Did anyone else catch The Trojan Horse on Sunday? It was actually quite good, I enjoyed watching it. For being a contemporarily relevant political drama it was fairly inovative. If anyone craves a summery I'd be happy to update anyone in time for the conclusion next Sunday. Although I must admit that the upcoming season premier of Battlestar Galactica still hold the majority of my TV anticipation.
Why is everyone still looking for an election? The Conservatives can't call one and the Liberals won't given their current chaos (French Liberal leader not getting any love from Quebec?!?). That's not going to change in the next week. Now that the budget has safely passed (called it) and the Afghanistan issue has effectivly dissolved there's nothing left that's going to call an election in the immidiate future. I wish the media would stop treating every little tiff like a confidence motion. Although granted now that the House is back in session things may be happening a little quicker then the last two weeks.
And the same goes for the American media covering the Democratic nomination race. It's okay ot admit that nothing's going on right now and find something else to cover. I was briefly watching CNN with my roommates tonight and the big headline during much of the time we where watching was 'Three weeks and one day to the Penn primary'. That's not a news story, that's a six year old child counting down to Christmas. Or those of us who are six at heart anyway. As a sidenote Bush got booed by the crowd while throwing the opening pitch for the MLB.
In NATO news the Conservatives got a little egg on their face again. Sounds like they invited a slew of opposition foriegn policy critics, un-invited them a day or two later, and then blamed it on delegation limits imposed by NATO. By the way, when questioned by journalists, NATO has never heard of impossing delegation limits on Canada. Oops. Putin's got a gig at the latest NATO meeting though. It may be after everything has been said and done by actual members but it should be interesting none-the-less. Also intesting will be seeing if our allies are going to provide the support dicated by the Mannly Report. Sounds like they will but now that the PM has said we'll be pulling out if they don't the stakes are high.
So China started the cross-country tour of the olympic torch with cerimony. Want to guess where? Try Tienamin Square. Who made that call? On the boycott scene, talk is starting to focus on a conprimised boycott involving participation in the games but abstaining from the opening cerimony.
Can anyone tell me why Diane Finley (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) wears a huge pair sunglasses inside the House? If she's blind or something I appologise but it really looks quite odd.
Joyce Murray, the newly elected MP from Vancouver Quadra used her first appearence in the House to bring up the Cadman affair. Again. Without any new evidence or questions. Again. And then Ken Dryden (York Center) followed up with much of the same. This issue needs to be investigated but until something new comes up it really needs to get out of the House. Can't say I blame James Moore, Parlimentary Secretary for shutting them down the way he does.
Poor Bob Rae (Toronto Center), first day back in the House and already John Baird (Minister of the Enviroment) is bringing up anti-Liberal quotes he made in his NDP days. But then again Baird hit Joyce Murray too so maybe he just really like making new MPs feel welcome.
A Canadian company sold the right to Trivial Pursuit today for $80 million. It was invented by a pair of Canadian journalists in 1981.
Starting on the first Nova Scotians won't be able to use cellphones while driving unless they have a hands free setup. Amen.
Oh, I've added a sidebar with links to the blogs of friends of mine. Check them out!
John Oliver de la Daily Show rapping a la Jay Z made my night.
March 31, 2008
March 26, 2008
A Bit of Everything
So I added a widget type thingy to my blog. Now you can all follow along to what I'm reading. Yay. Didn't put them in order however. The one I'm currently reading is 'Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels who put Churchill in power and kept him there' (or something very similar). Loving the Churchill quotes. Last night was the best so far. He was speaking with a minister in charge of anti-submarine warfare who was questioning the number of German subs Churchill claims where sunk while he was speaking in the House of Commons. His response was something akin to 'there are two people who sink submarines; you in the atlantic, and me in the House of Commons. The problem is that you're sinking them at eactly half the rate I am.' Why can't people talk like that anymore?
