Steve Janke: Angry in the Great White North

Weekly Archive: June 12, 2005 - June 18, 2005

June 17, 2005

Tim Murphy has to be honest -- he signed a paper promising he would be

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Stephen Taylor has discovered quite an interesting thing. Apparently, Tim Murphy is subject to investigation by the Ethics Commissioner. That's not just our interpretation of the Conflict of Interest legislation. Tim Murphy actually signed a document that says so. Stephen...

Bernard Shapiro -- Is he Buckets of Grewal?

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Could Ethics Commissioner Bernard Shapiro be the mysterious blogger Buckets of Grewal? I only say that because it would explain why Shapiro is not getting any work done.

Two commencement speeches in contrast

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A speech to a graduating class is an opportunity to share wisdom and experience to a group of people in great need of both. It is a shame when that opportunity is lost to narcissism....

Stephen Taylor interviews Andrew Scheer, MP

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Check out the interview (in two parts) of MP Andrew Scheer. Kudos to Stephen Taylor. His access to the Conservative Party is something we all appreciate. Part 1 Part 2...

Knock me over with a feather -- they're not blaming Stephen Harper!

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Sometimes I idly wonder when a column in a Canadian publication will appear blaming Stephen Harper and the Conservatives for the attack on Pearl Harbour. It seems like everything else is their fault. So imagine how surprised I was to...

Link to web site of Conservative MP Garry Breitkreuz

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At the web site of the Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Meville in Saskatchewan, the Honourable Garry Breitkreuz, you will find reams on information on the gun registry. Under his list of "Gun Control Articles", he has reproduced the Sun Media...

A dumb and hurtful decision, regardless of your point-of-view

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In the rush to generate controversy and thus become the centre of attention, the oh-so-wise folks who run the University of Western Ontario have forgotten that they are not the centre of the universe, and that certain days are reserved...

June 16, 2005

"Oh yeah? Well...well...you're fat!" -- Prime Minister of Canada, 2005

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There's nothing worse than a lame joke. Well, perhaps there is. A lame joke delivered in front of hundreds, seen by thousands, and recorded for all time in video and in print....

Buckets doesn't understand the Blogger's Creed

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Not that there is an actual creed written down anywhere, but blogs are supposed to be a persistent record. Corrections can be made, and changes when new information is made available, but those changes have to be recorded so that...

Tapes to be released soon, I'm sure

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Apparently, no offer was made:Belinda Stronach was handed a plum cabinet job only after deciding to join the Liberals, says a spokesman for the prime minister. Scott Reid, Paul Martin's director of communications, says negotiations over Stronach's responsibilities in a...

Senate Reform -- Based on money?

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www.kyid.net has a fascinating post concerning Senate reform based on GDP of each province. Check it out. It turns out to be a possible way of balancing power regionally in this country....

The government buries bad spin on the Gun Registry

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A Conservative MP has gotten hold of a report, an "audit" that is not really an audit, that shows the gun registry is in danger of spiralling out of control (though many would say that ship has already set sail)....

The Western Standard

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Yesterday I was invited to become a contributor to the Western Standard in-house blog, the Shotgun. Special thanks to publisher Ezra Levant for believing that my work would make a useful addition to this great blog, and for giving me...

The Truth Laid Bear Ecosystem Re-Imagined!

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For those who have been following the rankings of Canadian blogs, there have been major changes....

June 15, 2005

Fraud in the Main Stream Media

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Shades of Enron and Arthur Anderson.

Why this book could not be written in Canada

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Such a book could never be written in Canada. People would use Canada's libel laws to sue, or argue in front of a human rights tribunal alleging that they had been vicitmized by a hate crime.

So Stephen Harper was on the road to Damascus one day...

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Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious to everyone....

"Paul Martin, you lying scum ... good work!"

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Prime Minister Paul Martin is accused misleading the Canadian people on what the same-sex legislation really means for religious institutions. That accusation comes from fervent supporters of the legislation. Moreover, they heap praise on Paul Martin for lying....

I really wanted to see that movie

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I really wanted to go see "War of the Worlds". It looked like a great special effects extravaganza. The jack-ass-ity of Tom Cruise is somewhat of a turn off, but I was willing to suffer through the discomfort.

Guest blogging on small dead animals -- Comments

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For a few days last week, I was guest blogging on small dead animals under the name "Danger Guy". People seemed generally pleased, but some people were not. Instead of bothering Kate, please consider posting your criticisms, constructive or otherwise,...

