Christie Blatchford is a columnist for Postmedia. Postmedia promotes Blatchford all over the place, putting her face on billboards (when they shouldn’t), and letting her write whatever the Hell she wants (when they shouldn’t). On the rare occasions when I am tricked into reading one of Blatchford’s cop-loving, native-hating screeds,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Avez-Vous Des Bigots? Je Pense, ‘Oui’
The last week or so my view of humanity world over has been severely soured. I’ve often expressed an attitude that Alberta is the ‘Texas of Canada’ when it comes to issues of equality and progressive society. Hidden in that stance is the inference that other places aren’t as backward,
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism, Grand Mal Seizures, Meds: Conor Needs Some Kermit Komfort!
Conor enjoys some Kermit Komfort this morning while sleeping and awaiting a trip to see our family physician. It has been a very difficult week for my Buddy as we work through his seizure and medication issues. Hoping things turn for the better today!
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: My late night chat with Mayor Rob Ford, who tells me how politics works – UPDATED
Last Sunday, on his weekly radio program, Toronto’s mayor offered to generously to sit down with women – over coffee even – and “explain how politics works” to us. A lot of people were astounded and offended by this. I decided to take him up on his offer. I called
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Wind Energy And Property Values In Ontario, Part Whatever…
An interesting decision came down this week re wind energy and property values in Ontario. Before getting to the actual contents of it, though, lets see how the thing is being spun. This piece from Farms.com is fairly typical: An Ontario Superior Court of Justice has determined that landowners living
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Performance art gone horribly right
All of the critics agreed. Hans Feckenbruke’s performance piece, “Transcending Irony: post-post-modern capitalism in the Western World, from the top of the Chrysler Building, as seen from the perspective of consumers on the ground,” was a spectacular — if messy … Continue reading →
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: BC Conservatives Lose Third Candidate This Week
Remember the BC Conservatives? I know they’re really only just a sideshow right now, with nary a chance of making huge impact this election despite some good initial numbers back in time, but what an amusing sideshow they are. This week alone has seen three previously nominated candidates for the
Continue readingeaves.ca: The Value of Open Data – Don’t Measure Growth, Measure Destruction
Alexander Howard – who, in my mind, is the best guy covering the Gov 2.0 space – pinged me the other night to ask “What’s the best evidence of open data leading to economic outcomes that you’ve seen?” I’d like to hack the question because – I suspect – for
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Mysterious 2011 review of Alberta Labour Code explained – corporate influence, of course!
Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan, right, speaks to yesterday’s AFL news conference at the Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre. Your faithful blogger can be glimpsed at the far right. Beside him, the CBC’s Charles Rusnell. Below: Rusnell, Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason. Back in the summer of 2011, as
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5914…Barack Obama Makes A Funny
He’s the President of the States and he was with the other living Presidents at the opening of the George W. Bush library deep in the heart of Texas. Photo time!!! Yes he did get a detention for this act. WFDS
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5913…Ott Beats T-dot, MTL And Van In Food Battle
Honestly I found it hard to believe when I read this on The Huffington Post but, upon reflection, yes it does seem right. What I am talking about is the Post’s list of the 10 best street food cities in the world. Your capital comes in seventh. 7/10. Ottawa. Hard
Continue readingMorton's Musings: In the context of a right to trial within a reasonable period of time, there is no duty on an accused to bring him or herself to trial
R. v. MacIntosh 2013 SCC 23 upholds, unanimously, the decision of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in R. v. MacIntosh, 2011 NSCA 111. That case is clear that an accused is not to bear the blame for systemic trial delay: [47] It is the responsibility of the state to
Continue readingNot an Official Green Party Canada Site: It is time for the Liberal party to start ‘Doing’ policy.
Attack ads, counter attack ads. Lots of earned media so far, and with some actual media buys happening, I am sure there is going to be some movement in opinion polls, and very early voting intentions, but seriously, what does it mean 2 years out from the next general election?
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: EG Radio April 25: The Future of Cities | Bike to Work month | Thomas Lovejoy
Download: earthgauge-podcast-april25-2013.mp3 This week on Earthgauge, we have a veritable green medley with a jam-packed show covering everything from urban sustainability, climate change, biodiversity, biking to work and even the latest green news. I have 4 features today: Presentation by Alex Steffen called The Shareable Future of Cities Alex Smith’s interview
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: This hits the nail on the head
Been meaning to toss up a post about the Conservatives preparing to launch a tax payer funded attack ad blitz again Trudeau, but this social media image put out by Trudeau hits the nail on the head way better than I could. Go show Team Liberal.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Is America’s Military Edge Slipping?
Imagine a world in which the U.S. and the rest of us could not count on America having the dominant military technology. Put another way, imagine China, not the U.S., having the “latest and greatest” things that go boom. Imagine us being the technological underdogs, vulnerable to a less than
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper Unchains his Inner Monster
We know he is a brutish political thug who would do anything to cling to power.A cold, cruel man who can't feel the pain of others.Those who have worked with him say he turns the air around him blue, or yellow, with the dirtiest swear words. But now he's so desperate
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: You Can’t Begin to Imagine What Your Life Would Be Like If This Happens
A strong warning from the 6th European Conference on Space Debris. The conference, hosted by the European Space Agency, offers scientists an opportunity to gather to assess the state of the problem of junk whirling around in space. What they’re trying to figure out are the odds of a “cascade”
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Over 52,000 Canadians have taken action to demand choice in our cell phone market!
Woah! More than 52,000 Canadians have now taken action to demand choice and affordability in our cell phone market! Thank you for signing the petition, spreading the word, and working together to make change happen – we couldn’t do this without you. Let’s keep going! http://DemandChoice.ca/ read more
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Decisions, Decisions
The Tyee has me tied up in knots. According to the paper, the BC NDP are poised to mop the floor with Christy Clark and her decidedly-conservative Liberals, ending their twelve year reign of terror. That’s the good news. The bad news from The Tyee comes from their riding by
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