I've been getting excited about some upcoming TV lately. Firstly Battlestar Galactica is starting season four come Fri April 4th. Watching the last half of the third season has really riminded me why I've followed this series through three great seasons. Normally when you re-watch a series it's the same old jokes and highlights all over again. But with BSG every viewing just seems to unwrap another layer. Kudos to thier writing team.
The other interest of mine is the CBC mini-series Trojan Horse. Directed and staring Paul Gross (Due South anyone?) it concerns a refferendum succesfully incorporating Canada into the US as a collection of new states. Needless to say it's right up my alley. Part one is Sunday the 30th of March and part two is a week later on the 6th.
Bad news for anyone hoping for an official boycott of China's Olympics. Seems like Canada's Olympic Comittee has refused to consider such an option. And last I heard no country has yet jumped on the boycott bandwagon. There's pleanty of time left but this fight might be left to the NGOs.
One of the members (Andrew Coyne of Maclean's) of the CBC At Issue panel cited the bi-election results as a reason that the Greens should be included in the media debates during the next federal election campaign. What a step that would be. I'd love to see May on stage next to the usual suspects to answer questions on a range of subjects. Honestly if the Bloc has a seat at the table surely the Green have earned the right. They might not have won any seats (yet) but at least they run in every constituency as a truly federal party. Well minus Dion's rideing but that side deal is a whole other story. Anyway a seat in the debates would surely increase their support and I don't think they should be denied that any longer. The results may have been from bi-elections but they're still legal elections just the same.
Dion has stated that he does not think his leadership will be challenged before the next election. I can see that. Not to say his two lieutenents won't do some manouvering before then.
So Hilary gets caught lying about being under sniper fire during a visit to Bosnia as first lady and decides to react by changing the subject and hounding Obama about the views of his preacher. Classy. Since Super Tuesday 62 of 66 super delegates have gone Obama. Lets keep that trend going. Can't wait for this next big primary. Too bad the next one isn't until Pennslyvainia on Aptil 22nd.
In local news a brawl at Cole harbour High today apparently involving close to 50 students sent two to hospital and two to police custody. It's almost like Cole harbour and Auburn can't decide who's worse.
And finally for all you photography buffs it looks like polaroid is dead. It was annonced that they're going to stop making polaroid film by next month.
Well that's all from me for now.
I've been getting excited about some upcoming TV lately. Firstly Battlestar Galactica is starting season four come Fri April 4th. Watching the last half of the third season has really riminded me why I've followed this series through three great seasons. Normally when you re-watch a series it's the same old jokes and highlights all over again. But with BSG every viewing just seems to unwrap another layer. Kudos to thier writing team.
The other interest of mine is the CBC mini-series Trojan Horse. Directed and staring Paul Gross (Due South anyone?) it concerns a refferendum succesfully incorporating Canada into the US as a collection of new states. Needless to say it's right up my alley. Part one is Sunday the 30th of March and part two is a week later on the 6th.
Bad news for anyone hoping for an official boycott of China's Olympics. Seems like Canada's Olympic Comittee has refused to consider such an option. And last I heard no country has yet jumped on the boycott bandwagon. There's pleanty of time left but this fight might be left to the NGOs.
One of the members (Andrew Coyne of Maclean's) of the CBC At Issue panel cited the bi-election results as a reason that the Greens should be included in the media debates during the next federal election campaign. What a step that would be. I'd love to see May on stage next to the usual suspects to answer questions on a range of subjects. Honestly if the Bloc has a seat at the table surely the Green have earned the right. They might not have won any seats (yet) but at least they run in every constituency as a truly federal party. Well minus Dion's rideing but that side deal is a whole other story. Anyway a seat in the debates would surely increase their support and I don't think they should be denied that any longer. The results may have been from bi-elections but they're still legal elections just the same.
Dion has stated that he does not think his leadership will be challenged before the next election. I can see that. Not to say his two lieutenents won't do some manouvering before then.
