Life in the Senate
One of our favourite Senators, Senator Elaine McCoy, is back in the blogosphere after a bit of an absence from her blog, Hullabaloos. Back with some wit on display yesterday…
June 2011
First Public Meeting of the Executive of the SPO
Join us for the first Executive meeting of the Socialist Party of Ontario.Bloor Gladstone Branch Public Library1101 Bloor St. W.Toronto, Ontario Sunday, June 26th 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.All members of the…
Photo Challenge 20 – Nostalgia
If there’s one thing I will not be, it’s nostalgic over this challenge. This will go down as one that “seemed like a good idea at the time” but in…
How does a Hague Convention claim for the return of a child to her country of origin, when the child had been accepted in Canada as a Convention refugee, apply (especially in the context of parental abuse)?
A.M.R.I. v. K.E.R., 2011 ONCA 417 raises the important question of the rights of affected parties on an application under the Hague Convention for the return of a child to…
That ‘disrespectful’ Brigette sparks the wrath of Ottawa’s Villagers
Really, it's just so awkward when the lower orders forget their rightful station in the order of things. The harrumphing, glaring and disdainful sniffing from the self-appointed members of Ottawa's…
Finally a Conservative gets it!
“Contempt of Parliament.” Oh....
Would an NDP Government become an outlaw government? The chances are high
Jack Layton campaigned as a future prime minister, and won a resounding victory over the waffling Liberals and do-nothing Bloc, sweeping into Official Opposition party status. Jack Layton - the…
The World According to Palin
Everything you need to know about the outrageous fakery and stunning ignorance of Sarah Palin is neatly summarized in her version of Paul Revere’s so-called “Midnight Ride” delivered on her…
3826…My Fave Restaurant Has Died
Infill killed my face restaurant, the KFC, K Fried, on Wellington Street in Hintonburgh, Ottawa.The place had been serving buckets and boxes of great and grease laden goodness since the…
Some Saturday Fun
Even climate hawks take a day off now and then, so that’s what I’m doing today.If you’re in need of some lightheartedness, too, check out this video of a cat…
Scheer Success
Andrew Scheer has been elected House of Commons Speaker. I met him in 2004, when we were federal candidates in adjacent Regina ridings. I was the no-shot NDP candidate against…
Weekly Round-Up: May 29 – June 4
Sunday, May 29 | The Hill Times – Full Cabinet hardly meets, P&P is Harper’s real Cabinet “He may not have received a coveted new ministry but Immigration Minister Jason…
You keep saying this word. I don’t think this word means what you think it means.
I’d like to kiss the Senate page who launched a protest calling for someone – everyone – to stop Prime Minister Harper. First of all, she’s got chutzpah for doing…
Throne Speech: “STOP HARPER”
Brigette DePape delivered the best line of the throne speech. She showed extraordinary courage to point out the problems of Canada. Harper is the problem if he is only motivated…
Harper needs help to name his new cat
Harper is my Prime Minister, so I want to help him. My suggestion is that he should name the cat Melancholy. Well, poor cat will have to put up with…
Manitoba-mooseless Traffic
All the stuff people were reading at Bond Papers rather than getting excited about a hockey team. Or maybe it was in addition to. In any event, here’s the list…
Titus Andronicus New Single
2nd one off The Moniter:Not the obvious choice, but anthemic enough in the end. PS. I think I've finally figured out band-leader Patrick Stickles' thing with the beard. He's not…