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Canadians Celebrate as Online Surveillance Provisions Excluded from Omnibus Crime Bill
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Montreal Simon: The Gay Soldier and his Dad
It lasted for almost twenty years. It cost more than 13,000 gay and lesbian soldiers their military careers. It was hideous, it was cruel, it was brutishly unfair.But last night at 12:01 am, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell finally died.(click pic to enlarge)…
Continue readingEconomics for Dummies: It’s still going on
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And it will go on until further notice. (Speaking of which, Wall Street, you are now being put on.)
daveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: doing second-ballot math: ted morton and rick orman endorse gary mar.
Ted Morton has endorsed Gary Mar Ted Morton and Rick Orman have endorsed Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership front-runner Gary Mar. It is unclear how many of Dr. Morton’s supporters may show up to support Mr. Mar on the second-ballot vote on October 1, but it may have saved his political career, which appeared to be […]
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Online Spying update: No "Lawful Access" mentioned in announcement of crime bill package
Conservative Justice Minister Rob Nicholson and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney held a news conference today, where they announced the contents of he omnibus crime bill that will be introduced in the House of Commons today. The “Lawful Access” bills …
Continue readingHarper off to UN
At which point will Harper pull out the bathroom break trick?
A. Not getting what he wants out of Ban Ki-moon.
B. David Cameron resists Harper’s warmondering on Libya.
C: Leaders express disgust with Harper’s lack of commitment to women and children.
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Continue readingThe Skinny: Toronto Star: Hudak blasts McGuinty for school ‘credit mills’
Had John Tory and his provincial Conservatives formed the government after the last Ontario election, they would have introduced funding for private religious schools. Heck, anyone would have been able to start up a private religious school by placing a Christian cross, Star of David, or Muslim crescent on the front
Continue readingThe Skinny: Toronto Star: Hudak blasts McGuinty for school ‘credit mills’
Had John Tory and his provincial Conservatives formed the government after the last Ontario election, they would have introduced funding for private religious schools. Heck, anyone would have been able to start up a private religious school by placing a Christian cross, Star of David, or Muslim crescent on the front
Continue readingThe Skinny: Toronto Star: Hudak blasts McGuinty for school ‘credit mills’
Had John Tory and his provincial Conservatives formed the government after the last Ontario election, they would have introduced funding for private religious schools. Heck, anyone would have been able to start up a private religious school by pl…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Two centuries ago: Tecumseh’s freedom speech to the Muscogee people
On September 20, 1811, Tecumseh rode into Tuckhabatchee, in present day Alabama, the capital of the Muscogee people. Twenty warriors, members the Shawnee, Kickapoo and Winnebago nations, rode with him. The last months of a tense peace between the Unite…
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Some Dinosaur Feathers Had Pigments: An Adaptive Advantage…. or the Danger Theory of Evolution
Great story in The New York Times today about dinosaur feathers preserved in amber that show traces of pigment. Eleven 70-million-year-old specimens examined by scientists at the University of Alberta suggst that the feathered animals had an array of …
Continue readingRecreating Eden: More of Jeanne’s Favourite Videos
“The Cat Came Back” was a favourite around here with the kids were young, particularly in the Fred Penner version. But this one takes the cake–or the bowl of cat kibble. Jeanne loves it.
Continue readingWar on drugs ravages world’s patients living with pain
When I think of the war on drugs, I think of conservatives in western countries and their prohibition against marijuana. Of course, it’s a much bigger issue than that. It’s a war in which pleasure is something to deny and fear. But this war goes beyond…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Alex Himelfarb offers a warning about Canada’s current inequality trap:In a society with just a few winners and many losers, a case can be made that everybody truly loses. When he argued for higher taxes on th…
Continue reading350 or bust: Climate Science 101
In this video Bill Nye, the Science Guy, explains the fundamentals of climate science, which have been understood by scientists for decades. Just like the tobacco lobby did with the clear evidence linking smoking with health effects, the petroleum indu…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: AC strike?
The whole strike threat is a bit hollow seeing as the Feds have already said they will legislate back to work:http://bit.ly/n6nKY4 The Canadian government said Monday it would legislate flight attendants back to work if last-ditch contract talks broke …
Continue readingGreta Van Susteren takes on Daily Caller’s Tucker Carlson UPDATED with knockout video
UPDATE: Here’s video of the follow-up Susteren-Carlson dust up.Delicious. Decision goes to Greta. This time she doesn’t take Carlson’s false equivalence bait.——————-Greta’s not happy with Tucker because the latter’s blog featured a&nbs…
Continue readingTWO CENTURIES AGO: TECUMSEH’S FREEDOM SPEECH TO THE MUSCOGEE PEOPLE
On September 20, 1811, Tecumseh rode into Tuckhabatchee, in present day Alabama, the capital of the Muscogee people. Twenty warriors, members the Shawnee, Kickapoo and Winnebago nations, rode with him. The last months of a tense peace between the Uni…
Continue readingJAMES LAXER: TWO CENTURIES AGO: TECUMSEH’S FREEDOM SPEECH TO THE MUSCOGEE PEOPLE
On September 20, 1811, Tecumseh rode into Tuckhabatchee, in present day Alabama, the capital of the Muscogee people. Twenty warriors, members the Shawnee, Kickapoo and Winnebago nations, rode with him. The last months of a tense peace between the United States and the native peoples led by Tecumseh were quickly
Continue readingHarper off to UN
At which point will Harper pull out the bathroom break trick?A. Not getting what he wants out of Ban Ki-moon.B. David Cameron resists Harper’s warmondering on Libya.C: Leaders express disgust with Harper’s lack of commitment to women and children.
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