Where the unthinkable is a regular thing. MONTREAL – Police are looking for a man suspected of posing as a Montreal city worker to gain access to women’s homes in order to molest them.The suspect is a Latin-American man aged somewhere between 30 and 45 according to a release by
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Aerial Castro’s Hard Case
It’s an old legal adage that, “hard cases make bad law.” What it means is that when law is made in response to monstrous crimes, the sort that truly shock the public conscience, it can often result in inappropriate and unintended consequences for ordinary or lesser crimes. In some circumstances
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Video: The Truth About Christy Clark’s Position on Pipelines, Tankers
From Common Sense Canadian contributor Kevin Logan comes this multimedia examination of Premier Christy Clark and the BC Liberal Party’s real stand on proposed oil pipelines and tankers in BC. “What they have neglected to tell British Columbians is that their government has entered into binding agreements that ensure the
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The Harper Government lacks a strategic vision for Canada’s oil industry
400 parts per million … Those Albertans who have voted for Harper’s Conservatives in election after election must be starting to wonder whether Stephen Harper and his Cabinet are the best choice for their main industry: oil. They should start to worry, because the Harper Tories are displaying yet again
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night blues blogging (because I don’t have any cats)
Last week I posted a version of this song by the Asylum Street Spankers. Here’s a different interpretation, and a different spelling of the title, by Blackberry Smoke. This is Deep Elem Blues. Let’s slow it down and go back a few years at the same time. This is Memphis
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Vincent Visits the Manning Centre
The other day this blogger went to a Manning Centre training seminar on visual communications — on building better looking websites, designing election signs, and creating campaign literature. This is the same Manning Centre that has been in the news recently and been a target of a fair bit of
Continue readingImpolitical: Friday night
New awesome set by Kaskade with lots of great stuff. A free download to boot. Have a good night!
Continue readingImpolitical: Friday night
New awesome set by Kaskade with lots of great stuff. A free download to boot. Have a good night!
Continue readingImpolitical: Friday night
New awesome set by Kaskade with lots of great stuff. A free download to boot. Have a good night!
Continue readingCathie from Canada: The question about Mike Duffy
There are two possible ways of looking at Senator Duffy’s behaviour in the Senate regarding $90,000 in housing allowances. Here’s the Harper Con way: The Harper government is praising Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy for showing “leadership” in the Senate expenses scandal. That’s because he paid the money back, I guess.
Continue readingCathie from Canada: The question about Mike Duffy
There are two possible ways of looking at Senator Duffy’s behaviour in the Senate regarding $90,000 in housing allowances. Here’s the Harper Con way: The Harper government is praising Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy for showing “leadership” in the Senate expenses scandal. That’s because he paid the money back, I guess.
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Canada’s New National Research Council: Same As the Old One, Digging a Deeper Hole
One of the most irritating features of government-by-press-release is the “re-announcement” — the enthusiastic proclamation, with full fanfare, of something that has already been proclaimed before, often many times. Today the Conservative government engaged in this practice, or, just as conveniently, had the media do it for them by playing
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Meet My Mother – A Natural-Born Activist
My mother is, well, unique. When I was in kindergarten, I walked to school – alone. All the other children were dropped off by their parents, but my Mom just woke me up, left a bowl of cereal at the end of my bed (who doesn’t love breakfast in bed?)
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Meet My Mother – A Natural-Born Activist
My mother is, well, unique. When I was in kindergarten, I walked to school – alone. All the other children were dropped off by their parents, but my Mom just woke me up, left a bowl of cereal at the end of my bed (who doesn’t love breakfast in bed?)
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5976…Great Food In Store At The Stampede
From the looks of the junk food menu at this year’s Calgary Stampede, held right at the epicentre of our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper’s world, it won’t just be horses that will have to worry about their mortality; those who consume some of this delectable treats could also be
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The Garlic: Interview With Carbon Dioxide
The Onion hasn’t lived up to its journalistic standards of fake news, so I’m writing a piece for The Garlic, and interviewing Carbon Dioxide to get its thoughts on surpassing the dangerous 400 parts per million mark. John Klein (JK): So, Carbon Dioxide, do you mind if I call you
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ABC-Anybody But Clark (Video) Terrace Daily News
Because, you know what, do you know what? The Terrace Daily News featured this video with a display on their front page. It is edgy, well, the repeated screechy ‘Liar-Liar-Liar-Liar-Liar’ is edgy but then, because you know what, you know what? It is true! The marijuana question was interesting. Christy dodged
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5975…Mike Duffy Hand In Till V.2
The loyal Conservative fart catcher and Senator from Kanata Mike Duffy [PEI] got caught with his hand in the till yet again.Of course the esteemed Senator “Duffy, who has already committed to pay back $90,000 in expenses, could not be reached for comment Thursday morning.” This info is taken from
Continue readingBuckdog: The Death Of Alvin Cote: Saskatoon Police Mourn Homeless Street Alcoholic They Arrested Over 1,000 Times
City Police in Saskatoon Saskatchewan have received a lot of bad press over the years. These articles will show that these hardworking officers and staff could not just ignore a long suffering homeless man with addiction to alcohol …. SASKATOON – He was one of the most recognizable residents in
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