Let’s say you’re an elite, one of the powerful and wealthy (those who print the currency, not earn the currency) and you want to transform a society from one which believes they are “free” (though our freedom exists as “consumer choice”) to one which is feudalist in nature. How would
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The Fords: drug-dealing, drug-using white trash?
The Globe finally publishes their long-awaited – and what has long been known in Toronto political circles – Ford-drug-dealers investigation. Parts worth reading: There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Federal health minister missing in action (again) during major conference on drug coverage
OTTAWA – Experts came from as far away as France, the United Kingdom and even New Zealand. Politicians from both the NDP and Liberals were there, as well as academics and policy-makers from across Canada. But Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Federal Minister … Continue reading →
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Gendered Cheese!
*sigh* Like the gender binary needs more reinforcement… Thanks to Dr. Lisa Wade over at Sociological Images for the pic and commentary. “Dieting is for women. I mean we all know that dieting and women go together like peas and carrots. We know this — collectively and together, even if
Continue readingTrashy's World: Jason Kenney…
…scumbag extraordinaire… Why one of Harper’s most vile attack mutts thought it was OK to use the stabbing in London as fodder against Justin Trudeau is beyond me. Stay classy, JK, stay classy. (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday At The Movies
Bullying has got to stop.
Continue readingHarper Valley: Rob Ford’s Crack, Smokes
Filed under: Political Humour Tagged: crack, rob ford, smoke
Continue readingCanadian Trends: Of drones and defaults
Hey, remember the “fiscal cliff”? Remember I told you the U.S. was going off of it head first and was going to hit every bump on the way down? The next bump is about to be hit. US Treasury secretary says he has begun tapping federal retiree pension fund to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Herb Rice, a Coast Salish Artist from the Pacific Northwest, is a Master Wood Carver
It is little wonder that Facebook is popular. Cruising through I ran into this interview with Cowichan Bay’s Master Carver Herb Rice. An interview with Herb Rice, a Coast Salish Native Indian Artist from the Pacific Northwest, is a Master Wood Carver whose work is in private collections all over
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Con Kingdom of Denial
For eight days he turned Canada's largest city into a circus, and the laughing stock of the world.For eight days he refused to answer any questions about whether he was caught on camera smoking crack and making racist and homophobic comments.Only to emerge today, with his head shaved like Colonel Kurtz
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: The 1 question to ask Rob (or Doug) Ford I’ve not heard yet
“Mr. Ford: Is this you in the still shot of the video you claim doesn’t exist – Yes or No?” Is this you, Mayor Ford? Has any reporter asked Mayor Ford this (or his fill-in for questions, brother Doug)? It would seem to me if he’s denying that he smokes
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Kijiji Follow Up – A note sent to me as worth posting
Kijiji has confirmed to the police that the ad posted by Mr. Bosma on Kijiji did not feature personal contact information, nor did it receive any replies, which determines the incident did not occur as result of his ad posting on Kijiji. You can read more of Kijiji’s statement at
Continue readingArt Threat: Tree-sitting among giants
This week’s Friday Film Pick is the Vimeo staff pick and festival favourite short film Among Giants. Image-rich and information-light, it’s a lovely meditation on activists putting the environment before their own personal safety and one imagines sanity (given some tree-sitters stayed three years).
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Beware. Monty Python reference to follow.
Here is Le Droit’s fantastic cartoonist Guy Badeaux’s take on recent Tory scandals.
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night blues blogging
This is Kelly Joe Phelps in a recording studio in Vancouver performing The Holy Spirit Flood. There’s some pretty intricate fingerpicking here. How did I not know about the Heritage Blues Orchestra until now? The song is Joliet Bound. And for a rowdy finish, here’s the Asylum Street Spankers with
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ford’s challenge
So, he doesn’t use crack. Present tense, not past. He looked confident, and sounded defiant. He clearly doesn’t believe the video will ever see the light of day. That’s a direct challenge to you, journalists. Now, we all get to see if there are any true investigative reporters left in this
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Privacy Commissioner admits Bill C-30 would have given police powers to access your information
You were right, Canada – it’s official! According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the government’s online spying plan, Bill C-30, would have provided access to your sensitive private information. We beat it together! http://openmedia.ca/tellviceverything But as we rejoice, please remember our privacy is still under threat. Help us
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: Religion, Logic, and Tornadoes
What has a tornado in common with prayer in schools and US President Barack Obama? Rhonda Crosswhite. Yes, the Oklahoma teacher praised as a hero for saving several children when a massive tornado ripped through her town of Moore, earlier … Continue reading →
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