Once Again Huge Distortions of the Popular Vote Mire Canadian Election Results
Four years ago I wrote a similar blog about how the voting system distorts the popular vote and produces a government that the people did not vote for. As is…
2015
meet the new boss and etc.
Well, here’s something I never expected: the Harper Conservatives get booted out, and I’m not celebrating. I’m happy they’re gone, of course. And some spectacular assholes lost their seats. But…
Thank you, Canada!
Wow. Just WOW! Thank you, Canada. World: we’re back.
The West is in
When I first started blogging over ten years ago, I wasn’t sure a night like tonight would ever come to pass. But, ladies and gentlemen, I present your first TWO…
The lessons from Monday night #nlpoli
Nick Whalen killed a giant. That’s the story of the 2015 federal election in Newfoundland and Labrador, bar none. People told Whalen he was crazy to run against the popular…
KCCCC Day After: what I got right, what I got wrong
It’s late, very late, and me and Lisa have finished our turns on SiriusXM and Global TV. Change was desired, and change came. Big time. I’m always wired after an…
Justin Trudeau’s victory speech was generous, but toughly repudiated Stephen Harper’s divisive rule
PHOTOS: Justin Trudeau addresses supporters in Montreal last night in this screen shot from the CBC’s broadcast of the prime minister elect’s victory speech. Below: the Trudeaus, son and father.…
Justin Bat-Flip
from the Halifax Chronicle HeraldListening to the pundits tonight, I found out that they all knew two months ago that Stephen Harper was going to lose the election. Yep, Harper…
Trudeau Liberals crack Conservative “Fortress Alberta” in nationwide sweep
The dust has yet to finally settle on tonight’s election night results but we know that the Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau will form a majority government with more…
The Scouring of The Shire
Tolkien protested when it was suggested that The Lord of the Rings was an allegory for the Second World War I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always…
The Scouring of The Shire
Tolkien protested when it was suggested that The Lord of the Rings was an allegory for the Second World WarI cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have…
The Scouring of The Shire
Tolkien protested when it was suggested that The Lord of the Rings was an allegory for the Second World War I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always…
Election 2015: Liberals in a Hurry, Budget Policy and Time to Plan
Wow! What an upset! A Liberal majority! From 35 seats to what are they projecting … 185!? If the Liberals outflanked the NDP on progressive economic policy, it was on…
What Your New Liberal Majority Government Means for Climate, Environment, Science and Transparency
Holy smokes. Polls are in and Canadians across the country are expressing surprise at the strong win for the federal Liberal party. While there’s much ink to be spilled over…
Election Prediction As Of October 14, 2015
The result of the election is pretty much known by now, at 8pm Saskatchewan time (MDT), and Harper will no longer be our Prime Minister very soon. I decided this…
Election Prediction As Of October 14, 2015
The result of the election is pretty much known by now, at 8pm Saskatchewan time (MDT), and Harper will no longer be our Prime Minister very soon. I decided this…
As the polls start to close, here is the prediction I made in February 2015
I wavered on it, at various stops along the way, but this is what I thought then. It may just happen tonight, too: Liberals 140, Conservatives 134, NDP 61, with…
A Canadian Progressive’s Case Against Justin Trudeau Becoming Canada’s Next Prime Minister
Here are The Canadian Progressive’s ten arguments against Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau replacing Stephen Harper as Canada’s next prime minister: The post A Canadian Progressive’s Case Against Justin Trudeau Becoming…
Utopias, past and present: why Thomas More remains astonishingly radical (repost)
Thomas More’s Utopia, a book that will be 500 years old next year, is astonishingly radical stuff. Not many lord chancellors of England have denounced private property, advocated a form…