…here’s a video about Rob Ford – and, er, crack cocaine – right here! We’re living in a “world-class city,” but lately it seems kind of icky Some days it’s downright silly Being governed by hillbillies! We’ve got a mayor on crack? We wanna give him the sack He makes
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: In your FACE, Proust!
Though I’m not sure the cartoon below has the elegance of the madeleine episode from The Remembrance of Lost Time (the first volume of which I’ve actually read), this cartoon below wins on brevity. If you want to save yourself … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: End Point
If we pass the point of no return, we will have runaway global warming and the end point is human extinction. I don’t think people quite get that yet. I know many who don’t take the issue of civilization’s survivability very seriously. Most of my peers have grown up hearing
Continue reading350 or bust: Keystone XL: Nightmare In The Making
* Think it can’t happen? Remember Mayflower Arkansas, where residents of a residential suburb woke up to a sea of dirty oil around their homes. More links: Alberta Oil Spill: Up To 3,000 Barrels Spill Near Red Deer River Reports Plains Midstream Canada Alberta Oil Spill Will Take Months To
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Fluidity #nlpoli
As a rule, cabinet ministers should be able to tell you exactly what government policy is on any given subject. They all sit at the same table and they each have an obligation to support the policy they collectively decide. When two ministers say starkly different things, then, you can
Continue readingCanadian Psephos: Quebec 1867
I originally did this article in May 2013. I may update it at a later date. The province of Québec held its first general election as a part of the newly formed Dominion of Canada between August 8th, 1867, and an unknown date in early or mid-September 1867. 64 of
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: Three Solutions to Mark Canadian Environment Week
In honour of Canadian Environment Week — currently underway amidst accelerating tar sands development, hot on the heels of withdrawals from the Kyoto Protocol and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification — let us reflect upon what the federal government, if it were so inclined, could be doing differently. In other
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Tom Mulcair Exposed Harper’s Inner Beast
There couldn't have been a greater contrast between the two political leaders. There couldn't have been a clearer sign that the Con regime is rotting, like a fish, from the head down.On one side there was Tom Mulcair, controlled, dignified, asking short direct questions about the sordid senate scandal.On the other
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Great Public Transit Makes for a Great City
What makes a city great? Among other things, great cities are tolerant communities that welcome and celebrate ethnic diversity. They support and foster local arts, have access to venture capital to spur entrepreneurship and innovation, and benefit from healthy local environments with clean air, clean water and access to nutritious,
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Cashing in on Disaster Tourism: Rob Ford’s a boon to bloggers, if no one else
Your blogger drops pearls of political wisdom on the Toronto City Hall media. Below: Same fellow, outside the office of Mayor Rob Ford. Below that: Conservative Calgary talk radio host Dave Rutherford, said to be musing about running against Naheed Nenshi for mayor of Calgary. TORONTO If you ask me,
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: DERP. Derp. derp
While I’m the first to acknowledge that right-winger Erick Erickson is off his rocker in the most biblical sense of the term, this proliferation of the words ‘derp’ and ‘derpy’ by lefty journalists to describe the homophobic and sexist Fox News analyst is a little lame. “Stupid” is apt enough a
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: IOCC cuts staff #nlpoli
The Iron Ore Company of Canada has made cuts to its offices in St.John’s, Montreal, Labrador City and Sept Iles, according to the weekly newspaper Le Nord-Cotier. The company would not confirm how many positions were eliminated or how many people were affected. IOC spokesperson Natalie Rouleau told the newspaper
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Weeping in Public Places
Forgive me, I have been crying. Today I wept while driving, when I saw an old couple hug on the sidewalk. I wiped my cheeks as I watched the post office clerk weigh my letter and add up the international postage for my letter of condolence to an old and
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Working Closely With Election Fraud #cdnpoli
Two more Conservative MPs need to be removed from the House for election overspending. That’s what Elections Canada has said, but the Speaker of the House disagrees. In an application filed May 24, Glover seeks an order forcing Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand to accept a revised campaign financial return
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Plant a Tree for $25 Until June 15
Trees are great. Not only do they provide a feast for the eye and shade for the body, they absorb carbon dioxide. You might say they are nature’s CO2 sequestering program. But saying that isn’t enough. We’ve got to plant and nurture more trees everywhere. The Rassemblement de Eco-quartiers, an
Continue readingBuckdog: Page with ‘Stop Harper’ sign fired from Senate Two Years Ago …. (Canada should have listened!)
Two years ago, June 3, 2011, a Senate page was fired for holding a “Stop Harper” sign during the government’s throne speech. Too bad more Canadians did not heed her warning …… CTV News
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Compare And Contrast…
…the three party’s on the painfully stupid and obviously racist decision by the Quebec Soccer Federation to disallow the wearing of Sikh Turbans for religious reasons. From the CPC: I see no valid reason why kids should be banned from playing soccer because of their religion. If you agree retweet. bit.ly/135yiS4—
Continue readingCathie from Canada: I guess the Harper Cons just cannot be trusted with money
What’s the deal with the Harper Cons these days and their attitude toward Canadian law? Not to mention how incompetent are they at handling money.The two Con MPs are describing their refusal to submit legal election account statements to Elections Canada as an “accounting dispute” — yeah, just like Mike
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