The Conservatives, at their recent convention Blue Party, apparently played the “media hates us” card, something the Sixth Estate Media Bias Project conclusively disproved last month. More proof arrived today…
Chris nicely highlights the Cons' stunningly quick resort to back-to-work legislation after a mere day of Air Canada's CAW strike, at a point where there's been little if any impact…
Oh.My.Godzilla. Where's Barney when we need him? It seems the right-wingers in this country can't stop lumbering after Brigette DePape. When they're not bellowing "Canada is not EGYPT !!!!!!" they're…
There are certain principles that an individual cannot break, no matter what the situation is. Principles like, I can never kill anyone unless its in self-defense or I will never…
Cats on the ledge.
No blog posts since that incredible election (who says Canadian politics is boring!), but definitely hope to post more on how Harper is doing with his majority…. In the mean-time…
I received a registered letter in the mail today, from the City of Greater Sudbury. It wasn’t in fact a letter; it was a “Notice of Non-Conformity”, issued by a…
Canada's House of Commons easily passed a motion today with nearly unanimous support from all officially recognized parties, plus some of those nice Bloc MPs, represented in the House to…
http://bit.ly/meV37O Kirk Makin in the Globe does a good job setting out the case presented to the Court of Appeal today in the prostitution appeal. His article says: "Up to…
After a single day of strike, labour minister Lisa Raitt has announced the government's plan to legislate CAW members at Air Canada back to work. Wow. Welcome to Stephen Harper's…
http://bit.ly/j6noOh "The Harper government is threatening to legislate an end to the Air Canada strike if union negotiators and company management can't reach a deal." This is very odd indeed.…
If you've only just stumbled upon this little corner of cyberspace, then you won't be aware of my political leanings. You see, like many who observe the political arena, I…
John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel (1681)
Responding to Warren Kinsella, who waxes enthusiastic about a united left. The thing is, a united left will bleed support from its margins to the Conservatives. It would bleed those…
I’m really convinced our premier has lost it. I’m seriously wondering if he’s on drugs. Sometimes I wonder if we have a need to do things so differently just for…
This one's going to be a little disconnected. The overarching thread, as said yesterday, is figuring out how to adjust our governing institutions to suit the importance of the principle…
@cityslikr's pal Urban Sophisticat on the Six Sigma sickness currently afflicting our municipal leadership. Read it now. On The Road To Metropolis « All Fired Up In The Big Smoke…
so tired of the word "democrayc" being bandied about as if it was synonymous with freedom, ethics, fiat of the people. that's so misled. even athenians didn't believe that democracy…
Around the time I started wearing combat boots, putting safety pins through my ears as improvised earrings and became perpetually sullen, I first heard Joy Division’s Closer. It was amazing.…
American negotiators are working out a deal that could allow US forces to remain in Afghanistan for decades. All this nonsense about an American withdrawal by 2014 was always just…
