Feb 21st 2011, 16:06 by A.B. VANCOUVER remains the most liveable city in the world, according to the latest annual ranking compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Canadian city scored 98 out of a maximum 100, as it has done for the past two years. The ranking scores 140 cities from 0-100 on 30 [...]

Ezra Levant clearly pushes the buttons of a few folks: h/t Matt from Mississauga…

A long standing pet peeve of mine has been the unwillingness of Canadian booksellers to acknowledge the fact that the Canadian dollar is no longer worth 30 – 40% less than its U.S. counterpart. Even though the two currencies have…

Hi, everyone, I hope to meet new friends here and gain new knowledge. I’m from Virginia. As far as that earthquake goes, I didn’t feel anything! I was in the car when it happened, so maybe the motion of my car counter reacted the vibration of the earthquake. At any rate, I thank God I was safe as well as my loved ones. It really brought home how…

h/t Brad…

Secret Service reports the President has been removed to the safety of a golf course… developing… Update: Officials have now pinpointed the epicenter. Update 2: The National Earthquake Center reports the quake occurred in the region known as "Bush’s Fault"….

THOMAS ROGERS From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail At this point, Hollywood releases about a half-dozen disaster films per year, and the target of their wrath extends far and wide. In the last few years, 2012 crumbled Las Vegas, Rio de Janeiro and the Vatican. GI Joe toppled the Eiffel Tower. 28 Weeks Later firebombed London. [...]

By Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press GODERICH, Ont. – The most powerful tornado to hit the province in years swept through a southwestern Ontario town Sunday afternoon killing one person and causing severe devastation in the picturesque community on the shores of Lake Huron. Downtown businesses, century old buildings and several churches lost their roofs [...]

Four weeks ago a ten-year Canada bond was yielding 2.96%. By today it had plunged by six-tenths of a point as investors stampede into the loving bosom of fixed income. US bonds, by the way, have seen their yields tank 30% – to the lowest point since ever. (The more demand, the higher the price [...]

Want to be an extra in a Superman movie? This may or may not be on your bucket list, but if it is and you live on Vancouver Island this may be your lucky day!

Warner Brothers Pictures, DC Entertainment, and Legendary Pictures are holding open castin…

Giles Duceppe must have been laughing his ass off. He thought he was going to collect his $140,000 a year political pension, and then go work for the CBC to continue the cause of tearing this country apart! (Being typically Canadian, a lot of people were OK with this!) Well guess what kids? Seems a [...]

Dear Readers: Well the Gay Secret Police are at it again. These son-of-a-bitches just can’t leave things alone! An online campaign started by Chicago resident Lair Scott on Change.org is pressuring the Sesame Street Workshop to “Let Bert & Ernie get married on Sesame Street.” “We are not asking Sesame Street to do anything crude [...]

How tough is Justin Trudeau?
When Montreal Liberal MP Justin Trudeau was in Toronto…

The US has just gone through one of its periodic bargaining sessions, involving the President, the House and the Senate. Much ado about nothing occurred, and then a deal was cut and disaster averted.Meanwhile, back at the ranch, progressives are bemoan…

House leader Boehner has hit a brick wall:The postponement was announced just minutes before the planned 6 p.m. vote. The House instead moved to consider a far less controversial measure — to rename a post office in Peoria, Ill.Republicans had been wo…

No I’m not back to regular posting yet but I thought I’d better start a new thread and decided to throw out a question that I’ve been wrestling with myself over the past few days. That is, do Canadians have … Continue reading →

Goodnight you moonlight ladies, Rockabye sweet baby James Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose, Won’t you let me go down in my dreams And rockabye sweet baby James. -James Taylor I think the moonlight ladies are cows, although googling that fact cast some doubt on it. Anyway that’s the way I hear [...]

Jack Layton announced that he is fighting a new cancer and is thus temporarily stepping down as NDP leader, planning to resume his duties in September. I hope Layton gets well soon, best wishes to him.

Very sad news today, with Jack Layton announcing he is now battling a new form of cancer. He will be taking a leave of absence as party leader to focus on getting health, and has recommended that Nycole Turmel take over as interim leader.

Much buzz on twitter and in politicaldom yesterday on the confusion around the NDP’s position on recognizing a sovereignty referendum vote by Quebecers. NDP policies on this issue have been somewhat confused and contentious for years, but with their …