May 31, 2007
Belated congratulations to Manitoba Premier Gary Doer on leading the provincial NDP to a record third consecutive majority government. The final tally in the 57-seat Manitoba Legislature was NDP: 36, PC: 19 and Liberals: 2.
Although not my choice for a provincial government the people of Manitoba were obviously not ready for a change thanks in [...]
May 6, 2007
This is an unexpected albeit pleasant surprise. Nicolas Sarkozy’s victory adds a new dynamic to world politics. It will be interesting to see how the new France fits into the European Union - or the United Nations for that matter.
May 4, 2007
I should have posted this much sooner but alas I suffered a seriously sprained ankle last Sunday and haven’t been moving around too much since. In fact I missed an entire week of work. Anyway, congratulations to the Selkirk Steelers for winning the Anavet Cup in dramatic style! The Anavet Cup is played between the [...]
May 2, 2007
Are things really that slow in Ottawa these days? Sheesh.
May 2, 2007
I had to chuckle when I read this story.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been accused of indecency after he publicly embraced and kissed on the hand an elderly woman who used to be his schoolteacher.
The ultra-conservative Hezbollah newspaper, which is not related to the group in Lebanon of the same name, criticised him on the [...]
May 2, 2007
First Kevin Potvin and now Elizabeth May. Anyone out there still think these guys are ready for prime time?