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Ken Epp Award Nominees: Pat Martin and John Baird
You may have seen something in the news about Parliament debating zombie invasions. Well, here’s the exchange, from yesterday’s Question Period: Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute the Centers for Disease Control in … Continue reading
The Canadian Wheat Board Goes Retro
Well, you could argue that it’d be more accurate to say “The Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing strategy shows outdated and out-of-touch thinking,” but it’s a bit soon. Sometimes retro in marketing can work. Think Doritos chips. Or the BMW Mini. … Continue reading
On Justice, Trolling and Justin Hutchings
If the name isn’t familiar, Justin Hutchings is a now-former employee of a men’s clothing store in London, Ontario, who (in his own words, as recorded by The Toronto Star) thought it’d be a good idea to conduct a “social … Continue reading
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10 Things For Canadian Conservatives To Be Thankful For This Weekend
1. That Stephen Harper is firmly in charge of the government. 2. That he has, in Tom Mulcair, a worthy adversary. 3. That the Liberal Party, disregarding all past warnings about its problems, has embarked on yet another “white knight” … Continue reading
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So Which Kind of E-Book Would You Want to Read?
This isn’t a Blogging Tories Challenge, mainly because those sorts of polls usually have to do with the general mood around politics. We’re coming up to the end of summer and beginning of the fall. Apart from general dryness of … Continue reading
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