Why Keeping Interest Low Won’t Save The Economy
As the old saying goes - expecting different results while repeating the same act over and over again is a sign of psychosis. That, however, has never stood in the…
The Time Is Ripe For A More Centralized Federalism
So we have today in Ottawa a government that stands up for Canada only if it involves the military and matters of trade and money. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives,…
Rob Granatstein Out At T.O. Sun
Was he not pro-Ford enough?Did he object to Sun Media pulling out of the Ontario Press Council, where he sat as a member?
No credit where credit is due
Stephen Harper was in Colombia yesterday to tout the coming into force of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade agreement, as well as to denounce its detractors. You know, the agreement that…
Canada’s Breadbasket and the Food Casino
There’s been no shortage of new content on our blog this week. But I write to highlight a couple of interesting reads from other blogs. On The Globe and Mail…
Headline of the day, from the Daily Mail: "Years of liberal dogma have spawned a generation of amoral, uneducated, welfare dependent, brutalised youngsters"
When I think of Canada being dominated by a Conservative media monopoly, I think of the UK. There's a whole ball of right wing hate over there that makes our…
As kid-focused and limited as it was
This weekend's trip really did whet my appetite for this September's canoe trip with my friend Martin. We're going to Killarney Park this time. Something of a re-do of trips…
Oh Mr. Nicholls! I Do Believe Your Freudian Slip is Showing!
Oh, Mr. Gerry Nicholls, what have you done? Do you live or work in an Ivory Tower, completely isolated from any sense of reality? I know I don’t live in…
Tim’s very bad day
So I guess all my Tory buddies can stop smirking now. Told ya! In a flash sample poll conducted last weekend on 400 decided voters, Ipsos Reid found that the…
Liberal Leadership Town Hall
On Sunday, the Executive Board of the Newfoundland & Labrador Liberal Party will meet to select a new Leader. Given the competing demands of its constitution on the one hand,…
Oh, and by the way
If you are: (a) a regular reader of this blog from Newfoundland & Labrador; or (b) have been following the Liberal leadership race these past few days; or (c) are…
Has Hudak Had His Heyday?
Last year this time, the provincial Conservatives of Ontario were on a high, if you believe the polls. Well, there's also the matter of the GTA's election of Redneck Rob…
In Memorandum: Wendy Babcock (1979-2011)
Law students like to think the have it rough. But some of us have it rougher than others, especially those of us that took the less traveled road to law…
Toronto Sun asks its readers, "Do you live or work in an Ivory Tory, completely isolated from any sense of reality?"
Fern Hill captures a delicious slice of unintended truthiness from the Toronto Sun. Lord knows, you wouldn't find it any where else at the Sun other than in the subconscious…
Green madness: how the green movement lost its way and alienated the public
Cross-posted from Irregular Climate Like it or not (I obviously don’t) the green movement has failed. It has failed to inspire the public to care about the environment we all…
Stephen Harper’s Great Burro Tour
Ca...ca...ca...caramba. I see Presidente Crapper has arrived in Colombia. On what the Globe and Con is calling his "victory lap."But I prefer to call his Great Burro Tour.Critics of free…
Anonymous Pledges To Take Down Facebook On November 5, 2011
"Members of a group of activist hackers known as Anonymous say they're planning to "kill Facebook" because the popular social networking site purportedly abuses the privacy of users.In a video…
Tories are in for a fight in Ontario. Latest Ipsos Reid poll shows 38% support for Hudak and 33% for McGuinty
There has been a general consensus among liberals, since the May 2 election debacle, that the party’s PR machine and recruiting mechanism need an extreme overhaul, a new vision and…
Six sixteen by twenty
The six paintings are done, except for the tedious last glaze layer and painting the edges. Filed under: art, comment, painting Tagged: acrylic, canvas, cloud, landscapes, orange, red, white, wind,…
Why Social Media behind the Government Firewall Matters
This comment, posted four months ago to my blog by Jesse G. in response to this post on GCPEDIA, remains one of the favorite comments posted to my blog ever.…