The Gauche in the Machine
Rudibus ex machina: criticizing Collingwood’s latest newsletter feels a bit like punching a puppy. Or commenting on the sloppy grammar of local bloggers. Both are far too easy, like catching…
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Succession planning: what do we do when the great Canadian newspapers die off?
PHOTOS: Never mind the world. Who will save Canadian democracy now? With apologies to Superman. Below: Joseph Howe in his prime, and with his ottoman; the author, holding forth while…
Message to the Wildrose Party: The NDP won and you’re going to need breakfast!
PHOTOS: The Wild Rose Breakfast Special. Just one of the many compensations of getting an early start on your day. Below: Infrastructure Minister and NDP House Leader Brian Mason, the…
So long, Suns? Frank Magazine says Postmedia will merge dailies in Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa
PHOTOS: The Edmonton Journal Building in downtown Edmonton, home to both the Edmonton Journal and the Edmonton Sun. At least until March … Below: A sign of the (end) times?…
Misunderstanding Local Government
A recent editorial in the Collingwood Connection underscores the need to have writers who understand the actual process of government, and not simply comment on politics from an ideological perspective.…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Emily Dugan writes about the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s finding that young UK adults are facing the worst economic prospects of the…
It’s a Gas
CCS, what is it good for? Absolutely money. Not for you and I, no, it’s good for oil companies. We’re talking about this because the only “clean coal” plant isn’t…
Rafe: Canada’s biggest newspaper chain sold its soul to oil and gas
Well, fellow friends of freedom of the press, what now? Agreements between Postmedia – the country’s largest newspaper chain – and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), plus an…
Was there just a coup in Portugal? Why did Canada’s media ignore the story?
PHOTOS: The São Bento Palace, home of the Assembly of the Republic, in Lisbon. Was it just the site of a constitutional coup with implications for Canada? You’d never know…
You tell me, Dear Readers: Did I unfairly beat the Wildrose finance critic like a piñata?
PHOTO: Your blogger, at right, wearing the brand new string tie he just bought in Santa Fe, takes a whack at Derek Fildebrandt, the Wildrose Opposition’s finance critic. Actual Alberta…
Flying Beavers and Other Technological Advancements
Air drop beavers to repopulate a species? OK, said the late 1940s. We’ll need something better than flying beavers to survive climate change, says Bill Gates (who was once a…
Flying Beavers and Other Technological Advancements
Air drop beavers to repopulate a species? OK, said the late 1940s. We’ll need something better than flying beavers to survive climate change, says Bill Gates (who was once a…
Harris Tries To Tramp The Harper Dirt Down
Thank goodness for Michael Harris. Helpfully providing an example of how journalists should not be thinking: .@alexboutilier Goodness, you've adopted a Levantism? #HDS should stand for Harper's Deranged Supporters. —…
Harris Tries To Tramp The Harper Dirt Down
Thank goodness for Michael Harris. Helpfully providing an example of how journalists should not be thinking: .@alexboutilier Goodness, you've adopted a Levantism? #HDS should stand for Harper's Deranged Supporters. —…
BC Government Preventing Access To Information
I really hope this isn’t going on in other parts of the country too. BC’s Liberal government is far too corrupt.
BC Government Preventing Access To Information
I really hope this isn’t going on in other parts of the country too. BC’s Liberal government is far too corrupt.
Why is the PMO Shredding Their Files?
Oh right, that evidence of their crimes and misuse of taxpayer money. Know what's a great trick? Getting ppl to argue whether it's the purview of the PMO or other…
Why is the PMO Shredding Their Files?
Oh right, that evidence of their crimes and misuse of taxpayer money. Know what's a great trick? Getting ppl to argue whether it's the purview of the PMO or other…
Rafe: Be wary of Postmedia editorials endorsing Harper
Headline from Vancouver Sun’s recent endorsement of the Conservative Party (Postmedia) Rafe Mair here – may I have your attention for a moment? When you’re advised how to vote, common…
Will Ferrell does a mock music video of gangster rap – and it’s a scathingly hilarious critique of the genre
A musical commentary, followed by social and political analysis, followed by hilarious spoof rap videos, and more This is scathingly funny. Will Ferrell does a mock music video of macho…