Not an auspicious beginning
Today’s Crown First Nations Gathering was supposed to be historic. It would mark the first occasion since he became prime minister in 2006 that Stephen Harper would meet with First…
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Friday night: RIP Etta James
Etta James passed away earlier today at the age of 73. So the set orginally planned for this evening gets bumped to next week. Apparently the song that comes to…
Is Harper now running for the GOP nomination?
For all that the recent IAEA report on Iran dragged evidence out of the trash bin that had previously been found to be too unreliable to take seriously, it still…
Friday night
Tonight’s opener features the same group of musicians who held down the middle slot in last week’s episode: Lou Ann Barton and Omar Kent Dykes on vocals, James Cotton on…
It would only be terrorism if they did it to us
Shorter Lorne Gunter: Murdering scientists is okay as long as it’s our side that does it. And look at the craftsmanship on the part of the assassins! Gunter thinks I’m…
Dear Colin Carrie
I’m in receipt of your latest mailing to your constituents. I wish I could say I was surprised at the way you continue to use taxpayer-funded mailings to direct people…
Friday night
To begin, Eric Bibb teams up with some serious instrumental talent on a traditional country blues: Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad. Jimmy Reed’s Caress Me Baby features James Cotton…
Conservative values are Canadian values
And once again Conservatives will lead by example. When confronted with the fact that many of our fellow citizens have little or nothing in the way of pensions and may…
Mostly competent government
When the plight of the First Nations community at Attawapiskat became front page news, the first concern expressed publicly by Prime Minister Harper was the possibility that money wasn’t being…
Conservative values are Canadian values
Or so we’ve been hearing more and more lately — Canadians are increasingly embracing the values espoused by Conservatives. I guess that means we can look to our Conservative neighbours…
Saturday night Monster Gentlemen blogging
Happy New Year.
Friday night
The opening song was recorded at Studio City Sound in Los Angeles. It seemed worth mentioning since Kara Grainger is Australian. This is Sky is Falling. This next tune is…
A brief musical interlude
It’s still not a Christmas carol but the sentiment seems appropriate. Doesn’t it? Best wishes to everyone. I’m off the grid ’til Boxing Day.
Friday night
I really hope you didn’t come here expecting Christmas carols. Welcome to another Friday night. The band on this first one is billed as Blues Caravan. As far as I…
QOTD: On shared values
In a decision clearly aimed at Muslim women, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently ruled that no one should be allowed to take the oath of Canadian citizenship with…
Mostly competent government
Perhaps the best place to start with this Globe and Mail article is half a dozen paragraphs in, where a part of the process followed when someone is to be…
Friday night
The opening tune is called Linda Lu and it was originally written and recorded by Ray Sharpe. It has since been covered by a number of different artists and this…
Facts are stupid things
But you’ll be pleased to know that the Harper Government™ continues to try and protect you from them even when it’s a matter of public health. And they’d be succeeding,…
Change we can believe in
There was a time when I would have greeted a development like this with a sarcastic travel alert advising everyone to avoid travel in the United States. Since our own…
Journamalism
Surgery wait times longest in 18 years Wait times to receive medical treatment in Canada are the highest they’ve been in 18 years, according to a new report. And it…