A Little Perspective, Please
Are we losing all perspective on the threats posed by terrorism? While there is no doubt that all perils to public safety need to be taken seriously (yes, even those…
March 2015
Patrick Brown can get it wholesale.
People keep asking how the heck Conservative MP Patrick Brown can sign more than 40,000 new provincial party memberships? What they fail to grasp is that a system developed 30…
Why is Stephen Harper’s “Anti-Terrorism” bill so popular?
According to a recent survey published in the Globe and Mail Stephen Harper’s Anti-Terrorism bill enjoys the support of 82 percent of respondents across the country. Wow, impressive right? When…
For Harper, Fear Trumps Facts
http://psychcentral.com/ Back in 2008, Stephen Harper decided to cut public funding to the opposition parties. As the head of a newly elected minority government, it was a stunningly stupid move.
Greenlid: An Easy Solution for Your Green Bin
The “dragons” on CBC’s show Dragons’ Den the investors funded a new product called Greenlid. Greenlid is a contraption that makes it easier to deal with household composting and waste…
New column day
Here, on the many problems with building social benefits and employment policies alike on a foundation of distrust. For further reading…– Rick Mercer rants about the obstacles the Cons are…
The Offshore Ownership Fight Examined #nlpoli
Last year was the 30th anniversary of one of the most significant events not only in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador but of Canada as a whole. The agreement…
Stephen Harper, Bill C-51, and the Harvest of Fear
For months Stephen Harper has been working day and night to try to create a climate of fear.He has fanned the flames of paranoia and xenophobia, appealed to the beasts…
Liberals Squirming Over ‘Jiggery Pokery’ Taunts From NDP’s Brother Bill Routley
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BC Lib’s urbane quick wit , the sharp tongued Mike DeJong, is doing a not so slow burn over constantly being harpooned by Cowichan NDP MLA ‘Brother…
Dear PM: Destruction of our atmosphere undermines Canada’s security
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 In this era of heightened concerns about national security, we invite you to read the following open letter to Prime Minister Harper that makes a simple…
ICYMI: Help our own Meghan Sali battle the trolls
ICYMI: Our own Meghan Sali is meeting with key MPs in Ottawa next week about Bill S-4. This piece of legislation could bring American-style copyright trolls to Canada. Tell Meghan…
The Anti-Harper Ads the MSM Doesn’t Want You to Watch
It's ironic that at a time when Stephen Harper is trying to ram his dangerous anti-terrorist bill through parliament.Muzzle some of his most distinguished critics. A parliamentary committee will hear…
Stephen Harper and the Con Law of the Jungle
At a time when half of his PMO has been subpoenaed to testify at the Mike Duffy trial, and he might have to go to court to argue why he…
When Journalists Get Mad
“I’m mad as Hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” That was how some journalists seemed to respond last week to an open letter I wrote about how…
Sales tax war resumed
The good doctor at The Gazetteer diagnoses a similarity between issues underlying the now debated transit sales tax and the late and unlamented HST. RossK is focused on the tax…
Railroading the Community Gardens
The battle between CPR, local residents and the City of Vancouver may be over. Maybe. Railroading the Community Gardens from Mike Babiarz on Vimeo.
The Right to Link is at Risk
You’ve probably heard the old description of the Internet as a “series of tubes.” The quotation by U.S. Senator Ted Stevens made for a lot of laughs, but it wasn’t…
Gwynne Dyer – Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Programme Was Never About Israel.
It would be the height of suicidal folly for Iran to ever threaten Israel with a nuclear attack. Israel has at least 80-nuclear warheads, possibly hundreds, far more than enough…