Angry in the Great White North

Climate Change Fraud: When Science is Subverted by Idealism

In this long wide-ranging (and perhaps rambling) piece, I think about the remarkable story of those climatologist emails that show that this group of well known scientists who insist that man-made global warming is real were in fact cooking the numbers.

As I thought about it, it became apparent to me that this is an example of what we see happen when realism is replaced by idealism.   And then it occurred to me that this is not the only place where the contrast between idealism and realism lines up with what most people agree is an existential threat to Western society.

Janine Krieber letter points to a far more serious problem for the Liberal Party

I predicted back in January that the Liberal Party would face an internal explosion of exactly the sort that happened on the weekend, when former Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion's wife, Janine Krieber, published a letter excoriating current Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff and predicting the dissolution of the Liberal Party itself.

It is the left wing of the party, and Canada's Left in general, finally exploding in fury over the lost chance of the Coalition.

The benefit of not accepting the accepted wisdom

The accepted wisdom said that the Conservatives could never pull out a win in Bloc-dominated Quebec, and yet in yesterday's by-elections, the Tories took a Bloc-held riding.

First job for Peter Donolo: Getting Mark Holland to shut up

Liberal MP Mark Holland is the poster boy for what ails the Liberal Party when it comes to communications, a top priority for incoming chief of staff for Michael Ignatieff, Peter Donolo.

Ironically, Mark Holland exhibits this problem while praising Peter Donolo.  Really, Peter Donolo ought to find a quiet corner for Holland where Holland can sit quietly and watch the grownups work.

Jean Chretien and his gifts to Canadian conservatism

Former prime minister Jean Chretien might very well be the best thing that ever happened to Canadian conservatism.