One Good Man
Recently I have despaired that there was such a creature as a wise Republican. But I took note this morning of a piece by Charles Fried in The Daily Beast.…
Tim Hudak – Too wishy washy to lead Ontario?
Tim Hudak wants to be the next Premier of Ontario, desperately so by all appearances. Canada is caught up in something of a Conservative wave right now, and Hudak looks…
S&P Pantsed by US Treasury
I have been reluctant to condemn the credit-rating agencies for sovereign downgrades because it seems like shooting the messenger. As the bond markets have noticed, a few European countries have…
Showdown for America
It's crunch time for America. China is getting tired of picking up America's bar tab and has put the US on notice that the days of cheap booze may soon…
PM’s Latin America trip aims to boost trade
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/07/harper-latin-america-tour.html
Canada Now Being Lectured by Croatia on Democratic Practices
“In the past few months we have encountered many difficulties in organizing the exhibitions, usually connected to interventions of the Canadian Government or institutions under Canadian governmental control. We continued…
S&P on downgrade: "…the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act."
Just in case you didn't get that the first time around. This is a point the Democrats (and progressive media/bloggers need to hammer) for the next few weeks. But they…
More astrophotos
Not much political commentary this past few weeks, but I've been taking some astrophotos. This time the summer Milky Way, a close neighbour, and a stellar nursery.
……. so why didn’t Harper speak out when the Teaparty Republicans were playing ‘chicken’ with the global economy?
Flaherty warns global troubles could affect CanadaRemember when Stephen Harper said that a Canadian election was a threat to our economic recovery? We knew it was nonsense at the time…
Death of an appellant and mootness
Simon Fraser University v. Noble, 2011 BCCA 334 deals with the death of a party to litigation and mootness. Professor David Noble was involved in freedom of information litigation with…
Rick Perry and the Day of Hate and Pancakes
Holy prayerpalooza Batman !!! I see that brother Rick Perry, the Governator of Texas, did gather his flock around him and pray for the salvation of these United States.Father, our…
It costs the same to send a person to prison or to Harvard. The difference is the curriculum.
Paul Hawken
Turmel Scandal Enters Week 2
The "Government In Waiting" is off to a slow start. The parliamentary session has not even begun for the fall, and already the major issue isn't any oversight of the…
I really enjoyed reading this piece…
it was full and layered, coming at the topic from a lot of different angles bringing to bear the experiences (and perspectives) of many different feminists rather than a limited…
Tar Sands or Ethical Oil?
Ezra Levant has come up with another moronic idea; he thinks if the tar sands are presented in a positive way then the public will accept it more. I think…
Silver Linings
Lots of talk about Obama's approval rating, some analysis comparing him to Carter, it looks bad, but brightens considerable when taken out of isolation. Yes, if you confine yourself to…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Tom Mills challenges the Cons to show any job creation whatsoever as a result of their non-stop corporate tax slashing:The thing is, if corporate…