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…
Royal Wedding Celebrated by CanadiAnts
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royalwedding/story/2011/04/29/royal-wedding-reaction-fans.html
Canada’s Facebook Election Changes the Face of the Nation
Yes, I've seen the latest polls and have jumped on the bandwagon. I'm putting aside the pessimist belief that the vagaries of the voting system would undo the sudden rise…
Police arrest three anti-royal wedding protesters
Before the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey, British police arrested three anti-capitalist activists who were planning a street theater event.Guardian:Three anti-capitalist activists who were planning a mock execution of Prince…
Is Harper driving us back into recession?
Well the numbers for February are out and they show that the Canadian economy shrank in the month of February. Given that Harper has been crowing about how good the…
The Loss of Formality and Ceremony
I like to drive. I have a little sports sedan, and I really like to put it through its paces on roads that have never met a straight line. It…
Burlington still leaning Conservative
According to LISPOP, the riding of Burlington is still leaning heavily to the Conservatives. It doesn’t look like the Orange Crush has taken effect in the riding. The Liberal candidate…
Burlington still leaning Conservative
According to LISPOP, the riding of Burlington is still leaning heavily to the Conservatives. It doesn't look like the Orange Crush has taken effect in the riding.The Liberal candidate is…
Final thoughts on Decision 2011…
… and I’ll try to keep it positive. Maybe… But whatever you do, please don’t take this as an endorsement (or non-endorsement) for any of the candidates; these are just…
The most useful flowchart
I saw this linked on Reddit as “This is quite possibly the simplest and most Zen flowchart I’ve ever seen”, and I like it:
A Failed Prime Minister
Stephen Harper set the bar for success in this election. There were only two choices, he said -- a Conservative Majority or Chaos. No one at this point can accurately…
Not to lose, is the Strategy of a Loser. . .
This article in the Globe (shame on them for endorsing Harper!), asks "Will Harper Regret the Strategy of Running Not to Lose?" It is an interesting article that makes some…
This also seemed worth sharing
(alternatively titled: "Reason number 457 to loathe and despise Peggy Nash")
A few words about monetary policy
Liberal policy meant severe cuts to social program spending at the provincial level and massive provincial deficits to maintain programs, or punitive cuts. Also, liberals introduced us to bracket-creep tax…