Conservative Deflection, the NDP Truth Team and the Erosion of Trust
As many of you know I took some time off from my blog, mainly for personal reasons, though I did keep up with current events. I blogged a bit during…
September 2015
Conservative Deflection, the NDP Truth Team and the Erosion of Trust
As many of you know I took some time off from my blog, mainly for personal reasons, though I did keep up with current events. I blogged a bit during…
Juxtaposition II: Humanitarian Boogaloo
From one stunt… The news of McCain’s suspension drew gales of derision from the press. No one was willing to give him the slightest benefit of the doubt…that his motivations…
GDP Recession a Symptom of Deeper Failures
There were surely more people (myself included) watching Statistics Canada’s GDP release at 8:30 am Tuesday, than any other release in recent history! This reflected the political significance of the…
KCCCC Day 32: the power of images
Words are about information. Pictures are about emotion. Emotion equals power. Print folks – the ones who pour their souls into writing newspapers and magazines, the ones who craft profound…
What Happens After October 19th?
http://askgeorgie.com/ The outcome of this election is uncertain. But regardless of who wins, Andrew Coyne writes, what happens after October 19th is uncertain: So it’s an unusually unpredictable election. But…
Electoral reform appeals to losers.
It is hardly a surprise that no Canadian government with a majority supports electoral reform. Why would they? It could make them losers. That is why losers such as the…
Perhaps our Hearts Need breaking to remind us we are human. . .
The refugee crisis in the Middle-East and Europe is a complex issue. International turmoil, political economy, deep-seated historical conflicts. You can’t blame people for feeling bewildered by the events they…
Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas Sides with Bigots to Score Cheap Political Points
Whether one thinks that there may be problems with Ontario’s proposed sex-ed curriculum or not, what is clear is that there are many who oppose the curriculum based on bigoted,…
Stephen Harper’s War on Canada and Its Values
Many hours after I first saw it, I am still haunted by this photo of that poor little Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach. And by the knowledge…
Leadership and opportunity #nlpoli
On Tuesday, the provincial Conservatives launched their election campaign. It was to be built solely on the image of Paul Davis as a great leader. They labelled the campaign Davis…
Controversial Wildrose leaflet had similarities to B.C. Liberals’ Chinese-language ads smearing NDP
PHOTOS: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean, at right, appeared on a Calgary talk radio program yesterday. (Grabbed from Twitter.) Mr. Jean failed to repudiate accusations made in a Chinese-language party leaflet…
Calgary-Foothills: The first by-election in Alberta’s post-PC political world
Today’s by-election in Calgary-Foothills is the first litmus test for Alberta’s political parties in the post-Progressive Conservative political world. When Rachel Notley led NDP candidates to victory in fifteen constituencies…
See? Standing up to bullies isn’t that hard
Lots of excitement about Rosemary Barton’s smackdown of Chris Alexander tonight. Well done Ms. Barton. But the thing is, it isn’t that hard or radical. The Dictator and his lackeys…
See? Standing up to bullies isn’t that hard
Lots of excitement about Rosemary Barton's smackdown of Chris Alexander tonight. Well done Ms. Barton.But the thing is, it isn't that hard or radical. The Dictator and his lackeys have…
See? Standing up to bullies isn’t that hard
Lots of excitement about Rosemary Barton’s smackdown of Chris Alexander tonight. Well done Ms. Barton. But the thing is, it isn’t that hard or radical. The Dictator and his lackeys…
Defendant has obligation to move civil litigation case forward
Carioca’s Import & Export Inc. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, 2015 ONCA 592 released today says that a defendant has a duty to move a case along. This is a…