Your major reason(s) for Conservatives not celebrating the Charter
Much has been made over the fact that the Conservative government is willing to throw major money at celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, while not doing…
Canadian Politics
A stolen cellphones database?
An interesting proposal the Toronto Star was advocating for yesterday: Washington’s Federal Communications Commission and the four biggest wireless carriers in the U.S. announced this week that they are creating…
Supreme Court fires a volley across Bill C-30 (& Harper’s) bow.
Think this decision ruffled a few feathers in the Conservative government today? The Supreme Court of Canada struck down Friday warrantless wiretap powers that police have in cases of emergency.…
On That Zombie Suzuki Resignation Story
The Globe: Canada’s most famous environmentalist, David Suzuki, says he left the board of his charitable foundation to avoid being a lightning rod for criticism and government attacks that would…
The Youth’s Rejection of Politics
I have always known that generally, Canadians do not share my interest in Canadian politics. Since 1963, when voter turnout stood at 79.2%, Canadians have been increasingly willing to stay…
Dueling Ledes (Compare & Contrast), Redux
AP video, Feb 15, 2011: A recent government report states the terrorist threat from Canada is greater than from Mexico, and that only 50 kilometres of the border is adequately…
My Country?
Inspired by images of Tahltan women blockading Shell in defense of the Sacred Headwaters in northern British Columbia, Rachelle Van Zanten wrote ‘My Country’. She was invited to perform it…
Dueling Ledes (Compare & Contrast)
TorStar, March 20th: Schools, hospitals and popular burger restaurants such as Hero’s and Lick’s are part of a suddenly massive beef recall over fears of E. coli contamination. The G&M,…
Canadians will pay higher taxes if shown its benefiting them.
Hard-right conservatives will not like the findings of this poll: Fully 64 per cent, including a majority of Conservatives and wealthy people, say they are willing to shell out a…
Here’s a prediction: A Canadian F-35 will be shot down by a drone in 2035
One of the problems with living in a country like Canada is that certain people become the default person on certain issues. It’s a small place and the opportunity for…
‘Accounting Difference’ – your latest F-35 defence by Pete MacKay
Apparently, a 10 billion $ discrepancy in what the F-35 was estimated to cost is now trying to be sold as no big deal – just a minor thing, according…
Potty panic in the halls of Parliament
Did he just say that? Xtra is reporting that during the first hour of discussion for the trans human rights bill C-279, Conservative MP Dean Allison attempted to link trans…
Why the F-35 Scandal Matters
If the 65 F-35 fighter jets are purchased by the Canadian Government, they will cost Canadians $25 billion dollars over a span of 20 years. Minister of Defense Peter Mackay…
Jacked from the 140 (Because sometimes that’s all you need)
Fox News North’s @kinsellawarren puts down his 30 pieces of silver to spank @fernhilldammit for consorting w/ teh enemy is.gd/zoW25t — Matthew Elliot (@matttbastard) April 9, 2012 Seriously, dub tee…
Pierre Poutine identified?
I see some places are re-broadcasting a site and the site researcher who claims he has been able to identify who Pierre Poutine is – the famous handle in the…
Trying to get burned at the stake: heretical Easter edition
Me, I like heretics. Sure hanging out with heretics and being a heretic is fraught with danger: a certain tendency towards a merely reactionary or contrarian stance, a pension for…
The end of one career and the start of the next…
“The second point is that all monies have been recovered. The taxpayers are not on the hook for a single dime. That is exactly how our government should act in…
The progressive pissing contest and the abortion debate….
When is a human being a human being, and who exactly is progressive? These are two questions being raised in the wake of Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth’s motion to have…
Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government: A Review
The other day the Canadian Government published its Action Plan on Open Government, a high level document that both lays out the Government’s goals on this file as well as…