2 sides of the polling analysis coin
Latest Nanos Poll numbers for the federal parties: LPC 36, CPC 30, NDP 25. Nik Nanos commentary on this 2 pt gain for the Liberals over the CPC was that…
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The Time Is Now
* After blogging about climate change from my perspective as a mom for nearly four years, I’m taking a hiatus from 350orbust. For more on this, check out my July…
The un-Canadian Harper Conservatives recently announced they are…
The un-Canadian Harper Conservatives recently announced they are giving away $1.5 million of our tax dollars to fund a politically motivated monument with the misleading name Memorial to Victims of…
Tim Hudak’s dissenters get a chance to air their beefs: I get a free meal (no beef tho)
I’ve spoken before about an ongoing bet I’ve had with fellow Liberal blogger Jim Calder over whether or not Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak would either voluntarily resign or…
This poll and that poll – more summer bad news for the Conservatives
More polls to talk about today. First, two-thirds of Canadians who were polled disapprove of Prime Minister proroguing Parliament in Sept and waiting until late October to reconvene Parliament. As…
Our Children Shouldn’t Have To Sacrifice For Us
* After blogging about climate change from my perspective as a mom for nearly four years, I’m taking a hiatus from 350orbust. For more on this, check out my July…
Grass crime no! Grain crime yes! The inconsistencies of Prime Minister Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands with Rick Strankman and some of the other law-breaking farmers the PM pardoned in 2011. (Photo grabbed from the Drumheller Mail.) Below: Mr. Strankman, now…
The further confessions of Justin Trudeau.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau admitted this week to taking a puff of marijuana once since being elected as an MP. He said he did not enjoy it, has not taken…
The makings of Trudeau policy and what he stands for
In my own humble (and admittedly partisan) opinion, I think Justin Trudeau has had a good week. First, he strongly criticized the PQ intention of banning religious headgear from Quebec…
Stephen Harper, Benign Dictator Gallery 3: Man of the…
Stephen Harper, Benign Dictator Gallery 3: Man of the people This week, somebody posted an old quote by Stephen Harper (Canada’s worst prime minister) calling our country a “benign dictatorship”.…
Stephen Harper, Benign Dictator Gallery 2: Pretending to be in…
Stephen Harper, Benign Dictator Gallery 2: Pretending to be in the military + being saluted This week, somebody posted an old quote by Stephen Harper (Canada’s worst prime minister) calling…
Stephen Harper, Benign Dictator Gallery 1: Waving, pointing and…
Stephen Harper, Benign Dictator Gallery 1: Waving, pointing and staring This week, somebody posted an old quote by Stephen Harper (Canada’s worst prime minister) calling our country a “benign dictatorship”.…
Stephen Harper, Canada’s scandal-ridden prime minister,…
Stephen Harper, Canada’s scandal-ridden prime minister, went on a pre-election campaign tour in mid-August, raising funds for the Conservative Party and participating in highly choreographed, obviously staged photo ops (with…
help fund "let them stay", the book
Some of you may remember when wmtc was obsessed with the War Resisters Support Campaign, a fact that was noticed in some very interesting places. (Hi CIC! Are you still…
Prorogation Stuff
You’ve heard the Prime Minister intends to prorogue Parliament in September, and then come back in October with a Speech From the Throne. You’ve heard some say this is another…
The NDP: Moderates not Socialists
Many Canadians simply will not consider voting for the NDP and one of the most common reasons for this provided, either explicitly or implicitly, is that the NDP are socialists,…
Referendum on Senate? Only if it includes all options – including a “reform” one
Michael Bliss, Professor at U of T, argues in the Globe today that the Senate must be abolished, and lays out why it can’t be reformed. I’ll put aside that…
Here is a blast from the past. A drunken, bloated Conservative…
Here is a blast from the past. A drunken, bloated Conservative senator Mike Duffy acts like a pompous, over-stuffed bag of Conservative shit, trying to defend Conservative overspending of our…
Leaning Towards Supporting A Winter Olympics Sochi Boycott
I’ve been on the fence over whether or not a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is the right thing to be doing to protest Russia’s new rather…
Paywalls will not be the print media’s Holy Grail
You may have noticed yesterday if you visited the Toronto Star that they have implemented their new paywall system. As with the Globe and Mail and others, you’re allowed a…