Saskatchewan Racist as Fuck No Surprise To Anyone But Folks Who Don’t Like Indians
Yeah, I stole the title from my own Twitter stream. I’ve seen these headlines over the last couple of days that talk about how SHOCKED everyone is to find out…
2015
Horgan with Jessop, CFAX Feb 12
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Not Sure Who to Support? This Might Help.
In this age of pan-neoliberalism, party lines are no longer clearly demarcated. Market fundamentalism is embedded at the core of all three of Canada’s mainstream parties no matter how much…
Proposed new BC salmon farms net strong public opposition
Public meeting in Port McNeill, BC re: Greig’s proposed salmon farms (Twyla Roscovich) On February 10, 2015, Grieg Seafood held an open house in Port McNeill on two new salmon…
Ukraine: Minsk deal includes de facto federation
Three powerful leaders and one powerless one gathered around a table in Minsk, negotiating a ceasefire agreement for war-torn Ukraine. The negotiations took a surprising turn when the four leaders…
Bill C-51–Trudeau Liberals and Mulcair New Democrats Put Party First-Canada Second
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger I am a life long New Democrat and I am appalled at the ‘weak as water’ positioning that the Thomas Mulcair led NDP have offered in…
Tories Look to Make Death With Dignity a Wedge Issue for 2015 Elections
Well, that didn’t take long. Just days after the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the criminal prohibition on physician assisted suicide, Harper justice minister Peter MacKay let’s slip the…
Feb. 12: It’s tough…..
…to write a blog about a newspaper whose front page story – continued inside for a total of almost a full page – is that local restaurants will be packed…
Solidifying his reputation on the world stage, Harper received an update from Angela Merkel this week.
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Making fun of Harper
Comrade Chairman Bibi Cracks Down on Israeli Arts & Science Awards
Bibi Netanyahu is at it again. Maybe he got late night orders from his boss, Sheldon Adelson, who knows? In any case Netanyahu has waded into the prestigious “Israel Prize”…
Canada Paid $180,000 for Mining Responsibility Counsellor That Doesn’t Exist
The government spent over $180,000 dollars last year to run the office of a corporate social responsibility counsellor for the Canadian mining industry even though there was no counsellor. Which…
A Big Deal With Low Confidence – Ukraine
Angela Merkel and Francoise Hollande seem to have pulled it off – a peace deal to end the civil war in Ukraine. What no one is even asking is if…
PM’s new election face: Lose one minister, shuffle three
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-s-new-election-face-lose-one-minister-shuffle-three-1.2954017
PM’s new election face: Lose one minister, shuffle three
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-harper-s-new-election-face-lose-one-minister-shuffle-three-1.2954017
On The Prospects Of Political Probity
Anyone who follows politics on a regular basis cannot help but be cynical. Cynical about politicians’ motives. Cynical about political rhetoric. Cynical about, well, just about anything that comes out…
Just Ask Ed Horn’s Widow
If Canada needs a model for our assisted suicide legislation, we could learn a lot from Oregon. The state’s Death with Dignity Act has been in effect since 1994 and…
Ratf**king: a lengthy exposition, five questions, and a TV appearance
That’s what they called it, in the Watergate days: ratf**king. No less an authority than Wikipedia defines it as “an American slang term for political sabotage or dirty tricks.” Donald…