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"...if Dosanjh were a back-bench MP. But he is Ignatieff's hand-picked defence critic -- in other words, were the Liberals to be returned to power, Dosanjh, a former Communist organizer and NDP premier, would be the defence minister.""Could you imagine if such a smearer of our troops became the boss of our troops?"Oh Canada.
halls of macadamia | more | posted 4 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 | more | posted 15 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 | more | posted 16 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 | more | posted 20 hours ago
CIDA's Earthquake Relief Fund unspentAs of the cutoff date, the 14 Canadian charities reporting donations to CIDA raised $154.4 million, of which $128.8 million is “potentially eligible” for the government’s fund matching mechanism. This is on CIDA’s website. What accounts for the $26 million difference is not. I asked the CIDA person I actually spoke to what “potentially eligible” me
Alpha Mike Foxtrot | more | posted 20 hours ago
Martin talks wistfully of how HM PM Harper is actually making big changes to the Canada. We have much , much more to do. It is nice to see these grit apologists gnash their teeth over an effective Tory government.)ne area in which the Conservatives lost their ideological way was their proclivity for big spending. But their new budgeting augurs a shut-off of the taps. Their consistent tax cutting
Dr Roy | more | posted 22 hours ago
...she'd probably make one helluva novelty third wife for some toothless, unwashed, 80 year-old Afghani opium farmer.
halls of macadamia | more | posted 1 day ago
Amazon.com is looking to open a new Distribution Centre here in Canada, if Canadian Heritage allows for it.
Canadian Heritage has 45 days to complete the review launched Jan. 27, but it could be extended by another 30 days if needed.
Walid Hejazi, a professor of international business at the University of Toronto, said he believes the [...]
ThePolitic.com | more | posted 1 day ago
Today, and next week, to be more precise, we will finally see the potential of social media in helping the electorate engage in dialogue with public office holders in Canada.
This morning Prime Minister Stephen Harper responded to the speech from the throne by livestreaming it on YouTube. Not only is this a Canadian first, but [...]
Joseph Lavoie | more | posted 1 day ago
I have been offered a recurring role as a contributor for a national magazine. My first article was printed in the March 2010 issue (that's the most recent one - it's not like the auto industry, who manage to put out 2015 models in 2009 - or something like that!), and it is monumentally satisfying to see my own name in print, distributed all across the country.
So every once in a while, I wil
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted 1 day ago
$38 for a doctor's visit. Of course though, that's nothing compared to Canada's "free" health care system. I mean, you guys pay nothing, right?...
small dead animals | more | 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 | more | posted 1 day ago
Psycho babble. Most Quebecers have no wish to risk their families' futures on the risk of separation. They have voted NO twice. The separatists just don't get it. No matter how they manipulate the situation, they will not get winning conditions. Quebec city could have better spent $300000 of taxpayer dollars. Perhaps they could put up more bilingual signs for tourists/QUEBEC — Quebec will
Dr Roy | more | posted 1 day ago
29 Liberals were absent from Parliament for a confidence vote on the budget earlier tonight.29 Liberals were not there to do their job and represent the people who elected them to office, which is a bit ironic considering their biggest complaint over prorogation was that they were not allowed to do their job, in Ottawa, in Parliament.Here are the Liberals that did, either by choice or by being tol
Alberta Ardvark | more | 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 | more | posted 1 day ago
...would it be too much to ask that the minimum wage call centre representatives working for your companies be required to possess even the slightest grasp of either of the two official languages in Canada?
I prefer English, but after today's phone call, I think French would do. And I don't speak French fluently.
I wonder how many people hang up during these things, not because they don't
Hinchey\'s Store | more | 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 | more | posted 1 day ago
Does anybody care? These are the kind of people who should get refugee status in Canada, if they apply, and not those "most probably" terrorists from Sri Lanka making their way here illegally by boat and forcing themselves on Canada.
This video about what is happening to women in Iraq will make your skin crawl. Of course, our ever vigilant MSM are wide awake with eyes shut tight.
