steve harper, governing by sledgehammer
A brilliant analogy, Mr.Gardner! snippet The other day I picked up a sledgehammer and smashed my television. The wife and kids were somewhat surprised. “Honey,” my wife said gently. “Why…
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Speaking of cultural ignorance: A letter to Manjit Singh
Dear Mr. Singh, It’s with great interest that I read your letter in Thursday’s Gazette in which you attempt to school the « culturally ignorant » members of our National…
BC Liberal Leadership: (Final) Order of preference
The three top issues guiding my decision remain as they have been throughout: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. We work, play, live…
Edmonton City Centre Redevelopment Videos
The City of Edmonton posted the conceptual design videos competing to become the master plan for the City Centre Redevelopment project on their Youtube account. Proposals were submitted by firms…
When Has Ford Changed His Mind?
There’s an article in the Globe and Mail today in which Doug Ford argues that his brother be given imperial power to rule Etobicoke Toronto. Now this is something that…
Bev Oda’s Resignation Letter { not } Leaked!!!
This astonishing letter was leaked to me by an anonymous “friend” who is an “advisor”, “conservative” (when it comes to playing defence in hockey) and is regretfully considered “senior” by…
FOX News Creates Fraudulent Video to Discredit Ron Paul
Peacenik isn’t a supporter of Ron Paul. Nor is Fox News. But this example shows how blatant the media’s manipulation of news is. And meanwhile the CRTC thinks having Fox…
How convenient…
Foreign hackers attack Canadian government websites. I seriously question the timing of this piece and the ReformaTory spokespeople who are at the forefront of this breaking news. A cyber attack…
Bev Oda has to go
Bev Oda has to go. It is obvious, is it not? The picture says it all. The somber attire. The dark sun glasses shielding her eyes from the grey Ottawa…
Cost of Community Services
One of the challenges we have is to ensure we have a good mix of different types of development in our community. Not only is important for forming a well-rounded…
Stephen Harper… < insert "NOT" here >…
According to the Conservative Party, doctoring a government document by inserting the word “NOT” after it has been signed so that it means the opposite of what was intended and…
An interlude
Just a reminder that the people who brought us to war in Iraq are absolute monsters. The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons…
A ‘Dictator’ Governor in Wisconsin Sets Out to Cut Wages, Slash Benefits and Destroy Public Unions
My, My, isn’t the world an interesting place. While Peacenik is cheering on protesters all over the world, look what is happening in Peacenik’s backyard. Organized labour is under a…
The Truth About Fighting in Hockey
Lets break it down into 2 scenarios. 1) You are playing street hockey with a bunch of guys, and all of a sudden a fight breaks out. Fighter A punches…
New Giant Planet Hidden In Our Solar System? We Might Need A New Kind Of Planet Classification To Describe It
“There’s a giant planet right here, hiding in our solar system. One that nobody has ever seen, even while it is four times larger than Jupiter and has rings and…
No Heat for You!
This is a video I shot, and produced, with Cheryl McNamara (writer), Jane Moffat (director), and Evan Moir (editor). To vote for us, link to the People for Corporate Tax…
Ethnic Media in Edmonton
Like Mack, I am also interested in local media. However, my interest has more to do with Edmonton’s media diversity, rather than the evolution of local journalism and media in…
Liberal Party of Canada: it’s not about him
For all intents and purposes, my Saturday was supposed to be about relaxation. And it started out that way. I went out for breakfast, read the paper, got a haircut,…
Mr. Speaker, a question for the honourable member…
…What does it cost? The Harper Party rebuttal: law and order is priceless! The logical follow up: Is knowing the price-tag on policies to incarcerate people for non-violent offences too…
Mubarak Steps Down, Ceding Power to Military
Peacenik has been trying to follow the Egypt story which has been dragging on for a while now. But Peacenik is confused. The military dictatorship of Murbarak is stepping down…