Liberal party leaders need to engage in assisted suicide debate
Despite the fact that the election discourse is gravitating mostly around the economy here in Ontario, with the PCs and Liberals trading blows on who can manage money in better…
BlocHead – Dipper Watch
Bloc NDP leader Nycole Turmel is supposed to be in St. John’s on Wednesday for the annual regatta. Local Dippers will be out in force. As local president Dale Kirby…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cubed cats.
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…
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…
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…
Stephen Harper wants to be the public service’s best friend, or rather he did
Or rather he did. Before getting elected. This deserves more attention. "We have no plans to cut departmental program spending" Harper wrote in the Ottawa Citizen in 2006.
Turmel’s day
Just a few points to add to the maelstrom. Have been out much of the day so forgive me if any of this is repetitive of anything seen elsewhere.Last week…
Lucien Bouchard In A Dress?
Let's cut to the chase.I'd like Nycole Turmel to answer the following question: Is the current Constitution of Canada sufficient for you to remain a committed federalist?Or is she Lucien…
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…
A trip to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary
A trip to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary is always a good time… especially when I have my camera with me: I have an unhealthy obsession with Sandhill Cranes See the…
Hamster Naming Guide, 2008 Protocols
HamsterNamingGuide2009, a photo by lunchbreath on Flickr. I don’t have 2009 or 2010 protocols available to share, but for those of you naming hamsters in 2011: Obvious: Hammy Portly: Kirstie…
Telling
No, Tim Harper's take on the latest news about Nycole Turmel isn't any better than most of the media's coverage. But it does at least include one rather telling contrast:Inside…
Torontonians beginning to realize you get what you pay For(d)
Running through the public and media discourse during and immediately after the ‘Historic Toronto Council Sleepover,’ as it will be etched forever in city lore, were two dominant threads that…
Feed Issue
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Nycole Turmel: Marrying Separatists
Well, not literally, though she was apparently a member of both the now-tiny Bloc Quebecois, and the little communist separatist party, Quebec Solidaire.Is this a high revelation? Well, there's the…
Tough Questions for Sudbury MP Glenn Thibeault over Support of Former Bloc Member Nycole Turmel’s Ascension to NDP Leader
An article of minor interest appeared in my local newspaper last week, as part of the media’s follow-up related to the national news story that New Democratic Party Leader Jack…
NAS President Peter Wood: wrong, dishonest or hopelessly compromised?
peter-wood, NAS.jpg New Mashey Report Disrobes Climate Disinformer What would cause a senior anthropologist such as Peter Wood to stagger outside his field of expertise and launch a bitchy, perso...
Mostly competent government
The Harper Government™ has been doing such an awesome job of protecting the endangered woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta that a Federal Court has decided to step in and order…
Lueur d’espoir pour le renouvellement du PLC: Sheila Copps
Une femme qui a du cran. #I'mNotYourBaby Une personne qui a de l'expérience pour guider la prochaine génération de "rat pack". #20ans Quelqu'un qui a la maitrise le la langue…