The NDP – Just Another Political Machine
Although I will likely vote NDP federally in the next election, I am under no illusion that the party is much different from its two major competitors. Indeed, I see…
Lorne
He Said, She Said ….
Yesterday I wrote a post detailing a CTV report on the obstruction from the PMO over its refusal to hand over an email pertaining to the the Wright-Duffy Senate payoff…
A Politician To Respect
Although she is not one of ours, Democratic Senator Elizabethan Warren is one of those rare politicans who commands respect. Calm, even unflappable, and eminently logical, she handles herself with…
Sometimes Mockery Is The Only Fitting Rebuke
H/t The ChronicleHerald Recommend this Post
If the Prime Minister Obstructs Justice, Isn’t It Still A Criminal Offence?
CTV reports the following: The Prime Minister’s Office has been withholding from the RCMP an email about the $90,000 cheque Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff wrote to Sen. Mike…
Pat Robertson Offers His ‘Expert’ Opinion On Trayvon Martin
There seem to be no limits to Pat Robertson’s prodigious intellect. One wonders when God will ‘call him home‘ for the rest he so richly deserves. Recommend this Post
Paranoia, Inc.
Read all about it here. Recommend this Post
Separated At Birth?
Both Richard Nixon and Stephen Harper certainly seem to have been raised with the same bedtime story, and to have taken it at face value. Recommend this Post
It’s All One Big Coincidence
Glad that Ontario Premiere Kathleen Wynne has put to rest that ugly speculation that the province’s change in attitude toward a subway for Scarborough has nothing to do with the…
The Harper Loyalty Rewards Program
While I await with less than bated breath for the announcement today of Dear Leader’s cabinet shuffle, the press has been all agog about it, offering rampant specualtion as to…
Sunday Sermon
Just got back from my bike ride, so this will have to suffice for the time being: Recommend this Post
Judgemental? Yes
But true nonetheless: You can read more about our perilous state here. Recommend this Post
Humour Amidst The Darkness
I know that it is never seemly to force humour from tragedy. However, owing to my sometimes rather twisted (and sometimes quite puerile) perspective on life, I offer this story…
Pat Robertson’s Unified Theory
In which the ex-pastor kindly shares his comprehensive ‘gay’ theory: Recommend this Post
And Speaking Of Walmart …
Some days, corporate megaliths just can’t catch a break: P.S. I could only get this video to play in Internet Explore, not Chrome. Recommend this Post
Another Walmart Injustice Story
It might be worthwhile to bear this story in mind the next time we contemplate the ‘bargains’ at Walmart: : Recommend this Post
Did Someone Say ‘Byelection’?
I’m certainly glad that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is adhering to her commitment to a new way of doing politics. I’m sure the Toronto District School Board also appreciates her…
Star Readers Opine On Harper’s Self-Reported Ignorance (I Didn’t Do It) And Mike Duffy’s Avarice
Some days, all I have to do is open my newspaper for my blog post. Today is one of those days. Enjoy. Harper kept public in dark, July 6 When…
Conservative And F-35 Myths
I have written numerous past posts both on the F-35 jets and the Minister of Incompetence who presides over the file in Canada, Peter MacKay. Despite the fact that the…
Confronting Climate Change/Ignoring Climate Change
Dr. Blair Feltmate, the program director of sustainability practice at University of Waterloo, says Canada needs to be prepared for extreme rainfall, which will occur more frequently with accelerating climate…