Justin Trudeau’s Big Renovations and Small Stature
Justin Trudeau has said he refuses to move into the Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive until it has a multi-million dollar renovation. I think Trudeau Jr.’s stature is…
November 2015
A less than noble appointment #nlpoli
The provincial justice ministry had to increase spending to put a new judge in the Provincial Court in Clarenville even though the caseload in the court didn’t justify the decision,…
Book Review: Seeing for Myself: A Political Traveler’s Memoir
The title of this book is totally appropriate. Some people who travel go to the beach, visit museums, birdwatch, or sample the local cuisine. Ginny NiCarthy, who lives in Seattle,…
Book Review: Into the Heart of Mexico: Seeing for Myself: A Political Traveler’s Memoir
The title of this book is totally appropriate. Some people who travel go to the beach, visit museums, birdwatch, or sample the local cuisine. Ginny NiCarthy, who lives in Seattle,…
So much for change south of the border.
Now it is just more of the same, regardless of who ultimately wins: Lessig quits presidency bid, blames political system he wanted to change See this for a good, succinct,…
In this week’s Hill Times: what to do, what to do?
What to do, what to do? Mae West famously said it best: an ounce of performance is worth a pound of promises. So what to make of the many —…
Topham Trial: Paulie’s Summary
Not long after we summarized (as best we could) the Topham hate crimes trial, Paulie also posted his take. We won't include the entire missive; a few selected entries should…
Election close call, Omar, Bob and move over Warren
Wow that was a close one: With the NDP leading in the polls at the beginning of September, I started to prepare myself, for the very first time in my…
Election close call, Omar, Bob and move over Warren
Wow that was a close one:With the NDP leading in the polls at the beginning of September, I started to prepare myself, for the very first time in my life,…
Pierre Berton Instructs Us How To Roll A Joint
Now that Justin Trudeau is about to be sworn in as Canada’s new Prime Minister marijuana legalization is just around the corner. To all those God fearing law abiding Canadians…
Now that Harper’s Gone, the University of Calgary Comes In for Scrutiny
Over the past decade the University of Calgary became a regular source of rightwing advocacy. At times it seemed like Canada’s answer to the University of Chicago. There were a…
Teen stands her ground after being booted off soccer team for criticizing fish farming sponsor
Check out this Nov. 2 story from CTV.ca on a Comox teen’s criticism team sponsor Marine Harvest’s open net pen salmon farms – a move that got her booted off…
Election close call, Omar, Bob and move over Warren
Wow that was a close one: With the NDP leading in the polls at the beginning of September, I started to prepare myself, for the very first time in my…
Orderly, efficient and accountable
Mainstream and alternative media have given a fair degree of coverage to Clark Government efforts to ensure few papers document its activities. Rather too little attention has been paid to…
Nov. 2: Let’s deal quickly with the Irving press…
It’s really hard to come up with something in a newspaper that says nothing. Today, the big, front page news flash is that a local politician has refused to tell…
Why We Need A Public Inquiry Into the Activities of the Harper Regime
For years Stephen Harper and his brutish Con regime politicized every government department to a degree never seen before.They turned every department into cogs and wheels of their massive propaganda…
These 1 percenters are sharing their wealth with the 99 percent
These 1 percenters are doing what the global Occupy movement demanded back in 2011. They’re sharing their wealth with the 99 percent. The post These 1 percenters are sharing their…
What Do Rupert Murdoch and Mick Jagger Have in Common?
Okay, it’s time for a bit of unrepentant fluff. Rupert Murdoch and Mick Jagger have one thing in common – Jerry Hall. Jagger’s former companion of 23-years and mother to…
Oil and Gas Industry Publicly Supports Climate Action While Secretly Subverting Process, New Analysis Shows
A new report recently released by InfluenceMap shows a number of oil and gas companies publicly throwing their support behind climate initiatives are simultaneously obstructing those same efforts through lobbying…
Rename Stephen Harper after Calgary’s airport
An online petition hopes to give wings to the idea of changing Stephen Harper’s name to “Calgary International Airport.” While other online petitions debate whether the airport should be renamed…