The Frustrated Voter!
It is frustrating listening to all the promises as to what our politicians will do if elected when we cannot even get a clear picture of what they did when…
Applauding contempt for a question?
Harper & his Conservative Party seem 2 continue to give Canadians a glimpse of what lies beneath the mask.
Rise up videos. Ah, the memories.
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Vote ABC
Taking Cathie's lead I too have just added the Project Democracy widget to the sidebar. I live in a Key Contest riding of Miossissauga, Erindale: This is a swing riding…
If Jack Layton won’t put vulnerable Canadians ahead of politics as usual, he won’t get my vote (and he doesn’t deserve your’s)
There's nothing to suggest that November 25, 2010 - the International Day to End Violence against Women - was an unusual day in Alberta. On that day, 816 women and…
Harper’s Constitutional Double Down Strategy
This was meant to be a reply to the cat’s latest column, regarding Stephen Harper’s outrageous stance on forming government in a minority situation in parliament. Something went wrong with…
An open letter to @jacklayton on the future of the Senate
April 23, 2011 Dear Jack, Recent media reports suggest that you see yourself running to be my next Prime Minister. As you know, the Harper Tories now hold a majority…
Getting results means being interested
Before being elected, it always puzzled me what commissioners and councilors did around the table. Some looked interested, some looked bored and some looked like they were busy doing other…
Shades of Ontario 1990: let’s hope this flirtation with Dippers ends this week…
This past week's flirtation with the NDP in Quebec and perhaps elsewhere reminds me of Ontario's flirtation with the NDP in 1990. Quebecers have never experienced life under NDP rule.…
Strategic voting needed to restrict Harper
Catch 22 candidate picks unchanged by NDP surge “NDP moves into tie with Liberals”, screamed headlines in newspapers across the country. The New Democrats and the Liberals were in a…
Upcoming attack ads leaked
Our transcription monkeys have really outdone themselves this time - adopting a strategy that Ralph Klein used to use when he was a reporter in Calgary, they sneaked into he…
The Reality Of The Grit Attack on Jack
Floundering, the Grits have today unsurprisingly gone after the NDP in a new attack ad. It comes a day after Big Blue unleashed an attack of its own. Here’s a…
I’ve got a bridge for sale! Interested?
That some people consider this kind of thing to be "news" or anything besides comedic fodder or psychiatric interest is beyond me.
Stephen Harper: Now He’s The Champion of National Unity
Now we’ve seen everything---Stephen Harper, who only a few years ago counseled Albertans to build “firewalls” around their province to protect it from Canada, has proclaimed himself the indispensable champion…
Canadians Cynical? Nope
It's been suggested during this campaign that Canadians are disinterested and cynical. That statement has been made in large part by Conservatives and some media.I think they are in for…
Canadians Cynical? Nope
It's been suggested during this campaign that Canadians are disinterested and cynical. That statement has been made in large part by Conservatives and some media.I think they are in for…
Canadians Cynical? Nope
It’s been suggested during this campaign that Canadians are disinterested and cynical. That statement has been made in large part by Conservatives and some media. I think they are in…
Stephen Harper: Now He’s The Champion of National Unity
Now we’ve seen everything—Stephen Harper, who only a few years ago counseled Albertans to build “firewalls” around their province to protect it from Canada, has proclaimed himself the indispensable champion…
What the hell is a Twatsy
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The Polls and the Proles
The polls are suggesting a Harper majority may be in the cards, but they may be counting out the wild card in this deck: young people. How do polls work?…