Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox to produce "It Gets Better" videos
Both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox baseball teams have decided to take a stand against anti-gay bullying and homophobia and produce "It Gets Better" videos. The two teams…
G20 hearings continue in Toronto tonight
Public hearings continue tonight in the west end of Toronto: 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall. There is a narrow question at…
Help Harper Name His New Pet
PM Harper came out of a month-long media hiding last week to give his first full length interview since election day. Now he is asking the canadian population to help…
There’s a federal budget tomorrow
So naturally I spent most of the morning at Home Depot buying lumber, plywood, fence fittings and what not. Hey they may be a big box, but at least they…
On dominance
Meanwhile, the obvious potential for growth in NDP support figures to have some rather important effects on the Cons' strategy as well. After all, their current coalition of support left…
Sometimes dipping your toes is a full immersion
The smell of the sea and tears-tasting salt water still cling to me as I dress/undress for bed. My skin is red where the sun kissed it a little too…
Stephen Harper and Brigette’s Message
Well I see the legend of Brigette DePape continues to grow, like a red rose of hope in the darkness of Harperland. ““I have been really inspired because there have…
About protest
Johann Hari writes about the proof that protest works: : The first ever attempt to hold a Gay Pride rally in Trafalgar Square was in 1965. Two dozen people turned…
The NDP were probably better at fiscal management
http://bit.ly/lkkmoS "Hard spending decisions have never been a hallmark of Mr. Harper's governments, which have cut taxes, dramatically increased the number of civil servants, driven up spending, eliminated the surplus…
The view from here
Mom mallard and 15 newborns stopped by for a snack.
Nanos Poll – End of the Bloc
Nanos has a new poll out with very slight changes for all the parties, except it shows the Bloc literally collapsing before our eyes. Topline numbers are 39.7% Con, 29.9%…
On fading reasons
There's plenty to catch up on in Canadian politics from the past week, and I'll try to cover the biggest news over the next couple of days. But let's start…
michael moore: canadians need to get in touch with their inner hockey stick
Did you hear Michael Moore has offered our hero Brigette DePape a job? I hope she has many such excellent opportunities coming her way. A young woman with that much…
Morton Is Wrong: Dissident Page Rawks
Grandstanding does work. The babilicious Brigette DePape did it and she's become internationally famous and probably refusing more job offers in the last day than James Morton gets in a…
racist bus ad in mississauga, part two: we win!
Remember this? I wrote about this here. Thanks to the tireless efforts of my comrade Peter, we were able to organize the requisite five complaints needed to trigger a City…
Cross-Border Talks and Cybersecurity Law Consultation Ended
You are not alone if you did not even know there was a public consultation on cross-border talks. Link to Pirate Party of Canada Press release: Transparent Public Consultation Needed…
Polling Since June 1978
Here's a fun look at the Canadian electorate's waffling since before Joe Clark was Prime Minister: You can view raw data here. I only managed from 1978 to 2001, since…
Liberals and Greens
Hello. I am Teddy. I am the admin of Riding by Riding, and, a new contributor to this blog. I am a liberal. I've always been a liberal. The problem…
Michael Moore hearts Brigette DePape – “the best contempt of Parliament ever!”
This will blow a few more wingnut gaskets. Good for Michael Moore for pointing out the facts of our apathetic public participation in voting responsibly. And good for an American…
A Memo to David Akin
On the Hill: Memo to Brigette: There are no shortcuts in politics. It takes long, dull, dreary work http://bit.ly/mC2SsL Everything you argue is based on the premise that political activity…