Poll opening and closing times are determined by time zone.

Elections Canada: "Voting Hours Across Canada"

Elections Canada's table is in local time for each zone, but my table below translates the times to every other zone. For example, to find the relative opening and closing times of a poll in Toronto, Ontario, which is in the Eastern Time ( Read more... )

This is a summary of how I've seen the Conservatives over the years. It's worth noting that just because I dislike the Conservatives, and like the Liberals right now, it doesn't mean the Conservatives all wear devil ears and the Liberals all have halos.

I prefer Trudeau to Mulcair right now. Mulcair leads a caucus of people that includes many who ( Read more... )

"New cyberbullying bill to prohibit sending 'intimate images' without consent" (and more, much more)

I wrote this admittedly fear-motivated* letter on Thursday morning. I sent it to the Herald, but they didn't print it. Here's their opinion on the noxious 'cyberbullying' omnibus. Now here's mine ( Read more... )

Poll opening and closing times are determined by time zone.

For example, to find the relative closing times of a poll in Toronto, Ontario, which is in the Eastern Time Zone, look along the third row from left to right - that Toronto poll closes at 9:30pm local time (highlighted in bold), which is equivalent to 6:30pm Pacific (looking left) or 11: ( Read more... )

"Government will run $34B deficit for coming year: official" - cbc.ca

The federal government will run a $34-billion deficit in the coming fiscal year, and a $30-billion deficit in the following year, a senior government official said.

The spokesman said Thursday that the federal government will return to running a surplus within five years. [Yes ( Read more... )

Harper's appointing eighteen Senators.

What more can I say?

Well, I'll point you to Rex. Nothing like a sharp, gloriously pithy Newfie wit to cut to the heart of things.

Michael Ignatieff on PoliticsWhen asked if he'd break up his holidays to have a coffee with Stephen Harper, he says, "Well, there are other things I'd rather be doing." LOL! No, seriously, I thought Rae was the funny guy, but Ignatieff is no slouch on earnest one-liners either ( Read more... )

Now I'm going to try to force myself to express my indignations using classier words that are more than four letters long. Style matters.

Here's a link I wanted to share in the previous post but couldn't, as it would have made it seem like the linkee might somehow condone or endorse my mini-explosion:

"Coward" - Garth Turner, garth.ca

Former ( Read more... )

Parliament shut down till Jan. 26 - Steven Chase and Bill Curry, The Globe and Mail

Standing in the foyer of the House of Commons after Mr. Harper's announcement, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion said: "We must realize the enormity of what has happened here today. For the first time in the history of Canada, the Prime Minister of Canada is running ( Read more... )

This is something that's easier to make sense of visually, so here goes:


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