Parliament In Review: September 27, 2011
Tuesday in Parliament saw another day taken up largely with discussion of the Cons' omnibus dumb-on-crime bill. But the tables were turned on them repeatedly, as several efforts by the…
Public poll on the state of democracy: please respond – your views and your voice matter!
Please answer the following question below, share this poll with friends, and leave your comments as well if you wish. (Naturally, of course you can only vote once! This poll…
Design Regina – Adapt Early
Our competitive advantage is that we’ve not yet adapted to large urban growth, but we have that opportunity now. Or we can be “a mid-size city with big city problems.”…
Protests: Now & Then
The team at Fox News attacks the “radical left-wingers” and “nutjobs” currently protesting the fraud, corruption and lack of accountability on Wall Street (amongst other things the participants see as…
ANALYSIS: The Fallacy of Toronto’s Urban vs. Suburban Paradigm
So, about a year has now passed since the line in Toronto’s sandbox was drawn. The urban/suburban debate is now running 24/7 — social media says so, anyhow. THE NEW…
Charged Laid in London, ON Regarding the Racist Taunt of Philadelphia Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds
Police charge Chris MoorhouseUpdated: September 28, 2011, 2:10 PM ETLONDON, Ontario -- Ontario police have charged a 26-year-old man for throwing a banana on the ice toward Philadelphia Flyers player…
Restoring Dignity to the Office of the President
Dawg’s House is, of course, a proudly Canadian blog. Still, we must confess a certain fascination with our good neighbours to the South, whose politics always seem to involve so…
Sun “News” Drinking Game
Okay, so here’s what I propose… Take a shot every time you hear execrable termagant and furious runt Kathy Shaidle casually tell a blatant LIE during this 7:00 minute interview…
CGO Correction From Press Release
Last night we put forth our press release on Rogers response to the CRTC. In it I stated that: “We also believe this issue is widespread to ISP’s who use…
Would A $563 Million Dollar Casino Leak At Its Grand Opening?
AllTheBoondoggle'sThatFitFoolsGold(en)EraVilleOf course not.But a $563 million dollar magic carpet atop the old marshmallow just might:"During heavy rain on Monday, water seeped into (BC Place) stadium through the closed roof, but…
Victory: CRD says no to Marine Trail Resort
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 On September 13th, 2011, the Land Use Committee A of the Capital Regional District (CRD) voted to reject a rezoning proposal t...
Debating the Debate
Not sure that anyone gives a toss, but here’s a panel of “experts” TVO rounded up to discuss who “won” and “lost” last night’s leadership debate. If nothing else, it’s…
Stephen Harper’s Politics of Fear
As if his foul crime bill wasn't bad enough, an insane attempt to turn our Canadian justice system into a carbon copy of the one that has failed so badly…
Biting off more than you can chew
This is what happens when your eyes are larger than your stomach Now what? No related posts.
Join the CoffeeParty.ca and fight for Canadian democracy
Outdated first-past-the-post electoral laws in Canada mean that a minority, anti-government, anti-Canadian group of neoliberals such as the Harper Conservatives are able to rule the country unchallenged with a popular…
New Danish Government Axes Bjorn Lomborg’s $1.6 Million In Funding
bjorn-lomborg.jpg Finally, a vestigial government-funded program actually worth cutting gets taken out as Denmark's new regime change is opting to excise Bjorn Lomborg's $1.6 million in f...
Conservative MP warns abortion debate has been reopened in Canada
Conservative backbencher for Saskatoon-Humboldt Brad Trost has indicated that the abortion debate in Canada has been reopened after Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared in May that the issue would remain…