Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Dear Leader Speaks
With ample time on his hands, Stephen Harper decided to address the B.C. Legislature yesterday to deliver a pep talk framed around the 2010 Olympics.
Filed under Provincial Politics-BC, Stephen Harper
Victoria Anti-Harper Protest Rally
An estimated crowd of 300 gathered at the B.C. Legislature yesterday to protest Stephen Harper’s prorogation of parliament (amongst other things).
Filed under BC, Stephen Harper
“Unparliamentary Behaviour”
New Brunswick Liberal MLA Abel LeBlanc flips the bird at the Tory Opposition. More at The Daily Gleaner here. Who says we’re all polite and well-mannered?
Filed under Humour
Olympic Believers
Looks like there’s some genuine excitement building as the Olympic flame finally enters Vancouver… Seems incredible that I went out and watched this thing travel through my neck of the woods on a sunny fall morning the day after it … Continue reading
Filed under BC
Opening of the B.C. Legislature
I had no idea we had such elaborate ceremony for when the legislature opens. As you can see it’s certainly not much of a crowd attraction. Too bad they don’t sit in the summer when the tourists could watch it. … Continue reading
Filed under B.C. Government
Green Police
Being an effete liberal elitist, I didn’t watch Super Bowl XLIV this past weekend and so missed all the big-budget commercials. Since then however, I’ve heard this spot for the new Audi TDI (a really very ugly car, imho) was … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Climate Change, Environmental Policy
We’ve All Become Dick Nixon!
Kind of a frightening thought. Sort of like a strange twist on Invasion of the Body Snatchers… The always insightful documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis explains how, over the past few decades, everyone has turned into “paranoid weirdos” (much like Richard … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Pop Culture, Progressivism, Psychology
Shed World
Impolitical wonders “what the wider reaction to this pavilion will be once it is opened on the weekend”… Many words come to mind — none of them favourable. Just for fun, here’s a picture of the Canadian pavilion erected at … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture
RMR: The Harper Misdirection Method
So effective, you’ll believe it yourself! And seeing as we touched briefly on “literacy tests” and such yesterday, here’s a little civics lesson from Rick Mercer explaining “How Parliament Works” and what parliamentarians do:
Filed under Humour, Stephen Harper
GTA Taiwan
Amazing footage from RT of a deadly road accident in Taiwan captured by an on-board security camera. It’s almost hard to believe this isn’t from a video game, but it’s real. Last October a bus hit and mangled 13 vehicles … Continue reading
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