Polling Reporting 101

It’s been too long, and I felt strongly enough about this one - how some of the latest survey results on Canadian opinion on the Afghanistan mission - to want to post almost immediately.

More “Food for Peace”

Did you enjoy “Zucchinis for Peace”?  Here’s more food to fight the “imperialist” war in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Mission STILL U.N. Sanctioned

In case any anti-war folks missed it, the United Nations is throwing its backing behind the mission in Afghanistan - again.

Protesters, or Criminals?

Recent media coverage of anti-war protesters makes me worry about a few idiots making the greater whole of the protest movement look bad.

Why Darfur and Not Afghanistan?

Why do so many people who don’t want Canada in Afghanistan want so desparately to get Canada into Darfur?

Fighting War by Vandalizing Sign of Peace?

Last weekend, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the actions of a small, but concerning element of the anti-war movement, gave a glimpse into some (to be kind) unusual logic.

Send a Zucchini-Gram to Peter Mackay!

I’m not making this up.

Anti-War Messaging, and (a bit of) the Other Side

The anti-war crowd was out in the streets this weekend across Canada, and it’s interesting to see their messaging, as well as no apparent media pushback to said messaging

ISAF: No Credible Info on Civilian Casualties

While stories of alleged civilian casualties in Afghanistan run like the wind through the mainstream media, one wonders how far this will run?

The REST of the Story

In the past, Canada’s NDP suggested the Afghan government is a puppet of Canada because of a couple of pieces of paper they’ve obtained via the Access to Information Act.

As Paul Harvey says, let’s look at the REST of the story….