JustAnt Trudeau’s elbowing incident leaves House in an uproar
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-conservative-whip-1.3588407
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JustAnt Trudeau’s elbowing incident leaves House in an uproar
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-conservative-whip-1.3588407
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
Sophie Trudeau is no Betty Boop But Opposition Fast Becoming Other Cartoon Characters
In 2013, John Avarosis wrote a piece: Why do Republicans so hate Michelle Obama? In it he discusses the obsession that American conservatives have with the First Lady, or what…
Head In The Tarsand
When an out of control fire roars toward you, it’s totally fine to stick your head (and the rest of you) into the sand, in a fireproof shelter preferably. After…
Waiting for the Left to shine.
If you are old enough to remember hearing the 1960s Les Paul and Mary Ford recording of the World is Waiting for the Sunrise, you might also be wondering when…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Martin Lukacs highlights the Canadian public's broad support for the Leap Manifesto - and the opportunity available to any party willing to put its…
Leap Manifesto Supported By 40 Per Cent Of Canadians: Poll
Supporters of the Leap Manifesto rejoice! According to a new poll from EKOS Research, your beautiful, bold, controversial, forward-looking document is supported by 40 per cent of Canadians. The post…
The Left’s lost moment in time.
Why do so many political writers believe that groupthink is achieved by constantly rewriting history? Never a fan of Ed Broadbent or the Broadbent Institute, it was still dismaying the…
Why Alberta shouldn’t look to Norway, and why that’s a reason to Leap
One of the clearest memories I have from my only trip to Norway is the repeated failures at hitching a ride. What appeared to be an unbroken string of brand…
Yes, you can bet the rent money on Leap.
One of our favourite bloggers insists that you should not bet the rent money on the Leap Manifesto. While agreeing that no gambler should ever bet the rent money, we…
#YEG2016 Followup Links
While there's been plenty of ill-informed commentary since the NDP's convention last weekend, I'll take a moment to highlight a few of the followup points which deserve a read.- Joshua…
A place for discussion
Following up on yesterday's column, I'll expand somewhat on some of the decisions the NDP may want to consider as (or before) it elects new leaders. And since the recent…
It looks good on the NDP.
It is the way an Aussie friend says, “It looks good on them.” It is not said in a mean way but it implies that they deserve their quandary. And…
Look At Who They Leap
“Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries” – NYT What are we going to do about it? Let’s pillory the people with the only plan capable of…
New column day
Last week, I wrote that the NDP should be careful about assuming that changes in leadership would necessarily help in a needed process of party renewal.Obviously, both elected to seek…
Supporting two NDPs
Like many members of the federal NDP, I support a shift back to socialism from wherever it is we have drifted. The now famous (or infamous) Leap Manifesto may help…