Fresh, Local Food in Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg was once lambasted in the annual MacLean’s ranking of Canadian Universities for having some of the worst campus food in the country (which is saying a…
May 2011
Where is LPC(O) President Howard Stevenson??? Anybody?
Liberal Party President Alfred Apps continues to hammer away at "I have the support of caucus, the National Executive, The PTAs and just about every Liberal in the country but…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for May 25, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:UN opens probe into Japan's crippled nuke plant -http://goo.gl/kXK6XRob Ford hopes to scrap plastic bag fee this year -http://goo.gl/8dLLECanada ranks…
in lieu of travel, baseball and socialism
I'll be spending the next few days with several things I am passionate about: baseball, socialism, good friends - and Allan. Today we're heading to Windsor, having dinner with "Gito…
"Episodic Journalism"
It's time to take stock, reflect on why things have gone astray and begin a process which will ultimately lead to a more accountable democracy, that truly serves the people…
I’ve signed up to be a delegate
Have you? Also, hashtag needed for this convention. #press7forpointoforder Suggestions? Also, a propos of nothing at all, I'm going through a bit of a new music phase. What's the best…
Watch: George Takei vs. Tennessee
I'm not sure if it is ironic or fitting that Tennessee, the American state that is home to the National Civil Rights Museum built around the former Lorraine Motel in…
Bob Rae & The Interim Leadership
Last Thursday, Bob Rae put his name forward for the interim leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada: “Colleagues and friends, I want to advise you that I am willing…
Politicos say: No funds for Hub
So the Hintonburg Hub partners sat down with the local politicos last Friday - including the Mayor and Muncipal Affairs minister Bob Chiarelli - and the essense of the meeting…
Don’t you get it? ‘Apparently not’ is the only safe conclusion as Alberta launches tardy STD campaign
Don’t you get it? Screen shot from provincial syphilis warning website. Below: Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky, former health minister Ron Liepert.At the risk of belabouring the point, while it is…
The need for satire – Canada’s troublesome lack of a consistent satirical voice
Canada lacks a consistent satirical voice to point out whatever political contradictions and hypocrisies were so often set forth into the airwaves.
Jeff Hughes Death in the News
This came out in the evening on Tuesday. Shall we anticipate the response of the boneheads? No charges in police shooting of white supremacistBy: ctvbc.caDate: Sunday May. 22, 2011 5:37…
Toronto Pride likely to receive city funding after threats over controversial group
Great news tonight from the City of Toronto's executive committee. I was glad to email them this past weekend. I have no idea if it made a difference. I'd like…
To Stop Abortion, Kill Sluts: Facebook Groups
It has become commonplace for pro-life web sites and blogs to insert a disclaimer of sorts which states that pro-life activists don’t condone violence, as though they attempt to distance…
"This is real democracy"
This is from a CBC report on an incident that occurred while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress: Netanyahu ... was briefly…
[New Murray Dobbin Post] Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality Posted: 24 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the…
Reported Assault on Weekend
We received this information a few moments ago: At 2:30pm on Saturday, a friend of mine saw two boneheads come up to the front of a house in Bridgeland where…
Request For Contact
To the individual who posted as "Fetus," could we ask that you leave us an email to contact you? There are some things we think we need to discuss, and…
On Liberal Principles – by Kyle Harrietha
It has been some time since I posted on this blog but the ongoing debate over what the Liberal Party of Canada stands for is one that I felt the…
Conventional Wisdom has it that…
It will be convenient to have a name for the ideas which are esteemed at any time for their acceptability, and it should be a term that emphasizes this predictability.…