And My Athlete of the Decade Is...........

Lance Armstrong baby. Live strong. Happy New Year!!!

For My Liberal Friends...Fight the Good Fight

One of my Chrismas gifts was tickets to see Rik Emmett in concert. I've long thought Rik is one of the top 5 guitarists in the world, so I'm pretty pumped for the event. Thinking back to his Triumph days I couldn't overlook one of their biggest hits as a bit of an anthem for these dark Paliamentary days that we are facing.

Now, more than ever, we have to work even harder to have our message heard.

The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long
Feels like we're running out of time
Every day it seems much harder tellin' right from wrong
You got to read between the lines

Don't get discouraged, don't be afraid, we can
Make it through another day
Make it worth the price we pay

The Good Book says it's better to give than to receive
I do my best to do my part
Nothin' in my pockets I got nothin' up my sleeve
I keep my magic in my heart

Keep up your spirit, keep up your faith, baby
I am counting on you
You know what you've got to do

Fight the good fight every moment
Every minute every day
Fight the good fight every moment
It's your only way

All your life you've been waiting for your chance
Where you'll fit into the plan
But you're the master of your own destiny
So give and take the best that you can

I Like Omar Alghabra's Idea

With the ridiculous sham that PM Harpo has just pulled on the people of Canada, Liberals across the country are putting forth expressions of disbelief.

I was at a function the other night where former MP and current candidate for Mississauga Erindale, Omar Alghabra, expressed his idea for bringing this farce to light to the Canadian people. It's simple and I think it could be very effective.

Omar suggests that Liberal MPs show up at the House of Commons daily at the exact time Question Period would normally take place and ask the 5 daily questions we would normally ask on that particular day. Simple and effective.

Your thoughts?

The Donolo Effect

It worked for Chretien in 1993. It could work now too.

Many of us have had these thoughts. Nice to hear Michael express them for us. Canadians just want to hear how they can have money left at the end of the month to take out the kids for a pizza. It's about JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!!!!

Go to Jail. Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Go...

The embarrassment continues to build for Canada. For shame.

Hendin, who as early as 2006 wrote that Canada's prisoner transfer policy had serious shortcomings, said if Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin is correct in his assessment that detainees were tortured then Canadian officials could face war crimes prosecution.

Ontario! Ours to Recover...Join the Movement

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Today's WTF Moment

http://www.thespec.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/689458

I don't get it.

Good For Michael Ignatieff

Michael answers our crtics.


Gun registry not ‘useless’

Margaret Wente’s claim that the Liberal Party has “written off” the gun registry “as useless” (Montreal Massacre Death Cult - Dec. 8) is incorrect. Liberals have always been strong supporters of effective gun control and we believe in the importance maintaining a registry that includes all guns. It is a vital part of protecting public and police officer safety, used by police 9,000 times a day and supported by Canada’s Chiefs of Police.

As the Day of Remembrance for the tragedy at l’École Polytechnique reminds us, gun control is also essential to preventing violence against women. Far from Canada’s gun registry being useless, there has been a decline in all types of gun deaths since the registry was brought into force, and it’s been used to refuse or revoke over 16,000 gun licences. For all of this, the registry costs less in a year than the Conservative government has spent on partisan advertising in the past few months alone.

Working alongside police and women’s groups, the Liberal Party is fully committed to maintaining the gun registry and ensuring Canada has smart, effective gun control.

Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
h/t KNB

Now if he can only get Wayne Easter to see his point.

His Friends Get By with a Little help from Him

Stephen Harper's CONservatives sure are entitled to their entitlements, aren't they.

Canada Commits War Crimes? A New Low in Foreign Affairs

A pretty damning testimony I'd say. Son of Elmer, you're a LLPOF.

My least favourite line:

Legal experts say handing over detainees in the knowledge they could be abused is a war crime.