Topic: Canadian Politics
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iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
MLA says he’s sorry for sexist remark
Tiger Woods isn't the only apology in the news. A New Brunswick MLA has landed in hot water over a sexist Facebook status...
Tiger Woods isn't the only apology in the news. A New Brunswick MLA has landed in hot water over a sexist Facebook status...
PattiM posted a blog entry
Just Who Is Standing Behind the Troops
Okay Harper, you opened the door on the weekend by taking a partisan shot at the Opposition and accusing them of maligning...
Okay Harper, you opened the door on the weekend by taking a partisan shot at the Opposition and accusing them of maligning...
Berlynn posted a blog entry
U.S. firm sheds liability for Canadian nuclear peril
Gee, thanks, Steve. Our country is so safe with you at the helm. NOT!!! From The G&M: U.S. firm sheds...
Gee, thanks, Steve. Our country is so safe with you at the helm. NOT!!! From The G&M: U.S. firm sheds...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
The disgrace that is the current Grand River (Caledonia) land dispute
This past week has provided yet another example of the fundamental ineptness of the McGuinty government and its...
This past week has provided yet another example of the fundamental ineptness of the McGuinty government and its...
Soirette posted a blog entry
Weird, Wise, Wonderful
That the internet is a weird, informative, interesting place is no surprise, but I am constantly surprised anyway.These are my...
That the internet is a weird, informative, interesting place is no surprise, but I am constantly surprised anyway.These are my...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Do the Liberals really believe our generals are liars?
It’s a funny old world, isn’t it? The Liberals and the New Democrats bang on about our military turning over Afghan...
It’s a funny old world, isn’t it? The Liberals and the New Democrats bang on about our military turning over Afghan...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Janine Krieber’s Facebook posting
I’ve been following the reaction to Janine Krieber’s—the wife of Stéphane Dion—recent Facebook post in which she...
I’ve been following the reaction to Janine Krieber’s—the wife of Stéphane Dion—recent Facebook post in which she...
DavidCroft posted a blog entry
No Good Bastards
By now, Gerald Keddy’s apparent dismissal of the Halifax homeless and unemployed as “no good bastards” has...
By now, Gerald Keddy’s apparent dismissal of the Halifax homeless and unemployed as “no good bastards” has...
Jonathon Narvey posted a blog entry
The Liberal Version of Going Rogue
Stephane Dion’s wife vents her spleen.The Liberal Party is falling apart, and will not recover. Like all liberal parties...
Stephane Dion’s wife vents her spleen.The Liberal Party is falling apart, and will not recover. Like all liberal parties...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Who do you trust
The current controversy over who knew what when about prisoner abuse in Afghanistan seems to be boiling down to who you trust...
The current controversy over who knew what when about prisoner abuse in Afghanistan seems to be boiling down to who you trust...
13 days ago
Russ Campbell's Blog
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Russ Campbell's Blog
| Topics: Islamist..., International..., Canadian..., Security and...Jonathon Narvey posted a blog entry
Why is the Political Opposition So Eager to Believe Our Enemies?
Canada is at war. It may seem hard to believe at times, given our remoteness from the conflict and the distinct lack of impact...
Canada is at war. It may seem hard to believe at times, given our remoteness from the conflict and the distinct lack of impact...
iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
Push for Parliament Hill Ban on Twitter?
Jane Taber has reported New Democrat MP Charlie Angus wants to ban Twitter on in the House of Commons. She reports: ...
Jane Taber has reported New Democrat MP Charlie Angus wants to ban Twitter on in the House of Commons. She reports: ...
Nigel Beale posted a blog entry
Audio Interview with author Yann Martel conducted by Nigel Beale: Are you now, or have you ever been…
Block head?Listen here as famed author of Life of Pi and self proclaimed political gadfly Yann Martel 1) Absorbs a...
Block head?Listen here as famed author of Life of Pi and self proclaimed political gadfly Yann Martel 1) Absorbs a...
17 days ago
NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
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NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
| Topics: AUDIO: Author..., Audio..., canadian..., canadian...Cycroft posted a blog entry
HST as seen through Alice’s looking glass
The debate over the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario and British Columbia is getting curiouser and...
The debate over the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario and British Columbia is getting curiouser and...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
I’ll miss Lou Dobbs on CNN
I’ll miss Lou Dobs on CNN each evening, not because I share his opinion on most issues or even because I like his personality...
I’ll miss Lou Dobs on CNN each evening, not because I share his opinion on most issues or even because I like his personality...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Warren Kinsella’s still in the Grit war room
The rumour yesterday that Warren Kinsella would be among the recent exodus from the Opposition Leader’s Office (OLO) have...
