Doug's Dynamic Drivel

It’s truly depressing to be a Canadian these days. Sure, our economy is doing better than the US’ but that’s only because we have much stronger banking regulations (that the current government brags about but would kill in a nanosecond if they thought they could get away with it). In two days the 2010 Winter [...]

Amnesty International – Canada released this press release today on the Canadian Supreme Court Decision yesterday
Canadian government must respond to Supreme Court of Canada ruling that Omar Khadr’s rights have been violated – Public Statement
Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to respond immediately to today’s unanimous Supreme Court of Canada declaration that Omar [...]

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If we had any other government in place here in Canada than the neocon wannabe Harper conservatives I’d find this video hilarious. However, even though touching Medicare is basically a sudden death third rail type activity for a politician here, it is in fact exactly what Harper would like to do – completely privatize health [...]

Think it;s China? Sorry, and indeed I am sorry, as it is Canada

So I see that (h/t James)then I see this crap from our neocon government
The federal environment minister says it may be a few years before Canada tables regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Jim Prentice said the world has to first negotiate a new [...]

Thanks Stu

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No, I’m not (for once) describing the Democrats in congress, I am actually describing some people much closer to home, specifically the federal New Conservative Party of Stephen Harper and especially Industry Minister Tony Clement. A while back the Tories announced they would be putting a cellphone plan rate calculator online for Canadian consumers to [...]

Apparently Dubya is coming back to Canada to give a speech (hehe), this time in Montreal, to an invitation only crowd. One wit G.Lavoie: commenting said:
In a somewhat related news item today… A Payless Shoe Source store in Montreal was mobbed by a desperate crowd buying up everything in sight. When asked what size they [...]

I know, being the sophisticated, urbane, 60 year old (almost) man of the world that I am (quit laughing dear) that I should not be surprised at this but I am and I am outraged.
An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in [...]

It really sucks that we can’t get Hulu here in Canada This is a great ad.

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