Archive for May, 2011
Anyone think Henrik is feeling a little better? #nowayjose # Going on CBC Radio in YVR at 5:40 to debate with the guy from the National Post who says Canadian fans should be cheering for the Sharks… # Joe Thornton bravely telling everyone he's playing injured unlike Henrik Sedin who played injured and never talked [...]
From Thetyee.ca May 27, 2011 Time to set record straight on why a melee broke out last time Canucks made the finals. The moment Mark Messier hoisted the Stanley Cup, my friends and I turned away from the TV. We didn’t need to see the celebration, hear the post-game post-mortem, watch players in the wrong [...]
Good thing the Sharks weren't tired tonight. #Hockey # Who knew Lars Von Trier wanted to direct Mel Gibson's next movie? # My latest Canucks story for The Tyee — Win One for the World, Canucks http://t.co/hkqJXBj via @thetyee # Tweet
If people truly feel the MP from Vegas North, Ruth Ellen Brosseau, is unfit to serve in Parliament why not appoint her to Senate? #cdnpoli # Mazel Tov to the Samaritan team! Samuel L. Jackson-Starrer The Samaritan Sells – The Hollywood Reporter http://t.co/GpIQUeQ # My take on the Canucks and playoff magic. Bring on the [...]
How can newspapers say it's not "scary" when a party leader won't answer questions or let candidates attend all-candidates meetings?#cdnpoli # Project Democracy #elxn41 #cdnpoli http://t.co/Ahj5X7e # What's the word for calling elections unnecessary, declaring opposition irrelevant and not talking to the media or public? #cdnpoli # Please retweet-Harper recording in Cadman affair intact! http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20081010/cadmen_audio_081010/#cdppoli#pmharper [...]
This is my election night piece from thetyee.ca And the big winner last night… Preston Manning. When Preston created the Reform Party in a Vancouver hotel in 1987, he set out to remake Canada, and to challenge a Progressive Conservative party he felt was more progressive than conservative. But even though he crafted Reform’s commandments, [...]
Our Cory's better than their Corey! #canucks #nhl # The Worst of All Anti-Iggy Ads — This one is totally shocking! http://t.co/QL0YYZr via @thetyee # Are you a Canadian FOR Climate Change? http://t.co/pwNSYdx # "How long can you hold your breath without dying?" My mom just asked after the puck hit Kesler… #canucks #3venge # [...]
And from out of left field… or should I say centre left field… Last night I posted a blog with my thoughts on the election. This morning a friend from Philadelphia was prompted to respond. She’s an author and academic who recently wrote a book on public intellectuals. We spoke today when I asked her [...]
Hi all. Mark here with a very important message for our Canadian readers… VOTE. Seriously… VOTE. Did you catch that? VOTE!!! These days the Prime Minister of Canada has a brand new sheen… kind of a Charlie Sheen if you listen closely… Since this is The Green Chain blog I thought I should alert you [...]