Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?
As I sat down to write this post the news of a tragic massacre of at least 32 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated protestors, and the injury of 300 more was plastered all…
Darth Harper and the Coming War on Canada
Gawd. I knew it wouldn't last eh?I knew he couldn't play a real leader for very long. Oh sure, he tried. He did one photo-op after the other in flooded…
PMO received complaints about Crossroads Christian Communications
Canadian Press: The Prime Minister’s Office and the office of the international development minister got about 170 letters and emails after The Canadian Press reported earlier this year on the…
The Harper Government Must Be Right On Track #cdnpoli
This morning, I dealt with indignant HarperCons on Twitter, while they didn’t take my advice about the validity of claims by a certain tweeter not shy of bending the truth…
New West-Coquitlam PEDAM
It was greatto have two of the new LPCBC field workers at the Principles of EDA Management course in New Westminster-Coquitlam!
New West-Coquitlam PEDAM
It was greatto have two of the new LPCBC field workers at the Principles of EDA Management course in New Westminster-Coquitlam!
"Be yourself; everyone else is taken": probably not Oscar Wilde
This is a nice line and commonly attributed to Oscar Wilde. But… it does not appear in any of his published work and seems different from his more commonly expressed…
6219…Lac Megantic Conspiracy Freaks Out There
From the same people that don’t believe 9/11 happen, are sure that Sandy Hook was a false flag and believe that JFK, Abe Lincoln and Elvis have an apartment in…
Saturday Photo: Next in the Rotation…
Day lillies are what bloom next in my garden. Don’t have many of them, particularly since one of my neighbors convinced me that they’d do better if I divided them.…
Health Minister Fred Horne: The Puppet Master
The Google search engine connecting a reader to the Soapbox spat out this query: “Is Fred Horne as stupid as he looks?” Yikes! That’s bit harsh. But I must admit…
The Reserve Paradox, Part One: The Same Old Story
We have been fighting for so long that the original misunderstandings and differences that created this conflict have been forgotten. Various tactics have been tried by one side and countered…
simon says, grumpy bird, and an evil witch: summer reading club begins
Summer is the busiest time of year in the Central Children’s Library. Actually, we are wildly busy any time school is out; the summer is just the most sustained period…
Harper’s “Public Event” “photo opportunity” (Cameras and photographers only) #cdnpoli
Where is this event you ask? Lac-Mégantic, Québec 3:15 p.m. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will participate in a photo opportunity. Why is Harper there? You could say that Harper’s…
PRISM: Obama Didn’t End Illegal Spying, He Extended It
“There are no checks and balances here, and we’ve got to restore them.” Sensenbrenner, Republican who drafted the Patriot Act II. Go read 2001/2002 debate over the Patriot Act –…
RESIGN!!!
Stephen Harper left Parliament, public in dark on Senate scandal: Editorial RCMP investigation has shed light on aspects of the Senate expenses scandal that Prime Minister Stephen Harper wasn’t keen…
The Duffy Deal: Is PM Stephen Harper from Barcelona?
I know nothing! Poor Manuel, the harried waiter in Fawlty Towers, is often denigrated by Basil Fawlty with the words: “He’s from Barcelona”. Now we face an equally valid question:…
Racism and the US Civil Rights movement retold
As I read through Rick Perlstein’s book, Nixonland, about American politics and life in the 1950s and 60s, the Civil Rights movement and the reaction to it by white Americans,…
Runaway Train
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec was partially levelled by a massive oil explosion from a train that became detached from its locomotive and rolled into the downtown. The locomotive experienced a fire before…
deep green resistance, gender, and transgenderism
I wrote about going to a Deep Green Resistance presentation. Then after a few days I ended up hearing about the controversy around DGR’s position on transgenderism. Basically, they argue…