Aaaaaand they’re off!
A favourite strategy of the Conservatives is to deflect discussion of the issues and instead try to make it look as though even an opponent's participation in the conversation is…
pogge
QOTD
Tabatha Southey's column today addresses the claim that we should run a country as if it was a household. A country's debt can, in complete fairness, be passed along to…
Friday night
I'll start with a tip of the hat to Moose at Classic Blues Videos for tonight's opener. There's a bio of the artist at that link. This is Corey Harris…
Having it both ways
When the final report of the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism was issued earlier this month, it was noted that when the group conducted hearings it chose to hear…
Media Fail
Yesterday the Calgary Herald published the kind of story that's become all too familiar in Canada in recent years. This time it involves a scientist working for the federal Department…
Hot enough for you?
Here in southern Ontario, we've been having quite the heat wave. While it's a bit more reasonable today, I don't think it's over just yet. And obviously southern Ontario isn't…
There’s never a free speech warrior around when you need one
Quite a few in the blogosphere and the twitterstream have pointed out this post by a Canadian artist whose own government is trying to silence her and to bully others…
Flattened?
Kandahar brass confident insurgents have been 'flattened' The commander of Canada's last combat mission in Kandahar arrived home Friday, confident that his soldiers had "flattened" insurgents and put the troubled…
So when will they put the logos on the Legislative Assembly?
You know how big name musical acts often have specific corporations sponsoring their tours? Welcome to politics in the 21st century. Twenty-six organizations invested between $5,000 and $50,000 to sponsor…
Friday night
Tonight's offerings are all guitar instrumentals though we'll work our way up to a good-sized band in support. This is Sonny Landreth flying solo in a television studio on Zydeco…
I’ll be happy to clarify that for you, Premier Wall
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall has expressed surprise at Dalton McGuinty's concern about tax dollars subsidizing the oil patch. As this article puts it: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said he was…
Mostly competent government
On December 1 of this year, the federal government will implement new regulations governing the processing of refugee claims. In response to the huge backlog of claims — much of…
Zombie lies
I think it's safe to add this one to the list of lies that refuse to die: that Stephen Harper confounded his critics on the left by showing himself willing…
In which Angry McPointy passes the buck
Early in June it was reported that Abousfian Abdelrazik's application for child-assistance benefits had been denied by the Quebec government because his name still appears on the UN's 1267 terror…
Friday night
JJ Cale's going to kick things off with Mama Don't Allow....
Is he running a government or making widgets?
I was born and raised in Toronto but I haven't lived there in about 30 years, so I haven't had anything to say thus far about the election of Rob…
Standards? We don’t need no stinkin’ standards!
Sun Media pulls out of press council, citing issues with political correctness Sun Media is pulling out of the Ontario Press Council, saying it can't adhere to the media watchdog's…
"the Obama administration has all but abandoned its obligations"
That's how the Guardian's Chris McGreal summarizes the reasoning behind the call from Human Rights Watch for foreign governments to prosecute George W. Bush — among others — for torture.…
The adventures of Angry McPointy on the world stage
Canada continues to distinguish itself by taking principled stands on foreign policy: Canada plans to boycott the United Nations conference on disarmament to protest North Korea's selection as conference chair,…