G20 Police Abuse Reaches The Stage
Like so many other innocent people who fell victim to the madness that engulfed the police during last year's G20 Summit in Toronto, Tommy Taylor experienced an unwarranted arrest and…
Stephen Harper’s Horrible Fishing Trip
Well I see Stephen Harper has surfaced at last, and I was shocked to see that he was looking a little pale around the gills.At first I thought this might…
Nycole Turmel’s induction in the federalists’ wonderland
Surprise, surprise! Belatedly, the Globe & Mail “discovers” that an elected NDP member of parliament — in this case interim party leader Nycole Turmel — has been a member of…
Green energy contrasts
There are the federal Conservatives, speaking yesterday: “Canadians gave our Government a strong mandate to complete our economic recovery and focus on continued job growth,” said Minister Oliver, speaking in…
Hard to rage against the machine…
… when looking out at a scene like this. Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission Bans Fracking Disposal Wells Due to Earthquakes
Screen shot 2011-08-02 at 2.23.46 PM.png The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission has voted unanimously to ban disposal wells for unconventional gas drilling wastes in a region that has been…
That Conservative "war criminals" list
While Vic Toews is bemoaning the CBC state broadcaster’s refusal to act like, well, a state broadcaster, the home country of one of these “war criminals” is wondering who the…
We Don’t Need a Lecture from Alberta “Firewall” Harper
The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw opposition leaders under the bus. And they’re at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel. She is a self-proclaimed federalist…
Austerity and Welfare State Practices
I'm going to dip my toe back into the blogging pool via a quick "Lookee here!" post. In the last little while, lots of energy on the left has been…
Turmel Turmoil
We all knew the NDP’s flirtation with the separatists would emerge as an issue at some point during the 41st Parliament. I just don’t think anyone expected it to move…
Janus Jack Layton and The Quebec Policy
Recently, having crushed the Bloc in the 2011 elections, there was a flurry of discussion in the media and blogs around the ambivalent NDP policy regarding the right of Quebec…
Ongoing support from the Liberal Party to Stop the Meter
The half-a-million Canadians who stood up for the Internet by signing and sharing the Stop the Meter petition received some support from the Liberal Party today. Hon. Geoff Regan, Industry…
Juxtaposition
Kenneth Rogoff describes the type of policy needed to push developed economies out of their current slump:too many policy-makers have relied on the belief that, at the end of the…
3973…Don’t Tell Lowell Green About This
Lowell Green is the biggest media star in Anglo Ottawa and not a fan of the Muslim community.So do not tell him about what is in the current Atlantic. Gallup…
Federal Government Asks Judge To Dismiss New York State Fracking Lawsuit
justice denied.jpg The U.S. government is asking a federal judge in New York to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state of New York against the government that was seeking…
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3972…Perhaps She Should Wear A Helmet
So I am reading the Carlsbad Current-Argus over my afternoon coffee and learn a fun piece of information. Bojana Jovanovski is the 53rd best woman in the world tennis wise…
Nycole Turmel: more Harper Hypocrisy™
Once again, boys and girls, time to juxtapose: “I think Canadians expect that any political party that wants to govern the country be unequivocally committed to this country,” Harper said…
3971…Capital Hoedown Meets CKCU
Tommorrow morning from 7 to 8 Pembroke boy Jason Blaine's career hits its high note when he is interviewed by moi, the WFDS.Also a serious story about river problems north…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Martin Patriquin offers up the definitive response to the pearl-clutching over Nycole Turmel's Bloc membership (italics in original, bold added):(H)ere’s the wee nuance that…