By Jim Henshaw It wasn’t the first time somebody has died on stage. Two of recent theatre’s great comedians, Dick Shawn (The Producers) and Sid James (pick any Carry On . . . movie) both did final pratfalls that convulsed their audiences –- until the realization dawned that they were never getting up again. Genesius, the […]
The Video: “Extraordinary, living in a Canada where that sort of idiocy passes for argument.”
March 25, 2015: The Leader of the Opposution doesn’t quite call the Prime Minister an “idiot,” but pretty much. From International Law? We don’t care about no stinking international law. “The Con bench seals laugh and clap at Steve’s joke blowing off the UN and international law because grade six. “Harper went on to explain […]
International law? We don’t care about no stinking international law.
By Alison@Creekside The Con bench seals laugh and clap at Steve’s joke blowing off the UN and international law because grade six. Harper went on to explain that Canada will be bombing Syria as part of an international coalition, although the US is the only NATO member currently bombing Syria. The other coalition countries bombing […]
War: Hey, it worked for Bush
By Alison@Creekside Last week at Goldman Sachs in New York in a Q&A with the WSJ editor, Harper seemed keen to give the impression that the US had taken the initiative and come to Canada cap in hand requesting further military contribution in the fight against ISIS in Iraq: Transcript excerpt : WSJ : “Would you rule […]
Behind Steve’s Nobel nomination
By Alison@Creekside Not content with awarding Stephen Harper their Gold Medallion human rights award and pledging to create a Stephen Harper Centre for Human Rights, B’nai Brith Canada announced on Friday that they will nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. From their statement: Moral clarity has been lost across much of the world, with terror, hatred and […]
Bugs are good for you: U.N.
By Rachelle Stein-Wotten Locust, anyone? The UN highly recommends the chewy insect, and edible bugs in general. “Farming insects for human and animal consumption is particularly relevant at a time when population growth, urbanization, and the rising middle class have increased the demand for food while simultaneously harming the environment that enables its production,” says […]
John Baird: Big in Palau
By Montreal Simon I didn’t think it was possible that John Baird could shame this country further. Make us look more like stooges, oddballs, or just plain weird eh? But somehow he managed. From the CBC: “Canada is temporarily recalling its heads of mission to Israel and the West Bank, along with its United Nations […]
Israel, Gaza, and the Estelle: more high seas lawlessness
By Frank Moher Once again, Israel has illegally intercepted and boarded a vessel bound for Gaza with humanitarian supplies, this time with a modest contingent of 30 aboard, including former Canadian MP Jim Manly. The ship was in international waters when it was surrounded by six IDF boats and, as with its predecessor, redirected to […]
UN flop: Harper should be thanking Iggy
By Alison@Creekside … careful consideration of the reasons for Canada’s failure to gain a seat on the UN Security Council continues among the Cons and their supporters in the media. . “Canada barely escaped with its integrity intact at the United Nations”, writes Kelly McParland at NaPo, “According to reports on the voting, Canada lost […]
Canada’s UN flop is well-earned
By Alison@Creekside It would seem that such international policies as 1) unstinting support for everything Israel 2) actively undermining the Copenhagen summit climate talks 3) delaying debt relief to Africa to advance the interests of a Canadian mining company 4) flip flopping hostility to China 5) snubbing an International AIDS Conference held in Canada 6) […]
