Well, That Was A Good Use of Time
After pretty nearly three days of non-stop debate in the House of Commons on Bill C-6 (back-to-work legislation for CUPW), it ends in an easy government victory as the New…
One year later
One man reports on how the G20 experience changed him: The main change I’ve noticed in myself since the G20 is how much I hate cops now. Not only am…
Make Your Dad A Rock ‘n Roll Star (Star)!
AllTheCoolnessThatFitsPatriarchyVille'Star, Star' is one of those Frames songs that all manner of folks have played with the band, live, over the years. Especially kids who come out of the crowdHeckfire…
David Prosser allies: He was just protecting himself! Honest!
Here's the background. This bit is so funny and so out there, I'll bet the media buys the latter explanation (emphasis mine).According to some sources, Prosser wrapped his hands around…
The Idealistic NDP Filibuster Loses To Reality
The NDP filibuster ended last night, not because Jack Layton achieved the impossible, but because he changed his mind.After 47 hours, as it became increasingly apparent that Canada Post and…
Tremaine Delays the Inevitable. Well, PERHAPS the Inevitable
Court temporarily stays hate speech charge The StarPhoenix June 25, 2011 A conditional stay has been granted to Terrence Cecil Tremaine, the former university lecturer accused of promoting hatred. Tremaine…
Killing brown people: Canada says "you’re right"…
…but so what? It would be interesting to have Margaret Somerville’s “pro-life” take on all this. The question: if you demand the right to leave warning labels off poison, win…
#Brigette DePape rocks the rally at Queen’s Park
Guess it's good to have the occasional reminder. From Jason Kenney's favourite left-wing kook.
A Proposal for a Series Of Child Welfare Policy Resolutions
A Proposal for a Series of Child Welfare Policy ResolutionsProposed by party member Michele Farrugia, Peterborough OntarioDate: 25/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy Assembly.FOSTER CAREWHEREAS…
Proposal for an Ontario Childhood Obesity Strategy
Proposal for an Ontario Childhood Obesity StrategyProposed by party member Michele Farrugia, Peterborough OntarioDate: 25/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy Assembly.At SchoolCreate an Ontario Obesity…
Not allowed to talk about poverty
BC Stats put out a release yesterday with the headline “Low Income Cut-Offs (LICOs) are a Poor Measure of Poverty” and author Dan Schrier gets in a dirty hit right…
Wankers of the Week: Staying Inhuman
Crappy first weekend of summer, everyone! How’s the weather where you are? Where I’m at, it’s predictably unpredictable with occasional bursts of shitty. But all is not lost. I hear…
Fund-Raising Review By Province – Conservatives
As promised, let's dig into La Presse's party fund-raising data to see what we can conclude about where and how Canada's political parties have raised money over the past few…
3878…Asbestos Must Be Safe
Right?My Facebook friend from Westmount, Marc Garneau, tells the world that Canada has not added asbestos to the Rotterham list of dangerous stuff.Surely this is an oversight by the Stephen…
Warren Kinsella Jumped the Shark Roughly at the Same Time as the Phrase "Jump the Shark" Jumped the Shark.
As the rhetoric, games, and spin ramp up in the lead up to this fall’s provincial election, am I the only one noticing that Kinsella, who’s purportedly running the McGuinty…
The New Political Landscape
The results of the general election have dramatically shifted Canada’s political orientation. A round-up: What’s good: No more mushy-middle, quasi-conservative-government-in-waiting-politicking by the Grits. What’s bad: Big Blue is stronger than…
Long Time…
Been busy.
The NDP platform: Not made in Ontario
On the left, the stock photo as it appears in the NDP platform. On the right, as you can purchase them, too. All style, zero substance.
Vancouver riots: Revealing video shows what’s behind the “kiss” photo
No, it really wasn’t a hot make-out session. (Too bad, eh?) Here’s what really happened: If you think the rioters were bad, the cops were WORSE. (Like I often say:…