The Babel-on-the-Bay complaint desk is open.
Boy, you just try to be fair and you hear about it. Babel-on-the-Bay’s complaint desk was overworked the other day after commenting on the Guelph Robocall verdict. You try to…
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A resourceful, resilient Rob Ford recovers.
Sometimes you have to eat your words. We said the other day that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford would not accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. He did—on his terms. With…
Finding fair and impartial Conservatives.
We have discovered why the federal government cannot find enough people to adjudicate on its Social Security Tribunal. Murielle Brazeau, Chair of the tribunal, explains on its web site that…
Why Ford and Tory skip the ALS Challenge.
This item has more to do with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) than the Toronto municipal election, so we are running it before our ban on municipal elections items is lifted.…
The political expendables also serve.
While it is never wise to disagree with a judge, we hope the superior court justice who tried the case goes easy on the kid blamed for the Guelph Robocalls.…
Is Justin Trudeau peaking too soon?
With at least 14 months to go before the expected federal election, you would be wise to hold off placing bets. And it has little to do with the pollsters…
Fraser Institute spreads alarm on taxes.
There was a news flash from the Calgary based Fraser Institute the other day. Researchers there found that the tax portion of the income of an average Canadian family had…
Bad math trumps bad science in bitumen battles.
Following the battle over bitumen is like following a small car full of clowns. You never know what will happen next. The latest on bitumen is that a study published…
The Hair that roared.
For Prime Minister Harper is the Hair. Hear him roar! Can the Hair not roar at the Russian bear? Can the Hair not send a token planeload of supplies to…
When the bitumen bubble bursts.
The last time Canada had a real leader, it was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The least understood and the most vilified of the actions he took on behalf of Canadians…
Scots, Wha Hae.
Even if your ancestors left Scotland more than 200 years ago, you can still rise to the skirl of the pipes, honour a haggis with other fans of Robbie Burns,…
Look left, look right, go with caution.
North American politics has arrived at a major cross street and the traffic lights are not working. While realism says to come to a full stop and proceed with caution,…
Do Alberta schools teach a new science?
It started with an article in the Toronto Star. It was not only confusing but the choice of words tended to cloak the problems. Plus the locations are confusing. Judging…
A potpourris of potential potshots.
You would think that this far into the summer, when many readers are taking a holiday from politics, that bloggers could also take a well-deserved (if not earned) break. It…
The dystopia of the CRTC.
One of our favourite movies from the 1930s was the British-made H.G. Wells Things to come. The movie starring Canadian Raymond Massey was considered dystopian at the time as it…
Babel Conservatives have a candidate.
You have to admit, the Conservative Party of Canada makes it look easy. You want a Conservative candidate for the coming federal election? You get one appointed from Ottawa. It…
They have finally fired Bill Blair!
Enough of this mealy-mouthed graciousness, already! They are getting rid of Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and good riddance to him. It is surprising that he had the gall to…
If the gander’s grander, who’s the goose?
This is for our devoted Alberta readers. Yes, we know about you. Google tells all. It is time we discussed the cris de coeur over former Alberta Premier Alison Redford’s…
Inquiring minds want to know.
The American penny dreadful National Enquirer must have been named before Fowler’s Modern English Usage encouraged people to say ‘inquire’ for asking and ‘enquire’ for an investigation. Or maybe not.…
The lies we sew come back to haunt.
Having at one time tried swimming off the government dock at Cold Lake, Alberta, we can assure you that the lake is accurately named, year ‘round. There is not much…