Bureaucratic bafflegab hobbles disaster readiness, report says

I haven’t seen it on any of the big news outlets yet, but National Newswatch is reporting that former Liberal MP Blair Wilson is about to become Canada’s first Green MP. Admittedly, he won’t sit as a Green MP. And this little bit of history will only last a few days. And getting an MP […]

John McCain has picked Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate – in my opinion, a strategically brilliant selection. Her negatives shouldn’t be crippling. I assume the vetting process made sure the mini–scandals that have dogged her won’t get bigger. And while picking an inexperienced VP makes it harder for McCain to attack […]

Paging all legal experts, paging all legal experts…can we expect this to be a big deal media-wise if it were to happen in, oh, say, the final week of a campaign, or is this going to be a non event? And how long after the hearings for standing does the juicy stuff usually get going? […]

Price of gas would rise under Grit or Tory plans, say experts While I don’t for a minute doubt that the energy experts are in on the anti-Conservative conspiracy with the CBC /ElectionCanada /judges/ doctors/ everybodyelsewhodisagreeswithHarper, I thought this was an interesting story, well in line with what others have said. Although on the flip […]

A recap of election speculation from the past few days: -The GG has been grounded and will not be going to Beijing for the Paralympics. Sure, sure, everyone assumes this is so Harper can call an election but, really, isn’t it just part of his greater ploy to destroy our relationship with China? –Harpers aims […]

…take a drink every time a speaker talks about how much they love the troops and/or have a war veteran relative. OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS: –Biden’s giving one heck of a speech. “These times require more than a good soldier, they require a wise leader” – ouch. -I must say the “accidental” freudian slips of calling […]

DionWe want an election…no we don’t…yes we do…no we don’t…yes we do…it’s awful that Harper wants an election. I won’t meet with Harper because this discussion is too important to have over the phone…but not important enough for me to reschedule a single event of mine over the next two weeks. HarperParliament is dysfunctional, even […]

Dear Friend – I am about to make one of the most important decisions of this campaign – choosing a running mate. You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and I want you to be the first to know after I choose my candidate and he has been approved by the religious […]

With all the buzz about an October 14th election date, this is noteworthy: As he mulls over possible dates for a general election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper may want to take a glance at the fall catalogue for Les Editions de l’Homme. That’s where the Quebecor-owned publishing house announces that Julie Couillard’s kiss and […]