737 crashes in Nunavut
Tragedy in the North: A First Air 737 crashed and caught fire in northern Nunavut Saturday, killing 12 people. Police say the jet, a 737-200, went down Saturday afternoon near…
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Massive military cuts and hard sells
"Harper spins a new brand of patriotism." The Liberals embraced the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism. Now, the Harper Tories are pursuing symbols and areas ignored by the Grits…
Friday night
Have been listening to that one for about two weeks now and it just keeps getting better! One of my faves of the year thus far. Best when turned up…
Today in Finance Committee
So the big political news out of the Finance Committee meeting today where Jim Flaherty and Mark Carney provided updates on the state of economic affairs for Canada amidst this…
Building prisons and the crime rate
An interesting graphic that's making the rounds today courtesy of the ACLU: In the last decade, New York drastically reduced its prison population and at the same time experienced a…
An economist we could use at Friday’s Finance Committee
Jeffrey Sachs on globalization and present challenges for the US and European economies. His thoughts also ring true for Canada: ...I’ve watched dozens of financial crises up close... Neither the…
It’s that time again
So it's that time of year again, Operation Nanook is beginning in the North (see how they have that Royal thing going already in the press releases). Harper is heading…
Pennsylvania a lesson for Ontario on renewable energy
Pennsylvania's Republican Governor has gutted the renewable energy programs of his predecessor: In Pennsylvania, where a major shale gas boom is underway, Governor Tom Corbett is doing exactly what renewable…
A few thoughts on the royal thing
I see that it's "Quebeckers, historians and anti-monarchists" who have been among the early opponents speaking out against the move to restore the Royal moniker to the Navy and Air…
Not very good, eh
That comment, taken from below, seems about right for this news: "Members of project selection committee Clement chaired received 83 per cent of $50-million G8 fund." A select committee of…
Friday’s Finance Committee meeting
So there's a bit of a controversy over this Friday Finance Committee meeting to get an update on the Canadian economy. A motion was brought to have the committee hear…
Today in the bizarro world of Canadian politics
Two choice items from the Globe today: "Harper makes ‘remarkable’ gains in best-prime-minister ranking" and "Cinephile Stephen Harper drops in on Crazy, Stupid Love." "He loves movies," we're told. Meanwhile,…
Lawful access looms closer
Conservative plans for lawful access online surveillance legislation get some welcome attention in a Lawrence Martin column today: On the question of surveillance and reduced civil liberties, the latest Ottawa…
Late night
Memories of TPaw. Heck of a video though, wonder how much it cost to make. Perhaps a lesson in having your video presentations match the quality and stature of your…
Early evening accountability watch
The RCMP: The Mounties have dropped their preliminary probe of a former Tory aide who was cited for political interference in an access-to-information request. An RCMP spokeswoman said Monday there…
The mega-rich vs tax breaks
Warren Buffett lends the Democrats a hand: "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich." Twelve members of Congress will soon take on the crucial job of rearranging our country’s finances. They’ve been instructed…
Conservatives pursue asbestos widow
My, Conservatives should be so proud of themselves: "Tories tussle with asbestos widow over use of party logo in ad campaign." There is no other party quite like them in…
Sunday drive-by blogging
1. Here's your what-kind-of-democracy-is-this-we're-living-in item of the day: "Barring the media bad move by PC candidate." The Tory candidate in Lambton-Kent Middlesex, Monte McNaughton, barred the media from a town…
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is
Rob Ford is giving election promises a very bad name right about now: When he was running for mayor last year, Rob Ford made two explicit promises to the voters…