Hot Enough For Ya!? – Climate Change – Movie Monday
So, I’ve been having a really good time doing all these ranty Movie Mondays…trying to get people riled up and make us all think a little. Today’s movie is no…
ethics
Guns DO Kill People
So, I’ve been pouring over this week’s articles about the horrible shooting that happened in Scarborough, trying to put together some thoughts or words on what the hell is going…
Harper: Going after Guergis to punish Jaffer?
Of all the arguments I’ve heard from the Conservative Party regarding the Helena Guergis lawsuit where she is claiming PMS and Co defamed her and dismissed her as a Cabinet…
Public Works protects itself from future ministers
Behold the Christian Paradis legacy to Public Works from his time as minister: Public Works said Saturday that action had been taken to address situations where the minister wants civil…
Poisoned Politics – Movie Monday
So, we’ve been all over the map for the past while at Movie Monday, and while it’s been create to cover lots of interesting topics with some interesting people, this…
What’s the next dump of grungy news?
There’s more bad news coming about the RCMP, including information on unprofessional conduct in the Surrey Six gangland murder investigation. In a May internal memo, Commissioner Bob Paulson warned that…
Following the money
The big news of the past 24 hours in Canadian politics: “Del Mastro donors offer to trade details on alleged reimbursement scheme for immunity.” Donors who say they were reimbursed…
Friends caring for friends
Bill Good mounted a defence of Christy Clark today following release of David Basi’s accusations that Premier Christy Clark was very much involved in the corrupt sale of BC Rail…
New troubling allegations on Del Mastro 2008 campaign
“Employees linked to cousin’s company each gave $1,000 to Dean Del Mastro campaign.” Bravo to Postmedia for pursuit of this story. But three donors to Del Mastro’s campaign or riding…
Assisted Suicide, Discrimination, and the Constitution
Suicide is a difficult case. I do not believe that people, under most circumstances, have a moral right to unilaterally kill themselves. An individual’s life is not the sole property…
Deny, deny, deny — Syria edition (and why sanctions aren’t enough)
This past weekend’s massacre in Houla, Syria was so uncommonly cruel in its scope that even Russia and Mainland China, which have been vetoing several resolutions due to their arms…
Donating to Charity – Sometimes Politics is All About the Love
What politicians look like when they do something for charity, and are not self serving losers. Wait… So, yesterday’s post was well read and clearly got some people riled up.…
Hypocrisy revealed
Federal Conservatives complain that environmental charities use money from outside Canada to campaign for effective regulation of energy industries. Contradicting the rhetoric, CRA records show that environmental groups are not…
All the Conservatives’ corporate-like donations
Well, what else would you call this happy set of events? Those SNC-Lavalin execs sure are of a like-mind politically. They all donate to the same two riding associations in…
BC Liberal closing out sale
Monday, I linked to Guardian columnist George Monbiot, a writer whose work I often find compelling. He said: “Since the 1980s, in Britain, the US and other nations, the primary…
Coverup defines Conservative Party character
If you surmise the sum of two plus two is four, you’ll be quite certain of the result, even if no independent authority confirms it. So too with Canada’s election…
Blast Furnace Canada Blog 2012-05-02 20:15:00
So today, a former exec at Ornge ™ was disputing the idea that her rapid rise from an ex-lifeguard to a top executive position there had nothing to do with…
Who Watches the Watchmen? – Paulitical Edition
So, I’ve been struck recently but the large and growing number of transgressions against transparent, accountable, and in many cases ethical and legal governing. I’m not just referring to what’s…
How bigotry survives
For more than 25 years, the Catholic Church has been entangled in sexual abuse scandals, costing billions in settlements, debasing the church and wrecking the faith of many devout members.…
*Cough*
Riddle me this. How many days does it take a Harper cabinet minister to do the right thing? If you’re Bev Oda, too many! “Bev Oda coughs up cash for…