Via Bourque, The Tyee is campaigning for Pamela Anderson to become the next Governor-General. It’s not as frivolous as it sounds. Or better. It’s as frivolous as appropriate to the office. Here’s the case:
In addition to being female entertainers, both Clarkson and Jean are married to self-aggrandizing artiste-philosophers whose work is […]
The high price of oil has had various politicians, academics, and journalists calling for a new scheme to “share” Alberta’s wealth with the rest of Canada. I noted a while back that NOT among those demanding this publicly were senior members of the Liberal government.
A study released today by the Canadian Energy Research Institute […]
Click here to watch a 3 hour interview, and phone-in show, with Harvard political theorist Harvey Mansfield, originally broadcast on BookTV.
Click here for his most recent thoughts on why conservatives are better equipped to defend free speech than liberals are. Here’s a snippet:
Conservatism is therefore closer to the mission of the university than liberalism […]
John Duffy, a Liberal strategist, has some mildly interesting reflections on the role regionalism plays in determining conservative and Conservative fortunes in Canada (as an aside, I wonder why the National Post chose a Liberal Party strategist to discuss conservatism, but maybe the Aspers owed him another favor, but I digress).
His argument can be summarized […]
Surprise, surprise! Via Angry in the Great White North, Belgium, one of the first countries, now has civil unions extended to troikas. According to the Brussels Journal:
Netherlands and Belgium were the first countries to give full marriage rights to homosexuals. In the United States some politicians propose “civil unionsâ€? that give homosexual couples […]
A shocker of a new book launched in France trashes the myth that Chilean president Salvador Allende was killed by Pinochet’s forces or by CIA operatives during the coup against Allende’s Unidad Popular government on September 11, 1973. Allende’s Cuban bodyguard, Patricio de la Guardia, the book apparently charges, shot Allende in the head […]
Conservative organizer calls for Carol Jamieson’s resignation:
“The Invisible Hand, who is the chairman of the Conservative Council of The Invisible Hand’s Bedroom, says he has received supportive e-mails from over 40 million Canadians and the endorsement of 309 Members of Parliament.”
This will undoubtedly be on the front page of the Globe and Mail.
Via PoliticalTheoryDaily, we learn that the Anglicans have discovered that most unusual phenomena, friendship.
According to Mark Vernon, one of the things raised in recent debates surrounding same-sex marriage/blessings is the status of Platonic friendships. This is a question I’ve raised on countless occasions and I’m pleased other people are asking it. I note […]
Lorne Gunter in today’s National Post documents the failings of the religious right in Canada.
He argues that the religious right is good at making noise but it really needs a Ralph Reed who can work the backrooms and create a political movement.
Gunter’s argument is correct as far as it goes, but I think it misses […]
Via Tom right here at thepolitic and Damian at Daimnation, a story from the Winnipeg Sun regarding Alan Rock’s Gun Registry. Sheila Fraser, the Auditor General, is preparing a report to be issued in February. It is expected to paint a picture of rampant, scandalous spending. Peter McKay, the Conservative MP expects that the Registry […]
