What Those Emails Tell Us
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca When the Duffy trial re-opened this week, a 426 page binder of emails was introduced into evidence. Doanld Savoie writes that what they tell us is that: Staffers from…
2015
What Do Jimmy Carter and Morgan Wheeldon Have in Common?
Morgan Wheeldon seems to have been dragged into a fight he or anyone else can’t seem to win when it comes to Israel-Palestine relations. It seems the Green Party has…
Trudeau’s stop-gap Senate solution.
Babel-on-the-Bay is only giving Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau a conditional pass on his proposed Senate solution. The truth is that Trudeau just does not want the constitutional problems that the…
Diversity #nlpoli
Labrador economy must diversify to survive, say opposition parties. There is a CBC headline to conjure with. Pure political magic for the two parties promising something different from what has…
Notley should avoid getting dragged into oilsands election trap
When Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper claimed on the campaign trail last week that Alberta’s new government was “a disaster,” Premier Rachel Notley and Finance Minister Joe Ceci calmly and…
KCCCC Day 13: see you in two weeks, Canada
I’m off (with Sons 1 and 3)! Leaving for Maine early this morn. Will be busy doing that, so quick hits: The cheapest sneer is the sneer about someone’s faith:…
Baby, tell the truth
I was going to make a post about the upcoming election, but since there are TEN GODDAMNED WEEKS left, I think I have some time. And then I heard something…
Thoughts on a nitrogen dioxide leak.
Today started off with an alarm going off outside for a nitrogen dioxide leak from the local smelter. My husband and I listened to updates on the radio and read…
The Passion of Nigel Wright and the Depravity of Jesus Harper
It couldn't be a more outrageous statement, or if you are a Christian a more blasphemous one.But there was Jesus Harper's fallen but still faithful disciple Nigel Wright, citing the…
LeadNow Activists To Storm Joe Oliver’s Eglinton-Lawrence Riding
LeadNow activists are planning to storm the key Toronto-area battleground riding of Eglinton-Lawrence and snatch from the Harper Conservatives during the 2015 federal election. The post LeadNow Activists To Storm…
Let’s Cut the Crap. They’re Called the "Slave States" For a Very Good Reason
It’s disgusting the lengths to which so many southerners, rightwing hardliners and their Dixie-lovin’ Reb Flag wavin’ cohorts around the US will go to deny that the Civil War and…
Can the NDP Win Without the GTA?
The short answer is yes. The longer answer is why risk it? A recent article pointed out, maybe correctly or wrongly, that Thomas Mulcair is deciding to form a government…
On progressive evaluations
I’ll give Emmett MacFarlane the benefit of the doubt in having missed one of the NDP’s key promises while assessing the Libs’ attempt to mimic Kathleen Wynne’s campaigning on the…
Out of the Fry Pan, Into the Fire – Bad News for Debt-Ridden Southern Europe
Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal – the European’s southern member states have a lot in common, just nothing to be happy about. They have weaker, less robust economies than their northern…
CBC-Take A Minute And Enjoy The Orcas At Play
Nearly 50 orcas belonging to the J and L pods were captured on video travelling through B.C.’s Active Pass near Galiano Island on Sunday. Gary Cullen shot video of the…
Trump would be the Disruptive Presidency that the USA needs
Professor Rapaille, archetype guru We first heard about the creativity of disruption in the 1950’s when Joseph Schumpeter revealed his theory: According to Schumpeter, creative destruction describes the “process of…
Living in the Land of Limbo: Fiction and Poetry About Family Caregiving – Book Review
The more I reflect on caregiving, the more humble I feel. Caring for others is a very complicated and confounding business – it’s a double-edged sword that’s chock full of…
They’re on the March Again. This Time Their Target is Harper.
The official name is “Anyone but Conservatives ABC – Canadian Veterans Campaign 2015.” It’s a group of veterans who used to fight foreign enemies but are now mobilized to take…