SonnyWannaTry TheBigTopVille ‘The Circus-Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing on Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war. This is the Six Reich. The ground floor is full of gambling tables, like all the other casinos…but the place is about four stories high, in the
Continue readingTerahertz: Niki Ashton’s Vancouver visit #ndpldr
I should have posted about this ahead of time, but here’s a video I took of Niki Ashton on Tuesday evening when she spoke at the Lion’s Pub in Vancouver. Besides this stump speech, Niki spent most of the evening very casually talking to people (very literally) young and old.
Continue readingGeoff at Mount Allison: Tell me about yourself
As I prepare for graduate scholarship interviews and life beyond the bubble of Mount Allison University/Sackville, NB I think more and more of how to effectively turn my background and experiences at Mount Allison into a compelling narrative. From answering the daunting “Tell us about yourself” to the more specific (and
Continue readingHalf an Hour: Social Media: An Interview
I was asked to contribute my responses to interview questions on social media for a new journal called The Future of Learning and of course I was happy to send some thoughts along. When did you start getting interested in the potential of social media in education and why? It
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Michael Coren, The Jews, And Hollywood
I didn’t see it, because its on Sun TV and, lets face it, NOBODY was watching. But U.S author Shmuley Boteach (his real name) claims Michael Coren told him that the Jews control Hollywood and essentially use it as a base from which to undermine Christianity. Amazing, if true, how specimens
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Did the Cons Steal the Last Election?
When I first heard that Elections Canada is investigating attempts to suppress the vote during the last election, I wrote that at the very least bye-elections should be held in the 18 swing ridings that were targeted by robot calls. But now I believe that it must declare the last
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Bill C-10: What Next?
Canadians continue to speak out against the proposed mandatory sentencing provisions of Bill C-10 (see, for example, this video, sent to me by a fellow Albertan). They do so even knowing that Conservative senators hold a majority in both the Chamber and on our Legal Affairs committee which means that
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Dirty tricks
An odd thing about dirty tricks — they are usually not necessary. Some readers may be old enough to remember President Nixon. He was going to be reelected without any major issue. He didn't need Watergate and the Plumbers. In a similar way, the attempt to mislead Liberal voters in
Continue readingImpolitical: Harper denies: Not feelin’ it
Harper actually deigned to comment on the fraudulent robocall scandal: “Our party has no knowledge of these calls. It’s not part of our campaign,” Mr. Harper told reporters on Thursday. “Obviously, if there is anyone who has done anything wrong, we will expect that they will face the full consequences
Continue readingBlunt Objects: We Have Our First Declared Contender for the LPoC Leadership!
And he’s a 32-year old paramedic from Winnipeg whose been a member for maybe two months! Woo! His name is Shane Geschiere, and while I’m not betting on his chances, he makes an awesome point in this line: “I stood on the sidelines in the last election and I looked
Continue readingPennsylvania judge dismisses charges against attacker of atheist based on cultural and religious grounds
I never thought I’d be in agreement with the likes of Pam Geller but this is outrageous. A Pennsylvania judge dismissed charges against a man who assaulted an atheist dressed as ‘Zombie Muhammad’ during a Halloween parade. The whole thing was videotaped. Witnesses were all around. A police officer corroborated the victim’s
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: At Heartland’s law firm: "Carbon Matters"
LevenfeldPearlstein_07062006.gif Levenfeld Pearlstein, the law firm that has stepped up to pass on complaints about the publication of leaked Heartland Institute documents, appears to be one of the greenest in Chicago. For example, James Brusslan, head of the Environmental Services Group at Levenfeld Pearlstein, says companies should act now to
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Canada Goes Toe-To-Toe with Toews: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Another big week! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Continue readingAsian Pacific Post: "Con-woman’ sent workers to Canada"
The above headline stopped me in my tracks this morning walking along Burrard. I think I have a new label for the likes of Bev Oda and Jenni Byrne.
Continue readingBrad Trost equates limiting women’s choice with US civil rights movement. Really.
The newest attack on progressives in the US has been to preempt liberal heroes like Martin Luther King for their own devices, to skew their point of view into attacks on women, the poor and the infirmed. It’s a brilliant if somewhat limited strategy. The ridiculousness of this form of
Continue readingThings Are Good: The Reality of the Paperless Office
A PDF- making company (no idea these eve existed) recently sent me something that caught my eye about a survey they conducted: In this survey, three out of every four Americans say they want to reduce paper consumption for the environment, including: · 48.0% – willing to reduce their use of newspapers · 45.9%
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Coyne on Krugman and Keynes
Krugman hardly needs me to leap to his defence against Canadian economic flat earthers like Andrew Coyne, but here goes. Coyne’s latest column argues that there is a recovery underway in the US which owes nothing to Keynesian stimulus. Accordingly, “we can add America post-2008 to the long list of
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Sixth Estate Patronage List Expands to 841 Names
There has been quite a lull recently in govermnent appointments, presumably because there have been no more to give out, so I’ve devoted the time I would normally use adding new names to the Sixth Estate Patronage List to going back over the lists from 2006. The Patronage List is
Continue readingDid electoral fraud win Harper his majority?
Some time ago, blogger Alison at Creekside noted that Stephen Harper’s majority was won by a mere 6,201 voters in 14 ridings. Here’s the list, with the margins of victory: Nipissing-Timiskaming (Ontario): 14 Labrador (Newfoundland & Labrador): 231 Bramalea-Gore-Malton (Ontario): 538 Etobicoke Centre (Ontario): 26 Saskatoon Rosetown Biggar (Saskatchewan): 538
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Criminals In Ottawa – Why Am I Not Surprised?
Based upon a report in The Ottawa Citizen, it appears that Stephen Harper and his crew, through a company called Racknine Inc., engaged in fraud aimed at voter-suppression in the last federal election by attempting to send voters to the wrong polling station. Elections Canada is investigating. Interim NDP Leader
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