Still feigned indignation
At the very least, the media finally seems to have picked up on the reality that all Canadian national parties include some former Bloc members and/or sovereigntists in their ranks.…
Globe and Mail
Capitalism vs Democracy
This article in the Globe & Mail about the ongoing debt crisis in the USA and Europe caught my attention. Not because it offered any interesting or unique insight into…
Double Standards And Chauvinism In The Nycole Turmel Affair
For over a week now, politicians, the media and pundits have relentlessly sniped interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel for her past association with the Bloc Quebecois. To them, it’s not…
Layton Announcement Roundup
Not much to add on this end to the news that Jack Layton is taking a temporary leave of absence to deal with a new form of cancer. But let's…
Globe and Mail: “Alberta’s Liberals see signs of hope on long road back to viability”
In turn, Alberta’s official opposition Liberals tossed open the doors to a failing party, hoping to re-invigorate it at a time of both challenge and opportunity – a run for…
Gee Skewers Ford
I was about to write another pithy dismembering of the lies and stupidities of the mayoralty of His Honour Rob Ford. But then I read today's article in the Globe…
Party officials with newspaper columns
Quite a read, Brian Topp's just in from Vancouver item in the Globe on Monday. I expected him to tell us more, given this opening: The New Democratic Party met…
On Parasites
Much has been made in Canada of Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir comments that Royal newlyweds Will and Kate are "parasites". This upset many Canadians who feel a strong bond with…
Harris-Decima Rears Its Ugly Head – as does Bruce Anderson
Showing the NDP at 33%, the Conservatives at 38%, and the Liberals at 15% (!). This would be groundbreaking... if Abacus didn't beat them to the punch already.The further boost…
From MediaCulpa, George Monbiot vs. Margaret Wente
Still working on the dual-blogging multiple-redundancy thing. Bear with me. Link here, via here.
Western media coverage of the recent border protests around Israel
Consider this Globe and Mail story detailing the protests met with deadly force that have occurred on the Israeli border in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. It does an acceptable job…
A Compendium of My Prime Minister Layton Posts
I’ve enjoyed writing four pieces about the Prime Minster Layton concept in the last 2.5 years. Originally, it was a wishful thinking hyper long-shot in a prorogation crisis at a…
Oops, they did it again
Is there any surprise that the Globe and Mail has endorsed the Conservatives? In small ways, yes. I had expected at least a modicum of restraint on their behalf, and…
DAY NINE: Platforms (part one)
There's little chance that Jack Layton will get a fair reading of his platform and people's response to it from the mainstream Canadian media. A great example of this is…
G&M
At the risk of turning my Special Election Coverage into a total Globe and Mail rip fest, is it really acceptable to choose pictures this way? This isn't a Con…
This is not my Canada; This is not my Media
There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not…
This is not my Canada; This is not my Media
There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not…
This is not my Canada; This is not my Media
There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not…
This is not my Canada; This is not my Media
There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not…
Aweome analysis in Globe and Mail
In case you missed this one in the Globe and Mail, excellent editorial well worth reading. Gerald Caplan The Conservatives the Liberals can’t be bothered with With myriad other worthy…