3823…Frank Sinatra And Me
Have a whole lot in common.First off we are both World Famous.Secondly, according to his widow Barbara, we have the number 12 in common.In her new tell all book about…
June 2011
Hangover 3: Canucks fan’s lost day in San Jose
Yep, that's a hospital gownA must read for anyone's who's been on a bender in a strange town. You can't make this shit up. Funny and sad and everything that…
Stopping Debate – Again!
Under the current government, the BC Legislature seems to have become a necessary evil to be used sparingly or otherwise avoided.In the Liberals first term, Premier Campbell introduced a sweeping…
Cold Fusion Zombie Returns From The Grave Eats Fossil Fuel Capitalists’ Brains Then Solves World Energy Problems
I've been following this story in the geek-singularity press for a little while about the development of a new form of cold fusion out of Italy that is, apparently, on…
"We need to rip open our party. Think about making it almost open source."
Mark Holland gave a barn burner speech at the ALP convention on Saturday night that had the entire crowd buzzing - I'll be sure to post it if I can…
The Winnipeg Jets vs. U2: This is why we can’t have nice things
So the Jets are coming back (I refuse to believe they’ll be called anything else), and that is good. I have found memories of the Jets games, from getting hit…
New column day
Blogging may be on hold for the week, but columnizing isn't. Here's my latest, on the Cons' disaster response and the broader question of what we expect from our elected…
On Parasites
Much has been made in Canada of Québec Solidaire's Amir Khadir comments that Royal newlyweds Will and Kate are "parasites". This upset many Canadians who feel a strong bond with…
Gardening Upside Down
We live in a topsy-turvy world where far, far more money is spent on guns and making war than on educating children and feeding the starving, and where the richest…
Speaker election first task for MPs
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/02/pol-speaker-election.html
Two-Fifty for a Highball
This drink here is called a Cuba Libre, according to Captain Dan. It was decidedly more than two fifty, and the lime makes *all* the difference. Amazing little fruit, that…
3822…Rocco Rossi Is Happy
He tells all on Facebook that today is the kickoff of Italian Month on Ontario.Rocco Rossi, former Liberal Party bigshot and current Progressive Comaervative candidate for Tim Hudak in Toronto,…
New Service – Daily Toronto Superior Court Lists
The Toronto Lawyers Association is providing a brand new service! Daily links to the Toronto Superior Court lists as follows:Commercial ListMaster's MotionMotionsTrialsPre-Trials and Case ConferencesAs a result, we will now…
On the Quebec question: (4) Devolution
So far, I've argued that there are good reasons to favour Quebec's right to determine, on its own, whether to separate from Canada. One option that has come up under…
NOTHING TO LOSE
Interesting headline in The Huffington Post. The Monarch is all set to go. By the time he is finished you may not recognize Canada. Big hope is Jack Layton and…
A Sense of Balance
In his recent book, A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada, John Ralston Saul writes of this country's deep aboriginal roots, which have profoundly influenced how Canadians view the world…
Re-imagining Canada in the World: Start by tackling Tall Poppy Syndrome
The Globe and Mail has been choc-a-bloc lately with guest columnists (academics, NATO ambassadors, think-tank CEO’s) talking about where the debate over Canada’s foreign policy has gone. It was conspicuously…
Rozie
Rozie was a helluva’ dame. She could sink those rivets faster than a two-dollar fancy-girl could peel the wrapping off a sailor on shore leave, after he’d been at sea…
Your Daily Nazi: Fox News North To Interview Marc Lemire!
Dets here! First Ezra did Shaidle, now Lemire. He must thinking giving these guys a platform is going to get some government somewhere to act.Update: The message on FreeD has…
The Impact of Clientelism on Sudan and the Implications for a Sustainable Peace- Geoffrey Campbell (Atlantic International Studies Organization Spring 2011)
The Impact of Clientelism on Sudan and the Implications for a Sustainable Peace- Geoffrey Campbell