Election: First week roundup
Its been just over a week since the writ dropped and the 41st federal election was announced. Its been a wild one, to be sure. Here’s the Readers Digets version…
The Harper Legacy – Part 2
The Rise to Power, In Opposition and Before 2004 – 2006 When the 38th parliament fell in Nov 2005 the mantra from Mr Harper was about bringing in an “Open…
Hyperdecantenation
The enitrety of info about hyperdecantenation in Incredible edibles, a recent article about molecular gastronomy in the New Yorker:They also claim to have a way of improving wine by “hyperdecanting”…
The Bloc Québécois is useless
With the Conservatives at the helm since 2006, Québec now only contributes eleven members to the governing party in Ottawa. With the prospect of a Conservative majority government, and perhaps…
Harper Wants to Weaken Democracy…Again
Yesterday, Stephen Harper brought a campaign issue that literally no one else was thinking about. He informed the public that a Harper majority government would remove the per0vote subsidy that…
Harper Wants to Weaken Democracy…Again
Yesterday, Stephen Harper brought a campaign issue that literally no one else was thinking about. He informed the public that a Harper majority government would remove the per0vote subsidy that…
Harper Wants to Weaken Democracy…Again
Yesterday, Stephen Harper brought a campaign issue that literally no one else was thinking about. He informed the public that a Harper majority government would remove the per0vote subsidy that…
Harper Wants to Weaken Democracy…Again
Yesterday, Stephen Harper brought a campaign issue that literally no one else was thinking about. He informed the public that a Harper majority government would remove the per0vote subsidy that…
Deja Vu Election All Over Again
Hey there, election season in Canada is here. Can you smell the ballot papers, the baby powder, the stench of hateful attack ads? Doesn’t make you feel alive… Well, unfortunately…
Campaign vandalism – a.k.a. "Douchebaggery"
I am reluctant to use words like "douchebag" in daily conversation. There are, and have been, a number of politicians for whom I have little regard, but for whom I…
Edmonton-Leduc NDP campaign diary, Day 8
What? He has time to blog in the middle of the day?!Just unsure if I'll get to my computer after returning from canvassing tonight.Sign placement is going quite well. Of…
In Defence of Democracy! (or, To Block The Bloc)
At least I think I am defending democracy. Perhaps I’m just out of touch, too. I read and comment on dozens of online news sources daily but few of them…
Catch 22 endorses Elizabeth May, Green Party, SGI
What an exciting day! The Catch 22 Campaign's first ever online endorsement process wrapped up a couple of hours ago. Based on the best available research, the Catch 22 team…
Antagonism and Opportunism
The federal election being called last Friday has thrown me into an inescapable vortex of Canadian federal politics, and somehow a story that would normally catch my eye escaped me.…
Crazy Bitches R Us 2011-04-02 17:37:00
An anonymous poster wrote to CrazyBitchesRus the following: “…no seems to have noticed that NWAC has laid off all the Sisters In Spirit staff. The NWAC SIS department is closed…
Crazy Bitches R Us 2011-04-02 17:37:00
An anonymous poster wrote to CrazyBitchesRus the following: “…no seems to have noticed that NWAC has laid off all the Sisters In Spirit staff. The NWAC SIS department is closed…
Crazy Bitches R Us 2011-04-02 17:37:00
An anonymous poster wrote to CrazyBitchesRus the following: “…no seems to have noticed that NWAC has laid off all the Sisters In Spirit staff. The NWAC SIS department is closed…
Crazy Bitches R Us 2011-04-02 17:37:00
An anonymous poster wrote to CrazyBitchesRus the following: “…no seems to have noticed that NWAC has laid off all the Sisters In Spirit staff. The NWAC SIS department is closed…
Don’t Blame R2P: A Rebuttal to Margaret Wente
Sometimes I appreciate Margaret Wente’s contrarianism, sometimes it really blinds her. Her piece last weekend on R2P and Libya was wildly off the mark, replacing critique with a somewhat bizarre…
DAY EIGHT: The Media And The Narrative (the media sucks! part 3,756)
You can't overstate the importance of the role the media plays in shaping how election campaigns and the candidates themselves are perceived. So early on here during the race I've…