If anything, this recent Tory convention in Ottawa made visible some apparent weaknesses in the conservative party, internally and on questions of policy. From voting against the creation of a…
Not surprisingly, the Cons are working feverishly to pretend that the message which won them a bare majority of seats in the House of Commons is of absolutely no consequence…
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Age Of The Earth “The Age of the Earth has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate,…
*Because reality has a "liberal bias"Age Of The Earth"The Age of the Earth has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate, particularly between…
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Age Of The Earth “The Age of the Earth has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate,…
At the time I thought, hey look at Peace Order or Good Government Eh and I thought it would be okay. However on second thought this might lead to some…
I've noted before that the main advantage for incumbents - and thus the main obstacle to substantial change - is the perception on the part of potential challengers that it's…
"Genuine kindness occurs when our sole motivation is caring about the welfare of others": Pirke Avos The funeral of Justice Bentley was deeply moving. The father of Canada's drug treatment…
A variety of content for your weekend reading.- The Lethbridge Herald nicely points out who figures to have a problem with Stephen Harper's decision to have the Canadian public pay…
In an convention that was seriously lacking in news (which is the way the Conservatives wanted it, incidentally) the one bit of drama was the battle (which seems to happen…
My beef this Sunday morning is taxes. I haven't had much time to think about the "revised" federal budget, and there's not much point in tearing it apart, any honest…
Saying "dildo". Not being a Nazi. Meanwhile, its official: on average Sun TV doesn't have enough viewers to fill a junior hockey rink. But that's better then Kory Teneycke expected.…
I'm not sure why we never really seem to have a national conversation about First Nations, whether it's because of collective shame, indifference or elements of racism, but the relative…
Over at Grist.com there's a discussion about Canada's (Stevie Harper's) abandonment of Kyoto. One commenter posted the following 2002 letter our Ruler sent to his then - and now -…
A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada I've been reading Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine, and what I find interesting, is that American Imperialism over the…
I have to disagree with my blogging colleague Jymn over his way about the different ways the Democratic Party and Republican Party handle scandals. I’d rather a party not lower…
Angelo Perischelli writes in today's Toronto Star that Stephen Harper has led a " ten year revolution." It has been, Perischelli claims, a quiet revolution:Harper’s changes are like the hands…
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.” ~ Albert Einstein
First, some idle thoughts. McKee was released from detention in Regina shortly before May 26 (he was sighted at that time with Natalie Serafini near the University of Calgary). On…
