Tim Hudak continues to campaign from the gutter
It’s a lie, what Hudak’s saying. He’s become desperate as his once certain victory is slipping away and is now using this disgusting, bigoted rhetoric to try to motivate his…
Something brewing beneath transphobic ads in Ontario
On September 28th, Charles McVety’s Institute for Canadian Values pushed a proposed curriculum for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) into the forefront of the Ontario election, with a full-page…
Get out and vote! Every vote counts!
The PCs have an advantage in that they tend to have more motivated voters. We cannot afford to be complacent -- every vote counts! (And if you are PC, well,…
On the train heading to la ville de Québec
Well, the adventure continues. I'm departing Kingston and heading to my next posting in la belle province, ou pays if you prefer. Since joining the CF in March of 2010…
Prime Minister By Default
Stephen Harper likes to claim that Conservative values are Canadian values. But, if the two provincial elections which have taken place this week -- and the one which will take…
Another Victim Of FPTP
From the coverage of the Manitoba election:McFadyen added that his party was the victim of a cruel numbers game under the first-past-the post election system."Under any other circumstance we would…
Put Those Things Away Ladies. This Is Too Important
The Wall Street protests continue, with activists promising to hold out for months. However, another element has been brought in, that has no place in a legitimate rally.Topless women with…
6 reasons to vote Liberal
Stole this shamelessly from a friend, but I really like it. Forward. Together. >
Searching for Rescue #nlpoli #nlvotes
Tory boss Kathy Dunderdale and Grit boss Kevin Aylward both think that the provincial government should investigate search and rescue response times around the province and then push Ottawa to…
More on the Flogs Issue
BCL has more on the M THIRTY enviro flogs issue.Also, I've heard that PB is removing identified flogs.
Quebec May Open Safe Injection Sites A L’Insite And Compassion Club
It would be about time and why shouldn’t we? We are, after all, a province of progress or supposed to be. After all, we opened the first Compassion club, a…
Polls-a-Ticking
Polls, polls, polls. The last ones are out for the Ontario election, and predictions range from a Hudak technical win giving way to a likely Liberal minority, to a Liberal…
The Ethical Oil Bait and Switch
In the ongoing campaign to put a positive spin on Alberta’s Tar Sands, proponents have deployed a new rhetorical attack: women’s rights. If you support women’s rights, say conservative pundits…
Ontario’s Stimulating Election Platforms
A common refrain among political pundits has been that all of Ontario’s election platforms are unrealistic given a deteriorating economic outlook. Rather than bemoaning this alleged lack of realism, we…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for October 05, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Why lawyers will love the iPhone 4S - http://goo.gl/RqJdy Hundreds of Nazi probes reopened in Germany - http://goo.gl/jqVmG Paralegal…
Digital TV transition goes off without much drama, Heritage officials say by Jennifer Ditchburn
Columnist says data from the Department of Canadian Heritage and from a satellite company tasked with helping out those now without TV suggests the transition from digital to analog went…
More Controversy at the College of Teachers
We are told in today's Star that Jacques Tremblay, the former Chair of the College of Teachers Disciplinary Committee, has other interests, including writing soft-porn for teens. The author describes…
Stéphane Dion on senate reform
I've long argued that the Conservative strategy on Senate reform is deeply flawed, and bad for both Western Canada and effective governance.With debate underway on the latest Conservative Senate reform…
Teddy’s election projection for Ontario
I decided to make a map of my personal projection (IE not the official Blunt Objects projection) for the Ontario Election tomorrow evening. I'm not much for talking when there's…
The Thomas Kincaid Pop-Up Christmas Tree and Consumer Happiness Dispenser
(from the 2037 Hammacher Schlemmer Glaven catalog) This is a six-foot Christmas tree that pops up instantly and is pre-decorated with original artwork by renowned holiday artist Thomas Kinkaid, all…