Forty years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald was wrecked
Doctor Grumpy in the House: November 10, 1975:
Cathie from Canada
Great line of the day
The Mound of Sound writes about today’s story on how the Harper Cons “politicized” the civil service: The mandarins are running for cover. They failed to stand up to Harper.…
I gotta get my life some writers
Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strip, October 29, 2015 on GoComics.com:
How shocking!
I’m shocked SHOCKED that Justin Trudeau hasn’t yet developed a plan for dealing with the Senate — several ex-Liberal Senators are apparently feeling a little miffed that, in the nine…
So what’s our excuse?
Montreal Simon has a great column on The Battle to Liberate Canada and the Betrayal of the MSM where he notes a determined effort on the part of Canadian media…
Great line of the day
Michael Harris at iPolitics reminds us of why Harper really lost: Harper’s downfall, and that of the party he built, had nothing to do with Harper Derangement Syndrome. Nor was…
And so it begins
That didn’t take long, did itBy describing one of Canada’s most prominent and well-respected first nations leaders, Phil Fontaine, as just a pipeline consultant, the Montreal Gazette is already trying…
Justin Bat-Flip
from the Halifax Chronicle HeraldListening to the pundits tonight, I found out that they all knew two months ago that Stephen Harper was going to lose the election. Yep, Harper…
Newspaper endorsements are just another corporate press release
At the end of an election campaign, a newspaper’s endorsement used to mean something. It used to be taken as considered and authoritative judgement by the newspaper’s editorial office about…
There’s no pearl-clutching in baseball
#THIS. Joey Bat Flip.https://t.co/CO59JyFCsa — MLB (@MLB) October 15, 2015 Wasn’t that a party?And its a side-note on the whole thing, really, but illustrative of how Americans think they own…
Great line of the day
One of the commenters on a Huffington Post about the Ford brothers showing up at a Harper Con rally: The Ford brothers were there to advise Harper on drugs and…
Don’t make me laugh
Once again following along with the Harper Con agenda, the Globe and Mail is “reporting” that Trudeau’s spending promises are “under more scrutiny”: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is coming under…
Predictions
Sorry for the lack of posts — we have been away. But I notice that news outlets are now reporting the Liberals are within reach of forming the next government.…
Trudeau breaking away in the home stretch
The election campaign is starting around the clubhouse turn, heading for the tape. Mulcair is getting bogged down by trying to out-Con the Harper Cons — to the despair of…
The Harper Cons set up our refugee system to fail
It’s now clear that the Harper Cons set up our refugee system to fail.They can pretend to have compassion but they don’t have to actually admit any of those pesky…
Great line of the day
From Sun Media parliamentary bureau chief David Akin, on Facebook, as quoted in a Sandy Garossino tweet
Great line of the day
From the Mound of Sound, writing about the Duffy trial revelations: The Disaffected Lib: Now It Makes Sense. It Was Magic.: Claiming Novak didn’t open an email is about as…
Well, I have to admit the Argos did get one right
Exclusive shot of @SSKRoughriders fan’s brains reacting to their team committing another penalty. #ArgosLive pic.twitter.com/otI9tJna0F — Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) August 9, 2015 Actually, I argue that the #Riders won the…
Debate prep for the rest of us
Excellent column from Greg Fingas on what to watch for in this debate: the overarching theme should be one of judgment under pressure…. only the debates tell us how a…
The Harper Con tradition to bribe us with our own money
Quel suprise! The Harper Cons have announced another tax credit, this time for home renovations: The tax credit would apply to renovation costs between $1,000 and $5,000, allowing a taxpayer…