Making the Introduction
At a recent event in Vancouver, it fell to the President of Vancouver Kingsway, Alex Burton, to introduce me before I spoke. I was somewhat surprised when instead of the…
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That ain’t strategic voting, Mr. Topp. That’s called campaigning.
So I just read this article by Brian Topp in the Globe and Mail. And I have to say, it is obvious to me that either Topp is being willfully…
And the point is?
After a few years practicing being a social commenter I have come to one certain conclusion. I should probably have my fucking head examined! Grief, that’s what you mostly get.…
PMMLiberal.ca: Celebrating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
I recenlty wrote a blog entry for the Liberal Party of Canada in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission. On a blustery Saturday morning in 1982, the Right Hon. Pierre Elliot Trudeau sat…
Why ‘Moderation’ is a big deal…
Why moderation? Why would one want to stay closer to the political center? Is there empirical or even theoretical proof that such a stance would be the ideal? It is…
A letter to my fellow Canadians
I think the following is very important for Canadians to remember and to help this memory I’m asking you to share and like this. So very, very few Canadians seem…
Doonesbury Tackles Abortion
Sounds like a great strip and very on point however newspapers will be given the chance to replace it if they deem themselves and their readership hypocritical enough to accept…
Douche of the week – Rush Limbaugh
Well, well, it certainly has taken a while to get back to writing here on oddbloke.ca. As many of you know, the operator of this site, after having me vetted…
All ye who seek money and power – Is this all you have?
As many of you know I suffer from some unknown illness that severely incapacitates me from time to time. This week was no exception and I lay for hour after…
Why you should vote for Grant Gordon, and by extension the Liberal Party of Canada
Yesterday, the picture below started making its rounds on the internet, and as was intended (I’m sure), it generated quite a lot of debate and discussion. I posted it to…
I Endorse Kyle Harrietha for National Membership Secretary
I’ve known Kyle Harrietha since shortly after I joined the party, when he was President in Fort McMurray and I was the new President in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission. As the…
Mother Who Dressed Toddler As Prostitute Wants To Donate Dress Profits To Anti-Abortion Organization
Who would dress their child as a prostitute? A “pro-lifer” of course. Wendy Dickey, the mother of Paisley, who wore the now-famous “Pretty Woman” prostitute costume during the Queen of…
Nadine Dorries Abortion Amendment Defeated
Chalk one up for rationality and common sense. MPs voted by 368 votes to 118 – a majority of 250 – to reject the amendment by the Tory backbencher Nadine…
International Women’s Day 2011
It would be nice if this could be a day of celebration, however it feels more appropriate for it to be a day of remembrance for all the women who…
LifeSite on the Arizona Shooting – Taking CYA to a New and Disgusting Level
I generally prefer to report rather than takes digs at, after all as Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.” However, this article…