Was on this day in 1973. On that day New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announced that they were swapping wives and families. I recall that they only mammals that were not moved in this blockbuster trade were the dogs and cats coz they were dogs and
Continue reading350 or bust: Canada’s Decline: Election Fraud & PetroState Politics
Wow. Where does a progressive Canadian climate blogger get started on this Monday morning? Political developments in this wonderful country have been snowballing into a bigger and bigger mess for the ruling Conservative party, which has been ruling by decree rather than consensus ever since it gained a slight majority
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4215…Don Cherry Educates The Masses
One can make an empirical argument that the centre of the hockey world, the place that produces the most players, is Ontario. An example thereof is the fact that in 1992 a full five percent, that is 1/20, pro hockey players in North America were from the Ottawa region. Mix
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OFSAA AAAA is the provincial basketball championships and they are in your capital this year!!! Finals are at Carleton University on Wednesday but the premlims are today and tomorrow. Look for me at Hillcrest this afternoon as the St. Pat’s Fighting Irish, led by Marial Shayok, look to run the
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4213…Bob Rae Makes A Funny On Facebook
Bob Rae, Facebook friend of mine, is not funny in the Chris Rock way but I did bust a gut when I read this first thing this morning: Bob RaeGuy Giorno backs up Mr Harper on robo-calls and Conservative Party…now that’s a real surprise Note to Mr. Giorno and the
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Sound Advice #nlpoli
Some people don’t like John Furlong’s ideas. Here’s his latest one – on the fishery, again – but it is equally applicable to just about everything in the province these days: Let’s talk about every single issue that needs to be talked about and let’s stop living in the problem
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canadian music industry pushes for its own brand of online spying
By Michael Geist Last week I wrote about the astonishing demands of the Canadian music industry as it seeks a massive overhaul of Bill C-11, the copyright reform bill. The Canadian Independent Music Association is seeking changes to the enabler provision that would create liability risk for social networking sites,
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: The Dippers Vote
Ballots have arrived to thousands of NDP members, who now have until March 24th to vote for a leader. Originally, the field reminded me a lot of the 2006 Liberal leadership race, with the role of the establishment front runner lacking elected experience played by Brian Topp, the polished veteran
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Dear DND: Not even close
Officials at the Department of National Defence are defending their efforts in attempting to cover Peter MacKay’s butt when he took fire from the opposition over his own bad judgement… …saying the process is no different than its efforts to gather facts for the public and news media. A number
Continue readingWhat Rush hath wrought: 16-year-old harassed for being a "slut, a prostitute, a horny piece of trash that is out to sleep with every guy in school"
The fallout from Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke has more far-reaching consequences that the public humiliation Fluke received at the hands of the radio star and the subsequent withdrawal of advertisers from the blowhard’s show. Caught in the headlines suddenly are the young women of America who have become the
Continue readingThose Emergency Blues: Those Emergency Blahs
I’ve worked as an Emergency Department nurse for something like thirteen years now, and at my present position more or less for ten years. It’s probably safe to say I’ve seen just about everything from the incredible tragic to the incredible funny, the good, the bizarre and the ugly. As
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Some Days, you go for it.
It is talent night for my choir this evening and gee-wilkers, I’m excited. I’ve been practising my solo piece and my part for the group ensemble we’re doing. Things went/and are going pretty well actually. But then I got to thinking(cue foreboding music), we need something to end our
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, March 5, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, March 5th, 2012: Sh*t Law Students Say Discrimination must be proved, not simply assumed – Troy Media (blog) Man in charge of BC justice reform says frustration is evident in system – Winnipeg Free Press Racist-joke judge
Continue readingthe woodshed: Why Stephen Harper really wanted those pandas
I fully expect to see these hairier versions of John Baird knocking on doors for the CPC in the next election Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Frank Graves notes that for all the spin from the Cons and their enablers about public acquescience in program slashing, there’s actually another issue taking centre stage among Canadian voters: (I)f people prefer spending cuts to increased taxes and debt, they prefer “investment”
Continue readingTrashy's World: OC Transpo really needs to rethink some…
… of the equipment they use on some routes over the rush hour! This is the 148 this morning – only half way through its route! We’ve gone past two stops without picking up would-be customers. Are ridership patterns not matched to equipment needs! Sheesh. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Words, Words, Words
And, I suspect empty ones at that as energy giant Enbridge Inc. denies any role in the Harper government’s cancellation of a grant from the Gordon and Betty Foundation to help fund public-private consultations into the economic use of the waters off British Columbia’s north coast. This cancellation occurred, by
Continue readingwmtc: dear toronto star: you suck. so does the pit bull ban.
To the editor of the Toronto Star: Thank you for printing so many excellent letters countering your terrible editorial about the Ontario Dog Owners Liability Act. The letter signed by “Michelle Brew, Toronto” was in fact written by me, Laura Kaminker. I’m glad to see you kept the meaning of
Continue readingwmtc: sign a letter to obama: charge and try shaker aamer or release him
We hear about so many human-rights abuses and outrages around the world, that it’s easy to become numb. But think of this. A man held in a prison camp for 10 years – the last five in solitary confinment* – without ever being charged with a crime. Right in our
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On case studies
Chantal Hebert draws pretty much the exact opposite conclusion as I do from the opportunities raised by a close leadership race. But yesterday’s debate offered us a neat reminder as to whether we should buy into the theory that the NDP will continue its success in Quebec if and only
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