Friday night
I go with Skrillex doing Summit since it was a good song released this past year and he’s in the news again with a new release which prompted a new…
Nancy Leblanc
Joyce Murray on Sun News
And she lived to tell the tale! Nicely done. Speaking about her presence today at an Idle No More event in Vancouver, calling out Stephen Harper for his patriarchal and…
Mankiw on raising taxes
This is a notable development in the U.S. conservative spectrum, an op-ed from Gregory Mankiw in the New York Times today dares to talk about raising taxes and on the…
2012 in viral video
The Guardian’s version of 2012’s top viral videos. Some classic political moments from the year are featured. And what do you know, a Canadian with a British connection makes an…
Pondering Lincoln
Haven’t seen it and not sure I want to after watching David Carr eviscerate Spielberg for it. This is fun.
Friday night
Crazy “drop,” as the house peeps put it, but it’s growing on me. I close out the year with….drum roll…Kaskade! Have a good night!
Navigable waters nightmare
Robin Rowland, a B.C. based journalist writes about an overlooked aspect of the omnibus Bill C-45, its drastic reduction of rivers, lakes and streams protected by the Navigable Waters Protection…
Only in Britain?
Only in Britain, you say. Pity: I only ask because a few days ago the government released a transparently self-serving “response” to a request from its own MPs, showing that…
Republicans on the no new taxes road to ruin
The Republican party in the U.S. has taken that road for almost two decades now and our Prime Minister has imported that no new taxes philosophy to Canada. Conservative sycophants…
Friday night
Howdy all! Hope you’re having a good week and surviving the holiday busyness and various and sundry politicking all across the country. That’s an excerpt above from Jeremy Olander that…
Notes from the cooperation front
From a Q & A with Bob Rae, an interesting excerpt on the Canadian political party dynamic: Speaking of teams, you have, as a New Democrat and a Liberal, probably…
The Carney brouhaha
This is causing a bit of a stir in some circles today in light of the Globe piece yesterday: “The Carney affair with the Liberal Party: It will all end…
Seen in Ottawa
Two people who enjoy politics very much, consulting about leadership advice, etc. Very nice photo. That is all.
"Panic all over" on the F-35 at Mr. Harper’s feet
If this is true, that aerospace contractors are suddenly all aflutter given the news out of Ottawa on the F-35, then it’s squarely on the shoulders of Stephen Harper and…
December 6th, 1989
Where were you? I will never forget. I was in my first year of law school in Windsor and watched this, or maybe it was a CTV report, on the…
Mercer does Liberal leadership
Addressing the supporter category the party has adopted: “an astounding experiment in democracy.” Could be indeed!
Electoral reform debate – video
Parkdale High Park Liberal Debate on PR vs FPTP Part 1 from June Macdonald on Vimeo. For those who are interested, this is the first 20 minutes of our debate…
More on cooperation
Noted in this op-ed about the Calgary Centre byelection aftermath: Leadership is important but it may not be party brass and power-brokers who usher in co-operation. If it happens, it…
Joyce Murray’s Vancouver launch
That's video of Joyce Murray's Vancouver launch that happened Saturday afternoon. I recommend watching the full video as by the end of it you'll get a good sense of what…