Since the Harper Government™ spent as much money on security for 2010’s G8/G20 summits as any other ten countries would have, you’d think they’d at least have earned high marks for, you know, security. You’d be wrong. An internal RCMP review says the Conservative government’s choice of Ontario cottage country as the 2010 G8 Summit venue offered would-be snipers "ideal conditions" to assassinate a world leader. It says the hilly, wooded terrain around Huntsville, Ont., featured not only excellent vantage points for gunmen, but covered approaches for intruders, and problematic land and water routes leading in and out of the area. … It also says the decision to host the G20 Summit in Toronto immediately afterwards "added a significant planning challenge" that prompted a "complete re-examination of the G8 Summit security." And here I thought security was one of those areas that ranked right up there with the economy as a core competency of Conservatives. The editorial board at the Globe and Mail must be so proud….
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LOCAL EVENTS:’STOP SIGNS: CARS AND CAPITALISM’ BOOK LAUNCH:Coming up this Wednesday at Winnipeg’s Infoshop the Mondragon, 92 Albert St.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Stop Signs Book Launch with Yves EnglerTim…
Continue readingLeDaro: Conservatives have no business in government
Photo from the Toronto Star.That is what the Toronto Star’s Thomas Walkom says. The Conservative government plans to sell AECL for $15 million while giving SNC-Lavelin $75 million to buy it – I thought Stephen Harper was an economist by training, doesn…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Hoarders: Corporate Cash Edition
One of the main issues of contention in the debate over continued corporate tax slashing has been the question of what the business sector will do with more free money. And Erin’s post makes it clear just how much capacity has already been taken out of…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: DeSmogBlog’s Brendan DeMelle on Ed Schultz Show and Ring of Fire Radio Discussing Denial-a-Palooza
DeSmogBlog executive director Brendan DeMelle appeared on the Ed Schultz radio show earlier this week to discuss the Heartland Institute’s sixth International Conference on Climate Change – a.k.a. Denial-a-Palooza – and other aspects of the climate cha…
Continue readingMusic for a Sunday: Quiquiribu, mandinga…
“I’m so in love with Black Tomasa that when she leaves the house, oh how sad I get…”
Of course, it’s impossible to be sad for long when you hear the late Compay Segundo and his band. Even Cuban songs about sadness have a …
Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
The start of the ‘Riders’ season is just around the corner, and there doesn’t seem to be much doubt about the main areas of uncertainty for the team. But while Rob Vanstone nicely identifies the question marks, I’ll go into a bit more detail about the …
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: CASDA National Autism Strategy Is Not A REAL National Autism Strategy: It Does Not Help Canadian Autistic Children and Adults
In looking at the National Autism Strategy information from a CASDA (Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance) conference held in Ottawa on June 8 2011, and which I have posted following this comment, I see that there is the suggestion for e…
Continue readingcentre of the universe: The thing about ouroboros
We left town for Canada Day. Initially I was going to go Away for a LARP vacation, but then after a chat with my Da it became apparent that it’d be nice to try to do something for my Grandmother’s birthday (she is the same age as Canada bec…
Continue readingThe Skwib: Nude Clanking Down a Staircase
You had to hand it to Wanda the Happy Ending Pleasure Borg; sure, she was two-thirds titanium alloy with Buckyball Graphite Tetro-Carbon piping, but she had a sweet disposition, a lovely singing voice, and legs that just didn’t stop. She had hydraulic servo-motors in places where normal cyborgs could only dream of servo-motors, if you […]
Continue readingEvaluating Mammoliti, redux | #PrideTO #TOpoli
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Continue readingMorton's Musings: The law is not so much carved in stone as it is written in water, flowing in and out with the tide.
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Continue reading"Aging Out" : A recipe for despair
One of the leading causes of homelessness among youth in Canada is the so called “Aging out” of foster care.Aging out is a term that reeks of whitewashing ,lets call it what it truly is, the abdication of our responsibility to vulnerable youth.With sui…
Continue readingRape: hanging by a thread
Reading the comment thread on my previous post made me nostalgic, but not in a good way. It’s instructive, and depressing. Frankly, I don’t think I’ve seen a more perfect example of double victimization since the pre-rape-shield days. I’m angry…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: The Prosecutor Stole His Life; The Justices Took His Money
Prosecutors and police must not be afraid of law suits and so hesitate to act. But but but we have to create a transparent system of compensation for those wrongfully convicted. (And they exist and always will no matter how careful we are):http://bit.l…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Loving God, Loving Psychopath
When you break down what it would actually mean to be a deity, or to have absolute power and control over another one can start to appreciate the ghastly way in which events and decisions can go wrong. Unchecked power can only lead to psychopathy, and that is precisely the power so many of the […]
350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
An Open Letter to All Humankind Please Help Me I am thommo and I am a human being. I write this open request for help to all other human beings on this beautiful planet we share. The world that I am currently living in appears to be broken. It’s …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: We Knew it Was Just a Matter of Time. Libya Open for Business!
It didn’t take long for the vultures to swoop down on Libya. News that Washington’s largest lobbying group, Patton Boggs, has been hired to sell the rebel army as the new government of the oil rich country, should come as no surprise. The firm has been…
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