The rumour yesterday that Warren Kinsella would be among the recent exodus from the Opposition Leader’s Office (OLO) have...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
O Canada, MP Jason Kenney stands on guard for thee
The current Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, is like a fresh breeze in Ottawa. The new...
The current Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, is like a fresh breeze in Ottawa. The new...
PattiM posted a blog entry
New Immigrant Guide Book
It isn’t often I have much positive to say about Harper and his gang of thugs behaviour in Ottawa. I’ve now found a...
It isn’t often I have much positive to say about Harper and his gang of thugs behaviour in Ottawa. I’ve now found a...
Jonathon Narvey posted a blog entry
You Know You’ve Got an Improved Canadian Citizenship Guide When
… the sovereigntists are going to hate it.“There’s probably some political risks here,” Mr. Griffiths...
… the sovereigntists are going to hate it.“There’s probably some political risks here,” Mr. Griffiths...
iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
Two missteps in political staffing
Two stories this morning that touch on the art of staffing politicians: It seems the PMs Press Secretary contacted the Palace...
Two stories this morning that touch on the art of staffing politicians: It seems the PMs Press Secretary contacted the Palace...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
How Ignatieff can save the Liberal Party
Here’s my improbable forecast for the next 16 months: the Grits dump Michael Ignatieff, appoint/anoint Toronto MP Bob Rae as...
Here’s my improbable forecast for the next 16 months: the Grits dump Michael Ignatieff, appoint/anoint Toronto MP Bob Rae as...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Ezra Levant takes on the Post’s Don Martin
Ezra Levant, in yesterday’s post on his blog, gave an example of the recent spate of Tory bashing ideas that almost certainly...
Ezra Levant, in yesterday’s post on his blog, gave an example of the recent spate of Tory bashing ideas that almost certainly...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Liberals take a drubbing in by-elections
In what was Canadians’ first opportunity to give their assessment of the Liberal Party’s choice of leader, last night’s...
In what was Canadians’ first opportunity to give their assessment of the Liberal Party’s choice of leader, last night’s...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Toronto wins consolation prize Pan Am Games
High fives all around, folks. The City of Toronto has won the 2015 Pan Am Games, beating out Bogota, Colombia, and Lima, Peru...
High fives all around, folks. The City of Toronto has won the 2015 Pan Am Games, beating out Bogota, Colombia, and Lima, Peru...
iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
Report measures internet influence on political staff
An important study was released today on the influence of online research in world capitals specifically with political...
An important study was released today on the influence of online research in world capitals specifically with political...
Jonathon Narvey posted a blog entry
Until Victory
Sometimes, you just have to choose sides and bloody well get on with it, and the civilized world has chosen sides.It’s...
Sometimes, you just have to choose sides and bloody well get on with it, and the civilized world has chosen sides.It’s...
iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
Clever environmental pressure campaign
Environmental Defence and Forest Ethics have teamed up to create Moms Against Climate Change – the organizations describe...
Environmental Defence and Forest Ethics have teamed up to create Moms Against Climate Change – the organizations describe...
DAVE ID posted a blog entry
ELECTION WTF-NESS
TREMBLAY WINS AND IT’S THE NON-VOTERS FAULTBut yet I’m not surprised. ProjetMontreal is an unproven team and yet they...
TREMBLAY WINS AND IT’S THE NON-VOTERS FAULTBut yet I’m not surprised. ProjetMontreal is an unproven team and yet they...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
H1N1 anxiety bordering on panic
After firing blanks at PM Stephen Harper and his Tories and spreading misinformation and half-truths for most of last summer...
After firing blanks at PM Stephen Harper and his Tories and spreading misinformation and half-truths for most of last summer...
tiphaeret posted a blog entry
They Call It Democracy – Part 6
lessons learned: They say that what doesn’t destroy you makes you stronger. Well, I seem to have successfully survived...
lessons learned: They say that what doesn’t destroy you makes you stronger. Well, I seem to have successfully survived...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Are senior Grits “spinning” out of control
There surely must be a point beyond which politicians should not go in their efforts to “spin” their message to mislead and...
There surely must be a point beyond which politicians should not go in their efforts to “spin” their message to mislead and...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
EKOS poll quantifies size of Donolo’s job
The latest EKOS research poll brings into sharp focus the size and degree of difficulty of the job in which Peter Donolo now...
The latest EKOS research poll brings into sharp focus the size and degree of difficulty of the job in which Peter Donolo now...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Did Ignatieff have to be convinced to return to Canada?
The view I had of Michael Ignatieff’s path to the leader of the Liberal party was that, after more than three decades in the...
