My last post in this series was published May 30. Since then, there have been 15 new spending announcements on News.gc.ca. Of those, 60% of announcements, but 94% of funding, went to Conservative ridings. It’s too early to call this out as any sort of manipulation, mind you. 60% is barely within the range of […]
Continue readingFar and Wide: Separating The Wheat From The Chaff
The fight over the Canadian Wheat Board is starting to heat up, although it may not mattter in the end. However, it is amazing to watch the Conservatives distort and outright mislead, combined with a justification for action which translates to irony …
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Things that bug me about the Stanley Cup
One thing that really annoys me is banks making commercials trying to gain favour by going all nationalistic and pulling out the “Canada hasn’t won a Stanley Cup in 18 years!”. A newsflash to them and to a lot of fans saying the same thing: this isn’t the Olympics. This is 2 teams representing their cities, not their countries. There are as many Canadians on Boston’s team as Vancouver’s. Last year’s Stanley Cup champions, the Chicago Black Hawks, had the most Canadians of any team in the playoffs. Why weren’t they “Canada’s team?”
Let’s save the fervour of cheering for your country at actual Canada vs USA games at […]
Continue readinggay persons of color: Michael Strahan, Bret Lockett join US marriage equality movements
Michael Strahan, the former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants, last week became the third professional athlete, after New York Rangers winger Sean Avery and Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash, …
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Fake expert testimony? Greg Carter testified in Durham family court cases
This is a remarkable story and one that affected people far beyond the Whitby/Oshawa area. Obviously the facts of the specific case are before the Court which will decide what actually happened, but the need for careful qualification of expert witness…
Continue readingThe Skwib: Bob was never a joiner
Conemen I, a photo by laurence.winram on Flickr. He had to admit the outfit was pretty spectacular, and the fringe benefits of membership were pretty good too — not only would it forestall your evisceration via tongs and razor-fingers, but you also got to run the world. The Fraternity of the Cone had been in […]
Continue readingImpolitical: Canada Wheat Board fight begins
As the video above explains, the NDP government in Manitoba, facing an election in October this year, is rolling out taxpayer funded ads to oppose the federal Conservatives’ intended move to take away the Wheat Board’s monopoly: “Manitoba releases pr…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Its Not Power And Politics
…but if you watch to the end you can see me sounding off on the No Frills Veggy section. If anyone from P&P is watching, however, please note the ample, wind-swept hair, which I believe compares favourably to Anderson Cooper.
H/t Imp for finding…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: 15 ideas (and more) – Setting the Table
Our economic vision for Newfoundland and Labrador is that of an enterprising, educated, distinctive and prosperous people working together to create a competitive economy based on innovation, creativity, productivity and quality. Strategic Econom…
Continue readingLittle Stephen’s ‘been a very bad, bad boy’
Now, Stevie, bark like a dog, woof, woof
In a light-hearted moment during a CBC interview concerning Ontario’s prostitution decriminalization trial, sex worker Terri-Jean Bedford had a bit of discipline for our PM, describing him as a ‘deadbeat dad…
Harper, stay away from game 7 and the Stanley Cup
Proposed ‘Harper Cup’
If the Canucks should win Lord Stanley’s cup, do yourself a favour and do not try to take the glory away from Vancouver and its hockey team. This is not your victory to steal. Vancouver is not a Harper-friendly town.
We don’t w…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Bigots and the Rainbow Chasers
It was a grey and rainy Monday, so imagine how great it was to stumble home from work, and see this beautiful rainbow streaming down on my island.
Especially since I know that a sight like that must drive these rainbow chasers CRAZY.
A…
Continue readingeaves.ca: I can’t tweet or check Facebook…
… Because I’m behind the great firewall. It actually quite surreal being unable to check twitter – I didn’t realize I would miss it so much. However, I can apparently still blog so will have a post on Tuesday. Email & Share:
Continue readingAnd the budget vote is…
In the event that the suspense is killing you, let me put your mind at ease – yes, the budget was passed. But what’s that? The government won’t actually show its plan for cost savings, which the parliamentary budget officer is&…
Continue readingcultural sn:afu: Little Victor Update | Speed demon
Victor has been walking since April. Every day he gets more confident in his stride, and the motions get less jerky. Unfortunately the confidence is leading him to move at speeds he’s not quite ready for. Which means my son … Continue readi…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Afghan public opinion and it’s consequences
If we care about the Afghan people, and if we believe in democracy as a normative system for determining what is best for a people, it becomes imperative when conducting a unilateral action such as war that we learn what the Afghan people actually thin…
Continue readingStarbucks, Triple Venti Non justice topped with Blatant Homophobia
I came across this post tonight while I avoided the Vancouver Canucks Boston tea party. I like Starbucks and the anti – big corporist in me always chastises me as I cross the threshold of one of their many many stores. I admit I love their cofeee a…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Tony Awards With Manly Opening Act
Broadway has never looked straighter. Featuring Stephen Colbert, Brooke Shields, and not Al Pacino.
Continue readingFirst Nations Education
I came across an article posted by my fab faerie brother Issac on Facebook. The article was on the Residential Schools.
My Great Grandmother, Gertrude Pinchbeck suffered under this colonial imprisonment. That is what it was. Take kids away from …
Continue readinggritchik: More Weiner hilarity
Ok, fair warning, not only is this not safe for work, don’t play it when your kids are around either. Or mom. Anyone, really, don’t play it in front of anyone unless you’re sure they can take it. After listening to this in the car on the way home from work and laughing so hard […]