(Un)Fair Elections Act
The Leader-Post can’t include this whole letter by Mr. Bray because it’s over 250 words, so here’s the full version. Fair elections are the heart and soul of our hard…
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causes of “natural” disasters like the Irish Potato Famine.
There are posts going around right now in honors of St. Patrick’s day pointing out that the real story of the Irish potato famine is rarely taught. Children are taught…
Are You Also Sick of Politicians’ Childish Behaviour?
The language toward women can also turn vulgar. In an interview I conducted with the Hon. Sheila Copps, the former MP recalled being called a ‘slut.’ A female NDP MP…
The angst of a progressive.
Over the last week we have seen someone who had tried pull in progressives into a very un-progressive party be raked over the coals. For issues of arrogance and otherwise,…
Machiavelli and the Elizabethans
In 1555, Bishop Stephen Gardiner wrote a treatise to King Phillip II of Spain, in which he borrowed (aka plagiarized) extensively from Machiavelli’s The Prince and The Discourses. Gardiner did…
Georgia spring break trip redux: Savannah, Okefenokee, Cumberland Island
A lot of Canadians think “Florida” when they think spring break. And we have done that. But this year, I was the grateful passenger on another Irene Jansen organized travel…
What Do Teachers Want?
I seem to have missed hitting “publish” on this one from a few days ago: I’ve gleaned, from Steve Paikin’s twitter feed, a version of teachers that don’t fit the…
Pauline Marois defends anti-Semitic PQ candidate Louise Mailloux?!?!
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out– because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out–…
Behold the completely dependent independent Québec!
An independent Québec — according to Pauline Marois — would continue to use the Canadian dollar, seek a Bank of Canada seat, offer dual citizenship, have no borders, no customs…
Canada Revenue Agency audits environmental groups
The Council of Canadians and Greenpeace Canada protest against Alberta oil-sands development on Parliament Hill in September of 2011. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick, Canadian Press) Read this Feb 17th article from…
Guilty Indifference
This world is going up in flames, and nobody wanna take the blame. – Charles Bradley This years Oscars have come and gone, and each year becomes more forgettable in…
PRISM: Hack The Planet
Most people would consider “Hack the planet” to be some sort of black-hat hacker battle cry. It might more accurately describe the unconstitutional efforts of the United States of America’s…
Vancouver Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan- Speaker #55
…when you have an extensive plan that guarantees redevelopment and insertion of new and desirable market rate housing, you are planning the upclassing of a neighbourhood. The DTES has staved…
“Miss Me Yet?” #yyccc #yyc #bikeyyc
"Miss me yet?" #yyccc #yyc #ward4 cc: @yycGael pic.twitter.com/7sqHedQY4l — Vincent St Pierre (@vsp) March 12, 2014
#TellItToTheJudge Because #TellVicEverything Went Sideways
Vic Toews becoming a freaking judge was the most predicted patronage appointment since Harper put Duffy into the Senate, and we know how well that turned out. It looks terrible.…
Breakfast with Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton was in Calgary last week to give the keynote address at a breakfast meeting of 2500 Calgarians who paid about $500 to hear her speak. Luckily my…
Oil Putting Food on Families
Pardon the Bushism. The CPC’s spin regarding the oil crowding out grain shipments by rail must be inspired by Dubya. @saskboy @LHubich That's an odd argument. Isn't grain literally the…
homeschooling, both religious and secular, and the need for accountability
In most settings I interact with people there is a presumption that a person will keep quiet about his or her religion, and not assume to know what religion the…
No, the budget is not balanced.
I just had the pleasure of receiving an email from Allison Redford, premier of Alberta. In it she claimed that the budget was balanced for the first time in 6…
ConCalls: Putting The Ass before the Court
Brad Butt is an ass. Look what other election fraudsters are working with him to reshape Canada’s Election law. Borys Wrzesnewskyj, the former Liberal MP in Etobicoke Centre, successfully went…