David E: It's certainly not meant to be, and I don't think I've ever known "Dipper" to be considered a derogatory term. And just to be clear, the vast majority of New Democrats we've interacted with o...

andrewe: Thanks! Though I must admit I find the "I hope you win but I won't vote for you" thing kind of strange. Is it because you're afraid of who might win if you vote Green? Zorpheous: Duly noted...

Thanks quiesttonpapa! As for your question, I'll have to get back to you. Jonathan: Yeah, it could have been open bar, I'm not sure. I just know I didn't pay for it. Honestly though, I got pulled awa...

Thanks n0wak! Glad to hear you don't think I suck. (That's what you said, right?)...

x_the_x: Just curious...what do you mean by "questionable?" Patrick: You'd be shocked how often that happens. It's a bit frightening....

You know, as these comments came over my Blackberry yesterday I was sitting in a House of Commons committee room while Bob Rae was down the hall in the foyer of the HoC talking to national media. I wa...

Both the NDP and Conservative candidates are in their first election. Liz White is in her second, as am I. Bob Rae is on his 9th. As noted above, there are no other registered candidates. x_the_x, I ...

It's a reflection of the fact that commenters on this site jump all over me if they think I'm promoting my campaign at all. If I talk about the actual issues and where I stand on them in this column, ...

I wouldn't say either John Baird or Jim Flaherty are true to "conservative values," at least not as I'd define them. Flaherty's last budget was the most spending of any in our country's history, and J...

Hi Bailey, Thanks for voicing your concerns. I'll do my best to respond. Elections Canada has very strict rules regarding advertising and donations during elections, as I'm sure Chris would agree wi...

Very fitting that this is brought to our attention on (one of?) the first cold weather alert of the year. Thanks Jonathan....

Karen, you know I love you (I've told you that, right?), but I cannot abide you siding with Kumar on this one. And to think I was going to ask you to be my black Kate Moss....

It's pretty amazing how quickly nature re-claims abandoned roads, buildings, etc. Faster than I would have expected. See The World Without Us....

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."...

spacejack, in August 2005 National Geographic reported that "readily available uranium fuel won't last much more than 50 years." That number can be nudged up by improvements in technology (maybe to 10...

GRLCowan, some clarifications are needed. Which of the dangers of uranium don't you believe? That its mining is linked to cancer? That it's radioactive? What would you consider to be a "well-funded"...

spacejack: When the world successfully dealt with acid rain, it was the wealthy countries who developed the technologies and tactics to solve the problem, and then provided those tools to the developi...

True, though the political funding regulations in Canada are actually pretty good. Federally, corporate and union donations are now illegal, and the maximum individual donation is $1100 (though you ca...

This is "letter to the editor" worthy at a minimum....

Guest #12 - The Citizens' Assembly looked at preferential voting as well. They decided that MMP better served what they and other Ontarians they heard from value in a voting system. There will always ...