The view I had of Michael Ignatieff’s path to the leader of the Liberal party was that, after more than three decades in the...
iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
Globe steps up & responds to CBC digital moves
In addition to the massive relaunch of most CBC news products today (full reviews when they settle into the format), long time...
In addition to the massive relaunch of most CBC news products today (full reviews when they settle into the format), long time...
Werner posted a blog entry
Liberals have no traction at all
A new poll has pegged support for the Liberal Party at 25%. If an election were held now, the Liberals would do much worse...
A new poll has pegged support for the Liberal Party at 25%. If an election were held now, the Liberals would do much worse...
tiphaeret posted a blog entry
They Call It Democracy – Part 5
formal complaint: Sometimes we either have to do something distasteful, or make a moral or ethical stand. What if that...
formal complaint: Sometimes we either have to do something distasteful, or make a moral or ethical stand. What if that...
iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
CBC reveals news shows and format
CBC has finally revealed the details of the “news renewal.” Big news includes Don Newman’s return to...
CBC has finally revealed the details of the “news renewal.” Big news includes Don Newman’s return to...
iancapstick@... posted a blog entry
Access Government speech for CUP
The student journalists at Canadian University Press invited me to come and speak to their regional conference about how to...
The student journalists at Canadian University Press invited me to come and speak to their regional conference about how to...
tiphaeret posted a blog entry
They Call It Democracy – Part 4
denial of service: Most of the national media attention focused on my complaint to Elections Canada of possible illegal...
denial of service: Most of the national media attention focused on my complaint to Elections Canada of possible illegal...
Jonathon Narvey posted a blog entry
Let in the Real Refugees
Were the fellows caught off the waters of Vancouver Island trying to sneak into Canada really refugees? It’s not looking...
Were the fellows caught off the waters of Vancouver Island trying to sneak into Canada really refugees? It’s not looking...
tiphaeret posted a blog entry
They Call It Democracy – Part 3
follow the money: Part of my complaint to Elections Canada was that $62,000 had been transferred to the Saanich-Gulf Islands...
follow the money: Part of my complaint to Elections Canada was that $62,000 had been transferred to the Saanich-Gulf Islands...
tiphaeret posted a blog entry
They Call It Democracy Part 2
green politburo: It took quite a while to make the decision to stand against the leader of the Green Party of Canada for...
green politburo: It took quite a while to make the decision to stand against the leader of the Green Party of Canada for...
tiphaeret posted a blog entry
They Call It Democracy Part 1
I could publish the entire 6,500-word, nine-page covering letter together with its 43 supporting documents that I sent to...
I could publish the entire 6,500-word, nine-page covering letter together with its 43 supporting documents that I sent to...
Jonathon Narvey posted a blog entry
Which Canadian Political Party Has the Hidden Agenda?
Canadian Liberals have been harping on a Tory “hidden agenda” for as many years as they’ve been out of power....
Canadian Liberals have been harping on a Tory “hidden agenda” for as many years as they’ve been out of power....
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Tories lead Grits by 14 points
The news keeps getting better for the Tories and correspondingly worse for the Grits—and especially for Michael Ignatieff. A...
The news keeps getting better for the Tories and correspondingly worse for the Grits—and especially for Michael Ignatieff. A...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Kurt Westergaard and the Danish Cartoons
When one watches the Michael Coren Show on CTS TV, one must bear with the banalities of panelists like Andrea Calver and...
When one watches the Michael Coren Show on CTS TV, one must bear with the banalities of panelists like Andrea Calver and...
Cycroft posted a blog entry
Time for housecleaning at Queen’s Park
The Ontario government’s Auditor General Jim McCarter released his much anticipated report into the eHealth Ontario...
The Ontario government’s Auditor General Jim McCarter released his much anticipated report into the eHealth Ontario...
gmacawsey@... posted a blog entry
Remembering the bad old days of balanced budgets and a growing economy...
Attention spans aren't what they used to be, anything that happened 24 hours ago is already old news. You see it everywhere,...
Attention spans aren't what they used to be, anything that happened 24 hours ago is already old news. You see it everywhere,...
Jonathon Narvey posted a blog entry
Speech Warriors
Step aside, Batman and Robin. Ezra Levant and Mark Steyn are the real dynamic duo.Their defense of freedom of speech at...
Step aside, Batman and Robin. Ezra Levant and Mark Steyn are the real dynamic duo.Their defense of freedom of speech at...
Werner posted a blog entry
Canada's new natural governing party
The Big Red Machine is dead, and Canada has a new “natural governing party”. This is the logical conclusion to be drawn...
The Big Red Machine is dead, and Canada has a new “natural governing party”. This is the logical conclusion to be drawn...
