NCC fundraising letter exposes Stephen Harper’s hypocrisy
Way back in 2001, Elections Canada charged a certain Paul Bryan for violating section 329 of the Canada Elections Act. Stephen Harper, then President of the National Citizens Coalition, a…
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Together, we make a difference
Thank you, dear Readers, for the rapid response to yesterday’s call. Aaron Wherry’s coverage of the excellent elocutions by NDP Member of Parliament, Charlie Angus, in the House of Commons…
DenialGate – Climate Change Deniers Take a Major Blow
You may have heard about Climategate, the stolen emails that showed some scientists were so concerned about climate change that they were willing to distort their findings so they would…
Don’t Toews Me Bro – Conservatives Eying Email Spying
Minister Vic Toews is a nice guy, on Mark Horseman’s authority. I have to disagree, the evidence to the contrary is too strong. Nice guys don’t try to destroy the…
Activist Communique: 2nd Ottawa Annual Day of Justice for murdered and missing Indigenous women
Hundreds of Ottawans are expected on Parliament Hill tomorrow to demand justice for 600 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The event is part of the nationwide February 14th…
Ethical Oil is Communist Owned Oil
“Radical Foreigners” and “adversaries”, and environmentalists take note. You’re the new Communists, the “enemies of the state”, while the Chinese Communists are the new America – free trade partner to…
This is my SOS to the world
A tiny community called out to world. And the world answered. Foreign aid arrived in Canada courtesy environmental organizations which, if you’ll remember, dear Reader, are “radical groups” with “radical…
Bill C-30: With the child pornographers or the Conservatives?
On the proposed online surveillance Bill C-30, curiously named Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act, are you with the Stephen Harper’s Conservative government or with child pornographers? Public Safety Minister…
Fake science, fakexperts, funny finances, free of tax
heartland.png Modern anti-science was created by the tobacco industry in the 1950s and then used against climate science, often by the same well-experienced think tanks and individuals. Tobacco anti-science is…
Some More Crime Stats for Conservatives to Ignore
Crime? What crime? The only crime is that the House of Commons is being held hostage to a BS Conservative crime agenda and Omnibus Crime Bill.
Press Release from Families of Sisters in Spirit for February 14th
This is the press release that Families of Sisters in Spirit has issued in advance of their event tomorrow, February 14th, 2012. The event is at 12 PM on Parliament…
Politics, Re-Spun on COOP Radio Tonight at 6pm
Tonight at 6pm , Politics, Re-Spun teams up with The Rational on COOP Radio with an analog radio show at 102.7fm in Vancouver, which will be streaming live at COOPRadio.org…
More on the Cullen plan #ndpldr
It’s always interesting when I post a piece that was mainly intended to give an extended response to one of my friends on Facebook, and then suddenly Macleans picks it…
In defense of partisanship
I touched on many of the reasons I disagree with Nathan Cullen’s (pre-)electoral cooperation proposal a few days ago, which was primarily a reiteration of my previous statements on the…
Nice of Alberta…
…to conveniently forget that they were once the “have-not” province. And Central Canada supported THEM. Thanks for nothing. Wait until the oil runs dry… we’ll remember… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Liveblogging Today’s NDP Leaders Debate
Today’s NDP leadership debate lands in Quebec. I’m using 14 criteria to evaluate who I’ll be voting for. Let me know if you have suggestions for improved criteria. 2012.02.12 NDP…
Another Northern Gateway Pipeline Update
Sometimes, the regina mom wonders why she bothers to write her long blogposts, when others do it excellently with a short quote and video or are capable of piecing together…
Honey, I Scalded the Kids
I don’t care for coffee. I don’t make this a secret, even though I probably should, since non-coffee drinkers are often looked at as some sort of aliens who are…
How MPs voted on Opposition Motion to Protect OAS
The motion to maintain the age requirements for OAS at 65 was defeated. The motion read: That the House reject calls by the Prime Minister to balance the Conservative deficit…
Pipelines: Which side are you on, planet or profit?
Since the Northern Gateway pipeline hit the news, the regina mom has read more posts about science than ever before. And it’s not because science claims a place in her…