Health care employment in Ontario and Canada
Hospital employees in Ontario form a much smaller part of the population than in the rest of Canada – in 2014 about 0.32 % less of the population than in…
September 2015
KCCCC Day 38: is the Conservative campaign in trouble?
The popular consensus seems to be the CPC is doing badly. Candidate controversies, refugee backlash, dropping to third place, and now unhelpful stories like this. It is not a particularly…
When Will Stephen Harper Take Credit for Cheap Gas?
Even though Stephen Harper is rarely responsible for anything bad, it’s just a matter of time before he takes credit for falling prices at the gas pumps. Just wait ……
Clearly, There Is Method In Harper’s Madness
Recently, Robin Sears wrote a piece severely critical of the Conservative response to the Syrian crisis, a commentary prompted by Immigration Minister Chris Alexander’s disastrous appearance on Power and Politics.…
Morning Line: New Democrats 6 – 1.
There is an old saying that if you start out with a sow’s ear, you are not likely to be able to make a silk purse of it. The current…
Stephen Harper’s New and Obscene War on Refugees
As you know, Stephen Harper has been caught in a trap of his own making.Caught between the majority of Canadians who are demanding that him and his grotesque regime do…
Letter From a Political Neophyte
A copy of this letter arrived in my inbox recently……. Dear Stephen About 6 months ago, a friend of mine told me that I need to learn more about Canadian…
We get letters: asterisks added to keep this web site family-friendly!
Name Hymie Email hymie88@hotmail.com Subject White F—– Cuckold Warren Kinsella Cruises Public Washrooms Message Hey Warren, you phony hack!The next time you suck c— in a public washroom and then…
Finding the voice of the next generation #nlpoli
“My Government will harness the desire among Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to cultivate greater cultural, financial and moral autonomy vis-à-vis Ottawa.” That’s from the 2007 throne speech. At the time, the…
The Wheels Really Are Falling Off the Con Campaign
As you know I've been having a bit of fun following the Con campaign bus as it roars down the road, from one tightly controlled photo op to another.Or limps…
Almost as beloved as Brad Wall, you’ll be shocked to learn the identity of Canada’s second most popular premier!
PHOTOS: The second-most popular premier in Canada. You know, what’s her name … Really! She’s in there somewhere! Below: B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger. A week…
Mulcair and Trudeau bring “Change” and “Real Change” to Edmonton this week
In a competition to own the “change” message, the NDP are holding a “Rally for Change in Edmonton” on Sept 10 and the Liberals are holding a “Rally for Real…
David Suzuki: Deniers are all over the map; climate realists all over the world
David Suzuki calls out climate change deniers being funded by fossil fuel interests, urges Canadians to elect a government committed to acting on “the greatest threat humanity faces” on October…
Geese desecrate Vancouver monument for massacred Montreal women
Vancouver’s park board is trying to do something about the geese in Thornton Park where a monument pays homage to the 14 women murdered at École Polytechnique. Courtesy of the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Nuzzling cats.
In The Internet Age You Have To Watch Your Fringe Candidates
Nothing wrong with this piece. Candidate fuck-ups are stories finished in a day. But of course, as Tim Powers notes, you lose that day’s news-cycle. There’s a way to think…
Memorial/Celebration for Peter Collins in Montreal
(francais ci dessous) Memorial/Celebration for Peter Collins in Montreal When: September 25, 2015 at 7pm Where: QPIRG Concordia, 1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, #204 A night to remember and celebrate Peter…
Great Paintings – Las Meninas
Las Meninas (Spanish for The Maids of Honour) is a 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.…
Great Paintings – Las Meninas
Las Meninas (Spanish for The Maids of Honour) is a 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.…