How Beijing Became Conservatives’ Home Away From Home
Alberta premier Alison Redford is leading a delegation to China next month to “drum up business.” Comrade Redford will undoubtedly be warmly embraced by her kindred spirits in the Politburo…
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Just Think of the Optics – Think As a Muslim
Oh great, a bunch of white guys gearing up to bomb the hell out of a bunch of Muslims again. Christians versus Muslims. Europeans versus Arabs or Persians. Foreigners from…
First Duffy, Then Wright, Now Tkachuk and Stewart-Olsen. Is Harper Losing to a Tory Insurgency?
I wondered whether Harper would track down and silence the insurgents in the Tory ranks who began by leaking e-mails that sparked the Duffy-Wright scandal in May? The word I…
Syrian Smoking Gun Found – We’re Told
Now who would be happier to see Syria’s air force and army reduced to rubble by the West – free of charge no less – than its neighbour and longtime…
Denialism 2.0 – Even More Dangerous Than the Original
By and large, the pioneers of climate change denialism have moved on. Those who used to lead the campaign claiming that the theory of anthropogenic global warming is a hoax,…
"Why Doesn’t Duff Just Resign?"
Consider who’s asking. He’s a former Harper deputy chief of staff who now sits comfortably installed as a Vice-President at Air Canada for government affairs in 2012. Derek Vanstone says…
Patshit Crazy Robertson Rides Again
Homophobe extraordinaire Pat Robertson explains how “the gays” have a ring they use to spread AIDS to the unwary. Careful, you could be next.
Is Carolyn Stewart-Olsen a Duffy in the Shadows?
She’s ostensibly a senator for New Brunswick but Carolyn Stewart-Olsen been a denizen of Ottawa since the mid-80s. According to her Wiki entry, Stewart-Olsen served as head nurse of ambulatory…
Will America Debut the F-22 Over Syria?
It’s been in service for years and surely it’s about time the U.S. introduced its F-22 Raptor, stealth fighter, into combat. And where better than in the skies over Syria?…
Tkachuk and Stewart Olsen Succumb to Denialism, Senate-Style
Senate scandal – it’s not just for the rookies any more. Veteran Tory senators, Dave Tkachuk and Carolyn Stewart Olsen, have issued statements denying they knew anything about the backroom…
It’s Time for a Showdown at Washington’s OK Corral
Watch for radical Republicans (they’re not all that way, honest) to shut down the U.S. government in October. GOP House leader John Boehner may emerge looking like an idiot who…
Upcoming "Law & Order" Episode – Paula Deen Kills Trayvon Martin.
Oh dear. The upcoming season of Law & Order is said to include an episode in which a “high profile, celebrity woman chef” thinks she is being pursued by a…
Gordo in Exile
Most senators don’t get mug shots and fingerprints until after they’re appointed. It looks like Gordo Campbell may be stuck in Trafalgar Square for a while. The Georgia Strait reports…
Syria – A Cautionary Message from Gwynne Dyer
Yeah, okay, we get it. Chemical weapons were unleashed against civilians in Syria. That seems, just as John Kerry claims, undeniable. But, as Gwynne Dyer, warns we have to tread…
India Bursts Her First Bubble
To the extent we paid attention to India’s economic miracle at all, it was mainly to see its ascendancy as unstoppable. What we read were tales of new moguls and…
Anthony Weiner Caught in Public 3-Way
No, he wasn’t sexting at the wheel either but I thought the title would get plenty of attention. It was just a 3-car fender bender on Manhattan’s Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Suadis Offer Russia Control of Global Oil Markets
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting a blockbuster, back room deal being offered by the Saudis to the Russians that could hand Moscow control of global oil markets. Saudi Arabia…
Importing Democracy to Canada, a Timely Notion.
A Toronto lawyer is trying to raise funds to bring a copy of Magna Carta and the companion Carta de Foresta or Charter of the Forest to Canada. The four…
Warplanes Massing in Cyprus
Jet fighters and military transport aircraft have been reported massing at RAF Akrotiri, a British military airbase on Cyprus just a hundred miles distant from Syria. There’s still no clear…
Why Does John Kerry Make Me Think of This Guy?
Obama’s secretary of state John Kerry says there exists “undeniable” evidence of a recent chemical weapons attack in Syria. Of course he’s not actually saying it was the Assad government…