OH.... I got a plenty o' nothin'... and nothin's plenty fo' me.
got no car, got no mule, I got no misery.
De folks with plenty o' plenty,
Got a lock on de door,
'Fraid some body's a goin' to rob 'em
while dey's out a makin' more.

This musical was beyond its time!!!

Seems Favre had one more game in him after all. We should all have known after he was hit in the chin... the one part of his body that can never be stopped from wagging.

I would say that the endless commentary about Harper winning a majority is way off base (pardon the pun). Harper is a smart guy who knows that the longer you are in power the more changes you can make, mainly through appointments and other small, incremental changes to the bureaucracy and legislation.

Actually I think Dot should get a journalism award for his efforts on this file if Paul gets one!

What this really boils down to is the fact that this is a completely normal, natural and expected piece of democratic wrangling that goes on when governments change and they try to turn around the proverbial aircraft carrier. If we're going to be outraged at the alleged bullying of the R&D board trying to install it's vision of the department, then we have to be equally (if not more) outraged at the staff who seem to think hey have divine right over the direction of tax dollars as mere bureaucrats. That's the way it works, isn't it? We elect a government, and they appoint the board, who then decide on the direction of the organization?

There is absolutely nothing more newsworthy to this story, as far as I can tell, and I have been attempting to follow its labyrinthine and rather boring developments, than the fact that Mr. Beauregard died after a board meeting. The news media milked this for all it was worth, and has long since moved on. Paul should consider doing the same.

We had the PM voicing strong support for Israel today. Bottom line is, this organization was way out of line with the current government's vision of foreign policy, and now a shakeup is happening. Paul's getting worked up like R&D's been taken over by a military junta.

Your post is nonsense. You can attribute silly overheated debate before the summer break to an evil "Con" plot all you want but I think it's pretty obvious that's just your own partisanship speaking.

No one says "wow, they're all so useless... I should vote for the Tories."

Don't you dare get me started on Corrie St. That David, he's such a little tosser!

Silly season in Parliament has arrived.

I think we all got too much sun over the Victoria Day weekend. Although my tomato plants are doing well...

My god. Could we hate our politicians any more? Let's let the poor bastards govern.

MPs traditionally circle the wagons on this issue for a reason. No one wins when we get a bunch of righteous indignation about how many times Mr. MP flew between Ottawa and his riding.

We all want accountability, but we want to follow the logic of "the beatings will continue until morale improves"...

Quebec governments seem to love these types of ads. I remember seeing a particularly shocking one at the side of the road in Gatineau, which featured a horribly burned person. Activists say that these shocking images are needed to get people's attention in the media-saturated environment, but the problem with that logic is that you remember the shocking image (burned person, naughty bits, etc.) but the message (workplace safety, sexual safety, etc.) is not nearly as memorable.

Although I think the gold standard for these ads s that MADD ad where the beer glasses keep piling up in front of the windshield until the car crashes. Got the message across in a way that intertwined the visuals with the message.

Dear Scott,

Did you know that there is a town called "Swastika" in Kirkland Lake, ON? Also, did you know that actor Alan Thicke is from Kirkland Lake? You do the math.