In and Out: Political Double Tap
The Harper Government is known for its zombie like resiliency. Just when you think it’s down for the count, it gets back up to bite your arm off. Zombieland was…
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That’s a wrap? – Killing Saskatchewan’s film tax credit is economic nonsense
The cast from InSecurity. The TV show will no longer be produced in Saskatchewan. With the announcement of the axing of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit, we are effectively…
We are More Genourose Then I thought.
According to a new poll done recently a vast Majority of Canadians are willing to pay higher taxes to combat income inequality. As we know income inequality has risen over…
Today In The Annals of Stupid Backlash Tricks
Flash: Aggrieved Daily Caller Ex-College Republican thumbsucker (is there any other kind?) has a megasad cuz his bike was stolen (if stats hold true, by a blackity-blackblack black kid!), causing…
Road Trips and Canadian Identity – Movie Monday
It’s Monday, which can only mean that my good friend William Matthews and I have made you another great movie! It’s a quick one, because it’s so beautiful outside I…
Millennials Are Changing the Face of Canadian Politics
Change the manner in which information flows and the power structures will soon follow. Politics are changing in this country and for once it’s not because of the blasted baby…
Jacked from the 140 (Because sometimes that’s all you need)
Fox News North’s @kinsellawarren puts down his 30 pieces of silver to spank @fernhilldammit for consorting w/ teh enemy is.gd/zoW25t — Matthew Elliot (@matttbastard) April 9, 2012 Seriously, dub tee…
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…
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…