“Wasted Life” by Stiff Little Fingers This song was…
“Wasted Life” by Stiff Little Fingers This song was specifically written about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but many of the lyrics apply to almost every military conflict in the…
veterans
No more war but class war. Honour the fallen on Remembrance Day,…
No more war but class war. Honour the fallen on Remembrance Day, but also curse the politicians, businessmen and monarchs who sent them to kill and die in conflicts that,…
Parliament in Review – March 29, 2012
There’s been much ado about the NDP’s position on trade agreements based on the Cons’ recent publicly-funded cheerleading for free trade at any price. But for anybody looking for the…
Rob Anders should resign from the Veterans Affairs Committee
Who is Rob Anders? He was elected MP for the riding of Calgary-West in 1997. Before the 2011 election he was known as the MP who spoke the fewest words…
Sleep all You Want, But Don’t Cut!
Well the story says it all for itself. A Conservative MP sleeps at a committee session on veterans. Now before you bash the Conservative sleeping and saying that he doesn’t…
So much for the Conservatives ‘support for the troops’. Rob Anders sleeps through veterans presentation.
Not the first time. Rob Anders sawing logs in Question Period. The veterans were not amused (emphasis mine). Veterans advocates are furious after they say a Conservative MP on the…
VeterAnts minister vows to improve information on benefits
My first cartoon of the year. Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/02/21/pol-veterans-blaney.html