Heartlandgate: Update
Finally, the story of The Heartland Institute’s attempt to infiltrate the American school system and teach kids to deny science has reached Canadian news outlets. Meanwhile, two days into scandal,…
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At This Moment I Am Not Wearing Any Pants
You too can go on-line and TellVicEverything. Far more classy and imaginative than spilling his divorce deets.
Canucks On Heartland Institute Payroll
DeSmog Blog has dropped the bomb: leaked documents from the Heartland Institute outlining their campaign against the science of AGW. Goals include hiring a fellow named David Wojick to write…
Rob Ford Loses On Bag Tax
Something that hasn’t yet been reported much upon: Rob Ford’s executive council, his hand picked crüe, has voted 10-3 against killing Toronto’s plastic bag tax, with only Rob Ford, Doug…
Terrace Says NO
After years of sitting on the fence, the City of Terrace finally has an official answer to Northern Gateway… Meanwhile, the pipe-line project is being credited with bringing First Nations…
Wanna See How Vic Toews "Oppose Our Lawful Access Bill And You Support Child Porn" Pitch Is Playing Among The Base?
Check out this thread at FreeD. Mind you, their reaction might be unrepresentative. I would hope that a law which demands that your IP provider build infrastructure meant to spy…
A Star In Peru…
Dennis Gruending has the back-story on some of those migrant workers killed in that horrific accident outside of Hampstead, Ontario last week, the most significant bit being (for me at…
The "New" Tim Hudak’s First Policy Announcement?
Ontario Opposition Leader Tim Hudak stopped short of telling the Niagara Parks Commission to approve the proposed wirewalk over the Horseshoe Falls by daredevil Nik Wallenda. But Hudak did say…
Rob Ford Forces Start Polling On Metro Transit.
They’ve hired Forum research to do some push polling for them. How does Rob Ford Match up against Stintz in a mayoral race; how about Rob Ford vs. Stintz and…
How An Environmentalist Might Support Northern Gateway
From Simon Donner, who studies coral reefs: If the Harper government were not so consistently obstinate on federal climate policy, people like me (a climate scientist who has long been…
Dwarf Tossing: The Social Conservative Perspective
In case you are in a room full of Social Conservatives, and the topic arises. Hint: it’s better than aborting babies.
Ezra’s Freedom Weekend Still Not Sold Out
Can’t imagine why. Ezra and two nights at the Muskoka Marriott with all of its wonderful facilities.
Harper Defunds Mennonite Church Group
Dennis Gruending predicted it in his last outing: CIDA will soon abandon a number of its long-standing development partners among Canadian NGOs, including a number of church-based organizations. Reliable sources…
Bill C-304 Up Next Week
That’s the one that repeals Section 13, the hate-speech provision in the Canadian Human Rights Act. A vote will be held next day. And still sign of the Tory’s plan…
That Ain’t No Mammoth
‘Don’t believe the UK Sun. It’s a bear with a fish in its mouth, filmed from a distance. And, actually, it seems to be a bear filmed from a distance…
On Living With The Consequences Of Your Decisions
Today’s CP story about pro-lifer Trifon Haitas’s bid to represent the LPoC in Toronto-Danforth is particularly interesting for the connection it draws between Haitas and the Campaign Life Coalition, who…
Mrs. Ford Should Go Sleep With Relatives Tonight
Rob’s coming home angry. First vote tally showed Denzil Minnan-Wong joining the Stintz side, which if true would be interesting as hell (he being a Ford Loyalist). They’ve had several…
Today’s Census Numbers Are ALL From The Short Form
…which is still mandatory, meaning that Lorne Gunter’s column about the voluntary long form is entirely irrelevant, and you don’t need to read it.
Every Man Woman And Child In B.C. Will Receive A Gold Plated Cowboy Hat
At a January meeting with her Alta. counterparts, B.C. Premier Christy Clark said what’s obvious: … bluntly told Ms. Redford that public opinion is against the pipeline in British Columbia…
Bell O’ Doom Tolls Louder For Cdn Print Media
As Mark Bourrie notes on his Facebook site, if you scroll down to the bottom of this piece you notice: (Reporting by Aftab Ahmed in Bangalore and Allison Martell in…