On corrupted institutions
Plenty of others have had loads to say about the scandal surrounding Stephen Harper, Nigel Wright, Mike Duffy and the Senate generally – with Wright’s resignation today serving as just…
The Perfidious Peter Kent
This is too important to miss. Read Miranda Holmes revealing look at Harper EnviroShill Peter Kent and his close personal ties to Canada’s fossil fuelers. This is eerily like the…
Harper’s Dilemma – Rash and Hazardous Speculation
It has always been my suspicion that Stephen Harper wanted to govern at least until he pushed through the Northern Gateway to get Athabasca bitumen flowing to Asia. With no…
6019…Connect The Duffs
Russell Barth had this on Facebook. Fun game, eh? WFDS
The Preferential Treatment of Disgraced ‘Senator’ Mike Duffy
If you watch this video from the 5:40 mark, a natural question arises: If someone knocks on your door, will the police arrive if you call them? Recommend this Post
6018…Rob Ford, Disc Jockey, CFRB, Calls In Sick
NewsTalk 1010‘s hot Sunday night talk show, The Fords, will not have its star dee jay tonight. Shock jock and mayor of Toronto Rob Ford called in sick. Friday. Life…
6017…Nigel Wright For The High Jump
A name that most of us in Canada did not know until he dropped that check into the esteemed Senator from Kanata-PEI’s porcine hands, Nigel Wright, has resigned from the…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Justin Ling writes that the Cons’ aversion to accountability isn’t limited to their own government, as they’re one of the few holdouts…
Rolling (Over) on the River….
Holmes Hydro can proceed without environmental assessment The Canadian Press Posted: May 18, 2013 1:30 PM PT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 2:19 PM PT And this is our BC…
Tweet roundup
Some priceless tweets about Wright and Duffy and all that: They’re beautiful, those Chiefs of Staff, but lifespan wise it’s like getting a great dane.— Tabatha Southey (@TabathaSouthey) May 19,…
For Those Of A Certain ‘Vintage’
Pierre Poilievre And Howdy Doody: Separated at birth? You decide. Recommend this Post
Nigel Wright Falls on His Sword
Stephen Harper must feel isolated. He’s shed senators like a mangy dog loses fur. And now his chief of staff, Nigel Wright, has packed it in, leaving the PMO under…
Nigel Wright resigns…
… and this troubling scandal deepens. How much did Harper know? What DON’T we know about – yet? A what point does the number of misdeeds, lies and deception by…
Sunday morning: Lazy
If you’re not wide awake yet, this should do the trick.
On The Modern Day Electric Dishwasher
When I was growing up back in the late 70s and early 1980s, my family owned an electric dishwasher. A good thing, obviously, though gross in that if a piece…
The Wrong Kind Of Attention
Last week, Toronto Star columnist Rick Salutin compared Joe Oliver to Willy Loman, the woefully misguided drummer in Arthur Miller’s play, Death of A Salesman. In Canada’s ongoing pipeline saga,…
Pam Wallin Resigns
Just in case you missed it on a busy long weekend.
Pam Wallin Resigns
Just in case you missed it on a busy long weekend.
Pam Wallin Resigns
Just in case you missed it on a busy long weekend.
Pam Wallin Resigns
Just in case you missed it on a busy long weekend.