The Brits Are Not Amused: A Tale of Fibs & Desperation
The Brits are not amused with us at the moment, In a meeting with the British Foreign Office, Canada’s trade commissioner in the UK, Sushma Gera has reportedly informed UK…
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Open Government
A government so open, that it lost its marbles. If we had journalists who uniformly understood that letting politicians get away with flaming lies would lead us into a mess,…
‘Twas just weeks before Christmas in Attawapiskat
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I got me a new video an’ poem all about Attawapiskat. Here it is: ‘Twas just weeks before Christmas, when all through the land,Attention was…
‘Twas just weeks before Christmas in Attawapiskat
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I got me a new video an' poem all about Attawapiskat. Here it is: 'Twas just weeks before Christmas, when all through the land, Attention…
‘Twas just weeks before Christmas in Attawapiskat
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I got me a new video an’ poem all about Attawapiskat. Here it is: ‘Twas just weeks before Christmas, when all through the land,Attention was…
‘Twas just weeks before Christmas in Attawapiskat
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I got me a new video an' poem all about Attawapiskat. Here it is:'Twas just weeks before Christmas, when all through the land,Attention was aimed…
Lies Don’t Matter
There may be no way to get fired from a cabinet job in the Harper Government. Well, unless Peter MacKay takes off his shoes and throws them at a helicopter…
A Cynical and Dangerous Game
The creation of enemies both at home and abroad during bad economic times is nothing new and that the Harper Conservatives would resort to this most dangerous of tactics is…
He’s a robot…
…it says so here… This came home with my son the other day – part of his pre-school “portfolio”. Good to see that the boy has been paying attention for…
The PM’s not so bold meeting announcement
From the PM’s site: “PM announces meeting with First Nations early in new year.” Looking like an executive in charge, scheduling a major meeting to respond to the unfolding crisis…
How a Civilization Dies
Our civilization is coming to an end, sooner than later. It won’t end with a war, or a disease, or a flood, but rather with an abandonment of reason and…
It’s Your Turn PMO
It seems that the NDP has given the Conservative government a well deserved slap in the face. After weeks of hounding CBC to produce documents about their internal operations, likely…
Greening Economy Isn’t Just For Us, It’s For All
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in a statement made by Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella today at the agencies biennial conference in Vienna, said something that I’m sure most right…
Iran…
… anyone wanna start a pool betting on the number of months till the West goes to war with Iran? And with the full and eager participation of the Harper…
The Rise of a New Confederacy or Peering Into the Soul of Stephen Harper
Do you ever have trouble figuring out just what makes an authoritarian git like Stephen Harper tick? An article from In These Times entitled “New Confederacy Rising” offers some helpful…
Harper EnviroShill Kent Calls Opposition "Treacherous"
According to Harper’s greasy EnviroShill, Peter Kent, two NDP MPs who went to Washington to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline were “treacherous.” “One of the opposition parties has taken the…
A day – and era – for Dummies
Couldn’t let this one pass: “MPs hit new low in Question Period “for Dummies.” The Harper government has taken us to new lows, yes. But the “for Dummies” characterization is…
High Speed Rail…. Study!
In Canada we are lagging behind when it comes to high speed rail. Europe has high speed rail and they have seen it to be very beneficial to the environment…
Harper’s former SIRC Chair
A follow-up to the news of the past week that Arthur Porter, the chairman of the civilian CSIS oversight board (Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC)), has resigned that SIRC post…
Briefing note
Prepared for PM Harper and immediate staff attending APEC meeting in Hawaii Re: November 13 meeting with President Obama. 1. Drawing on experience gained at first bilateral, the PM is…