Red Shirt
Trekkies know what happens to the characters on away missions, if they are wearing red. Smith got the Vulcan hand sign for “Live Long and Prosper” incorrect. Her thumb should…
politics
Proud 50 Year Conservative Tradition: Fighter Jets
Bungling Canadian fighter jet development: A proud Conservative PM tradition for over 50 years. #AvroArrow #F35 #Dief #Harper Canadian Military Journal (Vol. 10, Num. 4) (2010) (with bold added): Debate…
Campaigning on Social Media and “Openness”
Recently, during the Vancouver municipal election, some candidates were trying to make a big deal out of the fact that their comments are being removed from their opponents’ social media…
David Banner on the Shooting of Trayvon Martin: “We Have to Get Some Type of Legislation Now.”
Gulf Coast hip hop impresario David Banner drops some straight knowledge re: Trayvon, race, and class in the US of A in this BlackEnterprise.com interview: “The fact we have to…
You may have noticed that…
… while I don’t have a whole lot of respect for most CPC MPs (not all – there are some who are less morality-challenged than others), a few stand out…
Saturday At The Movies
Just in time for Easter: Hallelujah Corporations:
On unnecessarily codifying specific freedoms such as the freedom of religion
Should there be explicit protection for the freedom of religion in the founding documents of society? This question may at first seem to be an obvious ‘yes’ since almost everyone…
The Conservative Coalition
I haven’t bothered to double check this little amusing fact, because I have no reason to assume it’s incorrect. There is only one federal party in Canada that calls for…
What hockey season?
Go Blue Jays!!!!!! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
My Three Things for Calgary
Nenshi and the City of Calgary, over the last year, have pushed a very central theme on how we can make Calgary a better place. It’s simple. If we do…
Backwards, Not Forwards
In October 2003, the Canadian Alliance (under Stephen Harper) and the Progressive Conservative Party (under Peter MacKay) announced that their respective parties would merge to form a new party —…
Refugee Rights Day and Bill C-31
April 4th was Refugee Rights Day. Most of us probably didn’t notice that, but its worth looking into what is going on right now with regards to changes to Canada’s…
Outtakes from the NDP Leadership Convention
The Krellant Evening News brings you the deleted scenes from our special report on the NDP Leadership Convention. Every wondered about the NDP’s position on the weaponization of space, or…
Alberta’s next cabinet: Bigots and Theocrats?
After Naheed Nenshi became mayor of Calgary and Alison Redford won the Progressive Conservative leadership race, becoming Alberta’s first female premier, I thought things were turning around for my homeland.…
Jerk of the Week Award Goes to James Moore
So, maybe Justin Trudeau was listening when I tweeted him this week, asking him when we could expect his hunger strike. Or maybe he read my recent post about Katimavik.…
Mulcair ain’t much different from Harper
The NDP are proving that they are cut from the same cloth as the Conservatives this week… or at least that Mulcair is. Peter Julian’s actions in the house, while…
This Does ^NOT Pertain to #RoboCon
Because hyperlinks are still legal in Canada, I can provide you with the following hyperlinks, and I’ll let your fertile minds go to work on what will remain unsaid. It’s…
Lies and deceit…
…. have become the signature of the current Conservative government. And this is a sad thing to say. Brian Stewart penned a good piece today on how the current government…
Canada Lacks Political Immune System – #RoboCon
If you think of Canada’s democracy as a living organism, right now we’re suffering from cancer. RoboCon is a growing problem, and the electoral fraud will multiply further as punishments…