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It’s hard to pay attention to 9/11 conspiracy theorists. The actions of the Bushmen after the twin tower and pentagon bombings already fail the smell test for most people who have followed the machinations of the oval office since the terrorist acts. But Barrie Zwicker takes conspiracy theories to the next level. The journalist and documentary maker reveals to George... more
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About the time I matured enough to dismiss errant patriotism, I realized that Canada’s parliamentary system is a legislatively imbalanced pig. Not being naive enough to expect a shift to a congressional system, I could at least desperately hope that Canada’s upper house, the Senate, could be reformed into a meaningful body that contributes and—dare I say it—expedites the law... more
A small group of activists staged a protest in East Vancouver on Thursday against the province’s plans to widen Highway 1 and twin the Port Mann Bridge. They say the government’s $3-billion Gateway plan for an expanded highway system will mean more cars on the road and worsen air pollution in the Lower Mainland. — CBC Just one question: why... more
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Damn it. Once again, Canada’s politicians have asked voters to go fishing and, just like in Brokeback Mountain, nobody managed to catch any trout. Another minority government, Conservative instead of Liberal, is hardly a step forward. Once again, federal politics is mired in a legislative standstill that only leads to citizens being screwed in the long run. But can we... more
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The CBC reports that Derek Zeisman, former Conservative candidate for the British Columbia Southern Interior riding, promises to resign if convicted of smuggling charges: Speaking from his hospital bed, Zeisman has apologized to the people of his riding, his campaign team and the Conservative party, saying he betrayed their trust by failing to disclose that he’s “under investigation for six... more
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Apparently the NDP has broken new ground by becoming the first federal party to release a televised campaign ad aimed at minority voters: The New Democratic Party has unveiled its latest TV commercial, this one directed at Chinese-Canadian voters. It’ll be the same face, but a different language. A new ad supporting Jack Layton and the NDP has been unveiled... more
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Jim Harris, leader of the Green Party, has finally taken advantage of recent Liberal and Conservative candidate dumpings to launch his first humdinger of the campaign: In this campaign only the Green Party and NDP are running full slates. Both the Liberals and Conservatives have now disavowed one candidate each. Jeepers. Remind me again why Jim Harris’ absence from the... more
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According to hearsay from WesternStandard, Steven Harper is a Trekkie! This would probably be a personal tidbit that would help humanize Harper a bit—well, humanize Harper to me that is, seeing as most people would consider a Trek fan to be a barely functioning, techno-babbling cretin. Unfortunately though, the Conservative leader is reported to be a fan of the original... more
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In one fell swoop, Rick Mercer has taken a much more effective, and delightful, shot at the Conservatives by speculating over possible cabinet positions to award the party’s stupider MPs. Rob Anders – Minister of State (Multiculturalism) Rob Anders is the guy to reach out to Canada’s diverse multicultural communities. “Nelson Mandela is a terrorist.” - Rob Anders “Rob is... more
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Most good science fiction is just like a good election campaign: issues-based. To date, the Liberal’s campaign has been so been plagued by character failures that they’ve now resorted to promoting issues from science fiction: with less than two weeks left in the campaign, and after dropping his Notwithstanding Clause bomb on Monday, a leak of Liberal strategy papers reveals... more