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Steven Chase of the Globe and Mail writes today: (see article here)
“The Harper government has always insisted it heard no warnings of torture risks facing Afghan detainees in 2006, but documents show that in the same year it was carefully following a NATO campaign to take responsibility for captured prisoners away from the country’s notorious [...]
BC Blue | posted 15 minutes ago
Here it is: Texas Rep Ted Poe on Wilders in Congress yesterday.
The Blog of Walker | posted 2 hours ago
Every so often, one has to wonder, quite simply, why government does what it does.Case in point: by Bill Cleverley, via the Times Colonist: Victoria wants to double fees for builders:The cost of development in Victoria is about to go up as the city looks to more than double many of its fees and to create a host of new ones.But builders, who say they weren't consulted about the proposed changes, s
The Blog of Walker | posted 2 hours ago
No wonder MP Vic Toews flipped out on a local Winnipeg columnist (see here) about the Rahim Jaffer coverage.
You have to feel for anyone having to put up with the obviously anti-Conservative Winnipeg newspapers. I knew that the Winnipeg Free Press was terribly biased but didn’t realize that the Winnipeg Sun employed the same overly [...]
BC Blue | posted 2 hours ago
I will be curious to see how many more times Iggy and Donolo utilize the "40% of my MPs take the afternoon off work" strategy to allow confidence motions to pass. I don't think the Liberals truly appreciate the gravity of their hypocrisy. They made such a foul fuss over the 100th+ prorogation of Canadian Parliament; yet when the "sovereign" legislators return and the most important piece of l
The Iceman | posted 2 hours ago
Remember Fleherty's scandalous $9,000 flight to get to a Tim Horton's photo op on time? The headlines across the MSM? The feigned proper indignation of Liberals?The day after he unveiled the government's new budget, the finance minister flew from Ottawa to London, Ont., on a Challenger jet so he could do media interviews at a Tim Horton's coffee shop.The opposition says the flight cost taxpaye
Sort of Political | posted 4 hours ago
I wonder what matters more to Canadians, the economy or Afghan detainees? As we are midway through this economic recovery back into strong GDP growth and lower than expected unemployment, there are still some challenges left ahead that our parliament should be talking about. And yet as Parliament has resumed and the Liberals have been restored the ability to ask questions in the commons, they have
The Iceman | posted 4 hours ago
Mary Polak, the minister of children and family development, takes the time to explain the very important difference between a briefing and a meeting. Am I the only one who's a little turned on by hearing Mary Polak explain the definition of a briefing?Don't answer that.Anyway, Sean Holman at Public Eye Online has the full story.
The Blog of Walker | posted 13 hours ago
The Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee has released a report urging Canada to continue an active role in Afghanistan after the military mission ends next year. Committee co-founder Terry Glavin and Nasrine Gross, an Afghan-American writer at Kabul University, discuss the situation on the ground.
Related posts:On Behalf of a Grateful Afghan People This is a letter from
Jonathon Narvey | posted 16 hours ago
Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee co-founder Terry Glavin and Nasrine Gross, an Afghan-American writer, sat down with CPAC’s Peter Van Dusen to talk about the current Afghan detainee affair, and the future prospects for Afghanistan. Wait for the video to start and then skip to 23:40 to begin the interview.
As discussed in the video, the real story [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 17 hours ago
A cautionary tale of woe by former Blogging Tory and good all around guy, Darcey Jerrom. He left Manitoba a Métis and returned an outsider, stripped of his status.
I guess that means if the work dries up in Manitoba, it’s best to go on welfare and keep your Métis status than grab a job across [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 17 hours ago
Last night I said that I would be talking about a ( relatively ) recent CHRC appeal of a Federal Appeals Court decision over at the Libertas Post.Well, here's what I had to say: Too much fairness in the Human Rights industry?
The Blog of Walker | posted 19 hours ago
Even in the face of tough economic choices, Canadians don’t want to reduce military spending in order to control the deficit when the mission in Afghanistan wraps up. This, according to a poll by Innovative Research Group conducted for the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute.
A majority of Canadians [57%] see the military as serving [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 19 hours ago
You learn something new each day. Today I watched Question Period and learned that Guergis and Jaffer are now the "Bonnie and Clyde" of the Conservative Party, followed by allegations that the federal government directly interfered in a Provincial prosecution (for which zero evidence exists). Then the MP ended her question with "is this what the Prime Minister meant when he said I get by with
The Iceman | posted 19 hours ago
Photo: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff gives a thumbs up while eating a seal meat appetizer on Wednesday. By Chris Wattie / Reuters.
