Monthly Archives: October 2006

Elizabeth May, Lumberjack

Last night, Elizabeth May appeared on the Rick Mercer Report and cut down a tree. Good on her. You can watch the clip here. I strongly encourage you to compare it to Rona Ambrose’s previous performance. I watched the show … Continue reading

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“An Interesting Day”

That’s how my new best friend Garth Turner described it. In case you haven’t heard, here’s how things went down. Last night, Garth, the Conservative MP for Halton, made a blog post called “The stakes,” where he talked about the … Continue reading

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You Know You’re In Trouble When…

…your name’s Steven Harper and The Toronto Sun starts pointing out how backwards your policies are. The column in question was brought to my attention by my blogging (and real-life) buddy Matt Ross. I could just send you to his … Continue reading

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

From today’s Globe And Mail: Prime Minister Stephen Harper took a page out of tough U.S. justice legislation yesterday by announcing that his government will introduce a three-strikes law to force repeat violent and sexual offenders to justify why they … Continue reading

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