Monthly Archives: April 2011
Ethnic Political Ad
I guess this take-off of a Liberal ad aimed at the Punjabi community has been circulating for a couple of weeks now, but I just discovered it. Finally, some humour in this otherwise dismally uninteresting election! The original ad accused … Continue reading
Liberal Erection!
Michael Ignatieff at a rally in Sudbury, exhorting Canadians to shake off their “So what?” indifference to transgressions of the Harper regime and, borrowing an expression from Bruce Springsteen’s turgid post-industrial anthem “City of Ruins,” to “Rise up!” I’m sure … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Canadian Election, Michael Ignatieff
Rick Mercer on The Agenda
Rick Mercer talking with Steve Paikin about his role as a political satirist, being the “Jon Stewart of Canada,” and his new gig in the off-season writing a column for Macleans magazine. By the way, here’s something I’ve thought for … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Canadian Election, Humour
CTV’s Election2011 Channel
Not having the time or opportunity of late to watch broadcast TV, I’ve been following the election coverage online as much as possible. CTV has a marginal YouTube channel called “Election2011CTV” which delivers nothing but random, ephemeral droppings from the … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Canadian Election, Free Speech, Media
“Not Intended To Be a Factual Statement”
Sure to be a classic in the annals of political dissembling. Funny as this is, it’s also disturbing in the sense that Senator Kyl may actually have believed the lie fed to him by his staff because this is the … Continue reading
Filed under Conservatism, Liberals-Progressives, Republican Party
Why Don’t People Vote?
There are numerous reasons posited by media pundits and political scientists, but if one needs a demonstrable explanation for the dire lack of interest by almost half of the electorate, then look no further than the example of Fred Slade, … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Canadian Election, Conservative Party of Canada
Leadership Debate
I only got around to watching the debate this morning, hence the late posting about it here. Sorry about that. As usual, it was a worthless exercise that produced nothing in the least bit memorable or illuminating. Aside from occasional … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Canadian Election, Jack Layton, Michael Ignatieff, Stephen Harper
Thanks Muskoka!
Hey, did you know that YOU, along with every other man, woman and child in this country coughed up a couple of bucks just to give a hearty “thanks” to the good folks of the entire Muskoka region of rural … Continue reading
Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca
A quick snapshot of the candidates running in my old stomping grounds. Since 1993, the riding has been held by Keith Martin, albeit running under several different banners: Reform, Canadian Alliance, and Liberal. Prior to that, it was the electoral … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Canadian Election
How Conservative is Stephen Harper?
This is a poll for conservatives only (both “big C” and “little C” varieties). Taking into account his overall governance and various policy factors such as fiscal management, social issues, immigration, defence, environment, etc., how would you rate Stephen Harper … Continue reading
