From Gawker. A certain chief magistrate won’t be sleeping well, tonight: We have also learned that the video of Ford smoking crack cocaine was recorded inside that home on the same night the photo was taken… A source who knows both Basso and Ford tells Gawker that the men are
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: National Housing Survey: News From The Senate
In yesterday’s QP, Leader of the Government Marjory LeBreton admits that the voluntary NHS with replaced Stats Canad’s mandatory long form census survey requires improvement, and suggests a possible way forward: This was the first time, honourable senators, that there has been a voluntary long-form census. Clearly, there are some
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Marvel Heroes Review – Meh?
Guess which heroes you start out with – and guess which ones cost 20 Dollars to play. Having some more free time on my hands, I decided to try out the new free to play Action-RPG Marvel Heroes. My impression is that the game suffers from exactly what happened to
Continue readingLeDaro: Flowers, a bird and reflection.
Beautiful picture. I had it with politics. Might as well enjoy and appreciate the beauty of nature.
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Matthews seeks to enhance nursing home inspections – how about enough inspectors to get the job done?
For more than 30 minutes a resident of The Wexford went on a rampage, roaming the halls of the Scarborough long-term care facility, battering one woman before leaving his own floor and heading upstairs to kill another. It wasn’t the … Continue reading →
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Accident alone does not prove dangerous driving
R. v. Clare, 2013 ONCA 377 holds: [7] While I accept that the accident itself cannot be used as proof that the driving was dangerous, the finding in this case was amply supported by other evidence.
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Let us not praise Brent Rathgeber
It makes me sick to read the praise being heaped on Brent Rathgeber for simply telling the truth. Yes, it is admirable that he has quit the Con Caucus. But big deal. “I Stand Alone” – what do you want Brent, a medal? Rathgeber is too late in his criticisms
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: June 6: police hold seminar on cargo thefts; council to vote on land purchase….
..and even more of the news YOU need to know. On p. 1. A Moncton man is happy with his job in film… Oh, and Donald Savoie says “Province must put shoulder to the wheel”. My, that man has a gift for le mot juste and the original, colourful phrase. I
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Rafe: Take Clark’s Disingenuous Enbridge ‘No’ with a Pound of Salt
Here are three things to remember about Premier Clark and the Enbridge pipeline: 1. She did not reject the pipeline – she simply said that Enbridge had not met BC’s conditions; 2. She has, simply said “we want money”; 3. She hasn’t asked the main question – nor has anyone
Continue readingcentre of the universe: She’s my cherry pie
Here’s a problem. Some people seem to think that sexual or romantic attention is a *gift*. They seem to think that all we do is sit around waiting for someone to tell us that we’re pretty or sexy or that we want to know what they would like to do
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: What the Future Holds
In researching my latest book, I’ve been reading about predictions for the future: what will happen in technology, science, politics, government and medicine. It’s pretty fascinating what some see coming at us for the next 10 to 100 years. There … Continue reading →
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Strombo – remember him?
George Stroumboulopoulos was once an interesting television figure. He was unafraid, brash and edgy. Then he got his own show. He began showing his age. He slowed his pace, tempered his opinions and sat down in a big chair. Now he is all grown up, a masterful interviewer and a
Continue readingLeft Over: Yes, We Have No Compensation…..
WorkSafeBC uses questionable methods to deny claim CBC News Posted: Jun 4, 2013 5:52 AM PT Last Updated: Jun 5, 2013 6:18 AM PT This gentleman is very lucky to have found some help through the CBC, but I can assure anyone who thinks this is the end,
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Is Pam Wallin the Ultimate Tory Piggy at the Trough?
Pam Wallin is, by most standards, flush. In addition to the hefty pension benefits she likely racked up from her broadcasting days, she has plenty of other revenue streams – atop her tidy Senate stipend. Pamela Wallin has a lucrative life outside politics, where she has been entitled to roughly
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: The Epic Rise and Fall of Don Blankenship, former Massey Energy CEO
Three years ago, 29 miners died at the Massey Energy Upper Big Branch mine. It was the worst mining disaster in decades, caused by a methane-fueled blast that was so strong it killed miners more than a mile away and left steel rail lines tangled. Appalachia has seen its share
Continue readingThings Are Good: “Weirdos” Make Cities Better
Joi Ito, the director of the Media Lab at MIT, proposes that one way to make cities a better place for people and economies is to let weirdos flourish. What he’s getting at is that cities attract creative people who can generate wealth and culture so therefore we need to
Continue readingThe Wingnuterer: #RobFordLooksAtThings – 00002
Yup, thats’ the ground Rob Ford Looks at the ground
Continue reading350 or bust: First Nations & Tar Sands: “Our Backs Are To The Wall”
From the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance: * More links: Indigenous Environmental Network Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance NoKXL Tar Sands Action
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Why I Run
When Redford’s Conservatives cut persons with developmental disabilities programs, I can only look on aghast as funding for my three handicapped siblings is cut. When Redford guts palliative care nurses I can only remember caring for my grandmother, an ex-nurse who spent more than 40 years in the profession, who died last year
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