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…
July 2015
Free attack ad on Harper’s cynical long election move
Free attack ad on Harper’s cynical long election campaign plan VIDEOShot of Stephen Harper grinning. CUT TO: House of commons chamber. AUDIOWoman’s concerned voice (V.O.) In 2014 Stephen Harper changed…
Will the War on Science Become an Election Issue?
The number of anti-science decisions the federal government has made in recent years is staggering: axing the long-form census, trying to shut down the Experimental Lakes Area, sending media relations…
Will the War on Science Become an Election Issue?
The number of anti-science decisions the federal government has made in recent years is staggering: axing the long-form census, trying to shut down the Experimental Lakes Area, sending media relations…
Peace or Apathy
I found this piece on Medium, yet another on-line time suck! You can’t read it without joining, so I copied and pasted the bits I like below. This piece says…
BC Housing Neglecting Stamps Residents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver BC July 29th 2015 On October 3rd 2014, residents of the Stamps Place Housing Complex were informed the BC Housing was immediately putting our housing up…
Confusing Canadians about coalitions to score political points
We hear a lot about coalitions these days, and it seems clear there’s a bit of confusion out there about what it means and just what the post-election options for…
Confusing Canadians about coalitions to score political points
We hear a lot about coalitions these days, and it seems clear there’s a bit of confusion out there about what it means and just what the post-election options for…
A free attack ad on Harper’s privatized health care plan
Here is a free attack ad on Harper’s plan to privatize health care ready to film for whoever wants to produce it VIDEO Elderly woman in a hospital gown, sitting…
Canada’s new recession and the push for alternatives
The Bank of Canada today cut its benchmark interest rate two weeks ago to nearly record lows, now just 0.5%. In the face of an oil shock and other weakness,…
Harper’s Conservatives need to PAY CANADIANS BACK
Do Canadians deserve to be paid back for the expenses submitted by Wallin and Duffy as they travelled to CONSERVATIVE PARTY FUND RAISERS? I say yes, we need all of…
The Only Reason for an Early Election Call Is in Order to Spend More on Advertising
Don’t get me wrong: there have been times in my life when I just loved political campaigns. Hard to explain, but the kind of rush a political junkie gets after…
Something To Think About
For the next seventy-seven days, we’re going to hear the message that Stephen Harper is the best person to guide the Canadian economy. Jim Stanford has been crunching the numbers;…
The Most Powerful Symbol You Will See This Election
I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe…
Putting A Stake Through The Heart Of Harper’s Lies
As a youngster, there were few things I enjoyed more than vampire films starring Christopher Lee, in my view the best cinematic vampire there ever was. Usually, at the end,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Shannon Gormley points out how the Cons’ actions to strip voting rights from Canadians abroad sticks out like a sore thumb compared to…