Gerry Ritz should be fired – Part XIII
Agreed: “Mulcair demands Ritz resign over E. coli case.” Some of us have been calling for the firing of the Ritz since circa 2008, so we’re up to part 13…
Nancy Leblanc
Harper supported Abdallah appointment – video #cdnpoli
Canadian Press is reporting this: “Tory cabinet ministers contradict record on Port of Montreal controversy.” There are quotes from Industry Minister Christian Paradis and Maxime Bernier denying that the federal…
Harper announces new Supreme Court nominee
Well there’s nothing like a burgeoning food safety crisis to prompt some Prime Ministerial newsmaking. Meet the new nominee: “Mr. Justice Richard Wagner.” Just over one year on the Quebec…
A middle class pitch
There’s a certain dynamic going on in Canadian politics that you may not have noticed. Or, maybe you did because you’re a sharp cookie. A broader angle that gets lost…
Mulcair does Bay Street
Mulcair gave a speech on Friday to the Canadian Club on the NDP’s vision for economic growth. If you read through, I don’t think you’ll find much that is particularly…
Friday night
Not hard this week at all ‘cuz there’s new Deadmau5 to be heard. I like this one, called October, so seasonal and all. Have a good night.
Mulcair on Trudeau
Best lead in to a Mulcair quote in recent memory: Mulcair interrupts his oyster eating. “You know far too much about Quebec politics, “ he says bluntly “to think that…
Snapshot of the U.S. campaign
Checking in on the U.S. campaign. Here is how it’s going, in a nutshell. A new Obama ad: A new Romney ad: Which one do you find more compelling? Krugman…
20 Questions for Mark Carney
Off the top of my head and since this is becoming a bit of a thing, some questions for Mr. Carney to ponder, in no particular order. 1. Do you…
The impact of Kenney’s refugee health care cuts being seen
The group Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care has done a report at the three month mark on the impact of the Harper government’s refugee health care cuts. Here’s an excerpt:…
203-91
The video above is the National’s report from last night on the incredible Commons vote on Motion 312 that would have put a woman’s right to choose on the legislative…
The big news
Should probably say a lot more about this at some point but not right now, it’s been a busy week. So I go with Bruce Anderson’s last paragraph yesterday on…
Late night memories of plagiarism
No disciplinary action to date for Mr. Harper on this egregious example, totally exposed on video. Statesman of the year, the early years…
A pattern to Jason Kenney’s online petition data mining
This story today rang a bell for me: “Jason Kenney’s office mined online petition to target message to gay Canadians.” Kenney’s office has done this before. About two years ago,…
Nice help if you can get it
Hey ho, the gang is all back together. Bridget Mary McCormack, sister of West Wing alumnus, Mary McCormack, is running for Michigan Supreme Court and the above is her ad…
Saturday morning laugh
Go visit this Tumblr page: RomCom 2012. Hilarious. h/t to Mother Jones and deBeauxOs1 who suggested Mother Jones’ Tumblr to me in the first place. An excellent web stop during…
Liberal leadership buzz
Some people down east and in Ottawa tell me that unless I run there is not likely to be a LeBlanc in the leadership race. More to come in the…
Friday night
Brand new Tegan and Sara. My friend, here at the house, says it is “way too girlie.” Good enough for me! It’s a little different for them, more upbeat. Have…