Remember, nobody…not the Feds, not the Hudak Tories, not the Wynne Liberals…promised a penny of the funding required to actually transform the SRT replacement from an LRT to a train running underground…though they all sure did proclaim their love for Subways enough. And the T.O. city council vote returns everything
Continue reading350 or bust: “It’s About Love”: Life Advice From Star Trek Star
At a convention full of nerds, a new mom got up and asked supreme galactic ruler of geeks and former “Star Trek: The Next Generation” cast member Wil Wheaton to offer her infant daughter some advice. He obliged in a most awesome way.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Whatever happened to Ryan Cleary? #nlpoli
The story is the kind of thing that used to set the arch-nationalist Ryan Cleary screaming about the ignorance of mainlanders and tearing at his clothes over the latest proof of the evils of Confederation. These days, New Democrat member of parliament Ryan Cleary is apparently not interested in rending
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Surrender
He likes to pose as a patriot. Or go on and on about standing up for our sovereignty, in the True North strong and Conservative !!!!He has bombarded us with propaganda about the War of 1812, and how we beat the Americans eh?But now that the Americans are threatening to invade
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6298…Classy Conservative
This time it is Laurie Hawn, the Stephen Harperite in Edmonton-Centre. MP Hawn, upon hearing that Paul Bernardo, the psycho killer from Southern Ontario, wants an upgrade in his living accommodations, Tweeted the following: @MPLaurieHawn Laurie Hawn So, Paul Bernardo wants nicer accommodations. Rot where you are, sicko.http://t.co/7KqD5pfPWM Way to
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6297…Buffalo Bills Fan Chokes Again
That would be Fort Erie’s own, if they haven’t disavowed him yet, Tim Hudak. He is the soon-to-be former leader of the Progressive Conservatives in Ontario. He sucks. Five by-elections yesterday in Ontario. He won one. And he really didn’t even win that one coz the candidate in Etobicoke was/is
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Campaign Diary Volume 5: Praise, political priorities and poetry
Yours Truly visiting the Texas House of Representatives in the State Capitol building in Austin, Texas – and thinking about what to say to Ryan Hastman on EdmontionPolitics.com. Below: The author with LBJ, sort of, and looking particularly fierce for the benefit of our Texan hosts. Last week, just as
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: McCorkell and Love Update
A week ago we published an article noting the link between Malcolm Ross and the late Robert McCorkell (McCorkill), at least regarding the estate. The main focus of the article was the injunction obtained by Isabelle McCorkill (Robert’s surviving sister) which has temporarily blocked the distribution of the estate outside
Continue readingBuckdog: Kingston Penitentiary no longer housing prisoners in 60 days – Paul Bernardo Needs To Move!
After 18 years in an isolated cell like this in the Kingston Penitentiary, Paul Bernardo is requesting a change to a Medium Security facility. KINGSTON – Schoolgirl killer Paul Bernardo feels he has suffered enough in maximum security and has applied to be transferred to the medium-security comforts of condo-style
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Byelection Results Roll In
With most of the results in, it appears the Liberals have held Scarborough-Guildwood and Ottawa South, with the NDP winning Windsor-Tecumseh and London West, and Doug Holyday squeaking it out in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. On the surface, this is a disastrous result for Kathleen Wynne, losing three seats and seeing her party’s
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The tragedy of Canada’s environmental denial
Ray Grigg, a weekly environmental columnist and author of seven internationally published books on Oriental philosophy, discusses the “tragedy” of Canada’s environmental denial. The post The tragedy of Canada’s environmental denial appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Washington double-standard on leaks: ‘if you’re rich, powerful and well-connected the laws don’t apply to you’
When it comes to leaks stateside there is no such thing as a level playing field. Double standards abound. Establishment “insider” journalists such as Bob Woodward publish leaked classified material that makes some of Bradley Manning’s leaks seem innocuous by comparison. Woodward, who has been described as “a stenographer to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: By-election take at 9:48
Horwath’s looking like tonight’s big (surprise) winner. Wow.
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Reasons For A Boycott Of The Sochi Games
In light of John Baird’s recent comments regarding Russia’s recently-passed anti-gay laws which basically outlaw any “gay propaganda” (such as two people of the same sex holding hands), I’d like to spend a bit of time talking about why a boycott of the Sochi games, along with generally isolating Russia
Continue readingLeDaro: Relaxing nature sounds _ piano and flute instrumental music (Farewell)
I found this very interesting video in my collection. Beautiful scenery and very relaxing music.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Public interest considerations for bail pending appeal
R. v. J.P., 2013 ONCA 505 holds: [6] I must also consider the public interest, taking into account the fact that the appellant was convicted of a serious crime against the person. I am obliged to weigh the values of reviewability and enforceability. As Arbour J.A. said in R. v. Farinacci (1993), 67 O.A.C. 197, at paras.
Continue readingTerahertz: Atheist and Republicans
I haven’t had time yet to deal with a piece of nonsense from last week on Canadian Atheist. The arguments put forward by the Monarchist League of Canada are entirely secular. You might or might not find them more persuasive than the arguments put forward by republicans, but this is
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What Big Telecom is really afraid of
Canada’s Big Three telecom giants are sounding increasingly desperate these days – they’re running expensive ads, that you paid for, invoking the bogeyman of foreign investment in growing new Canadian telecom start-ups. Big Telecom’s high-profile and misleading PR campaign is designed to convince the government to do a u-turn on
Continue readingTerahertz: BC Secularists who aren’t white men
Inspired by similar lists of diverse secular thinkers, I thought I’d put out there a compilation of some rising secularists – both thinkers and activists – who break the mould in British Columbia. My criteria: Alive Does not identify as white (i.e. Caucasian/European) and male Is either an active atheist/skeptic/humanist
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