If there’s one thing that’s united many Canadians from all political stripes, it’s fighting back against the self-righteous, ignorant animal rights activists passing themselves off as the European Union. Practically all of Canada’s political
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 20 hours ago
Where are the Canadians against Sitting On Your Hands in Parliament Facebook Page? Photo: Matt Campbell.
As has been well reported on by now, 30 Liberals MPs sat on their hands during the federal budget vote, allowing it to pass in the House of Commons. What’s particularly interesting are some of the big-mouth big-names in that [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 21 hours ago
I've made a habit of reading Vaughn Palmer's column in the Vancouver Sun on a regular basis. He's just....well, good at what he does.Case in point: Vaughn's analysis of the Harmonized Sales Tax has been pretty excellent so far, and no less than now as he fisks the BC Liberal's upcoming legislative institution of the new tax. Here are the latest columns:Economist gives B.C. Liberals belated nu
The Blog of Walker | posted 22 hours ago
In the last post, I noted Vaughn Palmer's latest column. However, I want to highlight it a little more, because I think it needed a little more attention:-The B.C. Liberals rarely miss an opportunity to boast about the times they've cut taxes over the years. But not surprisingly, the highlights package for the recent provincial budget made no mention of their latest tax grab.Instead you needed t
The Blog of Walker | posted 23 hours ago
As The Hook revealed a few days ago: Premier's office added $2 billion to Olympic impact estimate:The British Columbia premier's office misrepresented a Conference Board of Canada report in a way that greatly exaggerated the economic benefits of hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. "The Conference Board of Canada forecast that the Games will bring an additional $770 million to B.C.'s economy
The Blog of Walker | posted 23 hours ago
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Kevin Page believes that Jim Flaherty's GDP forecasts are too high, while the Royal Bank of Canada believes the Finance Minister's estimates are too low. Kevin Page's grim GDP outlook is the basis for his assertion that deficit projections should be much higher. How much higher? Kevin thinks that Jim is off by 10 billion dollars in 2014. Our GDP is 1.5 trillion dollars, good enough for 11th on
The Iceman | posted 23 hours ago
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Adrian MacNair today in the National Post nails the reason why the Canadian Left and their media cronies will never be satisfied on the Afghanistan/Taliban fight:
- If we hand them off to Afghan authorities, as is proper, they say torture
- We take no prisoners, and shoot them all dead, they say inhuman
- We build a [...]
BC Blue | posted 1 day ago
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson apparently loves the idea of empowering police to conduct random breath tests and of course MADD is gaga with the idea of infringing on Canadian rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
I’ll support this unconstitutional legislation when federal politicians submit to random drug and alcohol screening during their work day at the [...]
BC Blue | posted 1 day ago
It was the CBC who broke the story of the diplomat who told the Liberals that torture was likely in Afghanistan before the Liberals agreed to start handing over POWs to Afghan officials, and now it is the CBC running Liberal damage control the next day. The new headline "Liberals feared Abu Graib-type detainee scandal: source" where an anonymous source reported that the Grits were so freaked ou
The Iceman | posted 1 day ago
Two particular assertions reassured me of Harper's wisdom, and thus his suitability for the role of Prime Minister of a nation; to paraphrase..."...we cannot tax our way into prosperity...this is not the time for blind adherence to ideologies."Thank you. That's why I voted for you, and will continue to.Not that there was ever any doubt.
