The debate Harper vowed not to reopen, has just been reopened
So remember back in May of 2010 how Harper, after his party was re-elected for another term in power, vowed not to reopen the abortion debate? Well guess what, he…
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F-35 Scandal – 40,000 Feet Above the Average Canadian
“Roger that control, commencing scandal bomb drop…” So, I was having a discussion/argument last night with some friends about the 24 hour news cycle and the 15 second soundbite information…
The Manning Centre is Still a Registered Charity
Ethical Oil has written a letter to the Canada Revenue Agency to review the David Suzuki Foundation’s charitable status because, they allege, the Suzuki Foundation is a partisan political organization.…
Ads As News A Swindle
It’s bothered me for quite some time how the “professional” media tends to cover campaign ads (particularly attack ads) as news, and thus goads the victim of the attack into…
Giant squirrel unleashes flu on you
The Tories are up to some serious shit shutting down science and research in the federal government. Wreaking having with important, successful programs. Sorta like this squirrel.
Silence is Not Golden
“You could not write that as a book. Nobody would believe it.” I have said those words myself about circumstances which seem cliched or outlandish but are true. At this…
Deconstructing the Wildrose Effect
So what happened in Alberta’s election yesterday, other than people telling pollsters that they want change, then chickening out when it came time to mark an X. The Politics, Re-spun…
Wildrose defeat shows the limits of social conservatism in Canada
Alberta is Canada’s most right leaning province. The Wildrose party is a further right splitting of the long dominant right leaning party in Alberta. If there is anywhere that the…
Every Wildrose Has Its Thorn
“Seriously, I came thiiiissss close….” So, keep moving along people. Nothing to see here. Another PC majority, another day in Alberta. That makes 12 in a row I believe. For…
Bev Oda’s luxurious, tax payer funded life
Bev Oda, the Minister of International Development, has done it again. In 2006 she was forced to return $2200 to taxpayers for a $5500 dollar limo bill. In 2008 she…
#abvote Predictions
What’s an election without a couple of predictions? And to avoid any of that “I said that would happen!”/”No you didn’t!” stuff I thought I’d write down a few of…
Bib 183, riding the Cruise
I just got my confirmation for the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour today – in the email. Bravo, Ottawa Bicycle Club. You’ve made it to the age of email. As snarky…
Ontario Budget Consensus : Ontario Wins, Ontario’s Conservatives Lose
If you’re from Ontario, you have to agree that all the political discussions taking place to prevent an election are a welcome relief. The deal of course reached between the…
Will the Real Rob Ford Please Stand Up?
Rob Ford’s former press secretary, Adrienne Batra, addresses the hullabaloo regarding the mayor’s pending absence from Pride events: I know Rob Ford. He is a far more tolerant individual than…
Dion Proposes New Voting System
Monday’s election results in Alberta demonstrate once again the strange outcomes that our First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) voting system can create. A difference in vote percentage between 43% and 34% leads to…
Dion Proposes New Voting System
Monday’s election results in Alberta demonstrate once again the strange outcomes that our First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) voting system can create. A difference in vote percentage between 43% and 34% leads to…
Beautiful…
…yet simultaneously disgusting. I hope Albertans are not covered by a similar storm of the narrow-minded insularism, negativism and cynicism exemplified by the Wildrose Party. And yes, I can make…
Identity Politics and Some Numbers
The No True Scotsman fallacy often appears in arguments about philosophy or religion. It has some bearing on the change that is about to engulf Alberta. The fallacy would sound…
Bob Rae for Leader – Imagining the Debate
Personally, I am all for Bob Rae running for leadership. That said, I can just imagine some of the debates. "Of course I admire the efforts of my honoured adversary…
As Ned Stark would say…
… winter is coming… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario