4033…Pandering To Quebec
Montreal boy Brian Topp, who wants to be the next leader of the Dippers, says that "...Quebec should join Alberta, B.C. and Ontario in getting extra House of Commons seats…
The Fraser Institute: “It’s crap”
This quote really made my day. "Even when I could say, yes, this is great, this is validation of what we're saying, it's, it's crap," he said. "I'm sorry, are…
4032…Air Canada attendants could strike next week
That's the headline in today's Financial Post.The Flying Waitresses Union is holding ongoing votes and "If the flight attendants vote for a strike mandate, as is widely expected, they could…
Toronto mulls deep service cuts to begin meeting $774M budget shortfall
In the effort to reduce a budget shortfall of $774M in the City of Toronto, we may find that the city our forebears worked so hard to create will be…
York professor hit with bogus anti-Semitism charge. It’s getting out of hand, folks. Bring on McCarthy.
This is one sick story. A prof made the following statement: "'All Jews should be sterilized' would be an example of an unacceptable and dangerous opinion". One student jumped on…
Canada Headed for a Double-Dip Recession?
CBC reports today that Scotiabank is mulling over the possibility of a Canadian recession. This could make Canada the first major Western nation to re-enter recession. I don’t find this…
Ontario Votes 2011: Progressive Conservative Tim Hudak Insults Canadian Immigrants
To Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, new Canadians are “foreigners”. Lack of political experience? Anti-immigrant prejudice? Both. Earlier this week, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Liberals pledged $12 million…
Gains-burgers
Ian Reid is back at his computer station this week and that is good news for blog readers. He wrote a piece at The Real Story last October that is…
Everyone hates a narc. Or, let the identities of the undercover G20 cops be known.
There is nothing lower in human life than an undercover cop. They are supreme cowards and nothing less than snitches. The G20 cops who narc'd on the 17 accused of…
Brian Topp Taking Leadership Lessons From Ignatieff?
It's the only thing I can think would be going on in his head. Quebec Nation was a key contributor to Michael Ignatieff's 2006 leadership loss. And it will be…
Comment of the day
The laughfest known as “the Tea Party Republican Debate” continues apace. Candidate Michelle Bachmann was in especially fine form last night, hinting darkly at horrible side effects from the cancer-preventative…
Paul Martin on the Economy
Some sober reflections on the present state of the global economy by the former Prime Minister. Not a lot of insight beyond the obvious, but Martin does provide some sound…
Who Knew Watercarrying Could Be So Profitable?
ExclusiveCashCowHolyBucketVilleRemember which Lotuslandian media outlet got the english TeeVee exclusive when the figurehead currently running the Gordon Campbell Legacy Government decided to announce that there would be no fall election?Well....Guess…
Your Daily Hillier: A 2 Hillier Day!
From his Facebook page today:Seems like Randy hasn't got the ixnay on the mudfolksway message from Hudak Central; as of this morning he was still claiming that the McGuinty No…
Electronic Intifada: A Bay Area children’s museum shut down a planned exhibition of Gaza children’s drawings…
Gaza children’s images of war censored under pressure from US Israel lobbyby Nora Barrows-FriedmanPro-Israel organizations pressured an Oakland children’s museum to cancel an upcoming exhibition of drawings made by Palestinian…
Ontario Government says No to Queer Catholic Students
For some time now we have been waiting for the Ontario Government to enforce the law in Ontario schools. The law in question is with respect to Gay Straight Alliances…
Christopher Hume On Ignorance
As usual, The Toronto Star seems replete with thought-provoking articles and ideas. In a column by Christopher Hume entitled, If ignorance is no excuse, how do leaders manage to get…
Watch the Climate Reality Project on Wednesday at 7:00 PM Your Time
al-gore-reality-project.jpg 7:00 PM on Wednesday, your time, marks the commencement of the Al Gore-led Climate Reality Project. A live webcast that will last one hour, the Project was annou...
Another Good Reason Not to Ban Internet Anonymity
Not only do Big Business and Big Brother want your real name.So does the mob.Three years ago, after the suicide of a popular actress who had been bullied via the…
Now that Bachmann’s toast, does that open a door for Palin?
With Bachmann's monumental gaffe over the HPV vaccine during the last debate, there is little doubt she has jumped the shark and landed in the belly of the also rans.…