If CPoC Central Contols Local Voters Lists
…as Tory MP Vellacott indicates, then this makes it more likely that Robocon was planned by someone close to the center of the party rather than via fringe players. It…
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Robocon Update: How The CPoC Stiffed Sona
It was already common knowledge that the notion of Mike Sona’s involvement in the Robocon affair was pushed by Conservative Party sources. This bit from Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher’s…
Shmuley Boteach Carves B’nai Brith Canada A New One
You know I’ve seen the original clip (below). Michael Coren says the Jews control Hollywood and use it as a platform to trash Christians. Then he walks it back and…
Hudak Rides The Rails
From The Clown himself: …. Tim Hudak and the PC Party of Ontario are putting the word out that this coming Tuesday, March 6, 2012, will mark a show of…
Libertarian Civil War!
When Libertarians fight, we all win. Frankly, I can’t see much difference if the Koch brothers own or merely control The Cato Institute; its credibility remains zero either way. And…
Dear Alison…
When your bitumen belches carbon into the atmosphere, remember that Ontario is rapidly closing all its coal-burning power plants to reduce our pan-Canadian footprint for greenhouse gases. I don’t hear…
Tory Story Changes Again
Now they’re as confused as anyone about the Guelph robocalls. And in one sense Dean Del Mastro is the perfect advocate for this position; he does indeed seem very confused.…
But So What?
Dalton McGuinty is right about the oil sands and its effect on Canadian manufacturers, says Andrew Coyne, but there’s nothing anyone can do about it so we all might as…
Clearly The Best Way To Squelch
…the whole Robocon scandal is to sue the loudest MP in the HOC AND flip Stephen Taylor the legal docs on the down-low so as to blow your whole case…
A Point Worth Noting
Keith Beardsley writes: Canadians are tuned into this story because they get these types of calls all the time. They understand the issue. Who hasn’t been called at the dinner…
Yeah Its A Meaningless Poll
…but its nice to see all the Tory mis-steps are finally starting to leave a mark. Mind you, it sucks to see that, despite Bob Rae’s exemplary performance in the…
Tim Hudak Is The Waffle-Master
Has anyone ever heard a Tim Hudak Presser that hasn’t ended in exactly the same way. He takes a position: “I think we’ve got a responsibility as a provincial government…
Should Ontario Capitulate To The West?
Alison Redford thinks so; some guy from the Canada West Foundation thinks it isn’t necessary. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the clowns on the Op-Ed pages of Canada’s various right wing papers,…
Sun TV Anchors TVA Earnings–As In Holding Them Down
“The Television sector’s financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 were again affected by the operating losses of the three specialty channels launched in 2011: TVA Sports, SUN News…
Make It FOUR
Smithers has now voted to officially oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway project, becoming the fourth local government in the northwest to take that position. Councillor Phil Brienesse, whose motion last…
Velshi Out At Toronto Atmospheric Fund
He flew briefly with the Angels, decided that evil paid better. Some background here on Velshi’s brief stint at TAF.
Denialists In The Canadian Classroom
In the last couple of weeks, stories in the American media have appeared outlining how the Heartland Institute has been plotting to sneak climate change denialism onto the U.S. K12…
Listen To The Guelph RoboCall
…through here. A female voice, reading a script in both English and French. Sure a rogue staffer (male) could have written and produced these calls by himself. Sure.
Another Big NO!
The Prince Rupert City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to formally oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, making it the third northern BC local government to do so over…
A Robocon Tidbit
However, a source has told CTV that Sona is being “thrown under the bus” as he is not “tech savvy” and “couldn’t have done the robocalls on his own.” I…