New column day
Here, on how the sudden disappearance of Danielle Smith and her fellow Wildrose Party defectors offers a case in point of the dangers of forgetting that politicians ultimately answer to…
April 2015
Oliver’s Hocus Pocus
http://www.hilltimes.com/ Joe Oliver emerges from hiding today. The assumption is that he’ll announce a date for the budget. When things get tough, Harperites head for the closet. When the economy…
But, you know, climate change is still a myth
Quote: PHILLIPS, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered mandatory water use reductions for the first time in California’s history, saying the state’s four-year drought had reached near-crisis proportions…
Don’t care about politics? You’re missing the fun.
The talking heads of the news media tell us that Canadians no longer give a damn about politics. They think it is a yawn. That may be. It might also…
Bill C-51 and the Dangerous Apathy of Canadians
As you know I find it hard to understand why so many Canadians are so complacent about what Stephen Harper and his foul Con regime are doing to this country.Violating…
Who is Senator Cold Camembert, representing the riding of Broken Crackers?
Among other things, she has personally done more to hasten the – long overdue, long necessary – euthanization of the so-called Red Chamber than any person in recent memory. Among…
Working on new maps – looking for feedback
I’ve been redesigning the maps I made last year. I made a few important changes, and a few minor changes, and am looking for feedback on other changes. 1 –…
The Return of Joe Oliver and the Latest Con Scam
Well as you may have heard Joe Oliver went missing from the House of Commons for almost a month. And on the few days when he did turn up, he…
BCLSB Exclusive: James Lunney’s Principles Of Evolution
CPC MP James Lunney has quit the party so as to more freely pursue and elaborate his own theory of biological change. He spoke in the HOC yesterday afternoon, but…
The New Chainsaw Earle #nlpoli
Carol Furlong had the good fortune to be the head of the province’s largest public sector union at a time when the provincial government had more cash than it knew…
Alberta Pre-Election 2015: Thursday Candidate Nomination Update
Progressive Conservative activist Jamie Lall was unexpectedly disqualified for unknown reasons before his party’s April 1 nomination meeting in Chestermere-Rockyview, allowing Wildrose PC MLA Bruce McAllister to be acclaimed. After…
Heiltsuk celebrate as herring gillnet boats leave central coast empty
Video by Diana Chan “We did it!” declared Heiltsuk Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett to a jubilant crowd at the fisheries office near Bella Bella this afternoon, as the herring gillnet…
Just A Forum Poll
Takes them until par 8 to finally, grudgingly admit that the LPC is still slightly ahead: The Liberals under Mr. Trudeau were the first or leaning choice for 34 per…
in which i remember a difference between the u.s. and canada or maybe between new york and everywhere else
I’m in New York for a few days, visiting my mom and some friends. Today at a Whole Foods, my mother said to the cashier, “Don’t make the packages too…
Why Jason Kenney Must Resign Immediately
The other day I wrote a post accusing Jason Kenney of lying. Again. Claiming that the reason we are going to bomb Syria is because the Americans need us and…
Relief from forfeiture
Varajao v. Azish, 2015 ONCA 218: The trial judge correctly noted that in order to obtain relief from forfeiture the appellants were required to establish that i) the forfeited sum…
April 1: Justin Trudeau is Harper’s secret love-child!
Well, it IS April Fools’ Day. Actually, Justin is pretty drab compared to either Stephen or Pierre. Unlike Pierre, he has no intellect to speak of. Unlike Stephen, he’s not…
Threats that can amount to extortion
R. v. Alexander (2005), 206 C.C.C. (3d) 233 (Ont. C.A.) the accused was convicted of extortion for a threat that was not otherwise criminal. In that case the accused’s wife…
EFF: This secretive agreement could undermine user safeguards
More bad news about the TPP. Article by Maira Sutton for the EFF A newly leaked chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement from Wikileaks has confirmed some of our…