ConCalls: Hamilton Challenges Council of Canadians
Conservative Party lawyer Hamilton thinks he can get the legal challenge launched by the Council of Canadians thrown out of court before it gets rolling. If he manages this, it…
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Harper Meet Keedle. Your Black!
I an surprise of events Harper told Canada that the War on Drugs have failed. Now when I heard this I was on the verge of an aneurysm. Harper a…
ConCalls: Coverup Emerges in #RoboCon
As I’d suspected MORE THAN A MONTH AGO, we’re looking at a coverup at the Conservative Party headquarters. March 6th was five days after I’d already explained to some political…
Politics and Hypocrasy – Movie Monday
So, it’s everyone’s (I hope) favourite day of the week here at Paulitical Satire! It’s Movie Monday! Today’s one is a particular gem brought to us, as always, by my…
They’re (Still) Just Not That Into You
Sorry, Evangelicals: Only one in five Jewish Americans holds favorable views of those aligned with the Christian right, a category that includes most of Israel’s evangelical supporters. The survey, conducted…
Canada’s Greatest Cultural Achievement: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Thirty years ago, the Canadian government repatriated its constitution, thereby officially ending our colonial status, and added what is our greatest cultural achievement to date, the Canadian Charter of Rights…
What DOES Foreign Inducement Look Like Anyway?
It apparently doesn’t look like an American on a phone reading a script that’s supposed to convince Canadians to vote for a Conservative MP. Because there is a photo of…
Bye Bye Bixi
What a disgrace. Quebec has ordered Bixi to sell off its British bike share spinoff because Montreal didn’t have the authority to send money to a business that created a…
John Cleese on Creativity
(Via Boing Boing.) Filed under: Politics Tagged: creativity, humour, John Cleese
The Odd New Meaning of Phobic
<Note: I am starting back up some content for this blog. More current content is coming.> As I take in my steady stream of media, I find bothered by the…
Critiquing Boutiquing
Conservatives mocking Liberal Boutique would like to remind you that the Stephen Harper bobble-head doll is $19.99 at their online store.
"Tory Spin" That Is An Understatement
The Conservatives government released a report that states they have emitted 692 megatonnes of CO2 in 2010. Which is by the way an increase of 2 megatonnes. The Conservative government…
Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS Doubles Down On Gas Price Talking Points
Karl-Rove.jpg The Karl Rove-helmed lobbying group Crossroads GPS (in conjunction with their parent group American Crossroads) has decided to double down on the debunked talking point that President Obama is…
If It’s Not One Thing
…It’s your Mother. Is that how the expression goes? == The Conservatives haven’t been in hot water over just one scandal lately. There are more than the average human can…
Charter Night
Last night I spent a little time with some Liberals to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Ralph Goodale noted a few of the…
The emperor’s new clothes: North Korea keeps on marching
Sometimes, you just want to give them a hug. Pyongyang put on this earnest show of transparency around its rocket launch, inviting foreign journalists into the heart of their futuristic…
Inheritance Tax on Rich Popular!
According to a new poll I wrote about some days ago the inheritance tax on the rich is apparently popular. that 69 per cent of Canadians support the introduction of…
Maybe Canadians Don’t Want to Live in a Democracy
In writing a scathing article that comes out and accuses the Conservative Government of having lied to Parliament and then to the Canadian people with regard to the costs of…
Attacking public sector workers is a bad idea
During economic downturns, people have a tendency to turn on one another. We blame victims and eat our own. I’ve been alive long enough to have seen it more than…