Canadian Media
Shame on the Star
What was yesterday’s/today’s top Canadian news story? Of course, it was the repatriation of four fallen Canadian soldiers at CFB Trenton. The event was sombre…
April 2006
14 posts from April 2006.
Stephen Harper
George W. Strawman
The following quotes were taken from various media sources regarding the Conservative government’s decision on not lowering the flag to half-staff during an…
Liberal Party of Canada
Goodale out of the race
I just received a copy of a fax that Ralph Goodale sent out today from his Parliamentary office. No, this one didn’t have anything to do with partisan…
Parliament of Canada
Tsk tsk Hedy Fry
The following is an email received by hundreds of staffers and MPs on Parliament Hill today: From: Fry, Hedy – M.P. Sent: April 18, 2006 2:33 PM To: – LIBERAL…
US Politics
I thought musicians were supposed to be original
Look over there, it’s another artist railing against George W Bush and the establishment. Yawn. According to the UK’s Independent: Could Neil Young, a cultural…
Canadian Media
Shameful question of the day
NDP Youth and Families critic Olivia Chow held a press conference yesterday to outline her party’s position that the Conservative $1200 daycare allowance…
Canadian Media
News of FAA obfuscated by CBC grumbling
It was certainly a banner day for Stephen Harper’s new Conservative government. Today, the centrepiece legislation (essentially the foreseeable legacy of this…
Liberal Party of Canada
Belinda Stronach, I call BS
Today, Belinda Stronach announced that she will not be seeking the leadership of the Liberal Party. CTV News cited that her reason for not running was because…
Stephen Harper
Take Note debate on Afghanistan
It seems that Stephen Harper is treating the 39th session of Parliament more like a multi-partite congregation than his predecessor ever did. Today, with a…