I’m hunkered down at the blog command centre on the main convention floor. I’m sitting next to Jeff Jedras (http://bcinto.blogspot.com) and we’re watching as the convention delegates pour in. NDP…
Follow this stream on Friday and Saturday for my Twitter thoughts and comments on the NDP Leadership Showcase and voting. I’ll be starting the feed at 10:00 AM PDT on…
Does it surprise anyone else that there are branches of RBC and ScotiaBank in the Cayman Islands? There’s even an Elgin Ave. which reminds me of Ottawa. View Larger Map…
Another important piece of historical evidence in the scandal that will be rocking Canadians’ political beliefs for years to come: Conservatives admitted in December 2011 to a local Ontario paper…
… of COURSE he won’t step down. Are we not used to how low these criminals can fall? No pride. No honour. For the CPC, pride and honour are signs…
It’s rare to get a response from a politician when you send them an email. It’s even rarer to get anything more than a form letter. But I’ve never seen…
Alberta is ramping up for an election and while busty buses and money-for-nothing schemes are dominating the scandals, the new Education Act may be the thing that pisses enough people…
Say it ain’t so! A CPC Cabinet Minister caught doing something UNETHICAL!!!! Wow. That’s about as shocking as finding out Don Cherry isn’t a vegan! Sheesh, why does the MSM…
I figure that this wouldn’t be a true blog without random kvetching about nothing in particular. So in that spirit, I present semi-aimless carping about disconnected aspects of modern life,…
Harper is an unusual man, could easily be the “quiet neighbour who always kept to himself”. Unusual because of his absolute obsession with destroying the Liberal Party of Canada and…
Democracy is the greatest sport on Earth. I feed on elections and leadership contests but I’m kind of glad I don’t have a vote this Saturday in the NDP leadership…
Democracy is the greatest sport on Earth. I feed on elections and leadership contests but I’m kind of glad I don’t have a vote this Saturday in the NDP leadership…
You can tell in your gut when you see a good attack ad. The Conservatives know how to make a good attack ad, this is clear. It’s one of the…
Conservative Canadians are sympathizing with their captors. Just happy to have finally kicked the pesky 2 year election cycle with a Conservative “stable” majority government, the fact that it was…
FACT: Only the Harper government can call for a judicial inquiry into the Robocalls Scandal… and that ain’t gonna happen, Canada! Would you like a Royal Commission to investigate the…
It’s apparent to many (bloggers) that the systems Canadians entrusted to keep our election free of crime to a point where we could trust the result as legitimate, have let…
So, as I wrote this title, I realized that this post could have been referring to just about anything, so let me clarify: I’m talking about the double standard we’re…
In this day and age media and communication tools are available to almost anyone who wants them. I am suggesting that there are many Canadians out there who can create…
**This post is an updated time capsule/link dump from Election 41, 29 Apr 2011 I’ve decided to finally post it to get it off my unfinished drafts list** Vintage Voter…
Then take your stupid report and chuck it. The CCPA has published a new hunk of PDF by economist Hugh Mackenzie which slices and dices the Drummond report’s fiscal forecast…
