A Few Thoughts Going Into The Last Weekend Before The Election
While it would be presumptuous to try to predict the outcome of Monday's vote, I am heartened by what I perceive to be an awakening of the Canadian electorate. If…
New Resolution: A Resolution Regarding Internet Democracy
Proposed by D. O'ConnorDate: 29/04/11Whereas the Internet allows a much greater degree of participatory democracy then was possible before, because everyone can equally and easily contribute to the debate and…
Prediction time!
Hey all, I’ve been playing with my spreadsheet. It’s silly, fun, and a waste of time. That aside, I’ve taken the shift between polling numbers in 2011 (allowing for the…
Two People Who Are Braver Than Any Of Us
We know that this isn't a Canadian story, but after having read it we felt that our readers would agree that people should know about it. My father, the hero
COLUMN: Church Fails to Act on Time
DSC_0060.jpg By Wadner Pierre Religion at Loyola It seems from time to time that the Catholic Church has been deliberately late in addressing the real issues that face God's children…
Ignatieff has done well, and so has Jack Layton. . . .
I have been reading the Liberal Bloggers very closely over the past couple of weeks and have watched their reaction to the supposed surge in the NDP and the failure…
Silver Fox Alliance and Nortel
Another quick one (the rest of the world doesn’t stop for the election), but just wanted to point out the Silver Fox Alliance and their activity this election. They are…
Pierre Peladeau’s Good Deed for the Day
On April 27th Sun Media newspapers across the country dutifully printed an article written by their President and CEO, Pierre Peladeau. It was a curious piece – half news story…
Vote for the Canada You Want
“We’re going to win, Judy,” Stephen Lewis told me over the phone a few days before the 1990 Ontario election. “C’mon Stephen, you guys always get a little delusional as…
Superman questions the American way
Some Superman fans want the Man-of-Steel to remain resolutely American in an uncomplicated defender-of-the-American-way fashion. The same caped patriot defending the same set of values more or less - even…
Artists Redraw the Canadian Political Landscape
The Canadian political landscape is due to be redrawn by artists. ABC could stand for Art, Books, Culture, but for many people this April, ABC means, "Anyone But Conservative". For…
thwap makes a good point
Again. But he tends to doing it.There have been serious war crimes allegations made during the Afghanistan war, which demand investigation, and if necessary, prosecution.Appointing an investigator with subpoena power…
Ignore Harpers Voter Suppression tactics
Do not believe the bullshit that the conservatives can no longer get a majority. Our country is still in danger. This was more brilliantly explained, earlier today by DAMMIT JANET,…
I get mail: Stephen Taylor
I think he's blowing a gasket: Days before Canadians go to vote, I am shocked by the latest poll numbers. Apparently, the socialist NDP is surging in various parts of…
Ad nauseam – Morgan Spurlock cashes in on commercialism
Morgan Spurlock's newest documentary just doesn't ad up.
Fiscal Record of Canadian Political Parties
With all the recent news stories — as well as alarm raised by other leaders — about the fiscal and economic impact and record of NDP governments, I decided to…
Harper’s Hitlist
The scrawled note that evaded the redactor’s pen – unlike so many Afghan detainee files – did more than to cast Kairos into the ever-growing pile of Canadian organizations and…
Parkdale-Highpark Riding All Candidates Debate Response
I recently attended the all candidates debate for the Parkdale-Highpark riding hosted by the BWVRA and wanted to share my thoughts on the debate, the candidates and various issues that…