When pollsters go after each other.
As you might know if you’re a reader of this blog, I occasionally comment on polls. Today is a slightly different setting. A polling company criticizes and takes to task…
What Will Harper Try to Give Away This Time in ‘Buy America’ Fix?
Obama's new job strategy once again includes a "Buy America" clause, specifically stating that unless there are savings of at least 25%, infrastructure projects must use only U.S. materials.Last time…
Ear to the ground
In the news, a few headlines from today and the last 24 hours or so..."Euro zone crisis? It’s more like Armageddon." It is now morphing into a banking crisis, one…
Why Libby Davies Would be Bad For the NDP Part (1)
Libby Davies would be the worst new leader for the NDP for many reasons. Reason #1: Libby Davies is much more father to the left than Jack Layton. In fact…
Trashy – LIVE from Edmonton
… or at least on my way out of Edmonton… Arrived late the other night for a day full of meetings yesterday… and leaving 36 hours later. I don’t mind…
Another Day Away From The Computer
Might write something this evening if anything interesting happens during the day. Otherwise please carry on with what you were doing.
RCMP brought into middle of PEI election
"Ottawa calls for probe of PEI immigration program." The timing of all of this is suspect: The federal government is calling in the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency…
Bear with a watermelon
Note how small the watermelon is compared to the bear
Ground rule turnabout
What a difference a couple of days makes. On Monday, Nycole Turmel was all “long leashes” and she wasn’t going to make leadership hopefuls resign their critic portfolios. That all…
He suffers annoyance and anger
When taking aim at individuals on this blog, I try to avoid false assertions. Readers may argue with my analyses and opinions but I intend those to be based on…
Tory president rips release of party membership list to Environics, says leaker broke signed confidentiality agreement
Luuuuucy! You’ve got some ’splainin’ to do! PC Party president Bill Smith, left, is seeking an explanation of how the party’s confidential membership list fell into the hands of the…
when you really want to win.
With three days left until the results of the first ballot voting in Alberta’s Progressive Conservative leadership contest are tallied, some candidates are being accused of breaking campaign rules. Perceived…
The Globe and Mail: What’s Their Game?
Entering a leadership race, at least for the first few days, should be a relatively simple affair. You come before the cameras…
When Gay Kids are Made Invisible
As if gay kids aren't persecuted enough. As if they aren't insulted, hurt, killed, or driven to suicide just because of who they are, and who they love.As if it…
4037…I Hope He At Least Got Something Sumthin’
Bob Dechert is the poor schmuck/Member of Parliament, Blue, for Mississauga Square One, and he is in big trouble with the missus coz he got caught flirting on line with…
What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us
So, apparently the Conservative government’s deep cuts to Environment Canada are leading to the cancellation of an important monitoring project on the ozone layer over the Arctic. The British journal…
Christianity Today on the Todd Bentley/Lakeland documentary
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Christianity Today has a report on filmmaker Roy Peterson’s film on Todd Bentley and the Lakeland revival. The magazine’s writer observes,…
Open Question to Halton Region NDP Candidates
Will you follow the spoken and written word of your leader, Andrea Horwath, directing you to not use Jack Layton's legacy and untimely death for your own electoral advantage?Or, will…