I’ve been meaning for ages to comment on all this post-health care accord asymmetrical-federalism stuff, but every time I sit down to do it, I get a stomach ache. The punditocracy is divided into two main camps. On the one side, there is Andrew Coyne, Norman Spector, and a small group of other federalists who […] More »
I’ve been away. Taking a blog break, actually. And this weekend I’ll be in New York City for the first time. Can anyone recommend a must-see attraction that doesn’t reek of foreign passports? I’ll be trying my darndest to get tickets to the Ramones tribute show put on by Blondie and The Strokes. Anyway, this […] More »
Chart Magazine recently ran this review of the rerelease of the album by John Kerry’s high school band. Having neither heard nor heard of this apparent abomination, I can offer no further comment… THE ELECTRAS S/T (RCA) Who’s gonna care what rock critics say about the man trying to knock George Bush off his throne? […] More »
UPDATE: Simon has dug up the link to the video. Apparently the CBC wants this excretion to live forever on the net. If you haven’t seen it, I insist you drop whatever important work you are doing and watch this. Epic crapitude. Did anyone else see that UNREAL rap video the CBC played at the […] More »
In today’s Post, Diane Francis declares that the idea of a “market” for oil is a joke. She calls for a Continental Energy Policy, to ensure that North Americans are self-sufficient in oil. She wants massive US government investment in the Alberta oil sands, which would not only “create jobs”, but free us from the […] More »
After many, many months now of fighting with the White House to lift the ban on Alberta beef, Ralph Klein has decided that the ban-man you know is preferable to a wild card. In the slipperiest political endorsement ever, Klein expresses his displeasure with the idea of an anti-Canadian-beef Kerry presidency (Kerry has made recent […] More »
Jane Taber had a nice little piece in friday’s Globe about how the new federal ethics commissioner, Bernard Shapiro, is starting to flex his muscles. He’s gone and demanded all sorts of crazy sorts of disclosure from MPs. He wants them to disclose the value of their furniture, how much cash they have on hand, […] More »
{Read right to the end, kids. NB: Nardwuar is the greatest — I highly recommend this album) January 24, 2004 Saturday Final Edition It could have been better The Leader-Post RIPPLE ROCK The Evaporators Nardwuar Records/Mint Records Rating three 1/2 (out of five) Aside from his outrageous clips on MuchMusic and his long-running Vancouver radio […] More »
Like everyone else in the world, I watched the Florida debate last night. I especially enjoyed how the rogue camera operators ignored the rule about cut-away shots and caught George W. barely controlling his desire to lunge at Kerry’s eyes. When the latest JFK started talking about Bush Senior, I thought the president might lift […] More »
I got an email from my sister this morning: Everyone should vote for JP’s mom Friday after 10am. Her name is Judy. http://www.therealbus.com/about.asp Apparently JP’s mom is a contestant on a Milwaukee reality TV program. What’s interesting about this story is that it’s a “bit” for the local Fox news channel that’s going to run […] More »