BigWheelsKeepOn Turnin’Ville littler e. and me went for a ride today. The weather was not good. But it was fun anyway. Except. e. had to go to the Vice-Principals’ offices. But that is only because she really, really likes owls. It’s true. (and yes, there is no grammar in bike
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: As The Maldives Slowly Erode Away: A Review Of "The Island President" Documentary
photo4thumb.jpg Mohamed "Anni" Nasheed caught widespread attention when he held a cabinet meeting underneath the sea in the months leading up to the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009. He continued to captivate negotiators, governments, and climate advocates with his frank and outspoken demeanor, sometimes for better or for worse. As
Continue readingStaffroom Confidential: Bill 22 and Class Size/Class Composition
Bill 22 eliminates all class composition limits. There is no longer a need to report or consult regardless of the number of students with an IEP in a single class. Nothing will now prevent Administrators from “clustering” students with an IEP into classes and nothing ensures they will receive adequate
Continue readingWolcott skewers Shaidle for defending bullying: "strenuously witless".
One of the best tweets of the day involves the formidable James Wolcott taking on the diminutive Kathy Shaidle for an article she wrote celebrating the bully lifestyle.
Continue readingLeftist Jab: "If there was ever a Northern Alberta budget, this is it." Rona Ambrose
Symbolically, Parliament has already moved to Suncor’s plant in Fort McMurray. “The West wants in”! Substitute “West” by “Conservative Alberta” and this budget illustrates just how far “in” they are and how they’ve thrown everyone else out. As Rona Ambrose expresses quite clearly, there is very little relief for much
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4408…Trudeau Junior/Senator Brazeau Fight 2Nite
On SunTV. Should be fun. Last time I checked Bodog, an offshore bookie started by a Sask boy, had the Senator at -500. Elizabeth May, the MP and leader of the Green Party opined that it, the fight, was undignified. I say all work and no play is what has
Continue readingIn This Corner: Election blog #2: On ‘pure laine’ Albertans, and tawdry Tweets
When Danielle Smith smugly surmised that Alison Redford didn’t even like Alberta, I thought we might have hit a low point in the provincial election — and in less than a week! Then, just a couple of days later, a new low point. I can’t picture going much lower than
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4407…Still No Juno Buzz In Ottawa
And, in the words of the immortal Hank Snow, I’ve been everywhere. Little Final Four buzz and, of course, The Sens. WFDS
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4406…Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk
Finally the Big Dance. Ohio State vs. Kansas; Kentucky vs. Louisville. Off to the beer store. WFDS
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CTV host allegedly tells boss to f— himself by David Akin
Columnist says CTV appears to be considering disciplinary action for one of its high-profile Parliament Hill television hosts in the wake of an incident at a post-budget party attended by top government and opposition politicians.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: What The IPCC Ignores, According To The GWPF
GWPF.jpeg This series of posts (1, 2, 3, 4) examines the UK-registered educational charity & climate-change denying think-tank the Global Warming Policy Foundation GWPF. This fifth post examines one of the assertions made within GWPF Briefing Paper No1. The paper boldly claims that the findings of the UN IPCC are too narrow
Continue readingDon Martin, my new hero
…second only to the guy who sang Bohemian Rhapsody in the cop car. And that’s saying something: CTV appeared to be considering disciplinary action for one of its high-profile Parliament Hill television hosts in the wake of an incident Thursday night at a post-budget party attended by Finance Minister Jim
Continue readingCon who called cops on reporter has harassment complaint dismissed
Man, these modern conservatives are such wimps. I thought it was just the Sun News dandies. But these conservative politicians sure are such pantywaists! What are they so afraid of? Palin, Bachmann, Ford, Burke, Harper. They’re all so afraid of being asked questions and having to actually answer them. We
Continue readingImpolitical: Chart of the week
Click to enlarge. (Source) Elections Canada was largely singled out for budgetary savings, among all the Agents of Parliament in the Harper/Flaherty budget. When it is in the midst of a 200 riding-wide investigation across the country to determine what happened with harassing and misleading phone calls that may have
Continue readingDon Martin woes: When telling Dimitri Soudas and Bell boss to “go fuck yourselves” can get you suspended from CTV.
Don Martin: badass I would have loved to been a fly on the glass. I wonder how many free speech warriors from the right will race to Don Martin’s defence? Don Martin, the new Canadian hero. Speaking for the rest of us. Cross posted at Let Freedom . . .
Continue readingDon Martin woes: When telling "senior government officials" and Dimitri Soudas to "go fuck yourselves" can get you suspended from CTV
I would have loved to been a fly on the glass. I wonder how many free speech warriors from the right will race to Don Martin’s defence? Don Martin – the new Canadian hero. Cross posted at Sister Sage’s Musings.
Continue readingwmtc: adrienne rich, 1929-2012
How did I fail to acknowledge the passing of Adrienne Rich? She gave the world so much – in politics and in art, and by example. Recognizing my own mind in Rich’s prose was one way I realized I was a radical. From The Guardian: Adrienne Rich, who has died
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Micah Goldberg: Pennywise Mr. Harper
The end of the penny has caused many important cuts in Steven Harper’s first majority budget to have been buried. CBC funding was cut to the amount of $115 million dollars, $56 million was cut from the Canadian Food Inspections Agency, the Katimavik program was scrapped altogether, the list goes
Continue reading180 degrees.
180 degrees. About face. Alison Redford may have been called a flip flopper before, but this time it was a complete polar turn around. To be fair, I see nothing wrong with flip flopping. We all make mistakes and we all make decisions without necessarily considering the complete information. Reversing
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180 degrees. About face. Alison Redford may have been called a flip flopper before, but this time it was a complete polar turn around. To be fair, I see nothing wrong with flip flopping. We all make mistakes and we all make decisions without necessarily considering the complete information. Reversing a decision simply means that … Continue reading 180 degrees. →
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