Compilation of ConMem.ca Politics Past
I logged a timeline of public news information about the deeds and direction of those leading our Canadian federal government from 16 October 2008 through 2012. That log was on…
Canadian Politics
Mike Duffy: pig in the city Canadian senator Mike Duffy, the…
Mike Duffy: pig in the city Canadian senator Mike Duffy, the porcine Conservative from Ottawa, has been caught in yet another scandal, this time for falsely claiming Prince Edward Island…
Idle No More: A Response By People Who Feel Like Hostages In Their Own Country
If you’re looking for some more information on the IdleNoMore campaign, MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) gives a good summary in this video. He is discussing the NDP Opposition Day…
war resister jules tindungan telling you some basic truths
Please watch this excellent clip of war resister Jules Tindungan and lawyer Alyssa Manning discussing their recent victory in Federal Court. Really, watch! It’s great.
Bloggers will be accredited for the April 6 Federal Liberal Showcase in Toronto
I’ve been told that by a good source -in his words: I’m told bloggers can use the media inquiry page to register for the showcase (Ed Note: the April 6…
Something In The Water
BCL on the chutzpah of Jonathan Kay, junk science enabler debunker: here’s a real lack of self-awareness here. Jonathon , after all, is comment pages editor at the National Post,…
What The Hell Are We Thinking?
This articulate teenager, presenting recently at the hearings of the Northern Gateway Review Panel, asks all of us a question we need to ponder in our hearts: * What will…
Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy … Jeffrey Delisle and the real betrayal of Canada
Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy … Below: H.A.R. “Kim” Philby; Philby honored on a Soviet stamp; Sub-Lieut. Jeffrey Delisle. Nowadays, Harold Adrian Russell “Kim” Philby’s betrayal of British and American military…
6 Questions Submitted To Several Liberal Leadership Teams
I got the questions finished last night and have submitted them to people I know on 4 of the campaigns: George Takach, Marc Garneau, Deborah Coyne and Joyce Murray. I’m…
Harpercon Tom Flanagan Has An Animal Hide Fetish. Your Argument is Invalid.
Sabina asks: Tom Fucking Flanagan. Why? Answer: Because chicks dig “the full buffalo”. No, really: “t is kind of a chick magnet. Women are drawn to the coat. They want…
A look ahead
SO after a successful OLP Convention where several bloggers were accredited (and others were blogging as delegates and alternates), here’s a brief look ahead at where I hope to be…
Choosing the next Liberal leader
Choosing a candidate to lead a political party is ostensibly a task with the lofty goals of deciding the scope and direction a party is heading, the relative importance of…
A 30,000 foot view of the Canadian political landscape
In this post I investigate the 30,000 foot view of the Canadian political landscape, and consider various factors for what I consider to be a defining political trend of the…
must-watch video: how canadian women won abortion rights and what we must do to keep them
The Harper anti-choice brigade is back in the news, this time taking aim at a different abortion controversy to try to chip away at our fundamental rights. Wladyslaw Lizon –…
Will The Bizarre Weather In Ottawa Wake Up The Climate Zombies In Parliament?
* Paul Beckwith is a part-time professor and PhD student of abrupt climate change in the Department of Geography at the University of Ottawa. He recently wrote this paragraph in…
In Hungary, Racist Harper Government Billboards Targeting Roma Ethnic People
Hindus have termed Canadian government billboards in Hungary targeting Roma (Gypsy) asylum-seekers as highly inappropriate and blatant racism. by The Canadian Progressive reporters on Jan. 30, 2013 Hindus have termed…
Quebec, Referendums, and Formulas for Secession
National unity is back in the news after the NDP tabled a private member’s bill yesterday, a bill that would repeal the Clarity Act and set the bar for Quebec…
Lets review what Kathleen Wynne answered to my five questions (and the blogger conference call)
Now that Kathleen Wynne is the Premier of Ontario (or about to be made formally), I think now might be a good time to review what she said in response…
#Idlenomore as an existential threat
Almost three years ago (although I only worked up the nerve to post it two years ago, so sensitive is the topic) I wrote a blog post about First Nations…