Oaths, niqabs, and respecting the rules
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander made a curious statement recently when being asked about the government’s proposed Bill C-75 which states that a person taking the oath of citizenship must “swear…
June 2015
Burn, Baby, Burn
Click hear to learn about pastor Rick Scarborough’s plan to defend ‘traditional marriage.’ Would it be wrong of me to offer this ‘man of God’ some waterproof matches? Recommend this…
June 25: The village news.
Hot off the press. A restaurant that closed is going to become a pizzaria. That’s on A 9, and it reflects the quality of almost all the ‘news’ in Section…
My little love letter to Dean del Mastro
A few years back, when I was briefly helping Ignatieff, Dean del Mastro, Darryl Kramp et al. would take shots at me in the House of Commons. They’d do it…
ConCalls: Conservative Defender of Robocalls now Jailed for #elxnfraud
Dean Del Mastro is going to jail for a month, house arrest for longer, and cannot run (for office) for at least 5 years. Hey, kids, remember Stephen Harper from…
It’s the D-Word and It’s Arrived in Canada
Prime minister Cletis doesn’t seem to have noticed that global warming has arrived in his very own backyard. Funny how he can’t hear all those local Tories squealing like pigs…
What Does the Pope Know About Climate Change? Plenty.
We know the Holy Father has a background in science and a chemistry degree but just what does he know about climate change? Lots – lots and lots. The IPCC…
Difficult To Talk About, Important To Try
This is a difficult subject to talk about, because highlighting it could easily be viewed as hypocritical. In my defense, I’m not defending Trudeau because I want him elected, and…
It’s the Greybar Hotel for Deano Del
Dean del Mastro won’t have to worry about buying groceries for the next month. He’s been given a month-long, an all expenses paid visit, probably to some minimum-security guest ranch…
Rachel Notley skilled at the art of the non-answer answer.
So, I’ve been watching Question Period in the Alberta Legislature since the bright orange dawn of the NDP government began. People sometimes ask me why I watch ‘QP’, as those…
These Are People Ewe Have Known
New tune by SFH, starring Steve Deceive and Bjorn von Flapjack III. Posted because (a) we are punk rock stars and will be able to quit our day jobs soon…
Breaking With Tradition
… there were no reports of Dean Del Mastro breaking down in tears, a first for the former star of the Harper regime. Perhaps knowing that he will only serve…
Economics for Everyone: Second Edition
This week marks the official publication release of the second edition of Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism. In this blog I explain my motivations…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thomas Edsall discusses how increased atomization is making it more difficult for people to join together in seeking change, no matter how…
New column day
Here, on how Regina and its citizens did fairly well responding to a water shortage – but has plenty to learn in applying the lesson to the wider collective challenge…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, June 25, 2015
Your news links for today: Getting OMNI’d: Why Many Canadian TV Channels May Be Headed for the Chopping Block – Michael Geist The music industry’s new song and dance –…
Coda: The Skwib Goes Eerily Quiet
Usually, this is the last thing you see. Then something bad happens. The Skwib will return on June 29th. I just need to recharge my insanity suit. Until then, feel…
The Courts Know Their Man
Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault has launched a Charter challenge to the Harper government’s destruction of gun registry data. Steve Sullivan writes: The Federal Court…
The media feel the excitement.
Just about four months to the federal election and the news media can barely contain their excitement. Not since John Diefenbaker came out of the West like an avenging angel…
It’s Forum, but…
…it’s more or less consistent with other, recent, polls. There are a variety of reasons for it, some of which I’ve written about. But – as I asked a couple…