Score Another One For Rick
Another acerbic commentary from Canada’s conscience. Recommend this Post
Lorne
But Hey
…their sacrifices are helping Harper seduce voters with more tax cuts. Recommend this Post
Putting Us In Our Place
Pit the arrogance of humanity against the power of nature, and nature prevails every time. A pity that those who are determining earth’s fate refuse to acknowledge that simple truth.…
Must Be A Form Of Tough Love
For a government that frequently and loudly proclaims its veneration of our military, the Harper regime has a strange way of showing the love: Veterans Affairs Canada has returned $1.13…
I See That Rob Anders’ Replacement Is No Prize Either
I’m sure some hoped that when Rob Anders, the Conservative MP for Calgary Signal Hill and national embarrassment, lost his riding’s nomination to run in the 2015 election, he might…
WildRose Revisited
The other day I wrote a post about the Wildrose Party’s retraction of its definitive equal rights clause that covered almost every conceivable individual. Although leader Danielle Smith had enthused…
The Latest Addition To The Harper Enemies List
… apparently are army chaplains who speak truth to power. Although technically she wasn’t fired, (she offered her resignation, which was accepted), Rev. Sandra Tankard incurred the displeasure of both…
The Power of Imagination
I can imagine that giant ball being put to a better use, like capturing the hot air that the oil industry is so adept at spewing out, much more of…
Perhaps They Forgot (In)Alien(able) Rights?
The Edmonton Journal reports the following story about the Wildrose Party: Wildrose members on Saturday voted down a “definitive statement” on equality rights, one day after leader Danielle Smith trumpeted…
Just a Little Reminder
While the right enthuses about Dear Leader’s performance on the G20 world stage, here’s something to bring everyone back down to earth: And letter writers also have some thoughts to…
Apparently, Nothing Is Sacred To These People
Thanks to Ed Tanas for this: Ed asks in a tweet why the mainstream media aren’t covering this. A good question. Recommend this Post
More Of The Same
In today’s Star, Thomas Walkom explains why the U.S. China climate deal is not likely to have any impact whatsoever on Harper’s ongoing and egregious contempt for all things related…
Would You Hug A Terrorist?
There is no question that here in the West, we like to treat almost as an embarrassment; we sanitize it, hide it away in hospitals and palliative care units, and…
It Seems That Bill O’Reilly Got A Few Things Wrong About Jesus
At least according to scholar Resa Aslan: Recommend this Post
Beware! Just Say No!
This latest anti-drug propaganda public service ad from the Harper regime is not being well received. Here is a sampling of the critical reaction culled from You Tube: – “As…
Anyone Up For A Citizen’s Arrest?
That is the question Toronto lawyer Paul Cavalluzzo essentially asks, given the egregious contempt for law that the Harper government in general, and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander in particular, is…
What Will Be The New Excuses For Inaction?
H/t The Globe and Mail Now that the United States and China have signed a deal to drastically reduce their carbon emissions, one can only imagine that the Harper propaganda…
Apples and Mandarins
The logic of Fox commentators is, to say the least, difficult for an old fella like me to follow: Recommend this Post
Says Pat Robertson: "She’s Asking For It"
What is she asking for? Why, divine retribution, of course. Watch. Learn. Repent! Recommend this Post
Lest We Forget
Brutality against women can come from those whose duty it is to protect and serve: A Winnipeg woman said this week that she had filed a complaint after an officer…