the King’s speech
Let us be clear, Stephen Harper is the front runner in this election. The last thing a front runner wants is to lose control of the agenda or to get…
A breathtaking Greek tragedy in Chad – Friday Film Pick: A Screaming Man
A breathtaking film from Chad, thanks to Film Movement.
STEPHEN HARPER: SANS MOI LE DELUGE
As the Prime Minister of a long-established, if complacent, democracy, Stephen Harper is supposed to say that for him the will of the people is paramount. He is supposed to…
Hard to believe Kinsella once had a high school crush on Ignatieff, or progressives just let the Liberals implode
Clearly there are still old deep fault lines in the LPC ranks, and the Big Red tent of brokerage ideological politics of “pragmatically” offering to be everything to everyone is…
STEPHEN HARPER: SANS MOI LE DELUGE
As the Prime Minister of a long-established, if complacent, democracy, Stephen Harper is supposed to say that for him the will of the people is paramount. He is supposed to…
Ottawa gives reserves 1,000 slop pails for water crisis
Canada,The True North Strong and Free !WINNIPEG—The same remote northern Manitoba reserves that were sent body bags during the H1N1 flu outbreak say Ottawa has come up with a similarly…
The prediction comes true…
Former Collingwood mayor Chris Carrier turned out to be very prescient in his speech to Conservatives last month: the Wasaga Sun story claiming Kellie Leitch had sent out a “forged”…
NDP Surge
The NDP vote is surging, especially in Quebec where all the other parties are losing support to the NDP, particularly the Bloc. The NDP is clearly ahead of both of…
Edmonton-Leduc NDP Campaign diary, continued
Dear friends, With only a week till election day, the campaign needs your help like never before. We are seeing wonderful response and support in the community, but need to…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Creationist victory a sad day for American education
It's pretty easy to make fun of American education these days. There are viral videos on YouTube that paint a bleak, even frightening, picture of the average American unable to…
Not all NDP candidates are comfortable with Jack Layton’s disingenuous gun registry approach
Kelowna Capital News April 22, 2011 Finnis said he personally supports the registry and said he was disappointed some NDP MPs did not. He said Canadians have to register their…
Ethnic backlash
Anyone not familiar with Jacques Parizeau's infamous statement about the ethnic vote in 1995 is new to Canadian politics: "True, we've been defeated... at the very heart of it, by…
On responses to gun lobby holocaust analogies
In the United States, when radical gun owner groups compare themselves to the victims of Nazi Holocaust, politicians speak out. In Canada, when a handpicked advisor to the Harper Tory…
If you want progressive, democratic government, vote Liberal!
The opinion polls have recently shown a significant uptick in NDP support. This would be great news, if it were taking the vote away from Stephen Harper. However, it is…
If you want progressive, democratic government, vote Liberal!
The opinion polls have recently shown a significant uptick in NDP support. This would be great news, if it were taking the vote away from Stephen Harper. However, it is…
If you want progressive, democratic government, vote Liberal!
The opinion polls have recently shown a significant uptick in NDP support. This would be great news, if it were taking the vote away from Stephen Harper. However, it is…
If you want progressive, democratic government, vote Liberal!
The opinion polls have recently shown a significant uptick in NDP support. This would be great news, if it were taking the vote away from Stephen Harper. However, it is…
My thoughts on CCP
The Division of Computational Physics of the American Physical Society has now its own blog, brought to you by its very own executive committee, of which I am presently a…
A Triumph of Substance Over Spin: An Electoral Epiphany at the Social Planning Council’s All-Candidates Meeting
Last night, I attended one of the most unusual meetings of federal election candidates that I've ever been to. Hosted by the Greater Sudbury Social Planning Council, the all-candidates meeting…
Mount Allison Residences: Thornton House (12 of 13)
Mount Allison Residences: Thornton House (12 of 13) Thornton House is located on the "South Side" of campus with some of the best views of the MacAulay fields. It's known…