SenAntor Tossed Under the Bus
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/05/16/pol-senator-mike-duffy-steps-aside.html
Duffy Out of Conservative Caucus. He Wants to Do the Right Thing.
Mike Duffy has departed the Conservative caucus. “…the Prime Minister’s Office appears to have been blindsided by Duffy’s claims that he had arranged his own loan with Royal Bank of…
A Canadian Brownie
After reading Dawg’s excellent piece about the man who was appointed by the Harper Cons as Librarian and Archivist of Canada, all I can say is, “Heck of a job,…
NDP’s loss not Greens’ fault, says candidate
By Sandra Thomas, Staff writerMay 16, 2013 1:49 PM Vancouver Courier Stuart Mackinnon: “This was about the NDP not getting their vote out, that’s what did them in at the…
Another successful campaign
The ballots have been counted, the signs have been collected and the dust is starting to settle. Thank you to my incredible team of Ann and Byron, to my friend…
6006…Rob Ford Is A Crackhead?
My goodness. Toronto Star has just moved a story that backs up an earlier story from gawker.com that claims that there is a video out there showing hizzonner smoking crack.…
EG Radio May 16: Our last show of the season! The human costs of climate change with Andrew Guzman
Download: earthgauge-podcast-may16-2013.mp3 This week is our last show before the summer break! I’m taking a few months off to recharge the batteries so we’re ready to come back strong in…
ND-phobia?
Well, the blog has been quiet for awhile; work tends to do that now and again. We have an endless myriad of topics to talk about, and while the Mike…
From the archives: Mike Duffy defends Conservative Senate expenses
I kid you not. Several years ago, shortly after Mike Duffy was handed his cushy Senate gig, he appeared on a national news broadcast in, well, rough shape defending Conservative…
49:1 Is Not 50:50
Forty-Nine to One is not Fifty-Fifty. Climate change denialists like to spread it on thick and claim there’s some fierce debate over the reality of anthropogenic global warming and there…
NDP Campaign-The Topp Guy Was Not All That Kool!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger One of the burning questions begging for answers as to WTF happened that saw the BCNDP lose the election is how is that Brian Topp ran the…
6005…Senator Duffy Quits On The Tories
After they have done so much for him. Does not look like he is going to give up on the Senate thing though. Would you? I wouldn’t. WFDS
Piscine Reovirus Pt. 2: Evolution of a New Salmon Virus
Strange things can happen when salmon eat chickens. Such a diet is unprecedented and bizarre, a violation of the biological order that has occurred over millions of years of evolutionary…
What the Mike Duffy Scandal Says About Canadian Democracy — And What the Conservatives Think It Will Say
In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the last few months, the National Post’s Matt Gurney has a useful summary of Mike Duffy’s corrupt antics in the Senate,…
Michael Froman: Don’t Criminalize Our Internet
Highlight Image: Highlight Link: http://www.openmedia.org/froman
Bell/Astral still bad for Canadians- and they know it
The CRTC held a public hearing last week in response to Bell—Canada’s largest telecom and media conglomerate—once again attempting to take over Astral Media. Last year, the telecom giant unveiled…
6004…Adrian Dix Saves Ontario
Yeah, he did. Coz if he, the leader of the British Columbia NDP, had of held on to the monster lead he had in the polls of this week’s election…
Non-voters Don’t Impact a Mandate
I never liked it when it was said federally about the CPC, and I don’t like it being said about the BC Liberals. Counting non-voters into statistics to claim the…