He Is Either Supremely Arrogant Or Extremely Delusional
“He” would be the outgoing but hardly lamented Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Alexander, who allowed his transfixation with power to corrupt and ruin him. The damage may indeed…
2015
Promises, promises
Prime Minister-to-be Justin Trudeau made not a few promises on the election trail, and he received a very clear mandate from Canadians to implement them. He said what he was…
Bobbsey Baird is out; Is Bobbsey Kinney in?
This might be a last chance to write about the Bobbsey Twins of Canadian Conservatism. They are sure breaking up that old gang. Without the Hair to crack the whip…
Judge by actions, not by words
2011 Year End Report, Premier Christy Clark We are working to make British Columbia the most open provincial government in Canada and I am committed to being the most connected…
Real change #nlpoli
“A positive, optimistic, hopeful vision of public life isn’t a naive dream,” Justin Trudeau told Canadians after he won a truly historic victory in the October 19th federal general election. …
Alberta Budget 2015: You’d almost think Rachel Notley’s NDP has concluded its job is to govern this province!
PHOTOS: Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci answers reporters’ questions after delivering the NDP’s first Budget Speech in the Alberta Legislature yesterday. (CBC Photo) Below: Wildrose Opposition Leader Brian Jean and…
Left Parties In Portugal Vow to Topple New Center-Right Government
Filed under: Europe, Eurozone crisis Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Portugal
Sky does not fall as Alberta NDP presents its first budget
When Finance Minister Joe Ceci stood in the Legislature on Oct. 27 to deliver the Alberta NDP’s first budget, it marked the first time since 1972 that the budget was…
Why Would Anyone Want to Honour Stephen Harper?
As if his proposed monument to himself in the heart of Ottawa wasn't bad and ugly enough.And begging for a bulldozer.As if this version of the proposed and equally hideous…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Comfortable cats.
The Forest For The Trees: Harper’s Fudgey Forestry Figures
I have a feeling that some webpages will be changing significantly in the coming years at the Government of Canada. “At 0.02% of its forested area, deforestation in Canada is…
The Forest For The Trees: Harper’s Fudgey Forestry Figures
I have a feeling that some webpages will be changing significantly in the coming years at the Government of Canada. “At 0.02% of its forested area, deforestation in Canada is…
Ezra Levant – The Bestest Honestest Mostest Reporter (E-FLAP #000001)
So I have been told by one of Ezra’s fangirls, that Ezra always corrects himself and apologizes when he makes an error. I called bullshit, and I think it is…
Equitable Set Off
Canaccord Genuity Corp. v. Pilot, 2015 ONCA 716: In Holt v. Telford, 2 S.C.R. 193, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized equitable set-off as a defence. In that case, it…
Oct. 27: School days….
My first year of teaching was grade 7. As I entered the room on that first day, what I saw was six rows of desks, six perfectly straight rows with…
Trudeau No Climate Champion
Monday’s election, which saw Justin Trudeau’s Liberals swept into power, has given rise to optimism that Canada will play a more positive role at December’s Paris climate summit. Success in…
Is it the Beginning of the End for the Alberta Oilsands?
That’s the argument of a new report from Oil Change International that challenges industry’s common assumption that the continued production of oilsands crude is inevitable. The report, Lockdown: The End…