Despicable
What is happening in Canada? This looks like some U.S. fanatical stuff, right here in South Ottawa. It’s honestly disturbing.
My Fellow Canadians: Where do you get your news?
Do you get paper delivery each morning? Read the national, provincial or local headlines from newspapers at work? Catch up on the news from papers left at Tim Hortons? Do…
My Fellow Canadians: Where do you get your news?
Do you get paper delivery each morning? Read the national, provincial or local headlines from newspapers at work? Catch up on the news from papers left at Tim Hortons? Do…
My Fellow Canadians: Where do you get your news?
Do you get paper delivery each morning? Read the national, provincial or local headlines from newspapers at work? Catch up on the news from papers left at Tim Hortons? Do…
My Fellow Canadians: Where do you get your news?
Do you get paper delivery each morning? Read the national, provincial or local headlines from newspapers at work? Catch up on the news from papers left at Tim Hortons? Do…
Let’s Hear From Everyone At The Debates
There was an awful lot of talk this week about a one-on-one debate between Iggy and Harper. Sorry, but this is not an election that simply pits Big Blue against…
We All Lose When Only the Winners Gain Representation
While campaigning against the alternative vote option on the ballot in the UK referendum on the voting system, British Prime Minister, David Cameron makes the following analogy that underscores the…
Slaying that monster called Hunger
At the risk of sounding redundant here is yet another post on hunger. Hunger in Canada is a huge and growing problem,sadly it is also one that is being all…
Conservative candidate Marty Burke scrubs controversial views from website
Yesterday Scott Tribe blogged about the controversial opinions that Marty Burke, Conservative candidate in Guelph, has shared in various letters-to-the-editor in recent years, including: denouncing the war in Afghanistan “a…
Supporting Our Democracy
SOURCE: CBC News: Harper Vows to End Party SubsidiesNow, this news should come as no surprise to anyone. After all, Harper attempted to pass legislation to this effect but had…
From Conservative Minority to Majority, Part III: Fallout from the May 2nd Vote
Tuesday morning, May 3rd. Canada wakes up to discover that it’s elected yet another Conservative minority government. Just as all of the pundits were predicting prior to the vote of…
Prime Minister: "Debates are for losers"
At a campaign stop today in New Brunswick, Prime Minister Cowboy Steve clarified his stance on a proposed one-on-one debate with Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff. The Conservative Party leader…
An inconsequential, banal, silly word
Stephen Fry was being interviewed on CBC this morning, and the conversation turned to Twitter. According to the New York Times magazine, he is one of the world’s leading twitterers…
Wildrose Alliance Continues Their Attack on Working People
The Wildrose Alliance continued their attack on working people in Alberta today following the announcement that the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) had reached a tentative deal with the…
BKACPP – Canadian Action Party
Party Name: Canadian Action Party Leader: Christopher Porter Date of Founding: 1997 05 13 2008 election: 20 candidates 3 455 votes 11th place of 19 parties Notable History: Party was…
Victoria Liberal Christopher Causton’s Campaign Launch (video)
Yesterday afternoon I attended the campaign kick event off for Federal Liberal Party Candidate Christopher Causton. It was also interesting to hear him clarify his position on election signs as…
Late Friday Night Ode To … The Future (Again)
Yet another war, another election campaign (Canada), Christian fundamentalists posing as Conservatives doing everything they can to impose their religious views and beliefs (Canada and USA), so-called liberals/progressive/democrats cowering or…
DAY SEVEN: "It’s Why Your Tuition Keeps Going up!"
In a memorable rant Rick Mercer lays out a host of reasons those between the ages of 18 and 25 should get out and vote in the coming May 2…
Republicans wage war on the environment (with a little help from the Democrats)
If anyone still believes we are going to save ourselves from environmental catastrophe, the U.S. Congress is doing its best to disabuse us of our optimism. It has mounted a…
New election look at Wellington Street Post
The new blog aggregate on the block, the Wellington Street Post, has a new look and feel for the election campaign. Much cleaner, more colourful and easier to read. And…