First Nation Taking on Canada-China Trade Deal Needs Your Help
A legal challenge by a BC First Nation may hold the last, best hope in the battle to protect Canada’s resources, environment and democracy from the Canada-China trade deal, known…
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"Liberal / Tory … same old story" – Stockwell Day Throws Support To Right Wing B.C. Liberal Party
KELOWNA, B.C. – A former federal Conservative cabinet minister says he’ll be supporting the BC Liberal Party in the upcoming provincial election. Stockwell Day served as trade minister and public…
Final Power Rankings
There isn’t a lot of suspense surrounding Sunday’s Liberal leadership vote. Pick the metric of your choice – fundraising, endorsements, hair volume – and Trudeau leads his nearest challenger by…
The O stands for Originality, aka the oxymoron to "Ottawa"
This article was published in The Huffington Post Canada. Read it here and post a comment! This week is momentous for legions of moms and women in general: the “Big…
The Transformation #nlpoli
Provincial Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador have a political philosophy that is equal parts Machiavelli, Kafka, and the Three Stooges. For the first few years they seemed to be constantly…
Stephen Harper and the Great Betrayal
It's like a nightmare version of Richard III. Or the last act of the Con regime.Stephen Harper limping across the stage of his corrupt and decaying government screaming like a…
World War One!! ….. it seemed like a good idea at the time
I see that the Conservative Party and their friends in the MSM are getting ready to try and brainwash you into thinking that World War One was a glorious moment…
No free lunches… ever
Update April 9: I heard that CKNW’s Bill Good responded on his April 5 morning show to selected critics, people he declined to identify other than through reference to hated…
Balancing Act is a False Analogy for the situation Charles Sousa is in.
An article describes Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa as having to pull of a miraculous balancing act: He’s trying to prepare his first provincial budget while walking a high wire…
My mom (guest post by Irene Jansen)
My mother, Wilhelmina Jansen, passed away April 4. I wanted to write this personal note about what my mother gave me.
Not Even One Cent Of Taxpayers Money Should Be Spent On Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral – Privatising her funeral would be a fitting tribute to her free-enterprise legacy
“The Iron Lady herself would surely agree that poor taxpayers should not be further burdened in these times of British austerity. Surely, the private sector, which benefited immensely from her…
Cat with thumbs
Cat twiddling its thumbs on opposite directions Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, thumbs, twiddle
Not wishing to speak of ill of the dead is a fine sentiment, unless the dead are horrible villains
“No man is an island. Every man’s death diminishes me, for I am a part of mankind. “–John Donne “There is no such thing as society” — Maggie Thatcher. “She…
People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say
People Aren’t Smart Enough For Democracy To Flourish, Scientists Say This article touches on a core problem for democracy. But add to this the fact that the corporate media and…
Using scripture to rationalize slavery by the one percent
I grew up in a Pentecostal church, so I remember the beginnings of some of the dominionist doctrines that characterize far right faith groups today. There was never any one…
The Ghastly Legacy of Margaret Thatcher
This time I waited until I was sure she was dead before I started celebrating eh?For I'll never forget the last time Margaret Thatcher's death was announced. And I was…
Alright, this is my last anti-Thatcher post of the night. Whew,…
Alright, this is my last anti-Thatcher post of the night. Whew, there sure are a lot of anti-Thatcher songs and videos out there, and I have only posted a fraction…
Chess Master, You May Approach the Bench
Ever want to take on an opponent in court from the comfort of your living room? This legal themed chess set might provide an outlet. “Approach the Bench” was designed…
Here’s another non-music video about the horrid Margaret…
Here’s another non-music video about the horrid Margaret Thatcher. It’s a comedy sketch from the satirical puppet show Spitting Image. The premise is that Adolf Hitler didn’t really die at…