A weak argument
On this holiday Monday for most people, I was going to take a crack at Jason Kenney’s ridiculous assertion about how Senate reform could be achieved by the provinces magically…
Trust The Onion
To tell the truth. The sad thing is, it works the same here in Canada. There is only one "legitimate" position on the Middle East and that is "Israel can…
La Journée des Patriotes: Even The Gazette Says It’s a Good Thing to Celebrate
Today is a holiday: in Quebec since 2002 it's been called la Journée des Patriotes, in honour of the band of rebels who took on the British regime in 1837-38.…
Asperger’s is the New Autism: No Intellectually Disabled Allowed in the DSM-5’s New Autism Spectrum Disorder
"the autism umbrella has since widened to include milder forms, says Dr. Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For example, it now includes…
Why the Canadian Wheat Board should matter to all of us
Prairie strong no longer? Harper's renewed attack on the Canadian Wheat Board | rabble.ca Excerpt: The Canadian Wheat Board represents some 75,000 grain growers, and handles all Western wheat and…
Austerity Hypocrisy
Source: CTV News: Cabinet Costs Soar, New Salaries and Perks Total $9MWith the economy still being touted as one of the major issues that emerged from the election, the Conservatives…
Turning on a dime
If there is one thing the 21st century had learned already, its that things will change on a dime.George Bush wasn't going to be a memorable president -- until 911.The…
Renewing the Party
I went on a much needed vacation after the election and now I’m back I thought I would post my thoughts on what I think the Liberal party needs to…
Time for the post Rapture headcount….
May 21 came and went with no earthquakes or other disasters to speak of, unless you think this blog qualifies. The Rapture was supposed to happen on Saturday, and near…
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CANADIAN POLITICS:MARCH WITH OCAP AND CUPE THIS THURSDAY:This appeal from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) asks you to join the 'Raise the Rates' contingent at the upcoming Canadian Union…
The Alberta PC leadership contest: where are the media now that we need them?
The six Alberta PC leadership candidates in Hinton on May 20, picture grabbed by The Eagle, Hinton 97.5 FM. Below: The Tyee. But what’s with all the wildlife where a…
How the Campbell/Clark Liberals Brought Real Lying into BC Politics
I have been in politics or commenting on them (same thing) back to the days of WAC Bennett. My first published piece was a criticism of Bennett’s position on the…
American-Flavored Crazy: Rick Santorum
With Donald Trump having bowed out of consideration for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, we now have to turn elsewhere for our regular dose of American…
Skoonheid (Beauty) wins Queer Palm at 64th Cannes Film Festival
Skoonheid (Beauty), the first Afrikaans film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival, won the 2011 Queer Palm award, which recognizes one film for its contributions to lesbian,…
Revisionism: It Ain’t Just For the Holocaust
Any new photos of Paulie, you ask? Take a gander at this one: Why, oh why, do you make this so easy for us Paulie? Now while we might think…
Foreign Diplomats Surrounded by Gunmen in Yemen
Gunmen said to be loyal to Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh have surrounded the Emirates embassy in Sanaa. Inside a group of foreign diplomats have convened awaiting a decision from…
Omar Khadr and the Airport Outrage
As if it wasn't bad enough that two Canadian governments allowed the war criminals at the Pentagon to imprison and torture a Canadian child soldier in a place like Guantanamo.As…
Still here?
Anyone feel touched by his noodly appendages last evening? Us Pagans and Non believers have been having a bit of fun with this one. There are sightings of the "disappeared"…
Actually Stephen, the taxpayers dollars go to the parties they support.
Budget will mean curtains for party funds: minister | iPoliticsStephen Harper is lying to the public, again. He is trying to make you think that you are funding parties you…