where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?

Did anyone catch Harper’s and Dion’s addresses tonight?  I felt it a weak move and not just because it was Harper’s idea.  Honestly, he needs more grass-roots support and is using the wrong medium to reach his intended audience.  Harper made an ass of himself in insisting that this coalition involves a deal with the [...]

denial is no longer an acceptable response

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
When are we going to hear similar words of commitment from you?  Are you aware of the fact that our country is host to a major portion of the world’s natural resources.  Resources which other nations are dependent upon?  Are you aware that with that comes great responsibility?  [...]

peterborough craft mafia

At my post election internal pow wow I came up with some pretty startlingly clear realizations about the Peterborough arts scene and think it’s high time we get a craft mafia (or whatever) together.  We do have a great scene here and many organizations accessible to us to support it but which are also caught [...]

58%

I can’t say I blame the other 42%.
The following excerpt from this document prettily sums up how I feel in the aftermath of our federal election so that’s all I will say on the matter.
Three wolves and six goats are discussing what
to have for dinner. One courageous goat makes
an impassioned case: “We should put it [...]

disgruntled puggle says GO VOTE!

on my soap box

Me and the mister sat down and started watching Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising before going out last night and it made me sad and angry.  Sad and angry because, for all his effort and good intentions, he fails to touch upon the fundamental reason why his nation’s president did not get voted into power but [...]

ch-ch-ch-changes

Enough politics.  Let’s examine some cute for a moment, shall we?

‘Zzini’s all like, ‘it’s ok, Matt.  I will not let the scary, hairy woman interrupt your beauty sleep.’
The mister is so going to kill me for posting that.  Well, maybe not ‘kill’ me.  Perhaps just maim me a little.
So I finally bit the bullet and [...]

yeah…I’d like to live there

So the Liberals launched their election platform today.  You can download your copy here. Though I’ve read the entire 76 pages of it while I should have been clearing my kitchen table, I’m not going to get into it too much other than to say it’s pretty visionary.  Not just high level visionary either.  It’s [...]

gah! how could I forget Kinsella?

I think I take for granted Warren Kinsella’s presence in my internal political world.  The fact that he kind of makes me swoon like a 12 year old fangirl at a Jonas Brothers concert doesn’t help.  Dude’s in a punk band, writes books, pays close attention to people, sometimes plays a lawyer in real life…and [...]

votey time is nigh

I think it was while working at the market Saturday last that I really caught the election buzz & excitement.  It will be interesting to see how the next few weeks play out in our household given our tendencies for politics-stalking on both sides of the 49th parallel.  Unlike our following along with the U.S. [...]