That Terrible, Terrible CBC (or How The Left Controls The World)
Now, I’m not a mathematician; I went to librarian school. I do, however, understand a little bit about statistics and I can count as high as my fingers allow. Recently…
Federal
Election Campaign Gets Electric
Gilles Duceppe has jumped into the ring this morning with a great sound bite. He said that Stephen Harper “wants to regain the hearts of Newfoundlanders with Quebeckers’ money”. Hydro-Quebec…
Democracy Debated? Or Democracy Debased?
So the boys have thrown down. The Conservative Leader, Mr. Harper, issued the challenge this morning to Mr. Ignatieff, the Liberal Leader, that they should have a one-on-one debate between…
The Four Cs: Coalition, Coalition, Coalition and Coalition
In the House of Commons on Friday when the historic contempt motion was being debated Deputy Liberal Leader Bob Rae shouted across the aisle that it was the “four Cs”:…
Election Called for May 2
The Governor General, as expected, has agreed to drop the writ and dissolve parliament. The first day of the election period seems to be shaping up to be about the…
Harper Government Falls on Contempt Motion
For the first time in history the presiding party in Canadian government has been found in contempt of parliament. It’s exceptional that this hasn’t happened before now given the often-contentious…
Harper’s Cabinet and its Contempt for Public Servants
So it seems that we’re on the verge of an election. An election that we’re told is going to be a referendum on the Harper government. A referendum that’s going…
When will the Next Federal Election happen in Canada?
I put out a survey asking for people's opinion on when we will have the next Federal election in Canada. The initial results as of now are shown in the…
Lunch & Learns a Roaring Success – Revised Schedule
The four part, biweekly Lunch & Learn series on Human Rights and Diversity in the Workplace kicked off with a bang on February 23rd. Karen. Dr. Karen Mock, outstanding lecturer,…
Dept. of Fin.: Corporate Tax Cuts Least Effective
Yesterday I wrote about my wish that the government would make moves to reduce the personal tax rate rather than continue to lower and already low corporate tax rate. Today…
Iggy on the Fun Bus
While federal liberal leader, Michael Ignatieff rides the campaign bus around the country, the Conservatives have launched a series of Anti-Iggy tv ads. The thing is, they’re funny!!! But it…