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Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, Prime Minister Harper remain evasive on Senate expense scandal.

Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, Prime Minister Harper remain evasive on Senate expense scandal.

Johnny Depp: from Oscar to Ossifer

Newly discovered Canadian fossil named "Kooteninchela deppi" in honour of Depp's "Edward Scissorhands" charactor.

Newly discovered 505-million-year-old marine fossil named “Kooteninchela deppi” in honour of Depp’s “Edward Scissorhands” character.

Disorder of Canada

Senators and Order of Canada recipients Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy resign from caucus over Senate expense-claim scandal

Senators and Order of Canada recipients Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy resign from Conservative caucus over Senate expense-claim scandal

5.2 Quake hits Toronto

[It was caused by Mayor Rob Ford  taking a tumble]

[It was caused by Mayor Rob Ford taking a tumble after alleged crack-smoking video]

The Wright Duff

Canadian Conservative Senator Mike Duffy accepts $90,000 personal cheque from Prime Minister Harper's Chief of Staff Nigel Wright, to pay back falsified housing expense claims.

Canadian Conservative Senator Mike Duffy accepts $90,000 personal cheque from Prime Minister Harper’s Chief of Staff Nigel Wright, to pay back falsified housing expense claims.

Poll-itics

Pollsters are way off base in B.C election predictions. [shown trying a different type of polling: Angus Reid and Kyle Braid, VP Ipsos]

Pollsters are way off base in B.C election predictions. [shown trying a different type of polling: Angus Reid and Kyle Braid, VP Ipsos]

Chris Hadfield’s future employment?

Senator Hadfield, don't you think an expense claim of $23 million for travel to your principal residence is  bit excessive?

Senator Hadfield, don’t you think an expense claim of $23 million for travel to your principal residence is bit excessive?

HDC is otherwise [dis]engaged for a few days

Chris Hadfield may need a replacement; or apparently there are openings for a one-way trip to Mars.

Chris Hadfield may need a replacement; or apparently there are openings for a one-way trip to Mars.

Drive-thru Voting

B.C. institutes drive-through voting

“Would you like Christy Creams or Hedy Fries with that?”  Comox B.C. institutes drive-through voting for upcomong provincial election.

Canadians Sense-less!

Harper Conservatives receive harsh criticism for abolishing the Canada Census as the low response rate from the new "voluntary census forms"  renders the data practically useless.

Harper Conservatives receive harsh criticism for abolishing the Canada Census as the low response rate from the new voluntary “National Household Survey”, renders the data practically useless.

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