Your Daily Nazi: Big Ambitions
Is this the beginning of a post Section 13 Neo Nazi Renaissance in Canada? Some have wondered as much. Or maybe not. The folks at ARC doubt the organizers ability…
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Fake "Supports Northern Gateway Pipeline" Facebook Pages
These can be found here. Identical news feeds, and all started in late October. H/T Joe in the comments.
Northern Gateway Proponents Play Dirty!
Since hearings into the Northern Gateway began last week, there have been accusations of misconduct on the part of pipeline/route opponents. These have been shown to be false, as even…
The Kids Are All Right
The right young Lib motion succeeds; the right one fails. Because the Queen is a chronic, dude.
Liberal "Supporters"
…just like Members, but they don’t pay anything. And right after I pitched out $20 for Membership. Won’t bother with that nonsense ever again. PS. Comments against this motion were…
A Couple Of Good Names
WK has a few names of possible LPoC leadership potentials. I’ve always heard good things about Cauchon, but I’d love to see Martha Hall-Findlay run again. I’d kill for that…
Even More Ethical Oil/Tory Connections Shit!
Deep Climate has done some excellent digging on the connections between the Ethical Oil Institute and our current government. Meanwhile, Jenny Uechi from The Vancouver Observer has got a response…
Ethical Oil Pot-Pourri
Ethical Oil shares a mailing address with Tony Clement’s old campaign office. Also, note this statement from their “About Ethical Oil” page: The median size of our donations to date…
Gary Clement On Same Sex Marriage
FWIW, I suspect this is a cock-up on the lawyering front rather than a sneaky way to change the law. If it was deliberate, you would think, the gov. would…
BCLSB Exclusive: Intervenor Confusion At Northern Gateway Pipeline Hearings? Not As Much As Reported!
Yesterday Licia Corbella reported that she had found two people on the 4,000 plus list of folks wanting to present orally to the Northern Gateway pipeline hearings who, when contacted,…
If A Newspaper Nobody Reads Goes Behind A Pay-Wall
…will anyone read it less? And, oh look!, Revenues are down again. I think when I run past the Postmedia building this morning I’ll throw dimes at the windows, see…
Rob Ford And White Trash
Try and read the story through the link below and NOT think of the theme from Deliverance, which I would render in text as follows: Dingalingningningning…ning…ning…ning. Dingalingningningning…ning…ning…ning.Dingalinganinganing…Dingalinganinganing….Dinalinganinganinganinganinganinganing…! …and etc. I…
Free Speech Throwdown: Warman Vs. Des Rosiers
I attended the Freedom of Speech and Hate Speech in Canada debate held by CIJA last night, pitting Richard Warman against Nathalie Des Rosiers of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.…
As The Debate Over The Northern Gateway Pipeline Heats Up
…it will be important to keep a level head. The GreenPolicyProf blog is a good place for a level headed assessment of the situation on the ground in B.C.. Incidentally,…
NDP Defector?
Ottawa – Liberal Caucus (PLC), relegated to the third party in the Commons by the orange wave that swept the last elections, may well have robbed a member of its…
James Morton For VP English
I’m not going to the convention this week, so this is strictly FWIW, but I believe James Morton is the LPoC’s best bet for the position of VP English. I…
Farber On The Gatineau Mosque And Other Recent Hate Crimes
Bernie has a nice piece in the Citizen: Recently there has been a debate raging here in Canada regarding the necessity of antihate laws. There are those who believe that…
Manitoba Newspapers Reject Accountability
The Manitoba Press Council has ceased operating after the last few participating newspapers withdrew their financial support. …Bob Cox, publisher of the Free Press, said that today’s social media environment…
Gotcha? Connections Between Ethical Oil And The Tory Gov.?
So this fellow notes on Twitter that the guy doing radio ads for Ethical Oil in support of the Northern Gateway Pipeline sounds suspiciously like the guy that did the…
Whither PostMedia?
Into the toilet slowly, having lost about half its market value since it began trading in June. Reading Selley’s cruddy column today made me curious as to how the stock…