Boy, you gotta love Amir Khadir
He is the little Quebec socialist/separatist that keeps on giving: Quebec politician Amir Khadir is not pleased the royal newlyweds will be visiting Montreal and Quebec City during their upcoming…
iPad on the road
In a recent post, I stated my intent of purchasing an iPad2 as soon as it would become available in Canada, and expounded why I deem it as the optimal…
confused premier stelmach blames teachers for lay-offs.
Only months before he rides into his political sunset, a confused Premier Ed Stelmach blamed the Alberta Teachers’ Association for the school board budget shortfalls that may lead to the…
3815…"That Ain’t My Junk"
Provincial PC candidate George Lepp, a world wide aensation, tells Jonathan Jenkins of the Sun that the penis posted from his Blackberry on to his Twitter account was not his.Which…
Afghantistan is no longer a risk: PM
Inspired by this story:http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/05/30/pol-harper-afghanistan.html
Lost In Translation?
Impolitical has some questions for Brother James, whoever that is. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. ;)
Don’t worry, cell phones still cause cancer
The latest in this epic struggle: Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenic. There’s obviously no clear answer, but given there’s some evidence both ways, wouldn’t it be prudent for any…
Where in the world is Patrick Ross?
I think he's been hired by Huffington Post Canada. I'm so jealous.You can run son, but you can't hide forever.UPDATE: The obsession with all things 'Jim Parrot' has become pure…
Seeing the Future
Robin Sears has an interesting piece in this morning's Huffington Post. Those who are predicting the demise of the Liberal Party should read it. Sears' take is particularly interesting, given…
3814…These Are The End Days
Harold Camping was right.Case in point was offered on the front page of today's Metro, a free paper in Ottawa.Bees Swarm MarketOMG.In the Ottawa Sun the bees become wasps and…
A Walkable City
One of the great pleasures in my life is walking with my dog along the Fraser River, at Riverfront Park. There is a path that starts just east of the…
Global Food Prices May Double by 2030
What's that awful sound? Could it be empty bellies - or is that the clarion call of war?Oxfam is warning that the already record-breaking price of staple foods could more…
Ralph Goodale shocked that he must give up his prime office space in the Centre Block!
What Angers Some Liberals The Most Is the Loss Of Entitlement. How dare the 103 New Democrat MP's think they are in any way, superior to 34 Liberal MP's. Jane…
Sign A Merger Will Not Happen
There is bound to be a lot of bad blood between Liberals and New Democrats after the latter started evicting a bunch of Liberal MPs, including Ralph Goodale, whom they…
On the Quebec question: (2) Self-determination
Yesterday, I suggested that objections to the definition of a "clear majority" in favour of separation as 50%+1 were insincere, and really masked forms of other objections. The first I…
Hooray for Winnipeg!!!!
About time! Now let’s see about getting a team back to Québec City and another one for Ontario and maybe the Maritimes! Bettman? Your great experiment is a failure! I…
The Liberals and the Quebec Question
It's a debate you'd expect to hear at a party like this one. But it's one being hoisted upon us by the Liberal Party, which only makes it more absurd.…
Free Dominion, the Fourniers, and "John Does" Revisited
Our friend BCL has already done the heavy lifting so we will simply direct our readers to his blog. Suffice it to say that a third judge has ruled in…
Will The Federal Liberal Caucus Work To Save The Canadian Wheat Board?
Big City Lib predicts that the current parliamentary formula of (Conservative Gov't + NDP Official Opposition = BOOM!!!). Since it is the stated intent of the Harper admin to end…
“Justice Sheds” Fill Gap in System
While waiting for their new multi-billion dollar prisons to be constructed, “Conservatives” are protecting their neighbourhoods with homemade “Justice Sheds” to detain suspicious-looking characters the police are too lazy to…