Slim Whitman, he’s dead, age 90. His song, “Indian Love Call“, was all that saved mankind from maurading aliens in Mars Attacks.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: An International Perspective on FISA: No Protections, Little Oversight
This article has been co-authored by Tamir Israel, Staff Lawyer at CIPPIC, Katitza Rodriguez, EFF International Rights Director, and Mark Rumold, EFF Staff Attorney. The Spies Without Borders posts are looking into how the information disclosed in the NSA leaks affect Internet users around the world whose private information is
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Hamid Has Seen This Script Before
Washington is positively giddy at the prospect of engaging Taliban leaders in Qatar to work out some sort of peace deal for Afghanistan. Afghan leader Hamid Karzai doesn’t want any part of it and says he’s of half a mind to tell the Americans to clear out entirely next year.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Malespeak with Radical Feminist Translations
Reblogged from sisterhoodispowerful: Guest post by: Elaine Charkowski Mary Daly in her book Quintessence wrote, “Naming the agent is required for an adequate analysis of atrocities.” As linguist Julia Penelope has shown in her book Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers’ Tongues, “Agent deletion is a dangerous and
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6165…Miami Heat Fan Changes Jobs
That would be Bob Rae.It has been widely reported that the man who shoulda been the leader of the Liberals in ’06 has decided to pack it up and pack it in as the MP for Toronto Centre. CBC says that “Rae recently accepted the role of chief negotiator for First
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: New NSA recruitment ad = sexy!
Eavesdropping makes Alltop feel funny.
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: A letter from a reformed sexist to his daughter
I liked this so much I’ve posted the letter in its entirety below. Some time ago, while out with friends, one of the men in our group launched into a sexist rant that bordered on full-scale misogyny. Unlike, this recent exchange when the Ontario NDP leader was called a whore
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Stephen Harper proves, time and time again, he is a poor judge of character.
Stephen Harper proves, time and time again, he is a poor judge of character. Here’s a selection of the growing laundry list of Harper government™ appointees that have gone bad… Bruce Carson Arthur Porter Christiane Ouimet Bev Oda Peter Penashue Patrick Brazeau Pamela Wallin Mike Duffy Nigel Wright Saulie Zajdel
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Polly Toynbee writes that there’s no magic involved in collecting fair tax rates from the rich – only a need for the political will to fund public priorities: Cutting the 50% top rate suggests no great enthusiasm for rigorous taxing. Last week’s ONS
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Change, Change, Change
One of the blessings of living in a small, coastal town is being able to observe change. It doesn’t come often. We don’t have a forest of construction cranes obscuring our horizon. There are some two-storey buildings, a few, but that’s it. Anything higher than that is an apartment or
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Brazil, Russia Force Olympic-Sized Wake-up Call
For years, various Cassandras have tried alerting the world to the true nature, purpose and “legacy” of the Olympic Games – yet their warnings have fallen on deaf ears, muted by the cacophony of corporate advertising, saccharine network TV coverage and “patriotic” celebration. All that may be about to change
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Jail the Bankers, says UK Report
Ever since the financial meltdown of 2007, bankers and rating agencies responsible for much of the damage done to the world’s financial systems have escaped criminal liability (apart from a small number of cases). The USA ignored the responsibility of bankers for the 2007 Crash, preferring to pump money into
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On revolting logic
Shorter Terence Corcoran: A Spanish-style tax revolt to defund government is the only way for Ontario and Quebec residents to avoid the fiscal disaster caused by the Spanish tax revolt.
Continue readingBryan Crockett: On Bob Rae
Bob Rae’s incredible life of public service is one that all Parliamentarians, regardless of their political stripe, should try to emulate. Bob’s dedication to the public interest has made Canada a much better place. Canadian federal politics will be diminished without his wit, oratory skill, and thoughtfulness. FUN FACT: Bob Rae
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Bob Rae Steps Down
This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, but Bob Rae is resigning as an MP. I wrote my praises of Rae’s career and time as interim leader back in April so I won’t rehash them here. Although he never fullfilled his dream of becoming Liberal Party (permanent) leader, if there
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Half of Canada’s Aboriginal Children are living in poverty
Hardly surprising to those who work with aboriginal communities. The question is not what is wrong but how to fix it and whether there is the political will so to do: TORONTO — Half of Canada’s First Nations children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Bad Character Evidence
Bad character evidence is not permissible to prove an accused is a bad person and accordingly guilty. Great care must be used when evidence that could be of bad character is put forth. Today’s decision in R. v. Precup, 2013 ONCA 411 deals with such evidence in the form of
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Another QMI Paper Bites Dust
Midland Press closed this morning with a loss of five jobs, though it doesn’t look as though they have bothered to put up notice of the fact on their website: Did Midland even get a farewell in their print edition? I looked online and I don’t see anything. I’m also not
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