Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will no longer derive personal and political capital from his position of head football coach at Etobicoke’s Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School. The Toronto Catholic District School (TCDSB) has fired him from the position. “The Toronto Catholic District School (TCDSB) thanks Mayor Rob Ford for his contribution
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Welcome to Toronto
Currently making the social media rounds: H/T: @cheyennedevan
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Don’t Let Trade Shut Down the Internet | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Arielle with your update: Watch Arielle’s video update to hear this week’s news. This week, International organizations have banded together to form the Our Fair Deal International Coalition, advocating for a fair deal to come out of TPP negotiations. As it stands, proposed copyright provisions in the TPP threaten
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6034…Greatest Album Cover Ever
Courtesy of Doug Hempstead of The Ottawa Sun. Things that make me go hmmmmmmmmmmmm. WFDS
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Rob Ford Should Resign to Spare Us All the Expense
I’ve said it before: Rob Ford, no matter if you agree with his politics, is the worst mayor Toronto could have ever managed to find. He is not only a bully in his own right, but he is the source of major division on City Council just by virtue of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix Decides To Stay On As BC NDP Leader
After a surprise loss Adrian Dix has emerged with a public announcement of his future plans Embattled B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix says he will stay on as head of the party despite last week’s surprise election defeat. “This was an impossibly disappointing result,” he said. “As leader of the
Continue readingwmtc: madrid, day two
Today was the second half of our Madrid art tour. We were out early again, went back to the same local joint for breakfast (the counterman remembered what we wanted, which we enjoy), and were once again at the museum before it opened. This was Reina Sofia, the national art
Continue readingDISSTEMPER: The Crockatteer speaks out
Joan (@Crockatteer) Crockatt, the rookie Member of Parliament who almost failed to win a safe Calgary seat last fall because she forgot to campaign, reflects on yesterday’s Conservative caucus meeting: “I was so excited to be there. I mean, like, in his actual presence and all. Wasn’t he masterful? I
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Academics present evidence that austerity really does kill
Ontario is presently entering year two of its austerity program, convinced that it is the only way out of an economic problem that wasn’t even created here. We have previously highlighted economic arguments that suggest austerity creates a self-defeating “fiscal … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Ontario’s wildlife needs continued protection
Despite the evidence that endangered species laws are effective, governments in Canada are proceeding with deregulation and abdicating their responsibilities for wildlife habitat protection, often quietly. After all, only a few environmental watchdogs such as the David Suzuki Foundation are looking out for creatures that otherwise have no voice. But
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The Mulcair Envelope: Questions that will haunt the NDP Leader
The Mulcair envelope issues Ottawa is aswirl with rumours about breaches of ethical rules by our esteemed senators, and a subcurrent is now starting, egged on by a desperate Conservative Party that wishes to change the channel and/or deflect criticism. Three interesting articles by journalists deal with the possible cash
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Prime Minister’s Character (Or Lack Thereof)
What does it say about a man who flees the country before he will answer even one question about perceived corruption in his regime? Is “I knew nothing’ even remotely credible? Probably about as believable as the most recent words of denial from the mouth of this reprobate: P.S. Harper
Continue readingDISSTEMPER: The Crockatteer speaks out
Joan (@Crockatteer) Crockatt, the rookie Member of Parliament who almost failed to win a safe Calgary seat last fall because she forgot to campaign, reflects on yesterday’s Conservative caucus meeting: “I was so excited to be there. I mean, like, in his actual presence and all. Wasn’t he masterful? I
Continue readingwmtc: madrid, day one
After our cheap pollo asado dinner, wine, and a shower, we had a new perspective on life. We woke up early the next day, had a little breakfast in a neighbourhood joint, and got to Museo Nacional del Prado – otherwise known as The Prado – before it opened. Our
Continue readingWalking Turcot Yards: Thomas Pynchon Reads Trailer For Inherent Vice
Reblogged from Edenborough: You probably will never see his picture but here is an opportunity to hear one of the greatest American writers reading from his own work!
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: This post isn’t about Rob Ford
I’m not a Trekkie (is that how you spell it?) but my partner is (sigh). Sometimes I humour him, like when I buy him Star Trek-themed gifts as a joke (except he always thinks they’re the best present, ever). Anyway, the Rob Ford thing is boring (until someone buys that
Continue readingPolygonic: “I didn’t know!” – the death throes of a desperate squirmer
The Conservatives are losing their favourite, time-tested tactic to reset public opinion: just say the word “sponsorship.” For seven long years, anytime they could be criticised for ethical lapses, for cronyism and corruption, for pork and for secrecy (in a word, umm, always), they could simply refer back to “sponsorship”
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: May22:I’m late in starting this because….
…I read my copy of the Times and Transcript early this morning. And at the end, I thought, “what can I say?” There are three ways to control people. One is to make them scared as hell. Once they’re sufficiently scared, a government can do anything under the guise of protecting
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Toronto Law Blogger Meetup: Thursday May 23, 2013
Hello again, Toronto law bloggers, tweeters, and other related enterprises and entities throughout this great nation! As discussed on Twitter, the next Toronto Law Blogger Meetup will be this Thursday May 23, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at P.J. O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 39 Colborne Street, Toronto. A special welcome to those who
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