NDP Filibuster: The Street Has Spoken
Or at least my wife, long-time Liberal, saying: "You know, I'm proud of Jack." Indeed. Lots of piss and vinegar out of the NDP in the Canada Post showdown. Meanwhile…
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E&E Distances Itself From Peiser, GWPF And AGW Denialist Movement
E&E = Energy And Environment, the climate change denialists journal of choice. Peiser = Benny Peiser,up until recently co-editer of the journal, but now also working for the Global Warming…
Spammers Have No Friends
A pretty picture that computer scientists are using to identify spammers. Each dot is a purported IP address that has sent/recieved hotmail messages. Normal folk are likely to be "enmeshed"…
Who Says "The Right" Doesn’t Use Human Rights Tribunals?
Here's a story from Lifesite about Damian Goddard, whose messages on twitter in defense of "true marriage" allegedly got him fired from Sportsnet, taking the matter to the CHRT. Presumably,…
Senate Reform In A Nutshell
“I think it’s pretty simple, he might not even want this form of Senate reform, but it appeals to his base in the West,” said Prof. Franks. “You’ve got to…
The Emptiest Of Empty Threats
He's going to stiff Westerners over their precious Triple-E? Not likely. He's going to open The Constitution, followed a minute later by every group with complaint (legit or not) demanding…
Conservative MP Deletes Offensive Tweets
Yesterday, Tory MP Bob Zimmer for Prince George-Peace River made a number of really stupid comments re the closure of the Marine Rescue Centre in St. John’s, NFLD., basically joking…
Toronto Moves To Toughen Up Discrimination Policy
Pasternak’s motion directed city manager, Joe Pennachetti, to craft an updated discrimination policy that will ensure events funded by the city, or that take place on city property, promote respect,…
Dairy Queen Street Station?
The Hooters Center (once known as City Hall)? Damn right they should reconsider.
Because Its Only A Matter Of Drowned Newfies
Bob Zimmer Makes an ass of himself: Because no matter where you come down on the issue once you've considered it soberly, simply poo-poohing the safety concerns of NFLD. fishermen…
Whither Mark Steyn?
It was pointed out to me yesterday that Mark Steyn hasn't produced content for Macleans in quite awhile. So I fired off an email to Senior Columnist Paul Wells. He…
Under Stephen Harper, Canada Has Become A More Conservative Country
Even last year (Tory Minority) you would never see Ottawa merchants selling crap like this. Now (Tory Majority) they`re freaking rampant in the streets:And when the lights go out you…
The Great Sea Serpent
So I am browsing through the shelves at Argosy Books, which has become my favorite Ottawa Area bookstore, and the owner is showing me some old, hard-bound reports from various…
Who Are The Senate’s Tory Rebels
...who are resisiting the gov.'s efforts at Senate Reform? I have compiled a partial list here. Furthermore, given his remarks on the radio yesterday (he said of Bert Brown, composer…
NDP’s New Look!
OTTAWA - Is the New Democratic Party looking more like the Liberal Party in drag these days? Not...quite. PS. Not a diss. This is actually my favorite pic of Mr.…
One Good Thing About Toronto
You never have to worry about hockey fans rioting because the team loses in the Stanley Cup finals.
The PCs In Ontario
From ThreeHundredEight.com: Considering Dalton McGuinty's personal unpopularity, the PCs could be doing better than this. They are still well below the electoral outcome of the federal Conservatives in the province,…
NDP Continues Long, Painful Process Of Redefinition
...or, to put it more bluntly, of selling out. But its a good thing. Some of the nutty language in its constitution does nothing but provide fodder for Tory attack…
Rupert Murdoch Should Listen To His Momma
A group of prominent Australians has published an open letter calling for a price on carbon to help deal with climate change. The letter is signed by four former Australians…