On the NDP numbers and race
The NDP leadership race membership numbers rolled in yesterday, accumulating to about 128,000 members, so I thought I’d do a rare blog post on their race. I have been watching…
Nancy Leblanc
Late night
“The state has no business in the hard drives of the nation.” You go, Rick Mercer!
Keeping an eye on the ball that is C-30
More on C-30 here. On the one hand, there was this presentation from a Vancouver police official yesterday: “People need to focus and keep their eye on the ball,” said…
Late night
It’s not all electronic around here. Amazing version. (h/t)
Family Day drive-by blogging
Well it’s a holiday of some kind in Ontario today, that Family Day thingy. Whatever you may be doing, have a good one. Here’s a bunch of reading material, for…
"Pass the frickin’ puck"
Now that’s a different kind of political ad. Fun.
So long, Cowboy
It looks like Cowboys for Social Responsibility is riding off into the sunset. Blasted, another good blogger leaves the Canadian political scene. CSR was the go-to place for analysis on…
Conservatives against online spying & other notes
There is a letter cross-posted at OpenMedia.ca that has been sent to the members of the conservative Free Dominion site. It’s essentially an appeal for the Conservative base to contact…
Friday night
Belated Friday night, that is. Have a good late night!
Hilarious spin
Well now, he is the omniscient one: “Harper sensed cyber outrage was looming.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper had already made the decision to kick a controversial cyber crime bill to…
Harper eyes the parliamentary budget for cuts
News from CTV last night that Harper is looking for a 10 per cent cut to Parliament’s $585M budget. A few thoughts come to mind. First, is this a distraction…
Backtracking on #C30?
A quick post on the day’s events….in the wake of the tremendous backlash to the Conservative internet surveillance legislation, the Harper crew are making noises about amendments to C-30. See…
More budget homework for Flaherty
This is a story that may have been glossed over in the past few days but is worth noting: “Rating Firms Question Canada's Planned Budget Cuts.” Two of the major…
Harper not in step with Canadians on OAS
This is not a well chosen headline for the report that was written: “Harper’s OAS reforms in step with public opinion: poll.” This one was a little better but still…
El busto
Opinion is lining up firmly against the Harper government’s internet surveillance legislation. Harris: “Bill aimed at internet predators empowers Big Brother government.” The only thing that separates a democratic state…
Late night
The progressive forces are alive and well in the U.S. What better Valentine’s Day video than a celebratory, joyful signing ceremony like that? A law that combines both head and…
Disgraceful
A Conservative minister stated this in the House of Commons: But when Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia attacked the Conservatives for “preparing to read Canadians’ emails and track their movements through…
This day in history brought to you by the Harper Government™
Our obsessive Harper government would like to bring you this heritage moment: “Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Commemorating the Historic Discovery of Crude Oil at Leduc #1.”…
Austerity for thee, not for me
This is the kind of thing that just doesn’t help when a Prime Minister is eyeing Old Age Security benefits for cuts: “Despite goal of restraint, Harper’s top bureaucrats rack…
Why Flaherty was so upset with the PBO this week – part 2
A follow-up here to a post from Thursday morning on the blog on the matter of Flaherty’s visceral reaction to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Wednesday report on OAS being in…