Is merely having a hyperlink to material deemed libelous enough to be found guilty of disseminating libel? The Supreme Court of Canada will release its ruling on this case tomorrow!I suspect p2pnet will have the first analysis up.
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Kinsella Agrees With Me
I had argued here that the campaign themes used by all except the Ontario Liberal Party were off the mark. People, in uncertain economic times, don’t vote for change. They don’t vote for a party with a poor reputation in Ontario for running things (fai…
Continue readingRob Ford: We’re Great Because He Is
There’s much to discuss in this article, but I thought I’d amaze you with this tidbit concerning Mayor Ford’s deep affection for the City of Toronto:…asked what he loves about Toronto, the mayor said: “This is a great city. We’ve cleaned it up, t…
Continue readingMeanwhile, Federally, the Shenanigans Continue
Want to learn more about the Auditor General’s investigations into the Harper Government’s military cost overruns? The Harper Government’s former do-nothing ‘integrity’ commissioner’s half-million dollar severance package? The Harper Government’s misma…
Continue readingAnd the winner is…
So, which pollster had it right?I recorded the last polls of the election here.Here they are compared to the results. Source Liberal PC NDP Green Dates Details RESULTS 37.6% 35.4% 22.7% 2.9% Oct 6 THE ELECTION! Angu…
Continue readingToronto’s Sacred Blue Cow
Toronto’s entire budget deficit can be explained by its bloated police force budget. For all of the incompetence of the brothers Ford, going after the Toronto police budget is the one thing I can support.To be clear, Ford did not get elected with such …
Continue readingMore on the Flogs Issue
BCL has more on the M THIRTY enviro flogs issue.Also, I’ve heard that PB is removing identified flogs.
Continue readingPolls-a-Ticking
Polls, polls, polls. The last ones are out for the Ontario election, and predictions range from a Hudak technical win giving way to a likely Liberal minority, to a Liberal majority.Don’t look at me.For posterity, here they are: Source Liberal P…
Continue readingFunding Anti-Green Sock Puppets
Not all unions are in McGuinty’s pocket. The Ontario Power Workers’ Union (UPW) has bankrolled a campaign agaisnt McGuinty fighting the Green Energy Act.More and more, marketing companies are using social media to promote their clients. UPW is pushing …
Continue readingA Quick Read Regarding The Toronto Sun
Perusing The Toronto Sun’s online front page (yes, it happens), I was struck by what the creators of that site consider to be important information for its readers.I call them readers, but The Toronto Sun seem to barely consider them capable.As you hov…
Continue readingA Thought on Campaign Slogans
We’re in turbulent times. Economically uncrertain. People are worried about their jobs. People want certainty. Comfort.Canada just elected a stay-the-course Prime Minister preaching exactly that.So, here you are, trying to come up with a theme for your…
Continue readingMy Optimistic Debate Analysis
I didn’t watch the debate. I couldn’t. I happily lack cable. I don’t have an antenna attached. And if I did. it couldn’t pick up the new digital broadcasts if I tried as I lack the gadget. Anyway, I had better things to do.I was enjoying a fine steak d…
Continue readingOxymoronic ‘Ethical Oil’ Meets Irony
I hate promoting the severely flawed concept of ‘ethical oil’, so much so that I don’t even like using the phrase as it spreads the meme. Still, with the Keystone XL pipeline in the news these days, here’s a fact worth punting your way.The toxic, corro…
Continue readingConservative Party Promoting on Our Dime, Again
Well the omnibus crime bill is out. It’s an expensive pile of solutions looking for problems, but I’ll leave that to others.Instead, let’s talk about under-reported ‘crime’:Justice Minister Rob Nicholson unveiled the bill at a Brampton news confe…
Continue readingPicture from Total Recall 2012, the remake
Forgot I had this! While biking across the water front a few weeks back, I happened by a film shoot for the Total Recall remake. I was allowed to take a picture of this cool car from the movie.They were getting ready to film a chase scene or something …
Continue readingFriday Night Fun
Master musicians are their instrument.Ya, I’m a Rush freak.
Continue readingFordconomics 1
Claiming you have saved $70 a week because you are making $70 less a week and have borrowed the difference.
Continue readingVote Swap Canada 2011: Facebook app finds you someone to strategically vote swap with
Use it now!
http://voteswap.sharurl.com/voteswapcanada/
Instructions
Submit your riding, party you support, and parties you’re willing to vote for.
Review your matches.
Submit requests to swap votes with the people you’ve matched with. You can sub…
Continue readingMy predictions
I know others have slaved over predictions models. Grats for your work. I just wait until the end, and then guess. Here’s my prediction:
CPC 130
NDP 93
LPC 63
BQ 20
GPC 1
Ind 1
I have the Conservatives at 130 because I refuse to give them a bu…
Preserving Judeo-Christian Values in Canadian Society
Bearing false witness is apparently not much of a Judeo-Christian value these days.
Check this out:
“Naked in a bed in a brothel with a young Asian woman.” Well, that’s not in the story linked to. He was in the bed, she wasn’t. And it was “suspect…
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