Bob Rae & The Interim Leadership
Last Thursday, Bob Rae put his name forward for the interim leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada: “Colleagues and friends, I want to advise you that I am willing…
Politicos say: No funds for Hub
So the Hintonburg Hub partners sat down with the local politicos last Friday - including the Mayor and Muncipal Affairs minister Bob Chiarelli - and the essense of the meeting…
Don’t you get it? ‘Apparently not’ is the only safe conclusion as Alberta launches tardy STD campaign
Don’t you get it? Screen shot from provincial syphilis warning website. Below: Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky, former health minister Ron Liepert.At the risk of belabouring the point, while it is…
The need for satire – Canada’s troublesome lack of a consistent satirical voice
Canada lacks a consistent satirical voice to point out whatever political contradictions and hypocrisies were so often set forth into the airwaves.
Jeff Hughes Death in the News
This came out in the evening on Tuesday. Shall we anticipate the response of the boneheads? No charges in police shooting of white supremacistBy: ctvbc.caDate: Sunday May. 22, 2011 5:37…
Toronto Pride likely to receive city funding after threats over controversial group
Great news tonight from the City of Toronto's executive committee. I was glad to email them this past weekend. I have no idea if it made a difference. I'd like…
To Stop Abortion, Kill Sluts: Facebook Groups
It has become commonplace for pro-life web sites and blogs to insert a disclaimer of sorts which states that pro-life activists don’t condone violence, as though they attempt to distance…
"This is real democracy"
This is from a CBC report on an incident that occurred while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress: Netanyahu ... was briefly…
[New Murray Dobbin Post] Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality Posted: 24 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the…
Reported Assault on Weekend
We received this information a few moments ago: At 2:30pm on Saturday, a friend of mine saw two boneheads come up to the front of a house in Bridgeland where…
Request For Contact
To the individual who posted as "Fetus," could we ask that you leave us an email to contact you? There are some things we think we need to discuss, and…
On Liberal Principles – by Kyle Harrietha
It has been some time since I posted on this blog but the ongoing debate over what the Liberal Party of Canada stands for is one that I felt the…
Conventional Wisdom has it that…
It will be convenient to have a name for the ideas which are esteemed at any time for their acceptability, and it should be a term that emphasizes this predictability.…
I Will ^NOT Be Supporting the Amendments to the Liberal Constitution
It is ridiculous. They shall set a date? For a leadership vote? Which is not the same as the leadership vote will occur sometime between Nov 1, 2012 and February,…
another (canadian) athlete speaks out for equal marriage
It comes as no surprise that NBA great - and peace-loving Canadian - Steve Nash supports same-sex marriage. But it's damn great to hear him say it. Does anyone know…
Fact Check: NDP Largest Opposition in Years
I'm seeing some pundits take Jack Layton to task for claiming his NDP opposition caucus at 103 members is the "largest ... opposition in 31 years". Notwithstanding insinuations to the…
A matter of national security
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Canada is on the verge of imposing sanctions on Syria. Since the Americans, along with the EU, have already moved in that direction…
Bradley Manning: The Angry Gay Soldier
On Thursday it will be one year since Bradley Manning was arrested by the U.S. military and accused of leaking classified documents and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks.The massive leak revealed…
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the line from Shakespeare: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Replace…