The Internet testifies at a parliamentary committee: “All right, we’ll carry on,” Mr. Preston sighs, removing a sloth from his lap and passing it gently to an aide.“Like!” someone calls out.“Like!” someone else calls out.“Re-sharing!” someone calls out even louder.“Headdesk,” the Prime Minister says.“Steak, caramelized onions and Stilton on a
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2012-03-10 00:16:00
CANADIAN POLITICS TORONTO: KEEP THE SCHOOL HOUSE SHELTER OPEN: Here’s another callout from down Ontario way and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). This is an appeal and petition to keep a downtown homeless shelter open. Here’s the story: &&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Hello everyone, The fight for the School House Shelter and
Continue readingOn Wrestling, Politics and Other Musings of the Mind's Eye: Just a Thought
Wake up each day and be thankful for one thing in your life. Just a thought.
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Americans can win back world respect by electing Ron Paul
I spent a bit of time growing up in the United States. I attended kindergarten and grades one to three and a bit of four in NJ and all of grade six near Portland Oregon. It is probably for that reason that I have enormous respect for our southern neighbours. With that
Continue readingHalf an Hour: The Senate
The purpose of the Senate is to To review and approve legislation passed by Parliament before sending it for execution by the Governor-General of Canada; to initiate non-financial legislation; to serve on and support Parliamentary committees, enquiries and other legislative practices. The value of the Senate is that it is
Continue readingMolly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2012-03-09 23:11:00
CANADIAN POLITICS TORONTO: PRE-BUDGET RALLY AGAINST ONTARIO AUSTERITY: The following call-out is from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). ()()()()()()()()()()() On March 16 FIGHT POVERTY AND DEMAND: A LIVING INCOME! HOUSING!QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES FOR ALL!Solidarity Against Austerity Friday, March 16, 2012Rally and March12noonMeet at College St and Bay St, Toronto
Continue readingImpolitical: Friday night
Have a good night!
Continue readingkirbycairo: Is it Ignorance??
It seems to me that it is not at all difficult to understand what has been going on in Canada for the past five or six years, politically speaking. The scale and depth of the poisoning of the political system orchestrated by Harper and his party is remarkably clear. Even some rightwing pundits in
Continue readingOh Won’t You Listen To What The Man(ning) Said.
ThisIsWhatDemocracy LooksLike(?)Ville …“I’ve spent my life trying to get people to participate more in the political system and trying to vote more,” he (Preston Manning) told reporters on the sidelines of a conservative conference sponsored by his Manning Centre for Building Democracy. “And the fact that there would be people
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Muslim Woman Assaulted in Kingston
Hate Crime Suspect Sought March 8, 2012 – Steve Koopman Kingston Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a female suspect in relation to a Hate Crime Assault. On Saturday, January 28, 2012 at approximately 5:00pm the female victim was shopping at the Food Basics located at the Frontenac
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: Nuclear Weapons, Iran, and War
With an all-too-familiar rhythm, the drums of war are sounding. The target? An authoritarian Middle Eastern regime set on acquiring exceptionally destructive weapons. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. This time around the country is Iran, and the weapons allegedly being developed are nuclear. The Israeli government (although
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Limblifter – Ariel vs Lotus
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Audio: Damien Gillis Talks Tar Sands PR, Muzzling of Science on CFUV
Listen to this interview of Damien Gillis on Victoria’s CFUV 101.9 FM by the Hidden News’ host Mehdi Najari. The pair discuss a range of topics, including the Harper Government’s taxpayer-funded Tar Sands PR campaign and the characterization of environmentalists and citizens opposed to the proposed Enbridge pipelines as radicals
Continue readingcmkl: Killing the land line on March 21
Yes indeedy. After March 21 we’ll be a mere three phone household. We’re killing the land line and going to dry loop DSL. The land line has become increasingly useless and burdensome. Despite ever more sophisticated handsets – our current one speaks to us about who’s calling – it’s become
Continue readingImpolitical: Early evening robocon
Polling on election fraud allegations…it’s going to happen, might as well take a looksy: “Canadians split on who’s to blame for robocalls: poll.” From Ipsos, it is said to be a “blended telephone and online poll this week of 3,154 Canadians…”(1001 telephone/2153 online). While the headline is playing up a
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night Music Fog sampler
I was in the mood to sample some tunes I hadn’t heard before so I went wandering through the Music Fog collection on YouTube and picked out a few to share. James McMurtry is an interesting writer and this one also features some interesting guitar technique — note the two
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Bread and Butter Canadians
The Manning Centre for Building Democracy (bit grandiose there Preston) is having their annual conference in Ottawa. This Conservative think tank apparently has a conference every year and for only $349 dollars you too can go and listen to how Conservatives view themselves and… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Bread and Butter Canadians
The Manning Centre for Building Democracy (bit grandiose there Preston) is having their annual conference in Ottawa. This Conservative think tank apparently has a conference every year and for only $349 dollars you too can go and listen…
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Bread and Butter Canadians
The Manning Centre for Building Democracy (bit grandiose there Preston) is having their annual conference in Ottawa. This Conservative think tank apparently has a conference every year and for only $349 dollars you too can go and listen to how Conservatives view themselves and… ..
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Debunking Bill C-11: Why Canadians should be concerned
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been away for a while. Sorry about that for those of you who missed me. Let’s just say that I learned the hard way the steep cost of blogging, twitter, facebook, writing for the Globe and Mail, all for free, while holding
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