Remember the Iraq war? Wasn’t all that murder and torture awesome? Didn’t taking out Saddam make the world a better place, help the economy to hum along smoothly and unite us all in one glorious, orgasmic moment of unity and brotherhood? No? Well get ready boys and girls because the
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: The Warmongers Are On The March
Remember the Iraq war? Wasn’t all that murder and torture awesome? Didn’t taking out Saddam make the world a better place, help the economy to hum along smoothly and unite us all in one glorious, orgasmic moment of unity and brotherhood? No? Well get r…
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: The Warmongers Are On The March
Remember the Iraq war? Wasn’t all that murder and torture awesome? Didn’t taking out Saddam make the world a better place, help the economy to hum along smoothly and unite us all in one glorious, orgasmic moment of unity and brotherhood? No? Well get ready boys and girls because the
Continue readinggay persons of color: French weekly Charlie Hebdo proposes love not war
This image with the caption L’Amour plus fort que la haine (love is stronger than hate) is on the front page of the latest edition of Charlie Hebdo, the French magazine whose offices were fire-bombed in Paris last week after it was announced that the p…
Continue readingStaffroom Confidential: Pearson-alized learning: Guest commentary on #bcedplan
Today’s guest post is from David Komljenovic, Kamloops teacher After researching more about the origins of the BC Education plan and the proliferation of the 21st century learning mantra, I am more convinced that our message could be “BC Public Education is not for sale“. From the information to
Continue readingToronto Zoo’s gay penguins go viral
By now you’ve surely heard of Buddy and Pedro, the two adorable little African penguins at the Toronto Zoo who’ve struck up an adorable little same-sex pair bond but are being separated in order to mate their “top-notch genes” with those of eligible females? Well, their plight has gone viral, thanks to the famous Taiwanese […]
Continue readingTrashy's World: With flu season…
…. comes moron season.. Why, oh, why do peeps buy into this? Vaccinations are good. Not getting your kids vaccinated is tantamount to child abuse, people. Believe science, not hocus pocus!!!! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingACTION: Support Occupy Regina
Mayor Fiacco’s minions want to shut down Occupy Regina. We can say a loud, No! Anyone can offer support to Regina’s Occupiers by taking part in the actions, below. Background info further down. Reginans can Rally @ City Hall: Noon, Wednesday, November 9. –Bern ACTIONS Write to City Hall through their contact page at, […]
Cowboys for Social Responsibility: Long gun registry helps fight domestic homicide, police chief says
There’s also many cases Sean, that happen daily and right across this country, where the police will go to an incidence of domestic violence where there is concern that if there are firearms in the house that they might be used to commit violence and e…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: And we’re off…
I’ll start looking at the candidates in more detail now that the NDP’s leadership contestants seem to be set in the wake of Niki Ashton’s entry. But before getting to that, I’ll note that while a few of my initial favourite possibilities took a pass, t…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Sixth Estate On Overseas Spying
One of my blogging faves is back, with this post on the notion that CSIS should become a foreign espionage service:
It’s worth asking exactly why CSIS was prevented from foreign operations in the first place. [John Ivison] describes it as just a bi…
Buckdog: Those Conservatives who assume Canadian farmers can just truck their grain into the United States are living in a dream world
“One of the deeply foolish subtexts of the Parliamentary debate on the Wheat Board is the assumption that without our Wheat Board the US market will open its arms to Canadian grain, and we can send grain south by truck instead of over the mountains by …
Continue readingHarper and McGuinty use same play book
I can see where many Canadians are getting pissed at governments. Two governments have effectively treated us like idiots. The first is Stephen Harper and his Conservatives. He campaigned in a bubble zone, promised to balance the budget one year ah…
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: There’s Got to be a Morning After
Well, election day has come and gone in Saskatchewan. All of you should be aware of the numbers, and the fact that the NDP has been reduced to historical lows, while the Saskatchewan Party has risen to new heights in terms of their own electoral succes…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Did You Know PEI Doesn’t Allow Legal Abortions?
I certainly didn’t. But it’s true – PEI’s abortion laws are horribly behind the times.Fact is, I doubt it’s ever mattered too much to any Islander, given that it’s a trip across the Confederation Bridge and you’ll be in a province that does (nearest cl…
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Department of Tiresome Memes
So who else is tired of hearing people talk about Canada punching above its weight? I think I’d like to see the phrase retired. At this point it’s just being abused as a way of cheer-leading for policy options that require a whole lot more in the way of support to make them worthy of consideration. It’s high time Canada had a proper foreign spy agency, especially if the feds are serious about positioning Canada as a country that punches above its weight on the international stage. And by the way, if we’re talking about punching above our weight, shouldn’t that be "in the international ring?" But I digress. According to "security expert Christian Leuprect": "If Canada wants to be, and Stephen Harper wants Canada to be a serious international player, we’re going to need a foreign intelligence service for the 21st century the way threats are shaking out." He doesn’t mention any specific threats but apparently that’s not important. All the cool countries have spooks out there doing spook stuff so we need to get in the game to be a serious player….
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Eighth Annual Zareinu Fashion Show to Hit the Runway Next Week in Support of Children with Special Needs
TORONTO, ON – October 18, 2011 – On November 16, 2011, some of fashion’s hottest designers will join together to raise awareness and funds in support of the students of Zareinu Educational Centre (a unique centre that provides educational and individua…
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: A Long Way from Plan B
The best one can say about today’s Economic and Fiscal Update is that it signals some very slight flexibility amid changing circumstances. The Minister said “We will not be bound by ideology when it comes to making decisions to keep our economy strong and protect Canadians, their financial security and their jobs. We have responded […]
Continue readingwmtc: "she is my family" and other revelations of humanity: s. brian willson in toronto
Guest post: Allan reports on “An Evening with S. Brian Willson”, a benefit for the War Resisters Support Campaign, Monday, November 7, 2011.(Willson speaking at a church in San Francisco, July 2011)Brian Willson’s life changed forever on one afternoon …
Continue readingWhy a ‘Digital House’ has it all wrong
A couple of weeks ago, the good folks at
Samara Canada posted a three-part blog series that examined the concept of a
“Digital House of Commons” that would allow ordinary Canadians the opportunity
to participate in the creation of legisla…