Calgary Grit

CALGARY: With Same Sex Marriage now legal for two days, Canadian society is feeling the full effects of this profound change. Already, preliminary reports show a large spike in gayness across the country. “I had been on the fence for quite some time,” said one Red Deer man. “I’d stayed heterosexual because I wanted to […]

1. I was sad to see The Heart of the Matter close up shop. Treehugger has always had one of the better blogs out there and it’s a big loss to see him go. 2. Stephen Taylor has a good post on Same Sex Marriage on his site. Although he’s a Conservative, he’s willing to […]

It’s official: C-38 has been passed and this session of Parliament has finally been put out of its own misery. Looking back, it’s pretty clear that this Bill will likely be the only bit of noteworthy legislation to come out of a session that will be remembered for cancelled opposition days, the Grewal tapes, shocking […]

Stephen Harper’s first and third questions in QP yesterday: Hon. Stephen Harper (Leader of the Opposition, CPC): Mr. Speaker, during the trip to Ireland it was more than apparent that the victims’ families were not satisfied with the government’s handling of the Air-India issue, and neither are most members of Parliament. On April 12 a […]

If you want proof that Harper’s problems are more than image, look no further than this. *smacks head repeatedly against table* Now I just feel silly for repeatedly writing that Stephen Harper is a smart guy. The same leader who tried to bring down the government with the help of the BQ now says that […]

On my post bellow on Stephen Harper’s image make-over, Paul Wells jumped in with his view that Harper should roll out the Conservative platform this summer. The thinking is that this will eliminate the “hidden agenda” talk and show that there’s more behind him than angry words and hockey trivia. I really do have mixed […]

Why, oh why, did it take Anne McLellan so long to tour the flood damage in Calgary in southern Alberta? Paul Martin had valid business to attend to, so it’s understandable that he couldn’t come until now. But Anne McLellan is the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Given that there aren’t a lot […]

This post will just be a collection of interesting news stories that caught my eye today but no post title could possibly be funnier than this Yahoo news headline so I went with it. 1. The aforementioned Yahoo story is interesting for two reasons. First of all, it calls Belinda Stronach “an icon of democratic […]

I was a little startled this morning to get a big mail-out pamphlet from Maurizio Bevilacqua, a former future Martin Cabinet star. Don’t get me wrong: I’m as interested in the goings-on in Vaughan, Ontario as the next Calgarian. And it is very reassuring to find out that Maurizio is “taking my message to Ottawa” […]

Apparently our Justice Minister has some hidden talents. Sure, it may take him years to steer same sex marriage and pot decriminalization through the House, but when a ping pong ball is heading his way, he’s got lightning quick reflexes. Read all about it here. (Note: I had a Gazette link up to this earlier […]