ParliamANT Hill 2012-09-04 02:12:00
Inspired by: CRUSH and this link: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=149996391700394&set=a.196325397067493.48610.100000701030243&type=3&theater
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Bad news for the NDP and the rest of us, as Harper’s Conservatives pull even
It’s hard to believe, but — despite all the crimes, insults to Canadians and general incompetence — the Harper government has pulled even with the NDP in major opinion polls.…
Last Second Projection!
The poll that get’s the last say is Leger Marketing August 31st. The Poll shows a new development that seems to be supported by past polls. That the CAQ will…
Tanker Delivers Hooligan Oil to Coast Salish People
Kitimat – A large tanker carrying hooligan oil set forth from Kitimat to the Burrard Inlet in the Salish Sea. The hooligan run was a bumper crop so it was…
Who’s Running Against Nenshi?
On October 21st, 2013, Calgarians will elect a new City Council. That’s 414 days from now. There will, no doubt, be some new faces on council. Some new titles, too:…
Indigenous Pipeline (Twinned)
Indigenous Pipe Line (Twinned) Filed under: Political Humour Tagged: Aboriginal, bitumen, chanupa, First Nations, indian, indigenous, native, oil sands, peace pipe, peacepipe, pipe line, tar, twinned
Slicing through ignorant anti-circumcision rhetoric
Share this: Every once in a while, the subject of circumcising male newborns and boys rears its ugly head – no pun intended – and the discussion rarely takes long…
Quebec election 2012: Hoping for a minority
In a parliamentary system, we usually hope for a majority for our preferred party because this gives them the power to implement their policies. However, there are several situations where…
The Leaders We Deserve
French diplomat Joseph de Maistre once famously opined that “in a democracy, people get the leaders they deserve.” Taken alongside the more esoteric “decisions are made by those who bother…
Separatist candidate: pick immigrants based on ethnicity?
The French version of this article is available on HuffingtonPost Quebec website. La version française de ce billet est disponible sur le site du HuffingtonPost Québec. Parti Québécois candidate suggests…
Fresh Air
Hello, Nation. I have to confess, I don’t really know how I want to begin this blog post. After all, I’m a little out of practice. The provincial election was…
CanadiAnt shipbuilders fear navy will buy GermAnt vessels
Inspired by Sergeant Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes and this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/08/31/ns-german-navy-contract.html
Rebel Gardens: Veggies that Change Policies
Last month I was interviewed by Montreal’s Le Devoir newspaper about an unusual case of “guerilla” gardening. A couple, in the nearby town of Drummondville, had transformed the grassy verge…
Martha Webber on the Destruction of the Beaver Pond Forest
Martha Webber, renowned Kanata/Ottawa botanist, naturalist and educator, wrote the following in response to the news of the final complete clear-cutting of the Beaver Pond Forest in the South March…
I don’t knw why his insightful words on the topic of voting aren’t circulating more…
Why I Won’t Vote By W.E.B. Dubois, The Nation, 20 October 1956 On October 20, 1956, W. E. B. Du Bois delivers this eloquent indictment of US politics while explaining…
Not that this will really get those who are voting to think but I thought I’d try, anyway…
“The election of Obama was one more triumph of illusion over substance. It was skillfull manipulation and betrayal of the public by a corporate power elite. We mistook style and…
New boundaries could turn a safe Liberal seat into one apiece for the NDP and Conservatives
Toronto Centre’s poll-by-poll results from the 41st General Election. The current riding leans right in the north, left in the south, and is surrounded by strong NDP ridings to the…
Wow- those are a loooong way away…
About a week ago I took an an astrophoto of a galaxy cluster, those of you who know me on Facebook have already seen the shot (some possibly on Twitter…
‘Cause’ for concern. PEI MPs vote on M312
After a few weeks where I officially stopped reading tweets and blog posts about M312, in order to make the best fake attempt at not thinking about the fact that…
Breaking News: academic institutions and Canadian media continue to confuse Canadians over the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management donor agreement at Carleton University.
Less than 24 hours ago, I pointed out the inconsistency and confusing manner in which Carleton is dealing with the Clayton H. Riddell affair. It almost seems as if they’re…