KKK vs Wikileaks
In the US you can not make donations to Wikileaks through Visa, Mastercard or Paypal, but you can still use them for KKK ! Way to go Obama, defending the…
Canadian Politics
A World Turned Upside Down
I have a review essay in the LRC, which uses Paul Heinbecker’s new book and Ed Greenspon’s Open Canada report, to speak to the current state of the Canadian Foreign…
Decorum and Newsworthiness in Politics
When I decided to write about this topic, I had just listened to Don Cherry rant and rave about Pinkos when introducing Rob Ford as the new mayor. The media…
Decorum and Newsworthiness in Politics
When I decided to write about this topic, I had just listened to Don Cherry rant and rave about Pinkos when introducing Rob Ford as the new mayor. The media…
Decorum and Newsworthiness in Politics
When I decided to write about this topic, I had just listened to Don Cherry rant and rave about Pinkos when introducing Rob Ford as the new mayor. The media…
Kelly McParland Repeats Big Lie About Toronto
This was the most remarkable idiocy in an otherwise blisteringly stupid column about how Toronto doesn’t matter any more in Canadian politics: “Toronto’s political clout hasn’t disappeared altogether — it…
Montreal Massacre: “Remember, then organize.”
by matttbastard Record snowfall may have forced the cancellation of local commemorative events, but the memories of December 6th, 1989 remain fresh, regardless of where we wrestle with them. Though…
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s message to Canada
Yesterday on Parliament Hill we hosted a joint meeting by Parliamentary Friends of Burma (PFOB) and Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) with Mrs. Lucinda Phillips, sister-in-law of Aung San Suu…
Representative Independence versus Caucus Control
Behind all the Sturm und Drang engendered by Dr. Raj Sherman’s letter, comments and subsequent removal from the PC caucus there are several stories. The specifics of what happened and…
Representative Independence versus Caucus Control
Behind all the Sturm und Drang engendered by Dr. Raj Sherman's letter, comments and subsequent removal from the PC caucus there are several stories. The specifics of what happened and…
Representative Independence versus Caucus Control
Behind all the Sturm und Drang engendered by Dr. Raj Sherman's letter, comments and subsequent removal from the PC caucus there are several stories. The specifics of what happened and…
Representative Independence versus Caucus Control
Behind all the Sturm und Drang engendered by Dr. Raj Sherman’s letter, comments and subsequent removal from the PC caucus there are several stories. The specifics of what happened and…
Skirting the Limits : One woman’s desire to empower women around the world
OK, I have been persuaded to get back to blogging, but going to try and keep it sober and short micro blogs. This is an amazing blog I came across…
Sisters In Spirit Under Attack
The HarperCons have gone much too far now! Apparently, the Sisters In Spirit Campaign, organized by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has been too successful in raising the…
What’s in a Name?
The negative tone of much contemporary politics in Canada, and even more the case in the United States, is an issue of concern to people from all sides of any…
What’s in a Name?
The negative tone of much contemporary politics in Canada, and even more the case in the United States, is an issue of concern to people from all sides of any…
What’s in a Name?
The negative tone of much contemporary politics in Canada, and even more the case in the United States, is an issue of concern to people from all sides of any…
What’s in a Name?
The negative tone of much contemporary politics in Canada, and even more the case in the United States, is an issue of concern to people from all sides of any…
Bruyea, Veterans Affairs, and Canadian Democracy: Time to Go “Batsh!t Crazy”
by matttbastard Tuesday’s revelation that Sean Bruyea, a vocal critic of Veterans Affairs had his private medical records deliberately compromised by bureacrats in a brazen attempt to discredit his legitimate,…
What to make of the Gun Registry
The existing Federal Long Gun registry is an issue on which I have mixed feelings. To begin with it is a flawed peice of legislation, its startup costs were exhorbitant,…