On Rape on Campus
Since I saw Into the Wild and started reading Krakauer, I haven’t stopped. But this last one took a while to open. It’s about rape on college campuses, specifically in…
July 2015
Musical interlude
Foals – What Went Down
The CPC, liars since 2006…
Yeah, forget about the Parliamentary Budget Office saying that we are already in deficit. Like, what do they know? The Harper Reform Party – lying comes so naturally to them.…
GMO labeling shows that "states’ rights" is just a convenient lie for the GOP
Imagine that the Democrats wanted to pass a federal law requiring food companies to label their products if they contained genetically modified organisms. What would be the Republican response? Undoubtedly…
GMO labeling shows that "states’ rights" is just a convenient lie for the GOP
Imagine that the Democrats wanted to pass a federal law requiring food companies to label their products if they contained genetically modified organisms. What would be the Republican response? Undoubtedly…
GMO labeling shows that "states’ rights" is just a convenient lie for the GOP
Imagine that the Democrats wanted to pass a federal law requiring food companies to label their products if they contained genetically modified organisms. What would be the Republican response? Undoubtedly…
A Long Campaign Season Would Be Good For The Pirate Party
Well, the rumours are flying that Prime Minister Harper intendsto ask Governor General David Johnston to dissolve Parliamentthis Sunday. This would begin the longest election campaign inCanadian history. It seems…
If Canadians Have Any Self-Respect
…. this will outrage them. It turns out Stephen Harper is not going to interact with anyone during the election campaign that wasn’t cleared in advance by his staffers. Even…
Sandra Bland to be honoured with a candlelight vigil in Ottawa
A candlelight vigil honouring Sandra Bland, organized by Black Lives Matter Ottawa, BlakCollectiv and other allied grassroots movements, takes at the Human Rights Monument in Ottawa on Friday, July 31.…
The ad no one would air on Harper
http://www.straight.com/blogra/402951/watch-anti-harper-ad-cbc-refuses-air
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It sounds like it will be a long campaign. Each of us has a role to play. Recommend this Post
July 31: The good part is….
…it doesn’t take long read a newspaper of the Irving press. The headline this time is, though, a real one. “Moncton ExxonMobil jobs at risk” And they are. ExxonMobil is…
Greek philosopher Plato’s view of God
“When speaking of divine perfection, we signify that God is just and true and loving, the author of order, not disorder, of good, not evil. We signify that he is…
Smart Or Stupid? (Mulcair And The Debates)
Mulcair is threatening to pull out of any debate that Harper ain’t at. Already, a tide of outrage is rising on twitter. Democracy is being defiled!!! and so forth. Mulcair…
I’m Writing Three Cheques
It’s pretty obvious that Harper intends to use his party’s fundraising advantage to skew the election in his favour. I don’t like it but, fair enough. He’s not breaking any…
Shut up, Jake, its election-time!
Everybody is talking about the Harper Cons fiscal advantage if he calls a mid-October election this weekend. I have another question about such an early election call: what information will…
Exhibit "A", Your Honour
That’s the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem. The man in black (sorry Johnny, no offence) is Yishai Schlissel. That thing in his upraised fist is a knife. Among those…
A Hunted Man
Will America extradite Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer to face trial in Zimbabwe on poaching charges for the senseless killing of beloved Cecil the lion? He readily admits he did it.…
There’s Nothing "Technical" About Five Consecutive Months of Economic Contraction
After seven consecutive deficit budgets, Sideshow Steve Harper can go to the polls adding a recession to his economic achievements. The Canadian economy has contracted for five consecutive months and…
The Madness of Mandarins
Yeah! Beijing has won the 2022 Winter Olympics. Yeah. The Olympic committee awarded the games to a city of 22-million with a water supply capable of supporting 12-million. Yeah. By…