Sort of Political | posted 1 day ago
CTV reports - GDP growth of 3.1 per cent expected this year: RBC"A new forecast from RBC Economics says an economic recovery is "solidly taking root in Canada" and predicts that Canada's economy will see real GDP growth of 3.1 per cent this year. RBC chief economist Craig Wright also predicts GDP growth of 3.9 per cent in 2011.This exceeds considerably the federal budget's forecast of 2.6%, w
Sort of Political | posted 1 day ago
Royal Canadian Dragoons, Bravo Squadron, Corporal Judd Walsh mans the front gate of Patrol Base Marianne using a 50 caliber machine gun attached to a Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV). Photo credit: Master Corporal Matthew McGregor
Despite the myriad sources of information from which to draw in order to write a column that has a grain of [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 1 day ago
I am beginning to sense that there are deeper divisions within the Liberal Party than has been made public. They are moving forward with complaints that cast a pox on the previous Liberal Government, that actually highlights negligence of the previous administration. Perhaps the strategists are willing to throw Paul Martin under the bus because his life is out of politics, but how about the ten
The Iceman | posted 1 day ago
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First off, the Post looks into part of Ezra Levant's latest salvo in the continuing legal battle between him and someone who I won't name on this blog in the forseeable future.Second, the Federal Court of Appeals has ruled that succesful defendents in federal human rights cases cannot be awarded costs. Good for them. I always thought there was a little too much fairness and justice in our proces
The Blog of Walker | posted 1 day ago
I think it's safe to predict that, now that the detainees issue has been pushed back to 2005 and the previous government... ...this matter will quietly cease to be much of a topic among Liberals any longer.Ya think?Yeah, me, too.
Sort of Political | posted 1 day ago
Can Palestinians truly develop a free marketplace of ideas without a political revolution? Will the Anti-Semitic media factories of incitement get put out of business anytime soon?
It’s not looking good on either score. From my latest Rediscovering Israel post, Palestinian Censorship, Self-Censorship and the Failure of Leadership:
If there is a solution, it may have to [...]
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Jonathon Narvey | posted 1 day ago
Beautiful day to go to the park. Click on the numbers below the picture to toggle between images.
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Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 1 day ago
I had a good laugh today watching Ignatieff choke down some seal meat with a fake smile on his face while posing for the cameras. When they leaned in to ask him how it tasted, this literary pugilist reached deep into his arsenal of adjectives and said "it tastes meaty, even a little gamey". Excellent description Mike, I'll have to remember that one if anyone asks me how my food tastes in the fu
The Iceman | posted 1 day ago
Photograph by: Jon Murray, The Province
The west coast radio station CKNW is reporting that Vancouver’s City Councillor Geoff Meggs has been in a serious accident in south Vancouver, and is now recovering in Vancouver General Hospital.
According to CKNW’s Nafeesa Karim, Mr.Meggs was riding his bicycle near West 51st and Granville when a car hit him. [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 1 day ago
Having a well-publicized reputation as the most unpredictable and ultra-violent maniac in the neighborhood seems like a decent strategy for getting others to leave you alone. But for Israel, can this strategy translate into long-term security from a nuclear Iran or the threat of being singled out as a pariah state?
From my latest essay in [...]
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Jonathon Narvey | posted 1 day ago
I like the annual Teddies awards put on by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Not just because it’s a lighthearted way to poke fun at the very serious problems of waste and excess, but because they highlight the absolute worst offenders, the absolute worst of what our overpriced government has to offer us in exchange for [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 1 day ago
You know, the photo-op’s great, but I’m sure the people would rather have the money. Photo: Corporal Pierre Thriault
Michael Petrou paints a fairly disturbing story of CIDA’s absolute incompetence in the face of human tragedy, today in Macleans Magazine.
As of the cutoff date, the 14 Canadian charities reporting donations to CIDA raised $154.4 million, of [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | posted 1 day ago
CNBC has a list up that definitely puts Canada's federal deficit and debt into perspective: The World's Biggest Debtor NationsTo be clear, I'm no advocate of deficit spending or debt financing by governments. However, some times it's unavoidable.That said, Canada's debt isn't even anywhere near being in the same league as the following! Not even remotely close! And correct me if I'm wrong,
Sort of Political | posted 1 day ago
“Former Trinity-Spadina Liberal MP Tony Ianno will appear in front of the Ontario Securities Commission following allegations of illegal trading.”
The accusation is that he:
“manipulated the market for Covalon shares by raising or artificially maintaining their price.” (see story here)
Now I’ll patiently await David Akin and the like to start blogging, Tweeting about h
BC Blue | posted 1 day ago
The Month of Earle continues. In this instalment, I'd just like to bring your attention to this post, written by my friend Truepeers at Covenant Zone: Dykegeld?!After noting Mark Steyn's excellent blog post on the matter, he writes:Once again the public needs to get involved in standing up to this evil, not just telling the BCHRT to f-off by picketing while the Earle "trial" is under way, but
The Blog of Walker | posted 2 days ago
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