NDP Convention Photos Streaming at ProgressiveBloggers.ca (#ndpldr)
Photos I’ve taken are now streaming at ProgressiveBloggers.ca and here on this site. Go check them out!
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Actually Mayor, The Campaign Does Not Start Now
My head just exploded after reading this article on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s defeat of his pet subway plan. After being defeated fairly 24 – 19 in Council the mayor…
Actually Mayor, The Campaign Does Not Start Now
My head just exploded after reading this article on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s defeat of his pet subway plan. After being defeated fairly 24 – 19 in Council the mayor…
Tracking The Origins Of The "Blame Obama For Gas Prices" Talking Point
4+dollar+gas.jpg Since at least last summer, conservatives have been parroting the oil industry talking point that President Obama is somehow the one responsible for the spike in gasoline and oil…
Don’t Tweet Me Bro
Vic Toews is one very creepy human being. Given his comments characterizing characterizing defense lawyers as getting rich off of guilty criminals , he really is a disgrace as a…
The Natural Oversimplification of Very Complex Things
So, I was online perusing some political cartoons, which I do when I need a humours spin on the daily vulgarities of politics. For those Torontonians under a rock, yesterday…
Uniting Progressives? (#ndpldr)
I caught this sign being used by Thomas Mulcair supporters. It’s an interesting one because it fits with the narrative that Mulcair is attempting to broaden the NDP “big tent”.
Live from Toronto, it’s the NDP Convention! (#ndpldr)
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…
Convention live-blogging #ndpldr
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…
RoboCon: Money Goes on a Holiday?
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…
ConCalls: More Evidence From Last Year
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…
Again…
… 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…
The NDP responds on the Office of Religious Freedom
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 Education: An election bomb?
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…
What!!!
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…
Things that make me go arghhhh! Part 1
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,…
Why Harper’s obsessed with winning Mount Royal
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…
For Once, I’m Glad I’m Not Voting
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…
For Once, I’m Glad I’m Not Voting
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…
DIY attack ads on Stephen Harper
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…