A favourite sport of some social conservatives…
… is to bash and slash pretty much any opinion, line of work, profession, whatever, that does not line up with their narrow philosophies. The teaching profession is often the…
June 2011
Family found dead in Iqaluit
Douglas Quan, Postmedia News: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 12:47 PMAn RCMP investigator examines the area in Iqaluit's cemetery where the body of a man was found alongside a shotgun June…
“Please help me feel safe in this city again”
The Morden inquiry into the G20 debacle is going to be the only official public review we will ever have about what happened in Toronto a year ago.The review, launched…
N.L. rescue centre closure outrageous
Inspired by this headline:N.L. rescue centre closure outrageous: MP Harris
David Tkachuk Has No Moral Authority to Criticize Brigette DePape
In the Toronto Star this morning Senator David Tkachuk lights into Brigette DePape, and those who call her actions heroic.How dare he?Mr. Tkachuk represents everything that is wrong with our…
And They Promised Stability
On May 2nd, Canadians -- well, at least 24% of them -- thought they were voting for stability. They might begin to rethink that proposition, although it really is too…
"Proud" Preston Manning Will Address Reform Party (er .. I mean) Conservative Party Convention On Friday
"He's the undisputed godfather of Canada's new Conservative majority, and Preston Manning admits to taking some personal pride, a full quarter-century after crafting his 1986 manifesto for a Western Reform…
Establishment elite gang up on a Senate Page
The main stream media seem hell bent to protect the environs of the Senate. Their attack on Senate Page Brigette DePape has been relentless. And I have to say I…
3837…When You Gonna Finish That Book?
Yes I am talking to you Stephen Harper.That hockey book you have been writing.Give 'er.WFDS
The Globe & Mail is wrong about Brigette DePape. D’uh!
This is why today's newspapers suck so badly. They're losing money because they employ people who have no idea of news, opinion or history. Newspapers hire people who can write,…
‘Major’ gas leak closes 11 blocks of Yonge Street south of Steeles Ave.
Eleven blocks of Yonge St. have been closed due to what Toronto Fire is calling a "major gas leak." Pedestrians are being moved from the area and Yonge St. is…
By all means, here is my cell phone number
This made me laugh, because I just put my cell number on my FB account. (Mostly so my friends could actually talk to me if they wanted. Not to be…
alison redford distancing herself from premier stelmach.
“She’s taking the same position as Raj Sherman, who’s now -I don’t know what he is now, an Independent? -and I believe David Eggen who is also an NDP candidate…
Even Ford’s budget chief says Rob’s math is hurting Toronto
Don’t kill land transfer tax, budget chair advises - thestar.com Isn't it curious? All those people bad-mouthing David Miller and his governance of Toronto. Yet, Miller managed the finances well…
Mrs. Danny Williams’ tragedy: too much cock of the walk, too little cock
America's Newfoundland's former premier Danny Williams is a piece of work, that's for sure. He's a conceited cock of the walk, with too much walk and too little cock. Idolized…
Ontario Catholic School Bans Rainbows
An unofficial Gay-Straight Alliance at St Joseph Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario has been forbidden from displaying any rainbows at their information booth. The school board had already banned…
The perils of polling stories
Not surprisingly, local media reports of Corporate Research Associates’ most recent quarterly poll got the news spectacularly wrong. For example, the Telegram reported that “upport for the provincial Conservatives has…
Application of the principles from W.(D.)
R. v. Geddes, 2011 MBCA 44 deals with the application of R. v. W.(D.), 1 S.C.R. 742. In theory the case sets out a simple test: “First, if you believe…