McFadyen on McFadyen
So far this week Hugh McFadyen has promised: to run a deficit until 2018; hire 1,500 nurses and 250 doctors; not privatize Manitoba Hydro; pave the back-alleys in the city…
Green Helmets (Not Green Berets) to Fight Strife Due to Climate Change?
The story's apparently been around for a while, but I just came across it today when Le Devoir ran a front page item about how the UN may soon be…
The Great Angelo and the Great Divide
I must admit that I have never paid much attention to anything Angelo Persichilli has ever said or written. I thought The Great Angelo was just another Liberal who sounded…
Canada Wins The War! Canada Wins The War!
And history will record this: that it was the good work of Canada’s Armed Services – your work – working with our allies, that enabled the Libyan people to remove…
What the world thinks of Canada these days, New Zealand edition
Sickening image from New Zealand. Expect a lot more of that as our tar sands become front page news around the world and Harper becomes more militaristic and belligerent.H/T: @BillMcKibben
A Door Exists for the Liberal Party. Will Liberals Acknowledge and Step Through?
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been blogging about the media’s ideas related to an NDP-Liberal Party merger, and I’ve shared my own thoughts about why I think it’s…
And Timmy Hudak Takes Exception to Being Called a Tea-Partier –Update With Video
Well, if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck… Oh Timmy! If you don’t want to be referred to as a tea-partier, perhaps you shouldn’t be hiring…
Sorry…
HahaHaHahaHaHahaHaHahaHaHahaHaHahaHaHahaHaHahaHaHahaHaHaHahaHa Sorry. Had to post this guy again… needed a laugh after I bashed my middle toe on the leg of my desk! But hey! I’m not the only one…
No Taxes Without Road Racer Representation!
AllTheTrueUnfairnessThatFitsHSTVille Road racing? In White Rock? Perish the thought. Tracy Holmes, of the Black Press, has the story:More than a dozen high-end vehicles spotted southbound on Highway 99 at speeds…
Read This by Rick Szostak
It is well worth the time.h/t James Morton.
Harper’s remarks in Italy
Can be found here. Canadians supported the Libya mission and the ouster of Gaddafi is a great achievement. Further, no one quarrels with the words that Harper spoke as a…
Change You Can See
Being the change you want to see in the world — it’s not just a clever slogan, it’s the only direct way someone can change their circumstances. Here are some…
Perth-Wellington Has a Message for John Wilkinson – Sayonara!
I’m writing this from the front seat of our vehicle as the ‘Winds of Change Tour’ barrels down the highway from Stratford, en route to Searchmont for tomorrow’s rally with…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Election Raises Concerns for Ontario’s Municipalities
Two questions about the aftermath of the upcoming provincial election are on the minds of councillors in most of Ontario’s municipalities: will there be downloading? And will there be another…
Hudak’s new adviser
Meet Tim Hudak's new adviser, Michael Prell, imported from the U.S., a tea party supporter. He seems to have issues with government student loans (2:15 mark).
Quebec Tuition Fees
In light of plans by the Charest government to increase tuition fees in Quebec by 75 percent over the next five years, Eric Martin and Simon Tremblay-Pepin have written a…
For those who think male privilege doesn’t exist
Here is a site worth bookmarking, and here is a story worth reading. And this one, too. And here’s the libertarian view of choice on abortion, a fundamental right that…
The view from here
The big guy decided to swing by for a rare visit and ended up spending the afternoon.
Dominion Outreach Centre
A friend just called and asked if I was near my ‘puter. I wandered over and pulled up the URL they asked me to – Dominion Outreach Centre Ottawa. They…
The Race to the Premier’s Office – 16 Days to the First Ballot (Who’s Going To Bring Me Donut Mill?)
Nation, long time no speak... I mean, granted, we've gone longer... but in the midst of a hotly-contested leadership race, 2 weeks is just 2 weeks too long... ;)It's been…