Progressivism & Monarchy
(Originally posted to The Maple Monarchists on November 28th) It is not a secret that, as a general rule, conservatives seem to support monarchy more thanprogressives. While it is true…
2015
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On Laura Miller
This is unmitigated bullshit. Laura and Pete are close friends of Lisa and I, and many others here at Daisy. That aside, I say: The OPP have long ago gone…
The Web Makes You Humble, Not Stupid
In the early years of the internet people worried that it would make people stupid and people would sit around not contributing to society. It turns out that the internet…
Highly Scientific Polls™: the year’s political best
It’s that time of year, when newspaper space gets filled with Highly-Subjective™ best-of lists. I have my personal preferences, to be sure, but I wanted to hear from y’all, first.…
New column day
Here, expanding on these posts as to what might come next as Canada's political parties map out their strategies on electoral reform.For further reading...- Chantal Hebert wonders whether Justin Trudeau…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Duncan Cameron offers his take on the Paris climate change conference. Martin Lukacs notes that while the agreement reached there may not accomplish…
It’s all small beer in Ontario.
Liberals in Ontario got an e-mail yesterday from Finance Minister Charles Sousa raving about beer being here in 58 Ontario grocery stores. He even notes that it is in time…
Chasing the HI on a glucose meter
I spent the afternoon yesterday in the Emergency Department of Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital after a drug overdose, albeit accidental, when I tried to eliminate a “HI” reading on my…
Justin Trudeau and the New Politics of Nice
I'm going to have to try to restrain myself from saying nice things about Justin Trudeau, lest people start thinking I'm running one of his many fan clubs.Which since I…
Changing the direction. Changing the tone. #nlpoli
A month ago, a CBC “analysis” by David Cochrane warned against a band of Liberals running the government with too much power.Two weeks ago, another CBC “analysis” by David Cochrane…
Are moderate Alberta conservatives likely to find themselves waking up to a Wildrose nightmare?
ILLUSTRATIONS: It’s a nightmare alright – but whose? Actual Alberta voters may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and NDP Premier Rachel Notley. (Both shown in…
Alberta’s Tories Poised to Sweep Election in Spring 2016
December 17, 2015 By: Dirk Pranter, Provincial Affairs columnist, Calgary Sunherald One year after nearly the entire official opposition crossed the floor to join Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives, the 44 year…
The Republican Debate and the Triumph of Crazy
I decided to spend about an hour yesterday watching my first Republican debate.And a day later I'm still having nightmares about what might happen if any of those tea baggers…
Molly’sBlog 2015-12-16 20:41:00
'EARLY ENGLISH' BY JOHN W. CLARK : The Norton Library, New York, 1964 I have a small interest in languages and linguistics in general. Not that I could claim to…
Molly’sBlog 2015-12-16 20:41:00
‘EARLY ENGLISH’ BY JOHN W. CLARK : The Norton Library, New York, 1964I have a small interest in languages and linguistics in general. Not that I could claim to be…
Molly’sBlog 2015-12-16 20:41:00
'EARLY ENGLISH' BY JOHN W. CLARK : The Norton Library, New York, 1964I have a small interest in languages and linguistics in general. Not that I could claim to be…
Flaws of classic cars
In moments of honesty, we older folks will admit the cars of our youth are better in memory than they were in reality.I knew a man who lovingly restored an…