Where is a god when you need one
Because if there was one handy, Stockwell Day would spend his after life rotting in hell. This former evangelical minister, ex-leader of the reform party and now retiring ex-menial, minister,…
Debate post script
For the second night in a row, I didn't watch the Leaders' debate (there was an all-candidates debate in York Centre tonight which featured an equally jarring Tory candidate, but…
French Debate Kicked Ass (mostly Harper’s)
I hope people were watching, because tonight's French-language leaders' debate was lively, passionate and substantive. After fighting sleep at about the half-way point in yesterday's English-language debate, tonight I found…
French Debate Kicked Ass (mostly Harper’s)
I hope people were watching, because tonight’s French-language leaders’ debate was lively, passionate and substantive. After fighting sleep at about the half-way point in yesterday’s English-language debate, tonight I found…
Unsettling the Israeli settlers – An interview with Israel vs. Israel’s director Terje Carlsson
Terje Carlsson, director of Israel vs. Israel, on the fanaticism of Israeli settlers.
Rant For Canada
Are You Voting For Canada
Meet The New Boss – Same as the Old Boss
We have come full circle and a have once again been reduced to the lowly status of a colony, whose sole raison d'etre is to serve it's imperialist master. Where…
My vote for BC NDP leader: Mike Farnworth
After a long campaign, highlighted more by how much the leaders agreed than any substantive disagreements (except maybe on who hates Gordon Campbell the most), voting has commenced for the…
Unwelcome election
Hostility to electoral democracy and who do we think of? These days its Omar Gadhafi of Libya, Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire or, if you are really daring, maybe the…
The Sacred Cows No Politician Dares To Touch
Thank God the Stanley Cup Playoffs start this evening. This has to be the dullest federal election since Sir John A. swore off the bottle. Same old. Same old.Yet, around…
On the positive side…
… if they win a majority, it’s gong show laughs like this for 4+ years!
On the positive side…
... if they win a majority, it's gong show laughs like this for 4+ years!
Odd Sensibilities
As we near the second and final debate tonight, I've been thinking about some of what has been written and uttered about last night. There seems to be a need…
Odd Sensibilities
As we near the second and final debate tonight, I've been thinking about some of what has been written and uttered about last night. There seems to be a need…
Odd Sensibilities
As we near the second and final debate tonight, I’ve been thinking about some of what has been written and uttered about last night. There seems to be a need…
Should You Go to Law School?
The decision whether you should go to law school is fraught with complicated pros and cons, including opportunities, finances, salaries, and personal goals. Finally some anonymous law student has created…
Disdain and Contempt Lose the Day for Harper – Victory of Substance over Smugness
The first impression left by the debate was the "reality show" aspect of it all. In the parameters of the reality show, the characters are allowed to lie and be…
Polls
Nanos’ overnight poll post-debate has Stephen Harper’s leadership rating down 15 points. That is a big win for the progressives in this country and hardly surprising given the slew of…
Straggler..
Okay so I’ve been slacking on the blogging of late. Mostly because I’ve been hard at work on the campaign trail.. The debate last night was interesting for we political…