Minister Kenney issues statement to recognize Thai Pongal
Politicians make statements all the time, nothing wrong about it and in fact good because they learn more, but what I like about Jason is that he is intricately well…
Canadian Politics
Monday Morning Musings
A couple of items that have caught my attention: – There has been a rising chorus of folks that have been allied with Chief Teresa Spence publicly saying that they…
What’s with Laureen Harper’s stock portfolio selloff? Fiscal Götterdämmerung? Or what?
Laureen Harper tuning up her pipes for the fiscal Götterdämmerung? Canadian political spouses may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The real Mrs. Harper; the unreal Mr. Harper, long rumoured…
Ignorant scapegoating: a feel-good pastime for the thick-headed…
Ignorant scapegoating: a feel-good pastime for the thick-headed and big-mouthed Anyone who doubts that racism and religious bigotry are alive and well in Canada in 2013 simply needs to read…
According to The Canadian Press: “Statistics Canada says…
According to The Canadian Press: “Statistics Canada says the country’s trade deficit with the world ballooned to $2 billion in November from $552 million in October as merchandise imports rose…
Launching the Canadian OGP Civil Society Discussion Group
Dear colleagues, We are Canadians who have been actively involved with the Open Government Partnership (OGP) process, including by participating in the OGP meeting in Brasilia in April 2012. The…
The Week That Was: Extreme Weather & Extreme Politics
It’s been a fascinating week in Canadian politics, and an alarming one weather-wise across the planet. While Indigenous Peoples in Canada and elsewhere join together to say enough is enough,…
Freedom from gun terror: why understanding American history can help keep Canadians sane
An American militia in 1773 … before they were well regulated and illustrating why they needed to be. Most militia units, said Gen. George Washington, were “totally unacquainted with every…
The cheek of Jim Flaherty … expensing his Maybelline while preaching austerity!
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty before application of his Smashbox and Cover Girl. Below: Mr. Flaherty after his makeup makeover. Warning: Any resemblance to J. Edgar Hoover is certainly purely coincidental.…
Another update re: accreditation process for blogging at the OLP Leadership Convention
I spoke with Christine McMillan by phone today, and I have some more information from her regarding the accreditation process: – The blogger accreditation form will be up at the…
Idle No More Challenges Enbridge’s Pipedreams
“Everything that we do to water, we do to life because water is life. It’s not just us – we are all connected, we have to protect everything that lives,…
Good news/more details from the OLP re: blogger accreditation
I received an email this evening from Christine McMillan. She is the Secretary General of the upcoming OLP Leadership and the VP of Communications for OLP. She has sent me…
Labellium, Labellia, Labellioooo
Because if you will not uphold Canada’s foundations, the entire house of cards will come tumbling down around us, eagle feathers, wheat sheaves, and all.
Walk a Mile
A few days ago, I had one of those “eff you, I’m turning off the radio and all y’all are just a bunch of paint-sniffing reticulated jerk muffins” moments. It…
Saturday At The Movies
The Idle No More movement continues to spread across Canada and the rest of the world; it has declared that it’s here to stay. There have been round dances in…
‘For those asking, #olpldr Convention will include access for accredited bloggers. #olp #onpoli’
This was just tweeted on the Ontario Liberal Party Twitter account; Great news obviously. Also obviously, we will need more details on the process involved in applying for accreditation, what…
New Report Connects Dots Between Political Inaction & Growing Cost Of Climate Change
This is a reposting from The Earth Story’s Facebook page: “The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down. “ –Flip Wilson A new…
Stephen Harper is not a leader.
Way back in 2011 Chief Theresa Spence of the Attawapiskat First Nation delcared a state of emergency due to a lack of decent housing. The Harper Regime decided to politicize…
We need a youth service corps.
Until 2011, Canada had a pretty cool program government-funded program called Katimavik. This program took young men and women from all over the country and showed them the culture of…
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#HarperRegime's neoliberal immigration policy: we help only those who can help us, not those who need help. bit.ly/THkytI #cdnpoli— Barry Cameron (@AppalledBC) January 2, 2013