The Apocalypse Continues
This time, the California wildfires are threatening not only home and people, but the same giant sequoias reported on last week. Recommend this Post
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Seeing Harper For What He Is
John Langs carved “Anybody But Harper!!” into his 46-acre field of rye near Brantford, Ont. Each letter is 100 metres tell. Star readers once more offer their trenchant assessments of…
I Hope This Gets A Lot Of Airplay
Here is the newest NDP ad, a clever sendup of the Conservative record using the job interview format so favoured by the Tories in their attacks on Trudeau. Recommend this…
A Troubled Tory Campaign
By now, the majority of media pundits agree that the Tory campaign is in trouble; the degree of that trouble is one of the finer points the talking heads like…
"What Happened? You Used To Be The Good Ones!"
Ad Busters has created a powerful anti-Haprer commercial that deserves to be shared far and wide. For generations, we Canadians were seen as peacekeepers, as mediators and as the inspired…
An Eloquent Voice
Samia Mazdar, whose parents came to Canada from Syria, quietly and eloquently discusses why she will vote in the upcoming election. She also serves to remind us of the values…
Clearly, There Is Method In Harper’s Madness
Recently, Robin Sears wrote a piece severely critical of the Conservative response to the Syrian crisis, a commentary prompted by Immigration Minister Chris Alexander’s disastrous appearance on Power and Politics.…
The Interview
I just can’t let it go: Recommend this Post
Too Good Not to Share
I admit it; I am taking great delight in the mockery of the Harper regime: View “undefined” on Storify Recommend this Post
A Most Visible Sign Of Contempt
It is well-known among those who follow politics that governments frequently show contempt for the people that they ‘serve.’ However, rarely is that contempt telegraphed in advance of an election.…
An Arboreal Barometer
Some of them are mute witnesses to over three thousand years of history. Towering and majestic, some as tall as the Statue of Liberty, the giant sequoia, native to a…
Lying: The Pillar Of Politics
This timely message is brought to you by the folks at Operation Maple: Recommend this Post
Exactly How Does Facebook Define Community Standards?
Living in a democratic society, of course, entails the promotion, encouragement and defense of a diversity of views. With that I obviously have no quarrel. But, as the saying goes,…
Some Compelling Reasons To Vote
H/t Memorial March for the Victims of Harperism H/t David Suzuki Foundation If anyone you know is not certain whether he or she is registered to vote, checking out one’s…
Something For The Harper Base To Ponder
Unless they want to add complete hypocrisy to their many other shortcomings, members of the Harper base have much to consider these days, not least of which is their leader’s…
Pulling Strings
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,” bellowed the ‘mighty’ Oz as Dorothy and her companions were discovering the secret of his power. Similarly, Stephen Harper would divert…
Looking Back
Although it was made in 2013, the following 22 Minutes’ video has lost none of its relevance: Recommend this Post
Olivia Chow’s Video About Bill C-51
Given yesterday’s post on the growing worldwide governmental repression of civil society groups and NGOs, as well as the disturbing information included in my update, a video by Olivia Chow…
Friday Night Humour
I was just checking my Twitter feed when I found this. Enjoy: Recommend this Post