No jasmine revolution for China—Pew survey
With revolution all the rage, so to speak, in the Middle East, pundits have been pondering the prospects of similar passions being sparked elsewhere. Inevitably China, the blossoming superpower on…
Keon Responds to Vandals
It’s nice to see that so many people across the nation were as disgusted as I was by the vandalism of Ryan Keon’s campaign signs in Nepean-Carleton. Apparently there’s been…
John Baird Thinks Parliament is Irrelevant
I guess the Conservative government’s contempt of Parliament is not a new development this interview is from 2008. Facts are not important to Mr. Baird he states falsehoods several times…
Wait Times
So what's been happening on the policy front during this election? Well, Stephen Harper and his party have the wealthy, healthy folk covered. Yes, he cares about them, or rather…
Wait Times
So what's been happening on the policy front during this election? Well, Stephen Harper and his party have the wealthy, healthy folk covered. Yes, he cares about them, or rather…
Wait Times
So what’s been happening on the policy front during this election? Well, Stephen Harper and his party have the wealthy, healthy folk covered. Yes, he cares about them, or rather…
On the teevee…
Given the ususal content found here, I realize that they're probably aren't a heck of a lot of regular visitors to this blog who watch Rogers Cable in Mississauga. But…
DAY TEN: Platforms (part three)
Wresting the narrative away from the spinners and media is an auspicious way to begin a campaign and Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Party deserve a lot of credit for…
Electoral financing reform
From the CBC's website, my pal (and pretty smart guy) David Herle on Harper's proposal to scrap the current public subsidization of political parties. "The government of the day should…
Parliamentary Secretary to the PM Pierre Poilievre Thinks he’s above the law
Nepean Carelton – Surprisingly votes for him no matter what he says or does. It is mind boggling. submit_url = ‘http://www.YOURPOSTURL.com’; Technorati Favorites” src=”http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png”> ..
BKACPP – Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Party Name: Christian Heritage Party of Canada Tag Line: Better Solutions for Canada Leader (Location): James (Jim) Hnatiuk (Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, NS) Date of Registration: June 17, 1986 2008 election: 59…
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow…
I had a flash of naming this post 'Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Harper Will Love Us Tomorrow..." but that seemed a little too corny, even by my standards.On a day when the…
Yeah, but howz your hockey?
Needs work. .
DAY NINE: Platforms (part two)
In the previous post about media coverage of the NDP, my desire was to illustrate one of the many ways in which the media can help to marginalize ideas and…
Stephen Harper is working hard – People for Corporate Tax Cuts Canada
People for Corporate Tax Cuts Canada
CBC Calls Ronald Reagan a Dictator (New iPad App)
Dear fellow Canadians,I used to be a big fan of the CBC. But shows like Marketplace, TheFifth Estate and Rick Mercer never seemed to be TV worthy anymore(even with a…
Willing to Spring for Harvard, but Not the New York Times
In my experience, the cheapest people, demanding refunds,under-tippers, non-charitable, are the also the richest. So nosurprise then that a student at Harvard, perhaps the most over-priceduniversity in the world (think…
Stella Ambler, wtf? update…
update Upon reading my post after its appearance on Progressive Bloggers, I realised most wouldn't have a clue who stella ambler is. Here is some quick background.She is running for…
Stella Ambler, wtf? update…
update Upon reading my post after its appearance on Progressive Bloggers, I realised most wouldn’t have a clue who stella ambler is. Here is some quick background. She is running…