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Worse than Trudeau’s elbow

05/19/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Frank Moher Yeah, that was a dirty check Trudeau threw at Ruth Ellen Brosseau. It doesn’t look inadvertent to me. Trudeau wades into the gaggle of NDPers blocking Tory whip Gord Brown as he tries to get back to his seat. He reaches for Brown, has a few words with Mulcair, one of the linebackers, then […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Bill C-14, Canada, Canadian House of Commons, Canadian Parliament, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Gord Brown, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, NDP, Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Thomas Mulcair

Just don’t call it Radio Drama

04/10/2016 by the editor 1 Comment

By Frank Moher The CBC has been given its money back. That is to say, the immediate infusion of $75 million announced in the Liberals’ budget last month, plus the promise of a $150 million increase each year through 2021, more than makes up for the money leached from it by the Conservatives. Various ideas have […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: audio, Canada, Canadian culture, Canadian media, Canadian television, CBC, CBC Radio, Conservatives, digital media, Hubert Lacroix, Liberals, Melanie Joly, radio, theatre

Strategic voting didn’t defeat Mulcair. Mulcair did.

04/08/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon Well as you all know, Tom Mulcair is perched precariously on a narrow plank, over the deep blue sea. With the big question being, will he be standing or swimming on Monday?  But even as he marches or limps towards his destiny, some of the old guard are hobbling out to defend him. And this has […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Jerry Dias, Justin Trudeau, Ken Georgetti, Liberals, NDP, Stephen Harper, strategic voting, Thomas Mulcair, unions

Why Tom Mulcair Should Go

04/08/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon I haven’t written anything about the NDP leadership review, because I know some of my NDP friends are still hurting from their disastrous election result. And I didn’t want to re-open any wounds. And also because I think Justin Trudeau is the best prime minister I have ever known, so it’s not […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, NDP, Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair

Stealing the Cons’ best ideas

02/22/2016 by the editor 1 Comment

By Alison@Creekside “They’re stealing all our best shit,” wailed CPC MP Remplestiltskin from her parliamentary selfie twitter account, rattling off all the HarperGov ideas embraced by the Liberals since they formed a majority government in October: Saudi arms deal – check TPP signed – check Return of the F35 bid – check Keystone XL pipeline […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Boycott Divestment Sanction movement, C-51, Canada, Conservatives, CSIS, Energy East Pipeline, F35, Harjit Sajjan, ISDS, Israel, Justin Trudeau, Keystone Pipeline, Liberals, Michelle Rempel, mining, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Saudi arms deal, torture, Trans Pacific Partnership

The Libs pass the science test

02/06/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Mark Leiren-Young In yet another sign that Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have a very different approach to drugs than the previous government, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott yesterday toured Insite, the long-standing supervised injection site on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and called the experience ‘incredibly moving.’”– CBC News Federal Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo says science will […]

Filed Under: Science and Tech Tagged With: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Conservatives, drugs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Hunter Tootoo, Jane Philpott, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, oceans, Ontario, Stephen Harper, Tony Clement, Vancouver

For Trudeau, the campaign is never over

02/05/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon I thought Justin Trudeau’s question and answer session with ten so-called ordinary Canadians the other night on the CBC, was a pretty decent little TV show.Another pleasant sign that our country is starting to look like Canada again, after the muzzled darkness of the Harper years. And I certainly didn’t think that it would […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian media, Canadian politics, CBC, Conservatives, David Akin, Justin Trudeau, Tasha Kheirridin

A choice between emotion and reason

11/16/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon It seems only too tragic that just 10 days after being sworn in as Prime Minister, after promising to restore our Canadian values, and bring back sunnier days, Justin Trudeau should be hit by the darkness of the Paris massacre. Only too ironic that the son of Pierre should have to choose so soon […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 9/11, Canada, Canadian military, Canadian politics, Conservatives, France, ISIS, Jason Kenney, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, middle east, NATO, Paris, Rona Ambrose, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Harper, Syria, terrorism, U.S. military

Sunny day

11/06/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon It couldn’t have been more of a fairy tale beginning. Prince Justin, his princess Sophie, and the Liberal cabinet marching up the driveway to Rideau Hall to be sworn in, after having toppled the tyrant. And yes what a difference a day makes … One moment we were living in his grim Harperland, […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Jason Kenney, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, newspapers, Pierre Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire, Stephen Harper

I voted strategically. I shouldn’t have.

10/20/2015 by the editor 35 Comments

By Frank Moher Don’t get me wrong. I’m glad the Wicked Witch is dead, and may now return to his true calling running far right-wing lobbying organizations and sitting on the boards of oil companies. However, I voted strategically to ensure that happened, and, even though the local candidate I voted for won, I am […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Elizabeth May, Green Party, Liberals, Mixed Member Proportional, multiculturalism, Nanaimo-Ladysmith, NDP, Paul Manly, proportional representation, Stephen Harper, strategic voting, Thomas Mulcair

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Fort McMurray: Shopping time!

By Brady Tighe We’re now officially in the aftermath phase of the northern Alberta wildfire crisis. The fire is long gone, and everyone with a home to return to is back in its … [Read More...]

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Electoral reform: Hashtag fresh thinking

By Alison@Creekside The most interesting and innovative idea to come out of the first meeting of the all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform, or ERRE, was Nathan Cullen's suggestion, … [Read More...]

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The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

By Jim Henshaw There have been several bewildered as well as angry accounts coming out of the USA lately about how little media time has been spent covering the Democratic Presidential Primary … [Read More...]

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My friend, Rick, at the Pride Parade

By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don't want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, … [Read More...]

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Triumph of the drama nerds

By Frank Moher Two drama nerds have recently moved into high profile positions. Before I name them (or perhaps you’ve already guessed who they are; or perhaps you’d like to scroll down and look at … [Read More...]

From “Our Rape Blog”: Shooting the Moon

Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author's account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, … [Read More...]

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The video: Lelu Island: “They will come.”

From Creekside: The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary -- Pacific Northwest LNG, backed by Malaysian … [Read More...]

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