Federal Budget Refried
Was it worth the wait? Hardly. Today’s federal budget is about as appetizing as two month-old pizza warmed up in the microwave. I guess they deserve high marks for consistency,…
Rerun Season
For the first time in a long time, we have a budget that can be judged on its content, rather than its electoral implications.So while the opportunity now exists to…
Question period: a scattershot first day
Dear MPs: If you’re going to institute a ban on heckling during question period, could you at least engage in some witty repartee to replace it? Thanks! Me. And that…
Cuba changing; US stuck
President Obama and his advisers share with most of the mass media the same visual weakness when it comes to Cuba: they don’t see the obvious, the crucial facts and…
Peggy Nash Meet Jack Layton
I haven't perused Hansard yet, but according to Brian Topp, in praising Peggy Nash:She went directly to the heart of the government's economic strategy, asking the Conservatives why their sole…
LPC Keeps Focus on Jobs, Economy
This is good to see. Team Red isn't being distracted by vote subsidies and other issues nobody cares about. ----------------- Budget Shows Profound Complacency: No Plan for Jobs, No Plan…
The Federal Budget
Source: CTV News: Highlights of the Federal BudgetSource: CBC News: Flaherty Sticks to Deficit Pledge, But Adds No DetailsAgain, I'm still on the mend, so getting here to post isn't…
D-Day — a day to remember
The operation was the largest amphibious invasion in world history, with over 160,000 troops landing on 6 June 1944. 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000ships were…
PM Inspects Quebec Flood Zone
Inspired by these stories: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Harper+miss+historic+moment/4900101/story.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/06/harper-quebec-flooding.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/05/mic...
Hassan Diab: Canada allows bomb suspect’s extradition
A Canadian judge has approved the extradition to France of a man charged in a deadly 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13671315Mr Diab, who was arrested in 2008, says he…
Palin makes history
No, Paul! Ride the other way! Next: “General Benedict Arnold, our revolutionary hero who captured Fort Ticonderoga, who won the Battle of Ridgefield, who relieved Fort Stanwix and was wounded…
Statements compelled under provincial highway legislation are not admissible in a criminal trial
R. v. Soules, 2011 ONCA 429, released this morning, holds that compelled statements are not admissible against their maker in a criminal trial: In Powers, the majority referred to Orbanski/Elias…
Shades of Green: Extreme Weather – Floods, Fires, Storms and Droughts
The realization that we might be partly responsible for the recent spate of destructive weather is difficult to accept because it requires us to change the image of ourselves from…
Mythbusting: Not Kari, but still worth a look
labradore charts the total electricity output from Nalcor, less Churchill Falls, Menihek and a few other bits and pieces. Note that thermal generation – mostly Holyrood has been less than…
The Sinking Pequiste Ship
Despite somewhat healthy leads and something of a moral high ground these days (thanks the the PLQ's various scandals), the separatist Parti Quebecois had three high-profile defections from their caucus…
How much do I despise Anthony Weiner?
He shows up late to his own press conference, allowing Breitbart to grab the mic and hog it! He gave the spotlight to Breitbart because he couldn't be on time.…
The Town Without Poverty
A guest post from Richard Pereira, a recent winner of the PEF Essay Contest… - Canadian Economics Association – The Town Without Poverty There were hundreds of speakers at this…
Conrad Black is such a good guy: lazy, demeaning, treating fellow inmates ‘like servants’
Since his conviction for fraud and obstruction of justice, Conrad Black has portrayed himself the victim of liberal, over-zealous courts. He is really innocent and a good guy all around,…
GOP-friendly Howard ‘The Wolf’ Kurtz comes to Roger Ailes’ rescue
The right can always count on conservative Howard Kurtz to spread their talking points, especially when it comes to conservative media. He is their protectorate against criticism and is unafraid…