Sunday morning
If you’re not entirely awake yet, this might do the trick.
pogge
Friday night
Got a nickel that I keep here in my pocket I got these snakeskin boots here wrapped around my feet I got a picture that I keep here in a…
Campaign Capers: Not feeling particularly confident
The Council of Canadians and the seven ridings Last Friday afternoon I ended up doing a quick update to the weekly post. To return to that for anyone who may…
Jim Flaherty’s Economic Inaction Plan
Flaherty says private sector responsible for stimulating economy Stimulating the economy ultimately falls on the heads of the private sector, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday. “We’ve done a lot…
Friday night
Lonnie Johnson is another innovative blues and jazz musician who originally hailed from New Orleans. A lot of them seemed to end up in Texas but Johnson actually ended up…
One more caper
While I was writing the previous post about election campaign shenanigans, Twitter was lighting up about one I hadn’t even mentioned. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has found the…
Campaign Capers: Too much of nothing
The Council of Canadians and the seven ridings When it was first reported that the applicants in this case were requesting information from Elections Canada, it was suggested that EC…
A margin of error could not be calculated. Do tell?
This is from the final paragraph of a Toronto Sun story reporting on a poll that reveals Canadians really don’t want Omar Khadr back in the country. As the survey…
Dear Jim Flaherty: And you think you’re frustrated?
Jim Flaherty to business leaders: Loosen your fists To Jim Flaherty’s frustration, there is a massive wad of idle cash in the Canadian economy. The finance minister would like to…
Friday night
Let’s begin with a little solo rock ‘n’ roll. This is Gary Clark Jr. performing live at a radio station with Shotgun Man. This is Doggie Treats by Sue Foley,…
Campaign Capers: The week in review
The search for Pierre Poutine Even among those who are fervently hoping that the perpetrator of all those fraudulent phone calls in Guelph is found, I can imagine two distinctly…
Friday night: Tower of Power
Last week all the offerings were slow blues. This week, not so much. If you want the full introduction to the band, you can start this at the beginning. If…
Friday morning Elections Monitoring Right Here In Canada blogging
Now with subtitles. The Del Mastro campaign contributions Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is staying out of Dean Del Mastro’s business. Nicholson’s response to a request from NDP MP Charlie Angus…
On property rights on First Nations reserves
Following up on the recent — and anonymously sourced — report that the Harper Government™ intends to legislate to establish individual property rights on First Nations reserves, both the Globe…
Friday night: Slow blues
Seems appropriate for a hot August evening. This is Johnny Copeland with Honky Tonkin’. I believe this is from an episode of Austin City Limits. It was a tribute to…
Friday afternoon Elections Canada blogging
Elections Canada, Dean Del Mastro and the Supreme Court of Canada have all been very quiet as far as the stories I’ve been tracking in these regular Friday posts are…
By my count, the Liberals are allowed at least one more
Liberals rehire Vikileaks creator sacked after tweeting Toews’s divorce details A disgraced Liberal staffer who was fired after splashing the lurid details of a Conservative cabinet minister’s messy divorce all…
They send mail
Lawyers, that is. Nancy Leblanc at Impolitical reproduces the text of an open letter to Jason Kenney signed by more than 80 Ontario lawyers. They seem to be a bit…
The ‘t’ word
Feds taking steps to protect against environmental terrorists OTTAWA — The federal government doesn’t want to detail the steps it has taken to protect against environmental terrorists but says it…