It’s probably been nothing more than a matter of time before a few more of the institutions in crosshairs of the Cons and their allies started fighting back rather than hoping to lay low for four years. And the CBC’s brilliant takedown of Quebecor – ju…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: More on the Tory internet scam
American photo?NRA values.
Continue readingGood to see CBC fighting back against Quebecor’s petty attacks
You want to piss off a Conservative, come armed with facts (emphasis mine).
What Quebecor won’t tell you about its attacks on the public broadcaster
For more than three years, Quebecor has been using its newspapers, and more recently, its SunNews Network TV license to pursue a campaign against CBC/Radio-Canada. But there are some . . . → Read More: Good to see CBC fighting back against Quebecor’s petty attacks
Continue readingBy George! Liz May Has Got It!
Poor BC Blue’s Dean Skoreyko, the resident McCarthyist of the Blogging SupposiTories. He’s having, yet, another bad day. He simply, well, turns, blue whenever someone figures out his beloved Harpercon end games. Today is no different, and his Harpercon killjoy du jour is Lizzie May.
From the CBC, taken from Today’s question period:
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Continue readingJust sayin’.
As of today, Oct 19, 2011, I am Dr. Rawlings. Who wants a prescription? (Disclaimer: not that kind of doctor.) On a serious note, though, this is more a relief than cause for celebration. 6 months of additional revisions post-defense is ridiculous.
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Occupy Wall Street: The emerging global pro-democracy movement, where it stands, what it means, and where we go from here
The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has already become a global grassroots populist pro-democracy movement, if we have eyes to see, has clearly already won a broad and growing base of support. What is needed now, I believe, is to further clarify and…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Does Supreme Court Decision On Hyperlinks Make Stealing Copyrighted Material Way Past Easy?
“If a link or hyperlink by itself does not constitute “publication” for defamation purposes, it is difficult to see how it could, by itself, constitute publication or reproduction or any other activity covered by the Copyright Act.”So just quietly …
Continue readingSo, what’s Harold Camping’s excuse going to be this time?
The rapture will happen on May 21 October 21 according to rapture predictor Harold Camping.
Continue readingPrivate bus company in Brooklyn orders women to back of bus. It’s God’s way!
Not much to add to this:The B110 is a bus run by a private bus company that has a contract with the city of New York. It runs from Williamsburg to South Brooklyn and caters mostly to Orthodox Jews. And to hipsters, probably, with their love of retro tr…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Redistributing wealth to pals and insiders
Private Power by the Numbers: Hugely Overpriced IPP’s Mean Soaring Hydro Bills
Gwen Johansson, The Common Sense Canadian, Originally published in the Alaska Highway News
“…Besides having to acquire more electricity than needed, Hydro is also requi…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: What if 500 Occupy Toronto protesters joined the Conservative Party?
It’s a soggy day at Occupy Toronto. But the protesters are there and their concerns real. But the concerns are unfocused (and sometimes hijacked by people concerned about Freemasons and the like). And focus is needed for results to come. What if 500 p…
Continue readingGood to see CBC fighting back against Quebecor’s petty attacks
You want to piss off a Conservative, come armed with facts (emphasis mine).What Quebecor won’t tell you about its attacks on the public broadcaster For more than three years, Quebecor has been using its newspapers, and more recently, its Su…
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper’s Role in Kate Middleton’s Pregnancy??
The picture below and headline in Huffpost leaves the impression that Harper has something to do with the Kate Middleton’s pregnancy.The actual story is in the National Post
Continue readingDepartment of shocking headlines, QMI edition
From LFPress.com comes this shocking news item: “Talk show superstar supports oilsands”. Who’s the ‘superstar’? Why, Bill O’Reilly of Fox News, that’s who. Shocked yet? I didn’t think so.
Continue readingCo2 Art: Montreal Art Center Attracts Cultural Clout to Thriving Griffintown District
One of downtown Montreal’s last frontiers is “Griffintown”.
Nestled along the north side of Lachine Canal between the Old Port, Old Montreal and Little Burgundy, At one time this area was the industrial heartland of an entire country. Where there us…
Continue readingBetterParks for Vancouver: On November 19th you can make a difference for Parks and Recreation in Vancouver.
You can re-elect Stuart Mackinnon as your Green Park Board commissioner. For the past 3 years Stuart has been fighting hard for you and your values:Parks as Parks – working to end the commercialization and politicization of our parks and recreation…
Continue readingQP: Biting off one’s own testicles
Question period kicked off with Nycole
Turmel changing up her usual economic jumping-off point and asking instead about
the dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board. Harper assured her that farmers
gave the government a strong mandate to provide marke…
CuriosityCat: NDP MP Nathan Cullen’s case for electoral cooperation
The leadership race for the NDP just got a lot more interesting.Enter the Innovation Leadership Candidate: An NDP MP has thrown his hat in the ring in order to start a national dialogue geared to discussing serious methods for progressives to cooperate…
Continue readingInterview on CBC Central Morning
CBC Radio Central Newfoundland Morning aired an interview they did with me about inequality and the future of development in Newfoundland and Labrador. The pod cast can be found here. It is the last of the three interviews on the … Continue r…
Continue readingInterview on CBC Central Morning
CBC Radio Central Newfoundland Morning aired an interview they did with me about inequality and the future of development in Newfoundland and Labrador. The pod cast can be found here. It is the last of the three interviews on the … Continue r…
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