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Spin Doctors from this week – unilingual AG
I’ve promised to start posting my Spin Doctors pieces that are appear in The Hill Times each week. This week’s question was about the appointment of a unilingual Auditor General.…
Frank’s Tribute to Andy Rooney
In the latest edition of Frankly Speaking, Frank pays homage to his friend and mentor, the late great Andy Rooney in his own complainerous style.
Toews Definition Of Effective Gun Control
Use both hands.
Struggling Health Orthodoxy
I get thoroughly entertained by orthodox views of the Alternative-health paradigm in Alberta; indeed, I am often reminded of a not-to-be-identified close relative. It is always rather fun to read…
Stop Gouging Canadian Consumers
Stephen Harper is doing his best John Kerry impression, flip-flopping on his position on Canada’s “supply management” program for dairy and poultry products. Supply Management is one of those fancy…
Stephane Dion: Once More Into The Lion’s Den
In late October, Senator Bert Brown wrote an op-ed for the Hamilton Spectator titled, Seize the moment: Reform the Senate. In his column, Sen. Brown went beyond the Harper Government’s…
Food Politics and American Elections
I find it fascinating how often American election campaigning features the cultural politics of food. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said in an interview with GQ out Monday that one…
Krellant Special Report on Occupy Toronto
In this episode of The Krellant Evenings News, Cat Reporter infiltrates the Occupy movement and learns of their secret plans to take over the world. Oh, and Frank has a…
Phased Open Primaries Are Undemocratic
One of the hallmarks of democracy is an informed electorate. The phased open primaries proposed by the National Board of the Liberal Party, falls significantly short of adhering to this…
It would be like watching Santa Claus drown
In preparation for what is expected to be a Polar Bear Xmas, with most likely one of Coca Cola’s largest ad campaigns in a decade, this week the Harper government…
It’s time to drink some liquid Ajax down my anti-Semitic throat
Related blog post: We are anti-Semitic Slime (The Skinny) Thanks to an anonymous commenter who decided to leave me this kind message (I left out his name and family affiliations):…
New Blog Affiliate
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Miss your quota loose your territory
The Tar Sands Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty spoke out today from the APEC conference in Honolulu, introducing plan B for the oil industry’s now shell shocked Canadian subsidiary. With…
TVO’s The Agenda: Liberalism of Conviction and of Convenience – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
The 20th century began as the age of the dictator. It ended with liberalism having come of age as the ascendant political philosophy across the world. Yet liberal parties everywhere…
Open Primaries: What happens if no candidate has a majority?
Let’s take a closer look at Key Proposal 7:That the Constitution be amended to extend the right to participate in the selection of the next permanent leader of LPC to…
Some Early Reactions To The Liberal Party’s Open Primary Proposal
The Liberal Revolution, Toronto Star editorial boardPeople who hit rock bottom sometimes try to save themselves by getting into a 12-step program. Step 4 involves making “a searching and fearless…
Akaash Maharaj – Globe and Mail: Eric Lamaze and the Death of Hickstead
All horsemen know the proverb that for every rider there is one horse, and for every horse there is one rider. The death of Hickstead, the Canadian Equestrian Team’s Olympic…