BatteringTheBrainstem EnforcerVille In fact it is a story that goes all the way back to 1922, the year that the NHL legalized ‘fisticuffs’ with the introduction of Rule 56. And, as Tom Hawthorn points out, he learned the story when he was a kid. And it is a story that
Continue readingBuckdog: Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Urges Harper Government To Continue Breaking The Law Concerning The Canadian Wheat Board
Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister reacted this afternoon to a ruling by the Federal Court of Canada concerning the Canadian Wheat Board. Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud stood in the Rotunda of the Legislative Assembly this afternoon and urged the Federal Conservative government to ignore the law, ignore the Federal Court’s ruling and
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: U.S. 2020 climate treaty proposal isn’t a delay—it’s a death sentence
Ed note: Originally published by our friends at Grist.org. by Jamie Henn of 350.org The U.N. climate talks desperately need a crisis. For the last 10 days, negotiations here in Durban, South Africa, have made little progress on the fundamental challenge these talks were set up to confront: how the world
Continue reading350 or bust: Durban: Youth Turn Their Backs In Response To Canadian Government’s Disregard For Their Future
Here’s another post from Ani, part of the Canadian Youth Delegation in Durban, South Africa where the 10 days of U.N. climate negotiations have less than 48 hours to go, and no agreement is in sight. Here is her account of the recent action by some of the other members
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Delightfully Busy…the Genesis
This is just a note to say I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth! I’ve been busy preparing material for Web of Angels–the genesis and answering interview questions for two publications, one local and one national, and writing up a submission for a conference that I may be
Continue readingthe woodshed: When $90 million isn’t really $90 million
Before you go opening your piehole about how “those Indians get a free ride” and are just “spending all our tax money on booze, big screen TVs and new snowmobiles” or some such bullshit, let me suggest you go and read the facts on Attawapiskatt. Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
Continue readingQP: The Federal Court weighs in
The elves in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition were on the ball, as the Federal Court’s decision on the Canadian Wheat Board challenge came down minutes before QP was due to start – ruling against the government – and lo and behold, Nycole Turmel had a question on it
Continue readingMessage to the 10%
The familiar refrain, GET A JOB! That sound that emits from the closed minded like a malodorous sulfuric cloud. I have a response to them: Pay yer own way you fucking asshole parasites. I know I know. It’s not polite to swear and all, but the reality is most evident,
Continue readingTrashy's World: haaa…haaa… LMAO!!!…
…haaaa…. haaa.. LOL!!! LMAO!!!! ROTFL!!!! Sorry… can’t. Stop. Laughing! Manchester clubs crashed out of the Champions League at the group phase for only the third time in 16 years following a stunning 2-1 loss at Swiss champions Basel. In a shock night of European football, United’s rivals Manchester City were
Continue readingImpolitical: Judge says Ritz breached Wheat Board Act
Marking the moment here with a bit of the media coverage and some highlights from the judgment. “Judge says Ritz breached wheat board act.” “Government broke the law when dismantling Wheat Board: Federal Court.“ You can read the decision of the Federal Court judge here. The order states: The Minister
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Harper Tories arrogantly skating on thin ice
On June 30, 2013, we will look back over the past 18 months are realize that the month of November in the year 2011 showed the high tide of one political party, the ebbing of the tide of another, and the coming high tide of another. The Tory Achilles Heel:
Continue readingthe woodshed: Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward men…
…Unless they happen to be Iranian or North Korean or Syrian or Mexican or Jordanian or Nicaraguan or Cuban or Russian or French or Chinese or Australian or Kenyan or Swiss or anyone else who may not have applauded loudly enough when the United States of America raised an eyebrow.If,
Continue readingMind of Dan: Uganda!
I am currently sitting at the airport waiting for my flight. I’ll spend the next six weeks somewhere in Uganda trying to see things like this: I’ll be mostly out of internet range so updates will be few and far between, and comments will likely be help up in moderation
Continue readingSue, Peter, Sue!
Oh course Peter MacKay will never sue his MP critics on his improbable use of search-and-rescue helicopters. It’s just another case of Conservative bawling over what people are saying about them. But I do hope MacKay actually sues. It will show what a petty bunch of thin-skinned whiners Conservatives have
Continue readingThe Brits Are Not Amused: A Tale of Fibs & Desperation
The Brits are not amused with us at the moment, In a meeting with the British Foreign Office, Canada’s trade commissioner in the UK, Sushma Gera has reportedly informed UK officials that the Harper government is considering filing a challenge with the WTO over the EU’s Fuel Quality Directive claiming
Continue readingBlevkog: Derek Boogaard article in the New York Times
This is a very well-written, well-researched article that describes the life and death of Derek Boogaard. For those that don’t recognize the name, Boogaard was a feared and respected enforcer in the NHL. He died of a drug and alcohol overdose last May at age 28. It’s a long, three-part
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": We Are A Nation Of Men…
And not laws. If I had to guess how the Harperites will deal with a court ruling against them on the CWB, I would say they are going to ram through their legislation in the Senate, get it royal assent and then argue that they broke no law because the
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": We Are A Nation Of Men…
And not laws. If I had to guess how the Harperites will deal with a court ruling against them on the CWB, I would say they are going to ram through their legislation in the Senate, get it royal assent and then argue that they broke no law because the
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": We Are A Nation Of Men…
And not laws. If I had to guess how the Harperites will deal with a court ruling against them on the CWB, I would say they are going to ram through their legislation in the Senate, get it royal assent and then argue that they broke no law because the l…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: New Colours of Resistance Archive!
Just got this from a friend who has been involved in making this site happen: We are excited to announce the launch of the Colours of Resistance Archive, a collection of anti-oppression resources for movement-building. Colours of Resistance (COR) was a grassroots network of people in the U.S. and Canada
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