during the former deputy premier’s campaign to lead the PC Party. Below: Former PC premier Alison Redford; current PC Premier Jim Prentice.…
The Enbridge Pipeline & Tankers Project: Dead or resting?
Thursday, September 18, 2014 Northern Gateway’s President, John Carruthers, now accepts that the start date for the Enbridge Pipeline and Tankers Project – which Enbridge had expected in 2018 –…
Why the F-35 Was DOOMed From Birth
US Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Ward has an interesting take on just when the F-35 light strike bomber went off the rails – right from the outset. In February…
Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Spy Machine
We know he loves total control. We know he rules by fear. We know he likes to muzzle his opponents.But did you know that Stephen Harper has turned his entire…
Boing Boing: Social media users helped track down a gang of violent misfits
Some jerks decided to gay bash a couple out on the town. Here’s how the Internet responded. Article by Rob Beschizza for Boing Boing Two gay men were savagely beaten…
Someone is making slightly more than you and this report says it’s time for it to stop!
Here’s a familiar refrain: “Someone’s wages rose faster than someone else’s: report”. This depersonalized version sounds about as cynical as it should especially since the first someone is usually not…
If You’re Going to Get Arrested for Beating Up Your Wife, Then…
Don’t be sporting a T-shirt with the word “Obey” emblazoned on it when the cops show up to put you in cuffs. Alleged NFL Abuser of the Day is Arizona…