A Sobering Remembrance Day Reminder
I have to confess that all of the extra ‘enthusiasm’ for this year’s Remberance Day makes me uneasy. Poppy sales are at an all time high. Special and protracted ceremonies…
Lorne
No Surprises Here: The Fraser Institute Shows Its Biased Incompetence
Of course, right-wing groups like the Fraser Institute never let facts and data get in the way of a rabid ideology: Recommend this Post
Kinder Morgan: Message From Ralphie
This is my mad face: Kinder Morgan wants him charged with assault. Recommend this Post
The Mighty (Pol)Oz Speaks
But his message is not being well-received. No, not at all. Recommend this Post
Thank God I’m Safe
In our household, we don’t ‘hold’ with energy drinks, so I guess our immortal souls are safe. But I’m not quite clear what that Great Deceiver, Satan, gets out of…
I Feel Better Already
….knowing that Mr. Harper’s fight against ISIS hasn’t distracted him from an even greater threat to all that is holy and good: Recommend this Post
A Pity They Don’t Practice Such Restraint Domestically
Those paragons of virtue and restraint, the business elite, have given us direction for successful relations with China. Guy Nelson, who makes amusement park rides and was tapped as one…
Russell Brand On Homelessness
Oh, how the right wing must hate him. Read this and watch the accompanying video to find out why. I especially like this from Brand: “There’s a prevailing idea,” he…
This Explains A Lot
The above picture helps to illustrate why industrialized nations seem so cavalier about climate change. Click here for details. Meanwhile, Stephen Harper’s climate soul mate, Australia’s Tony Abbott, has just…
Beware The ‘Great Men’ In Our Midst
Were he perceived throughout the country as the legendary Canadian he is in his own mind, I’m sure that former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna would be lauded far and…
Some Days, It Is Very Hard To Resist The Demon Of Despair
Gordon Klingenschmitt, a.k.a. Dr. Chaps, as unhinged a ‘reverend’ as you are ever likely to encounter, has been elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. A man who brags of…
There Wasn’t A Moist Eye In The House
With the exception of that maudlin master of emotion, the disgraced Dean Del Mastro, Members of Parliament seemed strangely unmoved by the self-proclaimed victim of injustice as he announced his…
The Harper War Against Unions Continues
So what else is new? In today’s Star, Tim Harper tells a tale of the ongoing indefatigable contempt Canada’s putative prime minister has for unions. Like another Conservative entity, C-377…
Stephen Harper And Dean Del Mastro: The Bromance Continues
I think this video amply illustrates their relationship: Recommend this Post
I Guess It Will Only Encourage Them
Sayis Arnold Abbott, a 90-year-old homeless advocate: “One of police officers came over and said ‘Drop that plate right now,’ as if I was carrying a weapon”. Why? The city…
A Broken Model Of Capitalism: The Latest Poster Child
Despite being on track to meet its 2014 financial objectives, Scotiabank, with a total $5.57 billion of net profit in the first three quarters of 2014, has announced it is…
In The Outer World
…no one can hear Dean Del Mastro scream his innocence despite his conviction on three counts of overspending in his 2008 election campaign. In Del Mastro world, however, his guilt…
You Can Never Be Too Careful
…I guess. H/t Toronto Star Recommend this Post
All Along The Watchtower
“There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief,“There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief.Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,None…