I’m overwhelmed with anger and frustration by the evils that continue to be perpetrated by right wing fanatics in this world. Innocent Labour party kids die in Norway because some right wing fanatic hates openness and his country’s approach to multicu…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Problem with Rebuilding
Me like many Liberals are facing an identity crisis. We have no longer became the natural governing party of Canada we are rather seen as another left wing party. In order for us to rebuild we need to attract the votes that we lost which are …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Star Readers ‘Weigh In’ On Rob Ford’s Performance
Although not a resident of Toronto, I always find it difficult not to pay attention to the goings-on in ‘The Big Smoke,’ as its citizens are found of calling their city. Much has already been written by bloggers evaluating the disparity between the rh…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On primary purposes
Yes, it’s striking enough that multiple parties’ MPs went out of their way to destroy information about constituent requests to make it harder for new NDP MPs to do their job. But it’s particularly worth comparing the Cons’ treatment of constituents’ p…
Continue readingTim Hudak Would Seek to Defund Abortion Services in Ontario
Currently, women in Ontario who are in need of undergoing an abortion procedure have the “luxury” of having the services covered under Ontario Health Insurance (OHIP). As suggested in the press over the last week, this might not be the ca…
Continue readingThe Skwib: Glory vs. Effort
Hmm . . . this seems depressingly accurate.
Alltop is all glory, man. You could even say it’s a hole full of it! a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchbreath/5956858216/”>glory v. effort, a photo by lunchbreath on Flickr.
A Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: can you hold hands in the San Fran Jewish Museum?
[Jane] Levikow was in the gallery with her partner when she noticed a young lesbian couple in heated conversation with a security guard. “They were holding hands,” Levikow said, “and he told them they couldn’t hold hands in the museum.” via sfgate.com The irony? The featured exhibit was the “evolving public personae, lifestyle, and relationships,” […]
Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- David Olive chimes in on the toxic effects of inequality:Many of us did not engage in “excess,” yet are struggling to make ends meet. The real story is where did all the money go that has been generated b…
Continue readingThe bitch is in heat again
Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again. —Bertold Brecht, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui The neo-Nazi Christian…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Canada prepares to de-register Norway masscre weapon
Preparing to massacre his fellow Norwegians, Anders Berhing Breivik found it impossible to illegally acquire a machine gun.Having failed in that effort, he purchased a Ruger Mini-14 which he described as “the most “army like” rifle allowed in Norway, a…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Arbourist’s Kaslo Summer Vacation – The Pictures
Summer vacation is never complete without a trip to Kaslo British Columbia. Packing up the fiance and parental unit we embarked on the 12 hour car trip(Oh, and a stop off at Radium Hotsprings as well) to the funky/quaint town known as Kaslo. It is a week of intensive learning, singing and general revelry. This […]
Guardian: we can no longer ignore the far-right
Al Queda has been the go-to boogieman when acts of violence are perpetrated in western countries. The media, fed by right wing pundits and bloggers, does the full knee-jerk reaction, wondering aloud which brown-skinned, Islamic organization is responsible. Despite reports from both the UK and the US that right wing extremists were as . . . → Read More: Guardian: we can no longer ignore the far-right
Continue readingMusic for a Sunday: Amy Winehouse, RIP
Calle 13 posted this video to their official page with the comment: “Wow, Amy Winehouse died! What a shame, she had a tremendous voice!” I think that about sums it up, yes. Whatever else she had going on, despite the tabloids that hounded her ad nauseam (and, in so doing, probably exacerbated her troubles), her […]
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Rumpole and Food for Thought
The Mighty Ceeb is at it again with another story that distorts the information they started with. “Severe crime soaring in N.L.” scrams the website headline. The second paragraph: Statistics Canada reported that while reports of crime across …
Continue readingwmtc: today in new york: joy, normalcy, equality
Today in New York City, some families will celebrate their love and commitment, because the law has finally caught up with reality. 2 Dads, 2 Daughters, 1 Big Dayby Frank BruniEven in a city as diverse as New York and a neighborhood as progressive as t…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: The Winnipeg Air Canadas Unveil Their Logo
How incredibly original. And come to think of it, it’s high time that an NHL team had a maple leaf featured in its logo to celebrate our great nation, don’t you think:Trademark lawyers, care to chime in? – Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law F…
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