Wondering if the rotund Senator from somewhere has made his annual pilgramage to P.E.I. yet. In any event, the Cavendish Cottager (as The Disaffected Lib refers to him) should not travel too far afield, as the RCMP may have some questions for him soon. As reported in The Ottawa Citizen,
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Howard Kurtz’ long slide into irrelevancy ends at Fox News
Howard Kurtz must be so relieved. He no longer has to pretend to be ‘fair and balanced.’ The disgraced conservative media critic has finally found the home where he should have been all along. You know what comes after Fox News, don’t ya Howie? WorldNetDaily! It’s just a matter of
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Did Harper Deal BlackBerry a Body Blow?
Is there anything Stephen Harper won’t do to degrade his office? Time and again Harper reveals his chronic dark, gutter side. The man has the integrity and instincts of a pimp. I don’t know where Harper’s bottom line is. I don’t even know that he has such a thing. Perhaps
Continue readingBetterParks for Vancouver: Vancouver community’s grassroots vs. centralized control
Opinion: City park board, community centre associations at odds over plans to end volunteer-run operations Special to The Vancouver Sun June 19, 2013 The following commentary was submitted by the following community centre association presidents: Robert Lockhart, Kerrisdale Community Centre Association; Massimo Rossetti, Hastings Community Association; Ainslie Kwan, Killarney Community
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Erica Meekes: Apathy is Boring! So’s Integrity.
I guess sitting around all day in the PMO, sending out inoffensive, truthful releases must be really boring! So let’s mix it up a little. Throw in a little Trudeau pixie dust. Works every time! Erica really should look up the words, ‘apathy’ and ‘ethics’ some day. The two terms
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6169…Tribute To James Gandolfini
Found this on BuzzfeedUK.“Holsten’s, the ice cream shop in New Jersey where James Gandolfini filmed the final scene of The Sopranos, have left his seat ‘Reserved’ today in a poignant tribute to the actor, who died of a heart attack yesterday.”Is cool, eh?WFDS
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6168…Daycare Owner Drugs Toddlers
And, frankly, it is surprising it doesn’t happen more often.Columbus, Ohio’s NBC4 reports that “Tammy Eppley, 37, is accused of crushing up Benadryl and melatonin and mixing it into the food of the six children she looks after at her home daycare…” She was busted when a friend, obviously one
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Steve Anderson speaks to CTV about the CRTC Wireless Code of Conduct
Here’s our own Steve Anderson talking about what the recently released CRTC wireless Code of Conduct rules mean for Canadians. read more
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: 28 organizations call for public policy review on for-profit plasma collection
OPSEU is among twenty-eight organizations that have signed a public letter calling on Health Canada to consult before licensing the for-profit Canadian Plasma Resources to collect and pay for plasma donations at two Toronto clinics. Published this week in the … Continue reading →
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto-bound
…shortly, anyway. First lunching at my favourite resto on Earth, the Yang Sheng. My wake will be here. Had a great chat with two very impressive and highly professional Conservatives, while I was here. I won’t name them (a) to protect their careers and (b) to keep everyone guessing. BBQ
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Paul Krugman writes that the only real difference between the latest global crisis and past depressions is that we’ve moved further and further toward a rent-based economy – meaning that aggregated growth doesn’t necessarily result in any benefit for the vast majority
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Ineffective assistance of counsel
R. v. Buckley, 2013 NSCA 73 holds: [3] The standard of review for a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is well settled. This court said in R. v.West, 2010 NSCA 16 (CanLII), 2010 NSCA 16: [268] The principles to be applied
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: It is now illegal to wear a mask to a riot
(Just not for these guys.)
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: A Look at Toronto Centre
Yesterday, as every Liberal should know, Bob Rae resigned from his seat in Parliament as representative for Toronto Centre in order to pursue is current job as negotiator for a First Nations group in Northern Ontario, a group which are in discussions with the various levels of government to develop
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on the CCPA’s recent report (PDF) on child poverty in Canada – and the affordable options which could eradicate that poverty based on a few simple choices. For further reading…– Campaign 2000’s report card showed where Canada stood in 2009 when it came to its commitment to ending child
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Is the BC Government Preparing to Approve Contaminated Site Dump in Shawnigan’s Watershed?
< Is the BC Government Preparing to Approve Contaminated Site Dump in Shawnigan’s Watershed? By Richard Hughes, on June 20th, 2013 Shawnigan Alternate CVRD Director Kelly Musselwhite posted this report on Facebook last evening which suggests that 5 million tonnes of contaminated and toxic soils could well receive BC Government
Continue readingThings Are Good: Bike Delivery Business on the Rise
Red Riding Goods is one of a few companies in Toronto that deliver goods via bicycles. In other cities from Mumbai to San Francisco bike-based delivery is nothing new and not all that newsworthy. Here in Toronto, where a crack-smoking mayor who thinks cyclists deserve to die advocates the destruction
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: [Infographic] Debunking the Economic and National Security Myths Around Keystone XL Pipeline
Today, billionaire clean energy philanthropist Tom Steyer held a press conference to debunk the myths that the Keystone XL pipeline will lead to major economic growth and national security. Keystone is an “export pipeline” that would transport toxic tar sands from Alberta down to a tax-free zone in Texas and out to
Continue readingThe HB-Log : We Need High Energy Prices, but Low Energy Costs
The Washington post’s Wonkblog posted something the other day on the issue of energy efficiency. More specifically: what role does it play in economic growth and greenhouse gas reduction, what can the government do to make this happen, and what are the limits? In Canada, we pay too little for
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