… because I surely must be confused. The public service is fat, bloated, overpaid and benefits from a pension plan that is second to none (except, of course, that MPs have access to, but that’s different, I guess). Bureaucrats and their hated unions – and those danged union bosses are
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6246…Mr. Marilyn Monroe Has Big Day
In 1941 Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak hit 56. 56 consecutive games with a hit. Possibly, probably, the most unbreakable of all sports records. WFDS
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Greg Perry in the house. WFDS
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: July 16: burned yesterday, power lost, no air conditioner all night, no sleep, still no power…
working on a (very) strange computer, lots of aches, depressed, annoyed…THE WORLD MUST PAY ATTENTION, Among lesser issues, the TandT has yet another letter from George (Skip) Wallin. He writes quite a few on the glories of shale gas. And today, he’s honoured as letter of the day. And he’s really
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6244…Pipsqueak Poilievre Is Now Honourable
That sh*t sticks for ever, eh? Like when it all goes wrong and he is a greeter at Wal-Mart or chasing carts at Costco he will still be the Honourable Pierre Poilievre.My real world and Facebook friend Warren Kinsella put it best in the Sun today when he wrote “Pipsqueak
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Tools in Understanding the Past: Another Instance of mtDNA Analysis and Dogs
As I’ve said, I’m working on a new non-fiction book, and the research is taking me in all directions. It’ll be called Road through Time. A lot of the book will be focussed on roads that humans have taken. Their traces have had and are having an immense impact on
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Keystone XL Scandal: Obama Attorney’s Law Firm Represents TransCanada’s Pipeline in Alaska
A DeSmogBlog investigation reveals that Robert Bauer, former White House Counsel and President Barack Obama’s personal attorney, works at the corporate law firm Perkins Coie LLP, which does legal work for TransCanada’s South Central LNG Project, formerly known as Alaska Gas Pipeline Project. Furthermore, Dan Sullivan, current Commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources, and former Alaska Attorney General
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: What Alison Said
Alison at Creekside on the appointment of Pierre Poilievre as Minister of State for Democratic Reform: Poilievre’s appointment is about a coming battle over election reform and robocalls. It’s been sixteen months since the Cons promised to bring in a bill addressing Mayrand’s proposed reforms to prevent a repeat of
Continue readingcartoon life: Staircase 2
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Continue readingThe HB-Log : What on earth does "fiscally conservative" mean?
Based on current political discourse in Canada, the best I can come up with is “Not the NDP.” Liberals, along with other purported moderates, love the political ideology of “socially progressive and fiscally conservative.” It (seemingly) epitomizes the balance they strive for. When first volunteering on political campaigns in high school, I
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: John Fraser to win in Ottawa South!
That’s been my prediction, and I’m sticking with it. My friend John is in the one Ontario Liberal byelection contest I feel good about. This Ottawa Citizen story, here, suggests why that is so. If you read it, you will see: John doesn’t hide the fact that he worked for Dalton
Continue readingThings Are Good: Suburban Community Considers Higher Taxes for Paved Properties
Toronto and area received massive rain fall last week and one suburban community has decided that the need to encourage better water management through taxes. Basically, if you pave over green space you’ll literally pay for it. THe idea is to preserve as much green space as possible to act
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, July 16, 2013: “Psychic sued for failing to lift love curse” New lawyers signal reduced expectations in sluggish economy – Law Times Lawyers differentiating themselves through linguistic specialties – Law Times LSUC ORDERS EX-HOLLINGER EXEC TO PAY
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: On change #nlpoli
One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen might change the world, as Malala Yousefzai says. The pen and book are of no use, though, if the student and the teacher are not interested in finding things out. The horror of the Taliban is the same horror one finds
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Cabinet shuffle question
I’m at the cabin with Son Two and Son Three – so I was unable to check if Michelle Rempel was again asked what hair products she uses by that jerk Glen McGregor. Anyone hear if he did or not? He has a history, you might say.
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Losing the world, and some sleep, but enjoying it
Brave New World – not the novel of a dystopian future by Aldous Huxley – is the name of the latest add-on for Civilization V, following after Gods & Kings, released in 2012. BNW was released last Tuesday, and I was at the local EB Games store to get
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Paranoia, Inc.
Read all about it here. Recommend this Post
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Taking Aim At His Enemies
Stephen Harper shuffled his deck chairs yesterday. And Mike De Souza reports, in The National Post, that incoming ministers received a package which included a list of Harper’s enemies: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office asked Conservative political staffers to develop lists of “enemy” lobby groups, as well as troublesome bureaucrats
Continue readingZorg Report: A Match Made in Heaven – Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart Unite!!
A Match Made in Heaven – Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart Unite!! Shoppers kills millions of trees a week on advertising, trying to lure people to stores to buy merchandise—on sale—that Shoppers doesn’t have and, almost incontrovertibly, never did intend to have. Numerous times I got Shoppers flyers that
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