Rahim Jaffer And The ‘Tough On Crime’ Facade
Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer, who was charged with cocaine possession and drunk driving on September 11, 2009, has just been given a sweetheart deal: plead guilty to carless driving…
March 2010
On Predicting the Future of Science and Technology
We must be wary not to overestimate the progress of science and equally wary we not underestimate the progress of technology. Just a thought that occurred to me today. People…
Why does Canada have so few women in politics?
Report today that Canada ranks 50th in the World in the number of women in politics. Is it time to consider a quota on minimum number of female candidates for…
Jets Overhead and a sneaky plan!
So after having read about the members of my new favourite band -- which, if you didn't notice, is the band Jets Overhead from Victoria, BC, I decided to try…
Song
Just wanted to share a song with you all...This song, for some reason, even though I've only just heard it for the first time today, seems like a song I've…
Child Saved From Catholic Education
That's what I would have titled this article, which 9news in Denver chose to label: "Gay couple's child denied re-enrollment at Catholic school".I mean, seriously, why would you want your…
I’m a goddamn princess with my high heels on.
by matttbastard Phone Joan = matttbastard’s new musical crush object. Think PJ Harvey squatting in Christania with Josh Homme, a small library of Victorian ghost stories and a milk crate…
Beautiful day!
My friend S and I went for a walk after we picked up our fix today and ended up sitting beside the Ottawa river under the beautiful sun to do…
Stephen Harper’s New National Anthem
Looking into O Canada's history I've found that the song has had several vastly different variations before it was finally set as the one we know with the National Anthem…
Prorogued for This?
Everyone else has said it, but the government’s Olympic holiday was shown to be a total sham (like everyone knew it was) with today’s throne speech. We need to change…
Should Greens consider Thorium reactors?
Debate topic for pragmatic GREENsThanks to a tweet by Enviralment I just read an article on Thorium reactor technology that I think people should read. Thorium reactors have been around…
CENSORED by your local Police Department…
David Bratzer, an active officer in the ranks of the Victoria Police Department, and also a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), was invited to speak at an event…
"It’s Not Fair, We Want Clean Air": Citizens for Clean Air Rally
Today at 2 p.m., I attended an extraordinary rally at Queen's Park organized by the Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA). Thousands of people protested the proposed construction of a 900-megawatt…
"It’s Not Fair, We Want Clean Air": Citizens for Clean Air Rally
Today at 2 p.m., I attended an extraordinary rally at Queen’s Park organized by the Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA). Thousands of people protested the proposed construction of a 900-megawatt…
"It’s Not Fair, We Want Clean Air": Citizens for Clean Air Rally
Today at 2 p.m., I attended an extraordinary rally at Queen's Park organized by the Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA). Thousands of people protested the proposed construction of a 900-megawatt…
"It’s Not Fair, We Want Clean Air": Citizens for Clean Air Rally
Today at 2 p.m., I attended an extraordinary rally at Queen’s Park organized by the Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA). Thousands of people protested the proposed construction of a 900-megawatt…
Ignatieff and Israel
Which federal party leader said this about Israel back in 2002? When I looked down at the West Bank, at the settlements like Crusader forts occupying the high ground, at…
Ignatieff and Israel
Which federal party leader said this about Israel back in 2002? When I looked down at the West Bank, at the settlements like Crusader forts occupying the high ground, at…