Thank you, dear Readers, for the rapid response to yesterday’s call. Aaron Wherry’s coverage of the excellent elocutions by NDP Member of Parliament, Charlie Angus, in the House of Commons regarding the Snoop and Spy Bill C-30, suggests we’ve made a difference. Here’s Charlie. And after Charlie’s lambasting
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4227…The War On Poor People In Ontario Starts…
…now? As a poor people I sure the f*ck hope not but if one is to believe economist Don Drummond, as referenced in the current Ottawa Sun, “The Mike Harris cuts will look like a blip in time compared to the long-term pain the province is in for, economist Don
Continue readingCathiefromCanada: And how stupid do they think we are?
I know, I know, but look at this: At 10 am, the bill to allow warrentless electronic snooping by police is titled “Lawful Access Act”; at 11:17 am, the bill is titled “Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act” (which, by the way, it apparently won’t actually do).H/T to Sarah Schmidt
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4226…Lin Sanity Is At Seven In A Row
This time he only dropped 10, but the Knicks got the W.WFDS
Continue readingMontréal man calls Vic Toews a "lying sack of shit"
MONTREAL – After watching a televised interview with Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, a Montréal area millwright called the MP a “lying sack of shit”. In a response from the government, it was revealed that the man’s name is Michel Boudreau of 1182 Crescent Street Montréal and his phone number
Continue readingcartoon life: Window cat
Filed under: digital, drawing, iPad Tagged: Cat
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: You WILL Feel Like Taking a Hot, Cleansing Shower…..
…… because we sure as hell did. We would like to show you, our dear readers, a picture. However it's not the kind of photo that we would like to make a habit of posting as it is sexist and exploitative. We imagine that most of you will likely, and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: In Defence of Justin Trudeau
Oh fuddle duddle, or merde as we say in Quebec. I see Justin Trudeau is in trouble again. “I always say, if at a certain point, I believe that Canada was really the Canada of Stephen Harper – that we were going against abortion, and we were going against gay
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Drummond: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Drummond Commission reported today. The Good While the McGuinty government prevented the Commission from considering tax rates, it proposes some sensible measures to raise revenue. Chapter 18, “Revenue Integrity,” recommends combating corporate tax avoidance and cracking down on the underground economy. Businesses sometimes hire workers as “contractors” to avoid
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Progressive and supporting Ron Paul? How can that be?!?!
A recent post of mine, supportive of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, elicited a comment from Laura, the author of We Move to Canada. An excellent blog about her experiences as an American moving to, and now living in Canada. She directed me to a post she had written on the Texas congressman
Continue readingUh, Peggy Nash, Just Because Charest likes User Fees for our Health Care System, Don’t mean Quebecers Support Them
Well, Peggy Nash, whatever respect I may have had for you is gone now. And many thought that if she won the leadership, she would steer the NDP further to the left! Ha! You see, boys ‘n’ girls, in some kind of misguided attempt to win over Quebec support, Ms
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Zombie lies
I haven’t seen it in a while but since Ezra Levant is determined to get everyone talking about Omar Khadr, I’m not too surprised to see this claim surface again. This is from a story about Levant’s new book on Khadr: The then 15-year-old Khadr was accused of tossing a
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: DenialGate – Climate Change Deniers Take a Major Blow
You may have heard about Climategate, the stolen emails that showed some scientists were so concerned about climate change that they were willing to distort their findings so they would be more sensational? Welcome to Denialgate, which reveals some of the secrets of one of the shadowy, billionaire funded, AstroTurf
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Online Spying Hits Parliament: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Continue readingWhy attacking Vic Toews won’t help
The Twitter Machine was abuzz today with that anonymous account posting all of the details about Vic Toews’ divorce papers. It was done under the aegis that if Vic Toews wants to invade people’s online privacy through Lawful Access, then this account was going to invade Toews’ privacy. Err, except
Continue readingImpolitical: Backtracking on #C30?
A quick post on the day’s events….in the wake of the tremendous backlash to the Conservative internet surveillance legislation, the Harper crew are making noises about amendments to C-30. See “Government willing to consider changes to online surveillance bill,” for example, where Conservative MPs Williamson, Anders and Tilson are cited
Continue readingVikileaks is Vic-ciously Ironic
A new twitter account popped up today that lit a real fire over Canadians citizens private information and how it’s dealt with. After introducing bill C-30, which many have called Canada’s answer to SOPA/PIPA, the new twitter account has published some pretty scandalous information regarding the private life (but for
Continue readinggritchik: Sun TV and GritChik
Today, I defended a man, a Minister of the Crown, whom I dislike. But what I dislike more are the sewer tactics being used against him under the guise of opposing Bill C-30. This story has been circulating around Ottawa for years and now, it seems, people have found a
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Not a G20 Criminal-Cop, But A Good Start
Once in a while, justice is finally served, however imperfectly. Recommend this Post
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Alert! Episode 203
Who will make the best leader of the NDP and does it matter? Some surprising answers from Murray Dobbin, Corvin Russell, Simon Tremblay Pepin, Josh Brandon, Herman Rosenfeld, Stefan Christoff.
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