It’s About Obsessions
Stephen Harper is a man obsessed. He’s obsessed by Alberta bitumen. He’s obsessed by the Liberal Party — particularly the name Trudeau. And he’s obsessed with punishment — most particularly,…
June 2015
Election 2015, in 140 characters
Campaigns matter, of course, per the cliché. Bien sur. But the picture that is emerging from the last few weeks of polling is distorted. Am I wrong? Am I right?…
You can’t blame this
…on money or the ethnic vote. But, God knows, you can’t stop people who should know better from peddling dangerous fantasies.
Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Cruelty of the Con Regime
Sometimes when I'm writing about the atrocities of Stephen Harper's bestial Con regime ,I like to end a post by saying please unite to defeat that monster before he kills…
Politics, CETA, and the fishery #nlpoli
The European trade deal came up in the House of Assembly on Monday. Everyone kept to the same lines they’ve been kicking around for months. Believe it if you want,…
Autism, Intellectual Disability and Seizures, When Together, Constitute ONE DISORDER
In the picture above, taken 3 years ago my son erupted in sudden self injurious behavior smashing himself violently in the head a split second after he had been on…
Creating an Economy of Need in Greece
Filed under: Europe Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Socialism, Syriza
The tough road ahead for Alberta’s opposition PC Party
When Members of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly gather on June 11 to choose a new Speaker, the seating chart will be unlike anything Albertans have seen in this province’s 110 year…
My Dad, who died 11 years ago years ago this month
…would have been happy about this day. When he was dying, in fact. He told us to “sue those tobacco companies.” And someone did. In a ruling described as “historic”…
RCMP officer to Bill C-51 protester: “You could be branded a terrorist” [VIDEO]
During the May 30 protest against Harper’s Bill C-51 in Ottawa, a candid camera caught an RCMP officer saying a Canadian protester “could be branded a terrorist”. The post RCMP…
Life In Scarborough: The Gangs Of Scarborough
When I moved out here my car insurance went up about thirty bucks a month. As one of my co-workers said at the time: “They’re worried someone is going to…
On The Sinister Implications of Bill C-51
One of the biggest threats posed by Bill C-51, the anti-terrorism legislation so loved of the Harper cabal, is that it could be used to criminalize dissent. Jesse Brown, over…
Rio Tinto Alcan Polluting Kitimat Airshed to Save Money, Has Province’s Approval Tribunal Hears
When the B.C. Ministry of Environment approved Rio Tinto Alcan’s application to modernize its aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C., local resident Emily Toews assumed that would mean an improvement in…
Inside Out Festival’s new gay film trend: the Post-Gay Man…
Scene from award-winning short ‘Hole’ The 25th annual Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival has just wrapped up for another year. Dozens of films were consumed by audiences, many enjoyed,…
The Real Reason the Con Clown Peter MacKay Resigned
Greg Perry/Toronto StarOh boy. I should have figured it out. I should have known the real reason Peter MacKay decided to resign just a few months before an election.Suddenly decided…
What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
Canadians across the country have been reading a new acronym in the news lately, and it has many wondering–what exactly is the TPP? Well, the TPP, or the Trans-Pacific Partnership,…
June 1: Well, it’s after 1:30 p.m…..
…and I still don’t have my morning paper. Boy, talk about leaving it to big business get things done efficiently. I haven’t seen a morning paper before 11 a.m. since…
A Critique of US “Grand Strategy toward China”
Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture “We will have a very strong (military) presence, very strong continued posture throughout the region to back our commitments to our allies, to protect…
The case for a $15 minimum wage in Alberta
Photo by Kat R One of the planks in the Alberta NDP’s 2015 election platform was a pledge to raise the provincial minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2018.…