An Open Letter to Minister Raitt. . . .
Let's put it as simply and straightforwardly as possible Mrs. Raitt - I hope you die slowly of a terrible and painful disease, suffering for ages as you gradually wither…
June 2011
And now I brace myself
If last night is any indication, we're about 40 minutes off from the start of screaming. Mallory went down like a ton of bricks, half an hour ago, dosed withe…
Is Shyness an Evolutionary Tactic?
In praise of introverts NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/5qKFy Filed under: Miscellany
Stopping the Cons: How Far Will Canadians Go?
Well I see the great postal filibuster has ended. The NDP has surrendered to reality. The union-bashing Cons got what they wanted. The workers were shafted. And the Liberals looked…
Dear Diarist, Issue #1
CanYouHearMeKnockingOnYourWindowVilleIt has been a long time since I thought about the Franz Klammer house party story. A story that, if you'll recall, never saw the light of day.But then this…
Mail strike almost over
The mail will start moving Tuesday or so but lots of people have moved on. I always paid bills by mail -- but now I have moved to payment by…
conservative.ca considers backbenchers to be irrelevant
I wanted to learn more about the newly elected MP here in my parents' riding of Richmond Hill. So my first instinct was to visit the Tory's official website, www.conservative.ca.…
Sun’s Bonokoski stumbles attacking Kinsella
Warren Kinsella wrote a column recently where he claimed Canada's media is "overwhelmingly conservative". That's not news. Our national newspapers are almost a total conservative monopoly with Sun Media and…
Just because you say it was funny, doesn’t make it so
Yesterday, when NDP leader Andrea Horwath made the crack about how women “know better than to give it up all at once,” I, a liberal, middle-aged feminist, was stunned. So…
William Koch buys portrait of Billy the Kid for $2.3
A member of the infamous modern gangster Koch family, William Koch, has purchased the only known photograph of wild west gangster Billy the Kid.I would say there's a certain symmetry…
On private opportunities
Last week, I noted that the Harper Cons' generally opaque austerity plans include one cause for alarm, as they're looking to turn public services into sources of corporate profit. And…
Morningstar Ministries preacher Jason Hooper DUI arrest in Australia
His blood alcohol level was .206, he was a visitor in Australia and he was going 110 kmh in a 50km zone. (for our US friends that is 68 mph…
Creekside: G20 : Caught in the Act
Creekside: G20 : Caught in the Act: "When police stick to phony script : the Miami Model"Have I mentioned that Alison rocks today?
There’s hope for the U.S. yet, gay marriage bill passes in New York
On Friday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Marriage Equality Act into law. This made New York the sixth and largest out of a union of states which…
A whole year of this self-important bastard? Christ on a crutch …
Just realized: tomorrow marks exactly one year since the day OB jumped into the blogosphere. The inaugural post:The G20 narrative: whose story is it?Guess we're still struggling with that, but…
Wildrose To Follow Sask. Party On Human Rights?
In a decision that's already sparking controversy, Wildrose members -including leader Danielle Smith -overwhelmingly voted to disband the Alberta Human Rights Commission, but keep the overarching legislation in place and…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to end your weekend.- Brian Topp points out the biggest difference between the Parliamentary reaction to the Harper Cons' attack on Canada Post workers and previous overreaches by…
A sign of global warming: Bermuda-sized ‘ice island’ threatens coast of Newfoundland
http://natpo.st/mh4u1c By Greg Burchell A Bermuda-sized slab of ice from northern Greenland is breaking apart off Labrador, littering the area with icebergs that could pose a threat to offshore oil…
Asbestos – Canada’s Shame Continues
I recently wrote about the opportunity that Canada had to end its pariah-like status by no longer opposing the listing of asbestos as a toxic product in the Rotterdam Convention.…
Coal Ash Disposal Sites Contaminating Ground Water In 19 States
toxic1.jpg The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) has released a new report showing that coal ash disposal sites are threatening water supplies at 33 sites located in 19 different states acros...