Dodo Can Spell | more | posted 2 days ago
Photo: Globe and Mail
People across Canada were understandably angry yesterday when former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer, caught speeding in Ontario last fall while under the influence and in possession of cocaine, was handed down a relatively lenient sentence of $500 by Judge Doug Maund. Immediate reaction ranged from disbelief, to accusations of Conservative influence peddling. [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted 2 days ago
Holy frijole, batman. If anyone ever wondered why the Liberals would install a pro-torture, pro-targeted assasination MP as leader of their party: look no further. John McCallum, Ujall Dosanjh, Marlene Jennings - the whole crew were luxuriating in their cabinet-post limos when prisoner abuses were apparently at their most ferocious. Except Iggy. He wasn't there. He was too busy on Charlie Ro
ChuckerCanuck 2.0 | more | posted 2 days ago
Better get crackin', comrade... not everybody's stickin' to the party line... -- WINNIPEG -- A brother of 28-year-old Eric Daniels, who was shot by Winnipeg police Saturday night in the West End while brandishing a machete, said he does not blame police for their actions. “I’ve had enough of aboriginals blaming police and saying it’s racism. I’m aboriginal myself and I’m sick and
halls of macadamia | more | posted 3 days ago
...the next time these guys start screamin' about Canadian atrocities...In February 2010, the Taliban claimed responsibility for 25 Canadian deaths in Afghanistan. Canada announced one fallen Canadian in that period - a 25 to 1 exaggeration factor.Hey, Iggy... Jack... how do you like your Tali-pals now?
halls of macadamia | more | posted 3 days ago
American war reporter and former Green Beret, Michael Yon, who made his name as a correspondent during the Iraq war, has changed targets from bashing Canada, and is looking at Spain. The proverbial fertilizer hit the fan last week when Yon claimed that the Canadians has shirked their duties by watching the gold medal hockey [...]
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted 3 days ago
The Month of Earle series continues. Today's instalment is going to be fairly quick and painless: I just want to highlight a post by my friend Dag at No Dhimmitude which has an absolutely killer title: Does the Dyke of Earle have a Mole in the Hole?Guy Earle, a comedian in Canada, is under threat from the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. He pissed-off a couple of lesbians at a comedy club, and they'v
The Blog of Walker | more | posted 3 days ago
Newly appointed Treasury Board President, Stockwell Day, is going to cut 245 patronage positions, many of which are currently vacant.Now here's the typical NDP-socialist spin for always wanting a bigger government for no other reason than to have a bigger government that we can't afford:New Democrat MP Pat Martin, the party's Treasury Board critic, said he expects the cuts to be the first of m
Hatrocks Cave | more | posted 4 days ago
Let's take the measure of how we treat women in Canada with a little compare and contrast:Helena Guergis has a kanipshit at the Charlottetown airport. The media call for blood. She's unfit! They scream. Resign! They demand.John McCallum stumbles blind-drunk to an airport gate, creeping out everyone within ten feet of the man. The media giggle at the spectacle. Make him interem leader! Th
ChuckerCanuck 2.0 | more | posted 4 days ago
The Month of Earle series continues. If you don't know what this series is about, please, read this post. Essentially, all month I'm going to be looking into the upcoming Guy Earle BC HRT hearing and coverage of same.And so for this instalment, here is Guy Earle's interview with Rob Breakenridge on AM770 CHQR ( h/t to Blazing Cat Fur ).Here's some of what Rob Breakenridge had to say:It's one
The Blog of Walker | more | posted 5 days ago
Since the fall of Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, Cambodia has gone from a totalitarian communist regime to one of the freest countries in the world. It boasts a maximum total tax rate of just 22.7%. That compares to the %43.6 we pay in Canada. Similar to Canada, Cambodia is a parliamentary democracy with a monarchy. [...]
Red Ensign | more | posted 5 days ago
Looks like I was right in my earlier post, although I have to admit, it wasn't very hard to figure out. I'll post better pictures later on when I get a chance, these are just some quick shots from the media handout with my phone.
