The Demagogic Right Plays a Tough Game in Tough Times
Two years after the great crash of 2008, an economic meltdown that exposed the forces of greed for what they are, the political right is more ferocious than ever. Having…
Queer Ugandans ask Parliament for refugee assistance (Canada)
Since when is it the role of a Member of Parliament to agree or disagree with someone's lifestyle choice. Someone please shoot me, I can't live in this country anymore.The…
Resurfacing
My blogging time has been supplanted by a reading jag of late. The tomes included The Armageddon Factor and Harperland.Quickie reviews:Evangelicals = scary crazy. I'm looking at you Stockie and…
Potash Deal Hits the Wall
"No matter who controls the company, however, the damage to Canada’s reputation as a place to do business is done. Now that the Conservatives have joined the protectionist bandwagon, investors…
An evening with Adriane Carr and Georges Laraque
The Newmarket-Aurora Federal Green Party Association is hosting an evening with Green Party Deputy leaders Adriane Carr and George Laraque, Nov 16 at the Wellington Gallery in Aurora, 7:00pm -10:00Come…
An evening with Adriane Carr and Georges Laraque
The Newmarket-Aurora Federal Green Party Association is hosting an evening with Green Party Deputy leaders Adriane Carr and George Laraque, Nov 16 at the Wellington Gallery in Aurora, 7:00pm -10:00Come…
An evening with Adriane Carr and Georges Laraque
The Newmarket-Aurora Federal Green Party Association is hosting an evening with Green Party Deputy leaders Adriane Carr and George Laraque, Nov 16 at the Wellington Gallery in Aurora, 7:00pm -10:00Come…
An evening with Adriane Carr and Georges Laraque
The Newmarket-Aurora Federal Green Party Association is hosting an evening with Green Party Deputy leaders Adriane Carr and George Laraque, Nov 16 at the Wellington Gallery in Aurora, 7:00pm -10:00Come…
Canadian Veterans National Day of Protest – Calgary Alberta
(a lot of links below, hope they all work ...)I attended the Canadian Veterans National Day of Protest this morning in Calgary. It was a good event on an unusually…
Reboot Alberta 3.0
I'm in Edmonton this weekend for the Reboot 3.0 conference, to see what the latest installment of these gatherings for self-selected 'progressives' has in store. The most interesting charecteristic of…
Reboot Alberta 3.0
I’m in Edmonton this weekend for the Reboot 3.0 conference, to see what the latest installment of these gatherings for self-selected ‘progressives’ has in store. The most interesting charecteristic of…
Reboot Alberta 3.0
I'm in Edmonton this weekend for the Reboot 3.0 conference, to see what the latest installment of these gatherings for self-selected 'progressives' has in store. The most interesting charecteristic of…
Reboot Alberta 3.0
I’m in Edmonton this weekend for the Reboot 3.0 conference, to see what the latest installment of these gatherings for self-selected ‘progressives’ has in store. The most interesting charecteristic of…
Health Care WAP Style.
Here's a podcast of CBC Calgary's noon hour show today, featuring Danielle Smith talking about the Alberta Health Care system. It starts at around 25:40. Her critiques of the existing…
Pander, pander here. Pander, pander there.
Stephen Taylor has an interesting article about the decision to block the potash buyout today in the National Post. The gist is that fiscal conservatives are being betrayed by this…
You Know It’s Bad When …
Stephen Taylor recognizes that the Conservative Party campaigns like they're capitalists, but governs like they're communists. There's hope yet for thoughtful fiscal conservatism in Canada.
Jim Prentice
Just read Red Tory Liberal's take on Jim Prentice leaving the Conservative Party; also just read Richard Albert's take. Thought I'd jump in with my personal perspective building on these…
The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming!
So, the free market-loving, small government-lusting Conservative government has taken a decidedly protectionist stance with regards to Potash Corporation in the name of political expediency. It'll be fun when we…
Elizabeth May On Quantum Buddha’s Blog Animated Show
Elizabeth May’s cartoon double (that looks like Sarah Palin) was on my blog show tonight answering questions about the Green Party of Canada and her leadership. This is my first…
ezra levant for prentice’s calgary seat?
There are grumblings in the Alberta political scene that the almighty Ezra Levant may vie for the Conservative nomination to replace Jim Prentice in Calgary Centre-North. If that's the case,…