Yes, ol’ Giorgio Mammoliti has been really becoming unhinged as of late. McCarthyism is indeed alive and well over at City Hall. A Facebook group that won’t allow ‘commies’, although, one seems to have slipped through, but the comment has been scrubbed. Damn! shoulda taken a screen shot.
First, was his spying at . . . → Read More: Giorgio Mammoliti– A Great Shirriff Roscooooo P Coltrane To Mayor Boss Hogg
Continue readingby matttbastard Mary Riddell: London’s riots are not the Tupperware troubles of Greece or Spain, where the middle classes lash out against their day of reckoning. They are the proof that a section of young Britain – the stabbers, shooters, … Continue reading →
This summer a breach in the dam at Heron Pond in the South March Highland was discovered that appeared to be a natural occurrence. In such cases the beavers will usually repair the dam, but this did not happen and it appears they have abandoned the dam…
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The following is the lede of an important story from Lindsay Kines in the VTimes-Colonist:Despite public statements to the contrary, the B.C. Liberal government continues to force people with develop…
Continue readingAnyone who might be concerned that recent events have put a strain on police solidarity can rest easy. In an article in The Star entitled Retiring deputy chief calls G20 reaction overblown, Tony Warr, who is set to retire at month’s end, has nothing bu…
Continue readingThe Star posted this article yesterday about a new anti-Liberal, pro-Conservative political group called People for a Better Ontario. People for a Better Ontario hopes to convince voters to replace McGuinty with Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, though the group emphasizes it is not sanctioned by or affiliated with any political party. Yes, like you, […]
Ouch. This hapless historian then digs himself even deeper. Mark Steyn would be proud.”Listen to [Tottenham Labour MP] David Lammy, an archetypal successful black man. If you turn the screen off so that you are listening to him on radio you would think…
Continue readingIt surprises me that this isn't done more. Turn off the cell phone towers and no more Blackberry bbm or twitter tweets. An easy way for the powers that be to stop electronic protest planning.
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Former New York City police commissioner Bill Bratton on the UK riots: A U.S. law enforcement expert who has agreed to help tackle gang violence in Britain in the wake of recent riots in urban centres says the government cannot…
Continue readingEven the Wall Street Journal is starting to toss around the idea that Marx might have been right – capitalism will destroy itself. Economist Nouriel Roubini warns the self-destructive transfer of income from labour to capital could lead to an eco…
Continue readingApocalyptic crisis budgeting – thestar.comThis is a good article by Edmund Pries in the Star regarding the recent budgeting of conservative governments.Here it is below. I’ve highlighted a few parts:The headlines have been apocalyptic and relentless. U…
Continue readingPerhaps, I’m an anomaly. Perhaps I’m just too naive and insist on clinging to fundamental ideals of democracy (e.g. the electorate should be as well and truly informed in its political engagements, such as during elections). Perhaps it’s just unrealistic to expect to be able to vote for something, rather
Continue readingBy Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Texas Governor Rick Perry is announcing, as I write, that he is running to become President of the United States in 2012. Goverrnor Perry is perhaps not necessarily your typical conservative … Continue reading →
Continue readingIn all of North America, Ontario is unique in its approach and scale of tackling the dual problems of declining cheap fossil fuel availability and global warming. It has implemented North America’s highest rates for feed-in-tariffs, a program that pays…
Continue readingRacialized youth. Austerity gets a reaction. (But, also, sometimes when I miss you it is painful. Today, when I woke up I enjoyed the quiet of my empty bed. When I searched for you, you were present in the absence. I … Continue reading →
Continue reading“HALIFAX — The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada has added her voice to the legal profession’s condemnation of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who sparked an uproar earlier this year on the issue of judicial independence.Speaking on the…
Continue readingDan Gardner calls this an “indecently enjoyable read”. I wholeheartedly agree. Too bad there is not more reporting like this about Fox News North (it really is).
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Oh, and remember the news about Conservative Transportation Minister Denis Lebel being a Bloc Québécois member? I asked the folks at the media monitoring service Infomart . . . → Read More: Who knew Sun TV News was such a welfare queen?
Continue readingProsecuting freedom of speech If pricking an elitist balloon is all it takes to face the punishment of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, then the Sun News Network is in trouble. But then so is our constitutionally-guaranteed right to freedom of speech, the right to vigourous debate, divergent opinion as well as the right to choose channels. This is in anticipation of a decision by the CBSC on the matter of complaints — lots and lots of complaints — about an interview of a dancer named Margie Gillis by Sun TV’s Krista Erickson. You may have already heard something about it but if not, and you’re that curious, you can see Part 1 and Part 2 at YouTube. The good people at the Sun network are obviously shaking in their boots at the severe punishment they expect to receive….
Continue readingTheStar Ford poised to break promise of no layoffs
Rob Ford is a habitual liar. Everything that comes out of his mouth is either a complete fabrication or so twisted from reality it’s hardly recognizable. The city’s labour takes up 48% of the annual…
Continue readingStay by the phone. It will call you just before 2pm in Newfoundland and the southern tip of Labrador (NDT) or 1:30pm in most of Labrador (Atlantic Time Zone).
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