PMO Iqaluit bumble draws smiles, frowns OTTAWA — A bumble by the Prime Minister’s Office has residents of Nunavut alternately chuckling and cringing. A news release sent out Monday outlined Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s itinerary as he began a five-day Arctic tour. The release repeatedly spelled the capital of Nunavut as Iqualuit – rather than […]

Welcome to part 3 of my 308 part series, Better Know A Riding. Today, Saanich-Gulf Islands. The fighting Islands! This Vancouver Island riding borders the University of Victoria, famous not just for its large rabbit population, but also its ability to produce Harper Cabinet Ministers – alumni include Stockwell Day, Gary Lunn, and Rona Ambrose […]

NDP Name Change Debate Fizzles

In case you missed it earlier this week, the Globe ran a story with the rather provocative headline: Can a busy female politician give reliable evidence? A judge says no. Here’s what the Jane Taber article had to say: Lisa MacLeod is a young female politician who commutes to her job at Queen’s Park from […]

Since I did comment that people are focusing on the NDP name-change policy that will never happen, I have taken it upon myself to, as a favour to the NDP, raise awareness of some other worthwhile policies being debated this weekend at their convention. Here are some of the highlights, obtained via the NDP mole: […]

Adam Radwanski is spot on today: Yes, it’s not hard to dislike Stephen Harper if you watch him on a day-to-day basis. But in the big-picture sense, it’s not entirely clear to your average person what it is that’s fundamentally wrong with his government. The opposition, to this point, has done a lousy job of […]

No arts grants, cast of 15, directed by Shawn Postoff, co-writer andco-producer of the US Queer As Folk, it’s an epic 2+ hour YouTube mini-series, the first of its kind in the world. It’s written by an award-winning screenwriter, we shot it crazy fast last October, and have been editing it since. It’s very pro-Obama […]

Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria’s Online Scammers Work That Much HarderLAGOS, Nigeria — Online swindling takes dedication even in the best of times, the scammer said earnestly. The spinal cord aches from sitting at a desk. The eyes itch from staring at a computer. The heart thumps from drinking bitter cola to stay awake for chats […]

It seems everyone has weighed in on the possibility of an NDP name change. I could wax on at length about the pros and cons of this but, the short of it is, it’s a dumb idea and it won’t happen. Having gone to many a convention, you always get a motion or two that […]

The winner of Canada’s Silliest Scandal is… My vote would still be for Joe Clark’s lost luggage, but if you consider this photo may have ended Stanfield’s career, it’s probably a worthy winner.