Monte Solberg Podcast

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Part 3 of Stephen Taylor's three-part podcast interview with Monte Solberg is up....

Irwin Cotler should considering resigning

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When a minister is frozen out of discussions that, as the minister responsible, he should not only be allowed to attend, but indeed should be required to attend, that minister needs to seriously consider if he should continue in cabinet....

June 14, 2005

Monte Solberg Podcast

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Part 2 of Stephen Taylor's three-part podcast interview with Monte Solberg is up....

Hot times in Ottawa tonight

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The drama that is Canadian politics continues......

Fries, Lies, and Statistics

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There are certain truths we hold to be self-evident. I'm not talking about rights. That's passé. I'm talking about the fact that we're too fat. You hear it all the time. Obesity is an epidemic. We eat the wrong things....

But what does democracy and human rights have to do with profits?

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Microsoft is working with the Chinese government, presumably in a very profitable relationship, to bring blogging to the Chinese people. The problem is, of course, that the Chinese government has certain, let's say, issues:The policy affects Web logs, or blogs,...

Hansard: Line of the Day

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From Question Period, discussing the suggestion that the Martin Liberals are in cahoots with Jean Chrétien to derail the Gomery Inquiry:Hon. Scott Brison (Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the public works minister was correct when...

The Chrétien Challenge

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According to details of the interview with Brian Saunders, the Liberals are welcoming the challenge by Jean Chrétien alleging the Justice Gomery is biased:Brian Saunders, a Justice Department lawyer, denied there was a deal about any future challenge. "The bottom...

June 13, 2005

Prediction: No election before spring 2006

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Hey, predictions are cheap. You make a wrong one, and few people even remember. But if you nail one, boy, the high-fives never stop. So here's my prediction: we won't have a federal election in this country before March 2006....

National Post and Angry -- Walking in Step

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Does Canadian conservatism need someone...transformative?

Gilles Duceppe staying put?

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From the Toronto Star:The Bloc Québécois' Gilles Duceppe has been leaning toward announcing today that he will stick with federal politics and pass up a chance to lead the provincial Parti Québécois, a Bloc MP says. Duceppe's announcement will kick...

Monte Solberg podcast

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Stephen Taylor, ever on the bleeding edge of blogging technology, will be releasing the first of 3 podcasts with his interview with Conservative MP and finance critic Monte Solberg. Following close on the heels of that will be the interview...

June 12, 2005

A reason to go to work tomorrow

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Canadians may have a reason to go to work and be productive -- the improve their health and the health of their families. So why is the government afraid?

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I read Angry in the Great White North and find it smart, entertaining, and useful. David Frum of the American Enterprise Institute

One of Warren Kinsella's Top Ten Bloggers for 2005: "He's a conservative, but he ain't all that angry, quite frankly. Sometimes (as in his ongoing series about my pal 'Judge' John Gomery, who called me an 'inexperienced political staffer') he is quite funny, actually. During the election, he's been breaking income trust stories like he's the friggin' ROB. Impressive." Warren Kinsella, Warren's Musings, 31 December 2005

Angry in the Great White North was named Best Sleuthing Blog in the Best of the Web: 2005. Dan Cook, Globe and Mail, 2 January 2006

Angry in the Great White North is one of my three-times-a-day must-read blogs. Ezra Levant, publisher of the Western Standard

Your BLOG is awesome, I check it out all the time. It is good for the morale when I read your observations. MAJ Sherwood P. W. Baker II, US Army (TACOM)

So you're really a snivelling coward. Lord Black of Crossharbour

Named "Website of the Day" by Right Wing News for August 17, 2005. Right Wing News

You rule. Mike Brock

You may not be quite as witty as Monte Solberg... but you're close! Jason M

Read Angry and stay six days ahead of the mainstream media. ferrethouse

Angry is one of best and most resourceful political researchers in Canada. Somebody give this guy a job! Stephen Taylor

The writer is smart, cogent and insightful. Sigmund, Carl and Alfred

Angry makes Canadian news almost palatable! Rondi Adamson

Angry in the Great White North, probably THE best conservative poli blogger going right now. curt at North Western Winds

This blog gets better every single day. One of the best out there - anywhere. fawningpublican

'most moonbatish wacko right-winger post of the year' daveberta

You're a hard person to dislike, Angry. Dr. Dawg

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dedication

Gordon Sinclair, 1900-1984
The original angry Canadian
"Our neighbours have faced it alone and I am one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high."

The Americans: A Canadian's Opinion, 1973