So Hilary gets caught lying about being under sniper fire during a visit to Bosnia as first lady and decides to react by changing the subject and hounding Obama about the views of his preacher. Classy. Since Super Tuesday 62 of 66 super delegates have gone Obama. Lets keep that trend going. Can't wait for this next big primary. Too bad the next one isn't until Pennslyvainia on Aptil 22nd.
In local news a brawl at Cole harbour High today apparently involving close to 50 students sent two to hospital and two to police custody. It's almost like Cole harbour and Auburn can't decide who's worse.
And finally for all you photography buffs it looks like polaroid is dead. It was annonced that they're going to stop making polaroid film by next month.
Well that's all from me for now.
March 19, 2008
Kosovo
So Canada has finally gotten off the fence about this Kosovo issue and has decided to regonise it. For me though the interesting news was that the PM came out and said it was a unique case, not to be confused with Quebec. About time that comment was made. It was really starting to irk me when people were making that connection. Although I'm sure we havn't heard the end of it.
Obama
Anyone else catch Obama's reaction to this whole 'crazy hometown preacher hates American angry rant' thing? Is there anything that can be brought up against this guy that he can't spin into a Kennedy-style speech? Super delegats don't fail me now!
In other news, I've gone through two and a half seasons of Supernatural in a week and a half. Good show, check it out.
In other news, I've gone through two and a half seasons of Supernatural in a week and a half. Good show, check it out.
March 18, 2008
March 17, 2008
Bi-Elections
So the Federal bi-elections where tonight. Everyone stay up to watch it? Just me? Right...
Anyway, here's the jist;
Good 'ol Bob Rae killed in his Toronoto Center riding. More then 5 times the vote of his nearest competetor. Almost a full 60% This will make one of my friend's happy as he's picked Rae as the next Lib leader. Everyone epects him to be in the shadow cabinet ASAP. Also, the NDP and Green also beat out the Conservatives in this riding, a full leftist sweep.
Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River is going Conservative but it's the northern half of Sask, could you find a more conservative part of the country? The new MP's an RCMP Sargent though so I guess there's a silver lineing.
Vancouver Quadra was the tightest race but seems to have gone Liberal. NDP barely beat out the Green.
Willowdale went Liberal (almost 2:1 vs Conservatives). The NDP were beat out by the Green. Good to see Martha Hall Findly win, as she had to step aside for Stonach years ago. Also nice to see her get something after failing the last Liberal leadership convention.
Speaking of the NDP, seems like they were the big losers of the night. If these numbers are any indications the next Federal election (don't hold your breath) might not bode so well for them.
So all in all, a good night. Liberals lost a riding but they gained a powerful MP (and future leader?)
Well that's all from me tonight. Got to get well soon, tired of being sick. Goodnight.
Anyway, here's the jist;
Good 'ol Bob Rae killed in his Toronoto Center riding. More then 5 times the vote of his nearest competetor. Almost a full 60% This will make one of my friend's happy as he's picked Rae as the next Lib leader. Everyone epects him to be in the shadow cabinet ASAP. Also, the NDP and Green also beat out the Conservatives in this riding, a full leftist sweep.
Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River is going Conservative but it's the northern half of Sask, could you find a more conservative part of the country? The new MP's an RCMP Sargent though so I guess there's a silver lineing.
Vancouver Quadra was the tightest race but seems to have gone Liberal. NDP barely beat out the Green.
Willowdale went Liberal (almost 2:1 vs Conservatives). The NDP were beat out by the Green. Good to see Martha Hall Findly win, as she had to step aside for Stonach years ago. Also nice to see her get something after failing the last Liberal leadership convention.
Speaking of the NDP, seems like they were the big losers of the night. If these numbers are any indications the next Federal election (don't hold your breath) might not bode so well for them.
So all in all, a good night. Liberals lost a riding but they gained a powerful MP (and future leader?)
Well that's all from me tonight. Got to get well soon, tired of being sick. Goodnight.
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I'm cooped up at home, sick, with loads of free time. So why not start a blog. Not sure if it'll go anywhere but we'll see.
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