What? Well they will this Monday, Family Day. For a lot of us here in Ontario Family Day is a great mid winter break. I am willing to bet haters, such as my life long friend Dan Colterman, will take the day off with pay or take their time and
Continue readingRusty Idols: Taking on a Revolting Bully
A billionaire Mormon backer of Mitt Romney with an anti-gay axe to grind and a habit of using his vast wealth to harass, intimidate and silence critics gets openly challenged by Glenn Greenwald to put up or shut up: Frank VanderSloot is an Idaho billionaire and the CEO of Melaleuca, Inc.,
Continue readingCharlie Smith Ask A Question….Mr. Christie Answers.
ThinkingHardIsJustSoDarnedHard Ms.ChristyVille Charlie Smith, in the GStraight, asks if Christy Clark lacks the ‘Gravitas’ to rule effectively: …After winning the B.C. Liberal leadership a year ago, Clark had an opportunity to succeed. All she had to do was to model herself on some of the most successful female politicians in
Continue readingBBC: Canada "muzzling" its scientists
This may not be news in Canada but good to see the news is spreading abroad. Prof Thomas Pedersen, a senior scientist at the University of Victoria, said he believed there was a political motive in some cases. “The Prime Minister (Stephen Harper) is keen to keep control of the message,
Continue readingknitnut.net: Spam and philosophy
This morning, while I was out for a walk, my computer was sending spam to everybody I’ve ever corresponded with. I’m sorry if my computer spammed you. I thought Macs were above that sort of thing. I’ve been sending email for 23 years now, and this is a first for
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Leave Vic Toews alooooooone!
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews wants an investigation. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is calling for an investigation into how his divorce records ended up on Twitter. Toews has been targeted in an online campaign related to the introduction of a surveillance bill which gives authorities easier access to people’s
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Marc’s Conflict of Interest Disclosure
On January 5th, 2012, the American Economics Association adopted new guidelines for the disclosure of potential conflicts of interests by economists. Please find my disclosure information below (thanks to Andrew Leach for turning the AEA guidelines into a template, which I have used as the basis for my own). Employment: I have
Continue readingTrashy's World: Friday miscellany…
…#tellviceverything edition! My son and I were hit by a stomach bug the other night so we spent the day yesterday comfortably at home. It afforded me the opportunity to follow a Twitter hashtag called #tellviceverything. This was aimed at Justice Minister Vic Toews, who has been trumpeting the virtues
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Vic Toews Should Retire… Now
Harper’s embattled Public Safety Minister claims that he “didn’t exactly say” that people could either side with the Conservatives or with child pornographers regarding his laughably named “Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act.” Only thing is… that’s exactly what he DID say – on the official record yet! Toews should
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Tories Unleash Attack Dog To Divert Attention From Poor Vic
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Continue readingBlunt Objects: Guilty Before Proven Innocent… No, Wait, Just Guilty
Because you know that even if its proven the NDP are not the culprits behind the Anon twitter account @vikileaks30, John Baird will most likely not apologize and retract his remarks. The evidence provided by the Ottawa Citizen’s investigation into the Vikileaks account is ridiculous, as well. Here’s what they’re
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Veteran Fish Scientist Highlights Key Risks from Enbridge Pipeline, Tankers
Dr. Gordon Hartman is a retired senior biologist and manager for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans with a deep knowledge of the region affected by the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. Here he provides an essential summary of the threats from the pipeline to fish populations as well as
Continue readingPop The Stack: Tell Vic Everything…but don’t worry, he doesn’t want to know about your guns
Update 2: Some more great examples of inconsistency, remember when the government used private information on Vets to smear their spokesperson? Update 1: A version of this post can also be seen here at the Huffington Post. Maybe you can help me figure something out. How is it exactly that the same Conservative government
Continue readingPop The Stack: Tell Vic Everything…but don’t worry, he doesn’t want to know about your guns
Update 2: Some more great examples of inconsistency, remember when the government used private information on Vets to smear their spokesperson? Update 1: A version of this post can also be seen here at the Huffington Post. Maybe you can help me figure something out. How is it exactly that the same Conservative government
Continue readingBuckdog: Conservative’s Internet Surveillance Bill ‘Orwellian’ In Its Scope
Had public outrage not raised the red flag on Vic Toew’s internet security Bill, Canadian freedom, as we understand it, would have taken a serious body blow. The Conservatives tried to sneak this intrusive, overbearing legislation into Canadian’s lives without even blinking an eye. Stay vigilant as long as they
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Friday Ease
I’m in my usual writing outfit: old grey sweatpants, old green tanktop, and terry bathrobe. But I know that it isn’t a writing day. For one thing I’m too revved up for interviews to settle into the interiority that writing requires. And it’s a PA day. Normally I’d be taking
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Does Anyone in Government Really Care About Canadian Jobs?
The Harper government has recently stated it wants to “diversify Canada’s markets.” Hence, its support of the Northern Gateway pipeline and the prime minister’s upcoming trip to China. On the surface, pronouncements about finding new markets appear no different than what Canadian governments have said for years. In the late
Continue readingThe Dominion blogs: Canadians Let Us Reason Together About This Algonquin Situation
In response to the recent February 14, 2012 article Algonquin Land Claim Deal Near, Lawyer Says Pact of Significance to Ottawa Valley, by Mohammed Adam, in the Ottawa Citizen. In the referred to article negotiations lawyer for the incorporated entity the Algonquins of Ontario, Robert Potts, is quoted as stating
Continue readingThe Dominion blogs: Canadians Let Us Reason Together About This Algonquin Situation
In response to the recent February 14, 2012 article Algonquin Land Claim Deal Near, Lawyer Says Pact of Significance to Ottawa Valley, by Mohammed Adam, in the Ottawa Citizen. In the referred to article negotiations lawyer for the incorporated entity the Algonquins of Ontario, Robert Potts, is quoted as stating
Continue readingThe Dominion blogs: Canadians Let Us Reason Together About This Algonquin Situation
In response to the recent February 14, 2012 article
Algonquin Land Claim Deal Near, Lawyer Says Pact of Significance to Ottawa Valley, by Mohammed Adam, in the Ottawa Citizen.
In the referred to article negotiations lawyer for the incorporated entity t…