More On The Dangers of Bill C-51
Well, leave it to The Star’s redoubtable readers to remind us of the peril implicit in Bill C-51, Stephen Harper’s anti-terrorist bill designed to make us all ‘safer’ and in…
Lorne
How Much Do I Not Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways
These pictures are courtesy of Press Progress: One hopes that the entire crew will find their hearts broken come October. Recommend this Post
A Definitive Rejection Of Bill C-51
It is only human nature, I suppose, that when crisis strikes, our immediate reaction is that we would do almost anything to protect ourselves and our loved ones. When Pierre…
The Harper Strategy
H/t Marry Ellen Davis Recommend this Post
The Harper Attack On The Environment – Part Two
Continuing the series I started the other day, here is another excerpt from Science Under Attack, a chapter in Elizabeth May’s memoir Who We Are. Much of that chapter is…
On The Prospects Of Political Probity
Anyone who follows politics on a regular basis cannot help but be cynical. Cynical about politicians’ motives. Cynical about political rhetoric. Cynical about, well, just about anything that comes out…
This Is Terrible
Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful. (Heh, heh heh) H/t Murray S. Grant Recommend this Post
Are Americans Ever Embarrassed?
I know I would be if this kind of regular and much-watched commentary portrayed my nation as so egregiously stupid: Recommend this Post
The Harper Attack On The Environment – Part One
I am currently reading Elizabeth May’s Who We Are: Reflection On My Life And Canada, a political memoir in which her love for her adopted country, Canada, is apparent on…
Well-Said!
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Dr. ‘Chaps’ Strikes again
Needing a break from discussing the sleazy world of politics, now seems an opportune time to turn to the sleazy world of Satan. Always on the lookout for the ploys…
When The Flames Are At Your Door…
… it is pretty hard to deny reality. Australia’s scorching heat wave of 2013, which triggered fierce bushfires and broke more than 100 temperature-related records, including one for the country’s…
Perhaps They Were There For Crowd Control?
Given their losing ways, on one level it is not surprising that the Toronto Maple Leafs brought in the military the other night. But on another level, it is a…
Past Hits Of A New Cabinet Minister
Lest we forget some of the past gems from newly appointed Minister for Employment and Social Development, Pierre Polievre: Recommend this Post
Health Canada Mandate: Protect Pharmaceuticals’ Profits Instead Of Canadians’ Health
Health Canada continues to extend a metaphorical middle finger to average Canadians. As has been clearly established by an ongoing Toronto Star investigation, the protectorate persists in placing the fiscal…
Friend Or Foe?
You decide. A message from Anonymous to ISIS: We will hunt you, take down your sites, accounts, emails, and expose you…From now on, no safe place for you online…You will…
What, Me Worry?
H/t The Toronto Star According to Star readers, there is plenty that could go wrong. Here is but a sampling of their concerns: In his anti-terrorism speech, Stephen Harper said:…
David Bellamy Being Humiliated By George Monbiot Over Climate Change
The willfully ignorant will be offended, the critical thinker gratified, by this video: Recommend this Post
This Is Great!
It is a strange online world we have created for ourselves, as this video amply demonstrates. Enjoy! Recommend this Post