The Real Tyrant in Canada is You
Today, as the Liberals put forward a motion to find the Conservative government in contempt for withholding information and misleading parliament, House government leader John Baird used the phrase “Tyranny…
Contempt!
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. We're headed for yet another election. In the last hour the House of Commons voted 156-145 to find Stephen Harper guilty of contempt of…
Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring is a Priority for Albertans
We Albertans own the oil sands. They are becoming increasingly concerned about how this vital resource is being developed in our name. There is a very clear set of priorities…
Makes me wonder…
Do we really want the Tories negotiating water exports? Remember what a great job they did with Softwood Lumber issue?
Makes me wonder…
Do we really want the Tories negotiating water exports?Remember what a great job they did with Softwood Lumber issue?
Unknown Costs of LRT
We don’t yet know the Region’s preferred option for LRT, so we don’t have final estimates of capital costs or the increases to property taxes. But we know it will…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper's own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate.But let's be…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper’s own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate. But let’s…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper's own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate.But let's be…
EnoughHarper – "They’ll Go Negative"
From a week or so ago, this clever video again using Stephen Harper’s own words from 2006 to hang himself in 2011. And it is so deadly accurate. But let’s…
Will The Government Fall?
Well folks, here it is for you in black and white right from the order paper for March 25th 2011: Opposition Motion March 23, 2011 — Mr. Ignatieff (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) —…
PRE-WRIT, CONSERVATIVES IN CONTROL
Here is the pre-writ baseline projection for Friday, March 25… CURRENT PROJECTIONS (through Mar 25) CANADA CPC – avg 158 seats (39.6%) – low 137 (38.1%), high 174 (41.1%) LPC…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – GREENS
GREEN (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 0 >>> absolute minimum = 0 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 0 >>> likely low = 0 seats…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – BLOC QUEBECOIS
BLOC QUEBECOIS (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 40 >>> absolute minimum = 40 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 3 >>> likely low = 43…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – NDP
NDP (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 17 >>> absolute minimum = 17 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 8 >>> likely low = 25 seats…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – LIBERALS
LIBERAL (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 42 >>> absolute minimum = 42 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 15 >>> likely low = 57 seats…
PRE-WRIT RIDING BREAKDOWN – CONSERVATIVES
CONSERVATIVE (as of 25 Mar) SAFE (> 10 pt ahead) = 123 >>> absolute minimum = 123 seats STRONG (5-10 pt ahead) = 14 >>> likely low = 137 seats…
Structuring the Election
Source: CTV News: Poll says Trust in Conservative Government FallingSource: CBC News/Opinions: Scott Reid: Whose Fault is it if no one Cares?Source: Global and Mail: NDP Leads Federal Parties Vying…
The Economic Crisis That Is Climate Change
I composed the following as an online response to an editorial published earlier in today’s Sudbury Star by Editor Brian MacLeod, “Bottom line trumps the environment”. MacLeod argues that voters…
NY Times Pay-Wall Workaround
Introduction The NY Times paywall has been quite lucrative... for me. Traffic to my advertising supported blog tripled after posting instructions to my little paywall hack. I posted a couple…