What does it say about a man who flees the country before he will answer even one question about perceived corruption in his regime? Is “I knew nothing’ even remotely credible? Probably about as believable as the most recent words of denial from the mouth of this reprobate: P.S. Harper
Continue readingDISSTEMPER: The Crockatteer speaks out
Joan (@Crockatteer) Crockatt, the rookie Member of Parliament who almost failed to win a safe Calgary seat last fall because she forgot to campaign, reflects on yesterday’s Conservative caucus meeting: “I was so excited to be there. I mean, like, in his actual presence and all. Wasn’t he masterful? I
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After our cheap pollo asado dinner, wine, and a shower, we had a new perspective on life. We woke up early the next day, had a little breakfast in a neighbourhood joint, and got to Museo Nacional del Prado – otherwise known as The Prado – before it opened. Our
Continue readingWalking Turcot Yards: Thomas Pynchon Reads Trailer For Inherent Vice
Reblogged from Edenborough: You probably will never see his picture but here is an opportunity to hear one of the greatest American writers reading from his own work!
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: This post isn’t about Rob Ford
I’m not a Trekkie (is that how you spell it?) but my partner is (sigh). Sometimes I humour him, like when I buy him Star Trek-themed gifts as a joke (except he always thinks they’re the best present, ever). Anyway, the Rob Ford thing is boring (until someone buys that
Continue readingPolygonic: “I didn’t know!” – the death throes of a desperate squirmer
The Conservatives are losing their favourite, time-tested tactic to reset public opinion: just say the word “sponsorship.” For seven long years, anytime they could be criticised for ethical lapses, for cronyism and corruption, for pork and for secrecy (in a word, umm, always), they could simply refer back to “sponsorship”
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: May22:I’m late in starting this because….
…I read my copy of the Times and Transcript early this morning. And at the end, I thought, “what can I say?” There are three ways to control people. One is to make them scared as hell. Once they’re sufficiently scared, a government can do anything under the guise of protecting
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Toronto Law Blogger Meetup: Thursday May 23, 2013
Hello again, Toronto law bloggers, tweeters, and other related enterprises and entities throughout this great nation! As discussed on Twitter, the next Toronto Law Blogger Meetup will be this Thursday May 23, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at P.J. O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 39 Colborne Street, Toronto. A special welcome to those who
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Somebody’s Got Some Explaining #topoli
Photo from Cam Woolley. Ford staffers hand out magnets/cards as they wait for Mayor at Worthington funeral twitter.com/KatieSimpson24… — Katie Simpson (@KatieSimpson24) May 22, 2013
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Fiduciary duty
The Toronto Party v. Toronto (City), 2013 ONCA 327 discusses how fiduciary duties arise: [37] The concept of fiduciary obligation has a venerable lineage rooted in the notion of breach of confidence, an original head of jurisdiction in Chancery: Guérin v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335, at p. 383. Where by statute, agreement,
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Scum of the Earth
Who are these guys? They’re Rob Ford staffers, that’s who they are, passing out Rob Ford business cards and fridge magnets at Peter Worthington’s funeral. I am not making this up. Snapped by CP24 reporter Katie Simpson.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Rob Ford: 300 Lbs of Funeral
— Katie Simpson (@KatieSimpson24) May 22, 2013 You gotta be shittin’ me, right? PS. Worthing, if you don’t know, refers to Peter Worthington.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Lafleche Loses Another Building: Flying Goose Inn
Another accidental fire in Lafleche last night, this one attributed initially to careless smoking (is there any other kind?). The Flying Goose Inn, the only bar and hotel in town, burned to the ground. Months ago, M.O.M, the bus station, also burned. The hotel, a few weeks ago, in April.
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Come to the fair! And “I knew when Lakeland was aborted”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Last week, what we could defined as Todd Bentley’s travelling circus hit the road. Starting on May 15, the Bentley revival moved from the Durban area to the “Pretoria Show Grounds” in South Africa. I find that interesting in that the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Pat Steenberg observes that the Harper Cons’ deficits are the result of conscious choices to reduce government revenue – and that we can fix our deficit and rein in inequality at the same time by reversing the damage: (W)hen our governments say they
Continue readingLeDaro: Nature of a Government
Government hates competition.
Continue readingBetterParks for Vancouver: Iain Hunter: Green’s Andrew Weaver represents more than Oak Bay
Iain Hunter / Times Colonist May 19, 2013 Oak Bay-Gordon Head Green Party of B.C. candidate, Andrew Weaver, speaks to supporters at his election campaign headquarters at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Photograph by: LYLE STAFFORD, Times Colonist An oldster I met in my neighbourhood on Wednesday had a
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: IMF Calls on Cameron Tories to Change Course
Britain’s Conservative Cameron government are the High Priests of bone-crushing austerity. David Cameron and his gaggle of privileged Saville Row suiters are not interested in sparing the lash when it comes to Britain’s weak and vulnerable. Meanwhile, Steve Harper looks on with fawning admiration at everything he wishes he could
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Did Somebody Mention Bruce Carson?
Oh yes, I did. I mentioned Bruce Carson simply to reinforce the point that the beating heart of corruption within the Harper government is, in fact, the Prime Minister’s Office, the PMO. The denizens of the PMO aren’t all outstanding, accomplished A-List types like Nigel Wright. Harper’s PMO has been
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