The Hair as a hawk.
It could not have been better news from Justin Trudeau. He came out flatly saying that he would stop wasting money on the development and procurement of Lockheed Martin’s F-35…
September 2015
Justin Trudeau and the Last Days of the Mad King Harper
Well he took his time, and I must admit the suspense was killing me.But Justin Trudeau has finally done the right thing.And announced that he will not support a Stephen…
Need To Know: On Syria And The Migrant/Refugee Crisis
This was initially meant to be a lengthy Facebook post for those who look to me for information on complex matters (which I do happily, by request). However, it received…
Crossing Topsail Road #nlpoli
A new high school has put the better part of a thousand young people on Topsail Road opposite a raft of fast food outlets and a major mall. Young people…
Climate Experts Urge Dutch Government Not to Appeal Historic Court Ruling to Cut Carbon Emissions
Leading climate scientists, lawyers, doctors and scholars from around the world are calling on the Dutch Government to reconsider its plans to appeal the historic Urgenda judgement by a Dutch…
Climate Experts Urge Dutch Government Not to Appeal Historic Court Ruling to Cut Carbon Emissions
Leading climate scientists, lawyers, doctors and scholars from around the world are calling on the Dutch Government to reconsider its plans to appeal the historic Urgenda judgement by a Dutch…
Latest changes since September 15 in this fascinating article
You cannot take your eyes off the poll results with the race in the 2015 Canadian election so close! Here’s the graph for the change since September 15: And here’s…
In this week’s Hill Times:
The top of the much-read National Newswatch web page kind of said it all. “NDP OUT IN FRONT AS CONSERVATIVES TRAIL IN THIRD: ENVIRONICS,” said one headline. The very next…
Rona Ambrose and the End of the Great Con War on Marijuana
As you know Rona Ambrose likes to pretend she's a doctor, a nurse, a Health Minister, and a Justice Minister.And has extreme views on marijuana and Justin Trudeau.So I'm glad…
Random Thoughts: Oddities of the Political Spectrum
I have taken a large number of political quizzes over the years. Some, such as the Political Compass, I come back to fromtime-to-time. I have noticed something unusual: no matter…
Harper, Trudeau Rebuked As Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Hillary Clinton’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline is bad news for U.S. Republicans, Alberta tar sands profiteers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The post Harper,…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Toying cats.
On partial answers
Having posted earlier on the message we should expect from our opposition leaders when it comes to ensuring change, let’s make clear exactly what Justin Trudeau has now said –…
Proof of the pudding: effects of changes to fish habitat protection under the Fisheries Act
Monday, September 21, 2015 When a government makes changes to a regulatory framework, it takes time – sometimes years – before its actual impacts can be known. Now, almost two…
On questionable support
Shorter Stephen Harper: I only need to receive a single piece of correspondence from somebody to claim their permanent blanket endorsement of everything I might someday propose. Stay tuned for…
Don’t match donations during an election!
Maybe it's me, but it seemed like awful timing when the Cons announced last week they were going to match donations to this year's Terry Fox Run, up to a…
Don’t match donations during an election!
Maybe it’s me, but it seemed like awful timing when the Cons announced last week they were going to match donations to this year’s Terry Fox Run, up to a…
Don’t match donations during an election!
Maybe it's me, but it seemed like awful timing when the Cons announced last week they were going to match donations to this year's Terry Fox Run, up to a…