New website (it's supposed to be live around 3pm today)
The first of it's kind for a political party in Canada - an IPhone app
Blue Blogging Soapbox | more | posted 6 days ago
Photograph: Jeff McIntosh, Macleans Magazine
The Alberta Teachers’ Association has been attacked for letting a speaker offer integrationist views pertaining to Canada’s aboriginals at a convention in Edmonton last week. Frances Widdowson is a co-author of the book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry, and an assistant professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary. She delivered a speec
Unambiguously Ambidextrous | more | posted 6 days ago
Je suis contre les coupes dans le budget de la défense, parce que lors de la dernière période déficitaire, ce sont eux qui ont écopé, ils commencent seulement en s'en remettre des coupes de Jean Chrétien.Le sondage indique que 60% des Canadiens veulent que les dépenses militaires soient réduit. Au Québec, bien évidemment, le taux grimpe au alentour de 75%.La question de
Pour un monde droite | more | posted 6 days ago
Look I'm Conservative, I'm almost proud of it, But please Harper, don't change our National Anthem. Don't do it. We do not have to answer to anyone, anyone in the World, who comes to Canada and recognize their rights. They come to us for their own economic beneficial reasons. For a better quality of life. We owe them nothing. We don't need to change our anthem on their behalf. And we don't n
Northwest Tory | more | posted 6 days ago
Once upon a time, the former Liberal Administration in Canada pledged to double our country's Foreign Aid contributions by increasing the funding in 8% annual increments. This pledge was taken when our commitment was $2,500,000,000.00.
Well, our current annual contributions have reached $5,000,000,000.00.
In doing so, the Conservatives fulfilled a promise they hadn't even made.
One of t
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted March 5th
How long do you think we have before something crazy happens, like a 'One World Government?'
If the world debt keeps escalating the way it is, will Canada's efforts to maintain its place as the most fiscally viable country in the developed world be all for naught?
If everyone else gives up or buckles under the pressure, it won't be long before the rest of the world's debt becomes our ow
Hinchey\'s Store | more | posted March 5th
Unleash your inner geek, Prime Minister!
O QanaDa, juHqo’maj je vav saq.
Batlh je rewbe’, qod Hoch roghvaH ra’.
tiDu’ wew Hot’bey, legh HoS je tlhab.
Da ‘u’, O QanaDa, pe’av Hochlogh.
joH’a’ jegh juHqo’ yay je tlhab.
O QanaDa, pe’av Hochlogh.
O QanaDa, pe’av Hochlogh.
And the translation:
O Canada, our home worl
Barrel Strength | more | posted March 4th
Malgré le déficit que le budget présente, on réduit les dépenses de beaucoup ce qui fait que ce sera la plus faible croissance des dépenses budgétaire au Canada depuis 13 ans (1997). C'est un côté positif.On va aussi réduire la taille de l'État canadien du côté de la fonction publique puisqu'on annonce un gel de la masse salarial des fonctionnaires.Il y aussi la mesu
Pour un monde droite | more | posted March 4th
Some days you just feel old. My daughter is upset that they are going to change the anthem. I’m explaining, in my best “When I was a boy,” voice, nothing new.
As a lad I learnt the anthem thus:
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True [...]
At Home in Hespeler | more | posted March 4th
By David Beers, the big cheese his-self, via The Tyee: Olympics fan threatened with arrest for wearing US flag:Wearing an American flag apparently was an offence that could get you arrested late last Friday night on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver.In a video taken by a Vancouver-based journalist and posted on YouTube, several police officers surround a man with the stars and stripes draped
The Blog of Walker | more | posted March 4th
Canadian journalist and broadcaster (CFRB and CBC’s Front Page Challenge), Gordon Sinclair (1900 – 1984) gives his view on Americans. This speech was published on June 5, 1973 following news that the American Red Cross had run out of money as a result of aid efforts for recent natural disasters. Sinclair’s recording would become his most famous radio editorial. I thought this would be a nic
Russ Campbell | more | posted March 4th
An interesting piece from a leftist from the red star. his analysis is not completely wrong, which is unusual for him. He states the opposition is ineffective and the economy is rapidly improving. Even with another minority it will 7-8 years of Tory rule. My problem with this analysis is that I think we should let the economy improve yet more. We don't really need an election right now. let the
Dr Roy | more | posted March 4th
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