It is Friday afternoon, seriously like you are going to do something constructive? I laugh. Out loud. Watch the train wreck that is Amy’s Baking Company instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjgHEctcy0 Have I ever lied to you before? WFDS
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6045…The Most Popular Country In The World Is…
According to a BBC poll that I pulled off of CNBC’s website the most popular country in the world isGermany. Yes the same Germany that brought us World War I, World War II and The History Channel is, according to the survey of 26,000 humans in 25 countries, the most
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Washing Windows, Waxing Floor: Garbage Work Thad Must Be Done
I’ve put it off long enough–got to do some cleaning today. No time for any reflections other than to say that the kitchen floor is awfully dirty. Since Thomas is crawling everywhere (except when he can walk around something holding on) it would the proper grandmotherly thing to do to
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s silent treatment of the Senate scandal undermines democracy
Stephen Harper’s silent treatment of the Senate expenses scandal is a dictatorship-style assault on our collective intelligence. The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP), a union representing newspaper and broadcast journalists, says it undermines Canadian democracy. This press release: OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is undermining Canada’s democratic process by
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Time to Rein In the Prime Minister’s Office
If Stephen Harper wants to operate a quasi-criminal enterprise on the public dime then he has to take full responsibility for it. The Prime Minister’s Office is his and his alone. He decides who works there and he decides what they do or don’t do. It is funded from the
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6044…Pam Wallin Is A Stupid
She really is. Dave Chan, an Ottawa photographer, www.davechan.ca, took some pics of the Senator this morning as she made her way from her office on Parliament Hill into the world. I love how she covers her face like she is an anonymous perp accused of buggery being dragged through
Continue readingknitnut.net: Scandals within scandals!
This has been a crazy week for news in Canada! Scandals within scandals! Between the scandal about the prime minister’s office covering up Conservative Senator Mike Duffy’s expense scandal, the sanitized Senate audit scandal, and the scandalous video of the Mayor of Toronto smoking crack, I’ve been riveted to my
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Conclusions You Can Confirm Using CIMS Computer #RoboCon #cdnpoli
Stephen Taylor was confused this morning. If he read my blog instead of dismissing me as a bother, he wouldn’t be so confused. He thought the Federal Court Robocalls judgement was saying that no Conservative could have been involved, because the judge had said he’d seen no evidence suggesting that.
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Court finds fraud; Council of Canadians should appeal
The court yesterday found that fraud had been used in the May 2011 election in 6 ridings in an attempt to suppress the vote, as this article from the Globe & Mail sets out: However, “fraud” did occur – particularly in Guelph, Ont. – and targeted people who had previously
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Judicial officers properly judge their own conduct
R. v. S.M., 2013 ONCA 333 holds there is no difficulty with judicial officers judging their own conduct: [23] As noted, the applicant submits that this court should take into consideration that the trial judge was assessing her own conduct. I do not see the relevance of this point. There are many occasions on
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Of 9-Billion, More than Half will Endure Water Shortage
It’s not a big problem, yet, in Canada and most of us wouldn’t know there’s a problem at all. But much of our world, including the United States, is already experiencing serious freshwater challenges. Global warming plays a huge role in the worsening freshwater crisis. A warmer atmosphere holds more
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Robocalls: Federal Court finds fraud, Supreme Court appeal considered
By: Council of Canadians | Press Release: The Federal Court has released its decision in the robocalls case. The decision vindicates the applicants’ concerns, as the judge concludes that “fraud occurred in the 2011 Federal Election” though he did not annul the results. This finding about fraud being widespread raises the
Continue readingBuckdog: If the Conservatives hoped that the Senate Scandal would distract voters from the missing $3.1 Billion tax dollar Scandal – IT WORKED!!
“That, in light of $3.1 billion of missing funds outlined in Chapter Eight of the 2013 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada, an order of the House do issue for the following documents from 2001 to the present, allowing for redaction based on national security: (a) all Public
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: May 24: The Press as Pimp
Oh, first, let me begin with an apology. Yesterday, I said that Harper would soon become chair of an international commission on environmental protection of the Arctic. I was wrong. A Canadian will become chair. (That Canadian will be chosen by Harper – so it’s much the same as him
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Kijji and Tim Bosma
Could Kijji be found liable for the wrongful death of Tim Bosma? The question is not trivial as enormous numbers of people, previously unknown to each other, now meet online to trade goods, services or find a new boyfriend or girlfriend. The question revolves around the concept of negligence. Basically
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6043…Duffy Been Caught Stealing Again
Elizabeth Thompson writes that “The current controversy over Senate expense accounts isn’t the first time Mike Duffy’s expense claims have been challenged and he has had to write a cheque, iPolitics has learned. Tax Court of Canada records show that the Canada Revenue Agency disallowed $27,503 worth of expenses Duffy’s
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Campaign Capers: Judge Mosley rules and the results stand
Remember that court challenge to the results of the 2011 federal election in six ridings? A number of electors, with the financial support of the Council of Canadians, felt that fraudulent robocalls may have sufficiently affected the results in six ridings where the Conservatives won by a slim margin that
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6042…As The Ford Turns
Mark Towhey was Mayor Rob Ford’s chief of staff until about 24 hours ago. He was fired. Turns out, if one is to believe the reports in the two Toronto newspapers this morning, Mr. Towhey got turfed coz he suggested, repeatedly I hear, that hizzoner get hisself into rehab. Considering
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