Newbie MP Fantino named to Conservative cabinet post
Newbie Member of Parliament Julian "Mallcop" Fantino was named to Cowboy Steve's federal cabinet at Rideau Hall yesterday. The country's newest MP is now its newest cabinet member, the minister…
Harper, Energy and the Environment: It’s the Politics, Stupid!
This is getting embarrassing. Up until recently, the best the Harper government could say about our dismal record on climate change, energy and the environment was that we were doing…
Harper, Energy and the Environment: It’s the Politics, Stupid!
This is getting embarrassing. Up until recently, the best the Harper government could say about our dismal record on climate change, energy and the environment was that we were doing…
Harper, Energy and the Environment: It’s the Politics, Stupid!
This is getting embarrassing.Up until recently, the best the Harper government could say about our dismal record on climate change, energy and the environment was that we were doing better…
Harper, Energy and the Environment: It’s the Politics, Stupid!
This is getting embarrassing. Up until recently, the best the Harper government could say about our dismal record on climate change, energy and the environment was that we were doing…
Falcon Selling a Stale Bill of Goods to Teachers, Electorate
Kevin Falcon, believed to be a leading contender to replace Premier re-signate Campbell, has come forth with what can only be describe as the most arcane and idiotic of suggestions:…
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Follow A Conservative Or Lead With Liberals
When did having a dominating leader become a good thing? When did a political party, intended to represent the views of many, become valued only for the views of one?…
Boarder control: Eyes wide shut
"Love, even old love nestles itself into the space that two people hold each other with their eyes." These were my words, just a half dozen pages back, as I…
You Know You Are Living In A Corporatocracy …
... when your elected government begs Big Business interests to help them write and/or kill bills:Back there, Transport Minister John Baird (yes - this same John Baird) was caught privately…
Help save the CBC!
So I'm not too happy to announce that nothing really that interesting has been happening in my life recently. I haven't been working with YSB for a while, and I'm…
The Wee Shuffle
Today's Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
The Wee Shuffle
Today’s Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
The Wee Shuffle
Today's Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
The Wee Shuffle
Today’s Cabinet Shuffle, necessitated by the retirement of Jim Prentice to move on to a job at CIBC, was as minor as it could have been. A replacement had to…
UPDATE Jan 4/11: BC Liberal Leadership – Order of preference
It's early days yet in the BC Liberal leadership race, but it appears there will be only the five contenders who have already declared - although a BC Liberal in…
Stay off the ice on Vancouver’s lakes and ponds
The Vancouver Park Board is asking would-be skaters not to venture out onto frozen lakes and ponds in city parks. Most ice is too thin to support people or even…
Panem et Circenses South African Style
USA v Algeria, 2010 World Cup by jasonwhat A recent Sports Illustrated article, World Cup’s Empty Legacy, reports on the state of South Africa’s sports infrastructure several months after this…
Book club summary #27 – Financial Intelligence
Hmm… life’s busy-ness sure didn’t return to normal, there… Anyways, here’s the 27th book we covered in the work business book club: Financial Intelligence. It was chosen because of the…
Caring Doesn’t Have Jurisdictions
The ideal state is not where citizens care about the government, the ideal state is where citizens care about everything.We often care about watching the government, knowing what it does…