For GOP’s sake, Chris Christie must run
Last night's GOP debate was probably the worst political debate I've ever witnessed. I'm not alone. Most of the reaction from the right has been brutal. They hated it. They've…
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Halifax the new Palestinian homeland?
From the Daily Show yesterday.Halifax NS by sjmorris123
The Orange Curtain descends on free speech
Funny, when a Christian or a Jew is silenced from speaking out or protesting a meeting, the right hails them as heroes and victims, and screams 'suppression of free speech'.…
Liberals issue talking points on the omnibus crime bill
These are a great start. Will party members toe the line?Here are the main points:This bill puts wedge politics and ideology ahead of facts and evidence. This bill forces judges…
Chart shows how Harper increased pot arrests by 14% in 2010
CBC has an informative chart showing how drastically crime has dropped across the board since 1973. It's a very impressive drop, including 5% lower for property crime and 3% decrease…
Killer elite. Peter MacKay took military jet to dine on lobsters.
Man, these Conservatives sure know how to lie live the high life. Tuxedos, lobsters, jets, search-and-rescue helicopter rides. I should be born again as a Conservative. Like waking up one…
Very elite. Peter MacKay also took military jet to dine on lobsters.
Man, these Conservatives sure know how to lie live the high life. Tuxedos, lobsters, jets, search-and-rescue helicopter rides.Wow. I should be born again as a Conservative. Like waking up one…
You’re right Mr. Harper, I no longer recognize Canada: banana peel thrown at LA Kings’ Wayne Simmonds in London, ON
I never thought I'd see this but in a hockey pre-season tilt in London, ON, a black player was the recipient of not one but two banana peels, one of…
Vancouver Province: Replace marijuana in criminal code with alcohol
Substantial column from a fairly right-wing newspaper.I have smoked marijuana with members of Parliament, RCMP officers, teachers, artists, pharmacists, lawyers and many other upstanding Canadian citizens. I am asking the…
GOP debate audience boos gay soldier fighting in Iraq
I guess if a group of people are going to cheer capital punishment, they're also going to boo their fighting men, not only because one comes out as gay, but…
Omnibus madness: child rapist to get less time than pot grower
Sheer madness. Tough-on-crime, my ass.Prime Minister Stephen Harper is getting tougher on pot growers than he is on rapists of children. Under the Tories' omnibus crime legislation tabled Tuesday, a…
Prayer and the CFL
The genesis: US college gridiron prayerFootball players aren't the brightest people in the world. Unlike with other sports, football coaches are like little gods who warp sculpt their wards, guiding…
Red Cross: Obese outweigh hungry
In a startling bit of news, surely representing the disparity between rich and poor, overweight people now outnumber the hungry globally.Asia-Pacific director Jagan Chapagain called it a "double-edged scandal" at…
Peter MacKay’s expensive limo ride
Overheard on ride home, “Oooh Mr. MacKay. Coffee, tea or … me?” Vacations are nice for a Conservative. They’re especially nice when you can commandeer a search-and-rescue copter to take…
Peter MacKay’s expensive limo ride
Overheard on ride home, "Oooh Mr. MacKay. Coffee, tea or ... me?"Vacations are nice for a Conservative. They're especially nice when you can commandeer a search-and-rescue copter to take you…
Harper hearts Georgia. "Tough-on-crime". Are you fucking kidding me?
This is what he wants us to become. Are Canadians this soulless, this racist, this unjust? How long will we let this man trample on our rights and make a…
Is Harper more dangerous to freedom than Perry, Palin and Bachmann put together?
Yes. He's one sick f*ck.Tough on crime? Hell, he's tough on freedom, choice and progress. The one thing he's not tough on is violent crime. It's all just one big…
Omnibus bill: ‘just the beginning’
Soon to be Enemy No 1Warning: full on rant, angst mode.I told you it's just a about sex and drugs.Bill C-10, tabled in the Commons on Tuesday, combines nine separate…
BREAKING. Fox News North quotes Margaret Atwood: “Libaries (sic) cause cancer”
Well, not the real Sun News Network. But 22 Minutes’ Geri Hall does a bang-on impression of a Krista Erickson Fox News North type host ‘quizzing’ Margaret Atwood. It goes…
Fourteen Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
Rense.com lists 14 points identifying fascism. How many can you identify as those belonging to Harper's Conservatives?Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco…