Sure, hard core Roman Catholics had their panties in a knot [that's you I am talking about, Monsignor] about our beloved Prime Minister, Steven Harper, doing something with the Eucharist he weren't supposed to do, but on the plus side my research shows that if Judge Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed as a member of the United States Supreme Court, six of the nine members of the Court will be Catholic.
You win some, you win more.
Except for Notre Dame football; never should have got rid of Dan Devine.
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Showing posts with label Steven Harper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steven Harper. Show all posts
Monday, July 13, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
480..."We Take Pride..."
"...investing in Pride".
So said the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty yesterday in Windsor.
The Toronto Star report says that Queen's Park is proud of its $300,000 contribution to Toronto Pride Week - in sharp contrast to the consternation in Ottawa over a $397,500 federal donation to the popular gay and lesbian festival. The Premier was quoted as saying "I can't speak for my colleagues in Ottawa, whatever their political stripe, but I can say that we take pride in investing in Pride. It's one of the single largest tourism draws to benefit our province, it generates millions and millions of dollars, it awakens more and more of the world to the fact that we have a tolerant, accepting society here in Ontario and here in Canada."
The province understands that festivals such as Pride inject tons of money into the GTA and are a win win for all concerned.
Would someone please alert Stephen Harper to this fact.
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So said the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty yesterday in Windsor.
The Toronto Star report says that Queen's Park is proud of its $300,000 contribution to Toronto Pride Week - in sharp contrast to the consternation in Ottawa over a $397,500 federal donation to the popular gay and lesbian festival. The Premier was quoted as saying "I can't speak for my colleagues in Ottawa, whatever their political stripe, but I can say that we take pride in investing in Pride. It's one of the single largest tourism draws to benefit our province, it generates millions and millions of dollars, it awakens more and more of the world to the fact that we have a tolerant, accepting society here in Ontario and here in Canada."
The province understands that festivals such as Pride inject tons of money into the GTA and are a win win for all concerned.
Would someone please alert Stephen Harper to this fact.
WFDS
Friday, June 12, 2009
273...International Snowmobile Congress
Boy, it seems like only yesterday that the previous International Snowmobile Congress was on; how time flies!
Anyhow the big dew is in Summerside, Prince Edward Island this year and our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, received the President's Award for expanding the nation's system of trails. Part of the stimulus plan, you see.
On a personal note, stories like this make me feel less Canadian. I am a fully formed adult, lived in Canada my whole long life and yet I have never been on a snowmobile.
Shame.
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Anyhow the big dew is in Summerside, Prince Edward Island this year and our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, received the President's Award for expanding the nation's system of trails. Part of the stimulus plan, you see.
On a personal note, stories like this make me feel less Canadian. I am a fully formed adult, lived in Canada my whole long life and yet I have never been on a snowmobile.
Shame.
WFDS
270...Everything Is Allright; As You Were
Thanks to Stephen Harper, of course.
That is a summarized version of what our beloved Prime Minister said yesterday in the House of Commons.
Whew.
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That is a summarized version of what our beloved Prime Minister said yesterday in the House of Commons.
Whew.
WFDS
Saturday, June 6, 2009
225...Steven Harper, Pandering Again
While the economy collapses all around us in Our Home and Native Land, the Conservatives, lead by Prime Minister Steven Harper, are planning on eliminating the faint hope clause that allows convicted murders to get out of jail a bit early.
Let's review.
The collapse of the economy affects everyone.
This faint hope clause, well, according to the John Howard Society, six people a year get out under the clause.
Ratio is 5.7 million people directly affected by the economy to 1 people directly affected by the faint hope clause.
At least your priorities are in the right place Mr. Harper.
We know why the Tories spend time on repealing laws like this, introducing mandatory sentencing laws for picayune offences such as pot possession: it plays well on Main Street.
It sounds good. Problem with these efforts are many, for starters, the economy is messed up, fix that and you mitigate a lot of criminal activity. Secondly, as the American model has shown, heavy sentences just lead to more crime, not less.
Word of advice: create jobs, stop pandering to your base and create frigging jobs.
WFDS
Let's review.
The collapse of the economy affects everyone.
This faint hope clause, well, according to the John Howard Society, six people a year get out under the clause.
Ratio is 5.7 million people directly affected by the economy to 1 people directly affected by the faint hope clause.
At least your priorities are in the right place Mr. Harper.
We know why the Tories spend time on repealing laws like this, introducing mandatory sentencing laws for picayune offences such as pot possession: it plays well on Main Street.
It sounds good. Problem with these efforts are many, for starters, the economy is messed up, fix that and you mitigate a lot of criminal activity. Secondly, as the American model has shown, heavy sentences just lead to more crime, not less.
Word of advice: create jobs, stop pandering to your base and create frigging jobs.
WFDS
Sunday, May 31, 2009
180...Either It Is A Country, Or It Is Not
I love the Mohawks and the Akwesasne Nation, I really do. They have stones. Big ones, really, really big ones.
In today's Ottawa Citizen they, the Mohawk Warrior component of Akwesasne, are talking about shutting down the border with Canada if the Canadian border guards starting carrying guns, as planned, at midnight tonight.
Fair enough.
Except for a couple of things.
First off, the Yankee guards have been carrying since 1789; how come the Mohawk Warriors are not and have not shut down that border? Could it be that the United States government scares the f'k out of them and we, well, don't? If we don't, shouldn't we? You know, Teddy Roosevelt, "Walk softly, but carry a big stick."
Secondly, well, either they are a country, nation, state or not. Geez, isn't time for the Canadian government, that's you Prime Minister Steve, to man up here?
This nation within a nation thing, both for Quebec and Akwesasne is getting a bit tired. And, when you consider Akwesasne is partially inside Quebec, well, now you have a nation inside a nation inside a nation.
Confused?
I am.
Stay tuned, the s't is supposed to hit the fan at midnight tonight.
WFDS
In today's Ottawa Citizen they, the Mohawk Warrior component of Akwesasne, are talking about shutting down the border with Canada if the Canadian border guards starting carrying guns, as planned, at midnight tonight.
Fair enough.
Except for a couple of things.
First off, the Yankee guards have been carrying since 1789; how come the Mohawk Warriors are not and have not shut down that border? Could it be that the United States government scares the f'k out of them and we, well, don't? If we don't, shouldn't we? You know, Teddy Roosevelt, "Walk softly, but carry a big stick."
Secondly, well, either they are a country, nation, state or not. Geez, isn't time for the Canadian government, that's you Prime Minister Steve, to man up here?
This nation within a nation thing, both for Quebec and Akwesasne is getting a bit tired. And, when you consider Akwesasne is partially inside Quebec, well, now you have a nation inside a nation inside a nation.
Confused?
I am.
Stay tuned, the s't is supposed to hit the fan at midnight tonight.
WFDS
Friday, May 29, 2009
164...My Mother Told Me To Always Ask Permission
And I am sure Prime Minister Steve's mom tried to get the same point across to her little boy.
"Tory ad uses clip from U.S. network; C-SPAN unhappy permission wasn't sought for material"
is the headline on A4 of the hard copy of the Ottawa Citizen today; in the article Glen McGregor writes that C-SPAN is none too happy that the Tories used a clip from their network in the attack ads against our next Prime Minister, Mikey I.
Paradoxically in the same article, C-SPAN vice president Bruce Collins "said the network never gave the Tories permission to use the clip, but he didn't see any point in pursuing a claim. "There's nothing legal to do with it, Collins said. "Given the way video is used throughout the world, with You Tube, it would be fruitless." Collins says he watched the ad and believes it falls within the fair-use provisions in copyright law because of the short length and subject matter. "It's the highest form of speech ... political speech," he said, adding there would be no economic loss to C-SPAN resulting from the ad."
Kind of like what I am doing here.
Momma tried, momma tried.
WFDS
"Tory ad uses clip from U.S. network; C-SPAN unhappy permission wasn't sought for material"
is the headline on A4 of the hard copy of the Ottawa Citizen today; in the article Glen McGregor writes that C-SPAN is none too happy that the Tories used a clip from their network in the attack ads against our next Prime Minister, Mikey I.
Paradoxically in the same article, C-SPAN vice president Bruce Collins "said the network never gave the Tories permission to use the clip, but he didn't see any point in pursuing a claim. "There's nothing legal to do with it, Collins said. "Given the way video is used throughout the world, with You Tube, it would be fruitless." Collins says he watched the ad and believes it falls within the fair-use provisions in copyright law because of the short length and subject matter. "It's the highest form of speech ... political speech," he said, adding there would be no economic loss to C-SPAN resulting from the ad."
Kind of like what I am doing here.
Momma tried, momma tried.
WFDS
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
154...How Insane Is Steven Harper?
First off, I like the United States, most Americans, even Rush Limbaugh has his moments.
But, there is a lot of stuff wrong with the States and one of the big things wrong with the US of A is mandatory sentencing. Judges should be given discretion; the law in my view should not be a club to hammer people with. Mandatory sentencing laws, like the ones in respect to marijuana that have passed second reading in the House of Commons, repute said discretion.
Sadly, my party, the Liberal Party of Canada, is going to support said laws because they don't want to seem soft on crime.
Please, explain to me how sending a university freshman to jail for a year for growing [most likely ineptly] a pot plant in his closet makes one a crime fighter?
In fact it is the opposite; if people grow their own then they won't be buying, and supporting financially, from the bigger boys, i.e. Les Hells, who allegedly are involved in major grow operations and have franchised their distribution networks down to the street and bar level dealers.
Time to take a stand Mikey I.
WFDS
But, there is a lot of stuff wrong with the States and one of the big things wrong with the US of A is mandatory sentencing. Judges should be given discretion; the law in my view should not be a club to hammer people with. Mandatory sentencing laws, like the ones in respect to marijuana that have passed second reading in the House of Commons, repute said discretion.
Sadly, my party, the Liberal Party of Canada, is going to support said laws because they don't want to seem soft on crime.
Please, explain to me how sending a university freshman to jail for a year for growing [most likely ineptly] a pot plant in his closet makes one a crime fighter?
In fact it is the opposite; if people grow their own then they won't be buying, and supporting financially, from the bigger boys, i.e. Les Hells, who allegedly are involved in major grow operations and have franchised their distribution networks down to the street and bar level dealers.
Time to take a stand Mikey I.
WFDS
Saturday, May 23, 2009
137...Stop Picking On Mikey I.
Um, Prime Minister Steven, play nice now.
One of the beautiful things about being a Canuckistanian is that you have the freedom to leave Our Home And Native Land and work/live elsewhere if it is something that you wanna do.
Start talking about important stuff, PM Steve, like the masses of unemployed and homeless and closing factories and and and leave Mikey I. alone.
He, Mikey I., is the prodigal son and he hath returned, chill out.
WFDS
One of the beautiful things about being a Canuckistanian is that you have the freedom to leave Our Home And Native Land and work/live elsewhere if it is something that you wanna do.
Start talking about important stuff, PM Steve, like the masses of unemployed and homeless and closing factories and and and leave Mikey I. alone.
He, Mikey I., is the prodigal son and he hath returned, chill out.
WFDS
Thursday, May 14, 2009
118...Iggy The Bastard
Andrew Steele in this morning's Globe and Mail points out that a/the Tory attack ads are branding the next Prime Minister of Canada Michael Ignatieff as a bastard and b/we like voting for bastards.
Mr. Steele subscribes to the to the Will Ferguson theory of Bastards and Boneheads and points out that historically the bastard beats the bonehead.
Trudeau/Clark winner was the bastard.
Chretien/Day winner was the bastard.
Harper/Dion winner was the bastard.
Soon.
WFDS
Mr. Steele subscribes to the to the Will Ferguson theory of Bastards and Boneheads and points out that historically the bastard beats the bonehead.
Trudeau/Clark winner was the bastard.
Chretien/Day winner was the bastard.
Harper/Dion winner was the bastard.
Soon.
WFDS
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
95...Stephen Harper Does Something Right
After all these years, I knew he had it in him.
Well, I didn't know, but pleasant surprises are pleasant.
The headline in the online version of the Ottawa Citizen says it all:
Harper supports another Canadian NHL franchise
Blackberry Jim Balsillie wants to buy the money pit that is the Phoenix Coyotes [formerly the Jets of Winnipeg] and move them to Southern Ontario. My guess would be either Hamilton, Kitchener or Vaughn, but anyhow, is smart idea.
Of course the NHL is famous for rejecting smart ideas because, well, because they are maroons.
In my opinion the NHL would be well served with another team in the Greater Toronto Area, a club in Kitchener and one in Hamilton. And I am right about this. Ain't gonna happen, but I am right.
WFDS
Well, I didn't know, but pleasant surprises are pleasant.
The headline in the online version of the Ottawa Citizen says it all:
Harper supports another Canadian NHL franchise
Blackberry Jim Balsillie wants to buy the money pit that is the Phoenix Coyotes [formerly the Jets of Winnipeg] and move them to Southern Ontario. My guess would be either Hamilton, Kitchener or Vaughn, but anyhow, is smart idea.
Of course the NHL is famous for rejecting smart ideas because, well, because they are maroons.
In my opinion the NHL would be well served with another team in the Greater Toronto Area, a club in Kitchener and one in Hamilton. And I am right about this. Ain't gonna happen, but I am right.
WFDS
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