Monthly Archives: November 2005

Loud-Mouth Klein Stabbing Conservatives in the Back - Again!

Alberta’s Premier Klein is at it again. While touring Canada in a silly attempt to build a legacy with Canadians, Premier Klein has once again opened his mouth and let flow more negative talk about Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives. Most Albertans are used to Klein’s inability to keep his mouth shut, […]

Lazy Aldermen Look to the Police to Solve Budgetary Problems

Embarrassing. Apparently some aldermen in the city of Calgary feel that they can add a few million to their budget by simply asking police officers to increase the amounts of tickets they give out to the offending public.

Aldermen approved the change in a 9-6 vote as they tried to find ways to cut millions […]

Alberta Alliance Elects New Leader

It took three ballots at the Alberta Alliance leadership Convention for party members to settle on Paul Hinman as their new leader. Hinman was the front runner, and he is the only elected Alliance MLA. Marilyn Burns was the runer up.
Hinman
said he’ll continue to hammer for reduced taxes, eliminating health premiums, smaller government […]

Liberals Don’t Want to Offend Religious Groups: Only Now

Paul Martin ridiculously claims a campaign during Christmas would insult religious groups in Canada. Since when did the prospect of offending Canada’s religious groups ever stop the Liberals from offending them?
Moreover, the Libs can’t even use the excuse that it’s a holiday. Jean Chretien once ridiculed Stockwell Day’s practice of resting on Sunday […]

White Phosphorus in Iraq: Further Debunking

Via Instapundit (with lots of links), Flit debunks the conspiracy theories surrounding the US military’s use of white phosphorus, and provides historical context (i.e., did you know Canada has used it frequently in wars?).
More here.

Bin Laden’s Vision

The Telegraph reports on a newly published collection of Osama bin Laden’s writings:
Osama bin Laden wants the United States to convert to Islam, ditch its constitution, abolish banks, jail homosexuals and sign the Kyoto climate change treaty.
The first complete collection of the Saudi’s statements published today portrays a world in which Islam’s enemies will take […]

Quebec as a Bachelor’s Pad

Father de Souza has an insightful article on why Andre Bosclair is a good representative of contemporary Quebec in today’s National Post (sub. req.):
For some 200 years after the French defeat at the Plains of Abraham, a distinct culture survived, and even flourished, under the protection of the Church. Post-1960, that task would be given […]

Blair Falls Short, According to Sir Christopher Meyer

I’m not a big fan of Tony Blair. Many conservatives are, be it for his steadfast loyalty to President Bush or his determination on Iraq. But for much of his time as PM, Blair has shown himself to be a progressive “modernizing” idealist; too willing to give short shrift to the British constitution […]

Phosphorus in Fallujah: Pentagon Responds

In response to an Italian TV channel’s documentary alleging phosphorus use by the US military against civilians in Fallujah, the Pentagon has admitted its use but denied using it against civilians:

Lt.-Col. Barry Venable, a Pentagon spokesman, said while white phosphorous is most frequently used to mark targets or obscure a position, it was used at […]

Jean Lapierre: Shameless

In a speech promising that the federal government will deliver “the merchandise” to Quebec in the form of an extra $500 million in transfer payments, the federal Minister of Transport and Liberal Quebec lieutenant Jean
Lapierre told delegates there is no shame in being a Liberal in Quebec and predicted a party majority in the next […]