ConCalls: Robo-Out-of-Con-trol Delay #RoboCon
CEO Marc Mayrand tells MPs, who swept to government on a wave of fraudulent phone calls, to police themselves better. How’s that worked out so far? Well, there are now…
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Charest is screwed…
And here’s an apt cartoon to depict his sad situation: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Raise Your Hand if You Don’t Think Dismemberment is Funny
So, I had this great post all ready about an amazing album that just came out and then something happened: a foot was sent to the Conservative party HQ. And…
End result of Emerald Ash Borer…
… in Alta Vista. Last year, this was a 50 year old, 40 foot tall tree with perhaps an 18 inch girth. Now even the stump is gone and this…
Making Casserole Music in Regina
–Outlaw Snowy Bear and Jamie It was a nice warm evening, and I got together with about 80 other of Regina’s finest people to make our voices (and our pots…
Conservatives legislate an end to yet another strike
I wonder if they reckon that just out and out banning strikes would be too controversial. Or maybe its just that they might want to let a strike go on…
Robocon Scandal — UPDATE 2
So, the IP address Pierre Poutine used also accessed Andrew Prescott’s Racknine account. But, there’s no smoking gun? And now, Elections Canada is talking about regulating — not banning —…
Conrad Black: Our Warren Buffet?
Freed from the US prison system Conrad Black is challenging Harper, Canada, and Americans on their failed policies. Particularly around prison reform. A businessman with good arguing skills, the chops…
Help! My City is Broken!
So, in a personal Paul update, not to mention context to this post, I recently purchased a used car. I talked about this briefly in my earlier post about my…
Stunning Disruptors
Asbestos was a miracle mineral, preventing fires in places we didn’t wan to burn. Then people started dying from it. “Antibacterial” soap was lauded by people as the solution to…
“Dark Age” for Canadian Science
In yet another example of the Canadian government’s antipathy toward science and hatred of all things environmental, check out this article from the excellent journalist Andrew Nikiforuk. Here’s an excerpt:…
The Paulitics of Food – Movie Monday
So, today’s Movie Monday blends two of my favourite things: good food and politics! This week’s video is meant to stir up some conversation about things like organic foods, the…
Casseroles – poignant video of the nightly pot-banging events in Montréal
I love this video. Brings me to tears every time.
Jeez.
Enough is enough, no? Tragic. So many children. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
ChitChat; Twitter and CVAF
Friday night I spent at Beer Bros with the best sort of party companions: Tweeters! Far from having their noses and thumbs buried in their phones, these Tweeters are social…
Tough to swallow…
… in the wee hours of the morning that one doesn’t have any history. Gee, I hope I have a “future”! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Liberal Red And NDP Orange
The Liberal Party of Canada is often criticized for being stagnant, for not changing, but one just has to look at its logo, its branding, and more specifically, its colour…
RCMP – Really Carefully Monitoring People
Originally appeared on BackoftheBook.ca How can I write this without sounding, well, paranoid? I believe the RCMP is watching too many people, and abusing its resources. There are plenty of…
Is there a need for a centrist party in Canada?
There have been times in history when there is a wide political space between the right most and left most parties. On the far left, one had advocates of something…
Your CPC MP as a teapot
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