Centre Street Church has withdrawn it’s support as an independent 3rd party to Prairie Bible Institute. The church was chosen in lieu of requests by PBI abuse survivors requests for G.R.A.C.E., a US based organization which investigates allegations of abuse in church and para church organizations. On December 16th 2011,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Possible Problems with Rogers and Activision Again
I wrote a post earlier about how the PS3 Call of Duty servers maybe hacked. XBOX Call of Duty servers were shut down over the weekend due to the game being hacked. This may turn out not to be the case with the PS3 however after digging around a bit
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First off, let me say that the Ontario Liberal minority budget of Premier McGuinty and Finance Minister Duncan is a work of austerity art, combining the right amount of tough measures and pragmatic understanding that you can’t keep cutting taxes, and you can’t raise them either, when reasonable options of
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Different Messengers, Same Story
A “conservative” speaks out about the controversial shooting of “gangsta hoodlum” Treyvon Martin. While it’s easy to dismiss the commenter given that he’s a 400 lb. redneck with a drawling southern accent, wearing denim overalls and a coonskin cap, the fact of the matter is that his opinions and convoluted
Continue readingAdrienne Rich has died
She was 82. Here is one of her many great, necessary poems that holds up a mirror to her own country: Sleep well, great lady. Blessed be thy name!
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4396…I’m Bobby Knight And I Won’t Say Kentucky
Bobby Knight is, of course, one of the greatest coaches in college hoop history. He is also Bobby Knight. Bobby Knight is now a commentator for ESPN, college hoops specifically. Bobby Knight also has a hate on for Kentucky, the number one team in the land from opening tip right
Continue readingMorton's Musings: An employee’s duty to accept a different position with employer to mitigate damages after being terminated from another position
Chandran v. National Bank of Canada, 2012 ONCA 205 deals with an employee's duty to accept a different position with their employer to mitigate damages after being terminated from another position. The decision refers to Evans v. Teamsters Local Union No. 31 [2008] S.C.J. No. 20 in which the Supreme Court of Canada
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: Nails It Again
With the Mulcair NDP and the Harper Conservative ground so clearly staked, Liberals now have a unique opportunity to define the vital center without kowtowing to the left or the right.As a Liberal, I cannot think of a better place to be.For me, that means advancing an economic and social
Continue readingPop The Stack: O America – Health Care and Gay Marriage
I usually stick to writing about Canadian politics but since I am on temporary exile in the “Land of the Free”™ for my postdoc I have been meaning to add a bit of Old American Spice to this blog. Two stories today seem to have pushed me over that critical
Continue readingPop The Stack: O America – Health Care and Gay Marriage
I usually stick to writing about Canadian politics but since I am on temporary exile in the “Land of the Free”™ for my postdoc I have been meaning to add a bit of Old American Spice to this blog. Two stories today seem to have pushed me over that critical
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Alert! Episode 209
From Chiapas Mexico, Vancouver journalist Dawn Paley talks about the murder of Bernardo Vasquez, a community leader who led the protests against a Canadian mining company, Fortuna Silva in San Jose del Progresso,Oaxaco. From the streets of Montreal, Stefan Christoff talks with students and profs about the historic strike against
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: RoboCoke: Fun Contest to Celebrate Dying Democracy
I dislike both Coke and iTunes, thinking the world would be a better place without either of them. I hate RoboCon a lot more though, because our country would be a lot better off without cynical and illegal attempts to subvert our democratic elections. So I’m combining all of these
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4395…FYI Nurse Jackie Is Back
The house of cards is collapsing. Addicts are entertaining if you don’t have a stake. I don’t. WFDS
Continue readingTwo tweets | #TOpoli
Media apologist @MarcusGee tries to smear me for smearing his beloved Pammy. Predictable. Perhaps try some real research next time. — Sue-Ann Levy (@SueAnnLevy) March 29, 2012 @SueAnnLevy Actually, his twitter handle is @marcusbgee. Perhaps try some real research next time. — Sol Chrom (@sol_chrom) March 29, 2012 Permalink |
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4394…Becuz If They Don’t Like It In Dearborn
They won’t like it anywhere else in the United States of America. It is Little Mosque On The Prairie and Dearborn is a city in the Detroit Metro that has more Muslims, than any other city in North America. CBC reaches into Dearborn both over the air and on cable.
Continue readingFree Speech!
“Speechies“? Hello?? Is this thing on?
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Last of Three Part Series: What progressive groups must do to defeat, or stymie, the Harper regime
Canada’s progressive community, which includes labour and grassroots groups, needs to make some significant changes if it hopes to slow down the assault being carried out on the country by Stephen Harper’s Conservatives and their right-wing allies. Our Canadian progressive movement is not strategically organized to be able to take
Continue readingFor The Turnstiles…
AllTheConflagurationThatFits OutrageVille So. Suddenly we must deal with Translink fare evasion again. Right now! Either by stringing up every kid without a ticket that hops on the 99 B-Line through the back door. And/or. By reverse engineering every single Skytrain station, bus stop and public washroom with turnstiles. **** But
Continue readingSantorum’s House of Fear
That dull roar you hear is the sound of All The Internets laughing uproariously at Rick Santorum’s new, desperately dramatic campaign commercial, “Obamaville”, a glimpse at America’s dystopian future under a second Obama term. “Obamaville” is a post-apocalyptic Anytown USA, where religious freedom has been snuffed out like a candle,
Continue readingTrashy's World: On the tarmac…
… In Montreal… on our way to Paris… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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