In the Area: Legitime Violence: The above link is an article about the Quebec-based fascist band Légitime Violence, who are one of the opening acts for the Condemned 84 gig scheduled for Burlington, Ontario on June 22, 2013. Légitime Violence are actually more of a concern to Ontarians than the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Only a Rumour, But It’s a Dandy
Did Tony Blair break up the marriage between 82-year old Rupert Murdoch and his 44-year old wife, Wendi Deng? BBC financial correspondent Robert Peston, who is close friends with many of Mr Murdoch’s key lieutenants, including News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, kicked the rumour frenzy off when he tweeted yesterday:
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: “Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are asked to laugh about it because other people think it’s funny.”
Reblogged from Anti-Porn Feminists: Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are asked to laugh about it because other people think it’s funny. Found here TRIGGER WARNING for the images below the fold, these are examples of the sexism and misogyny men display
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the most. This method of relying on market prices to benefit charities and businesses is a rather conservative idea. So yes
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the most. This method of relying on market prices to benefit charities and businesses is a rather conservative idea. So yes
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Trudeau Was Conservative With Nonprofit
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the most. This method of relying on market prices to benefit charities and busines…
Continue readingwmtc: dave zirin writes to dan snyder: why the washington nfl team must change its name
Here is the definitive piece on why the NFL team in Washington DC must change its name, written by – who else – Dave Zirin: Enough: An Open Letter to Enough Dan Snyder, at Grantland. Please go and read it.
Continue readingcartoon life: The staircase
More from Popsicolor savaging the work. These are photos documenting the progress of the stripping and refinishing of the staircase. The filters put the image in a space I wouldn’t normally imagine. Filed under: art Tagged: bones, building, filter, filters, house, old fashioned, Popsicolor, staircase, stripping
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Hypocrisy headline of the day from Michael Coren: "Real journalism, please: Why aren’t CBC and Star reporters going after McGuinty, Liberals?"
You can’t blame Canada’s Conjournos for coming to the aid of their master’s voice. It’s a dog whistle only a select few can hear – privy only to the Media Party from NP to Sun to the G&M. Now that Harper is all but a dead goose, what’s a loyal
Continue readingArt Threat: Game of Thrones and Racist Fantasy
Aamer Rahman has recently caused quite a stir among Game of Thrones fandom with his Tumblr post about the shows very problematic representation of race, most notably that hideous last episode of season three. Rahman’s original Tumblr post and his response to the massive backlash from fans has been reposted
Continue readingwmtc: my role model, joni mitchell
Next week, Toronto’s Luminato arts festival will present “Joni: a Portrait in Song,” various musicians performing and celebrating the work of Joni Mitchell. For months, speculation flew about whether or not Mitchell herself would attend, and if she did, whether she would perform. Finally, a few weeks ago, it was announced:
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Criminal Code sections relevant to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Criminal Code The subject areas that were identified as being dealt with, directly or indirectly, in the Code are: (1) pain control and sedation practices (2) withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, (3) assisted suicide, and (4) euthanasia. Furthermore, although certain portions of the provisions may not appear to relate
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: June 15
Dr. T. Douglas KINSELLA, CM, BA, MD, FACP, FRCPC. Like some men, and as was the practice in some families, my brothers and I did not hug my father a lot. As we got older in places like Montreal, or Kingston, or Dallas or Calgary, we also did not tell
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Chief Justice McLachlin on mental illness and the law
Skirting carefully around a contentious federal government policy, she says that the legal regime used to decide the fate of violent, mentally ill offenders has worked smoothly and “served us well.” Under reforms proposed by the federal government, it would become substantially more difficult for those designated as high-risk offenders
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Not A Big Speaker From A Big Country
When Stephen Harper steps out on the world stage, he never fails to offend. Last week, he spoke before the Mother of all Parliaments. He praised David Cameron and Margaret Thatcher: In his speech, Harper told Cameron how much he has admired the prime minister’s “determined efforts and your wise
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Progress? – Or Have White People Gotten Less Crazy?
Chris rock makes a point about how to think about “progressive politics” and what it means to people. It is almost always informative to hear the story of those who regularly receive the short end of history’s stick. Filed under: Politics Tagged: Chris Rock, Progressive Politics, White People
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Chinese Academy Of Sciences Issues A Statement; Heartland Institute Issues A Grovelling Apology
First, from the CAS site: The Chinese translation of the “Climate Change Reconsidered—NIPCC Report” was organized by the Information Center for Global Change Studies, Scientific Information Center for Resources and Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and was published in May 2013 through Science Press. However, the Heartland Institute
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday The Movies
Great video from a BBC documentary:
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Fatal Grip of the Duffinator
I'm sure historians will not fail to note that they were a REALLY odd couple.The jolly former journalist and the cold sinister leader of the Con mob.As they struggle to understand what brought them together with such fateful consequences.I used to think it was because the mob leader admired the sneaky way the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Yes Mildred, The Government Is Spying On You!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Many of you have heard of how the Americans spy on their own citizens. Certainly you have heard about the 29 year old CIA computer guy Edward Snowden who saw the grave threat to democracy in America as so significant that he blew the whistle.
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