June 2011
Cross Sheila off your list
Remember the December deal and all the claims that the provincial Tories would all be standing for re-election, bar none? Yeah, well you could take that one to the bank.…
Lys Agnes 27: America’s Got Talent 2011
Lys Agnes is a terrific singer. She lost her boyfriend in a car accident and you can feel her pain. Does a tragedy sometimes bring the best out of people?Video:
Ban Asbestos Mining, Sale, Export
From CanadaCausesCancer.ca a little humour driving home a point: Click on Read or Watch and then Sign the petition.
Liberals: I need your help changing the leadership selection timeline
(UPDATED: See bottom of post)If you're a Liberal who was acclaimed as a delegate to the upcoming extraordinary convention to change/set the timing for the next leadership race and you're…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Crawford Kilian interviews Linda McQuaig on inequality, including this comment on how to handle the damaging effects of inequality politically:On whether inequality is becoming…
Another Gee I Wish Quebec Would Go Post
From a right wing columnist. This is becoming a recurring theme. If only Quebec wasn't included and man the Conservatives would really have a majority! These guys are the PQ's…
when to buy organic?
handy guide to reduce our kids’ intake of pesticides along with their fruits & vegggies at EWG http://ow.ly/5iy96 Filed under: Miscellany
Creation of trusts and sham trusts
Duca Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. v. Bozzo, 2011 ONCA 455 is a good source for the law as relates the creation of a trust and when a trust, apparently properly created, is…
Never Mind The Bomber….Bring On The Italian Stallion
AllAlongTheWatchtowerDisintegratingBluelineVille______Update: OK, maybe they should have inserted both into the line-up....Interesting watching/listening to entire HNIC crew ignore the long, intense boos for Bettman during trophyfest.______So.......Wit...
Simple Minds In a Complex World
We in the West like to keep things simple, especially when those things relate to countries on the other side of the world. We like to reduce everything to basic…
Why Merge With The Liberals?
If you can become the Liberal Party? How the NDP deals with the temptation to move right, will determine whether or not it will be worth supporting them, going forward.
Deep thought
I won't claim to have compiled a full list of criticisms of the Cons' government. But I'm pretty sure that putting too many resources into environmental priorities would rank rather…
Video: Joe Foy on Why We Don’t Need Site C Dam
At a recent event in Vancouver, the Wilderness Committee's Joe Foy picked apart the BC Liberal Government's faulty case for Site C Dam - discussing better alternatives to power our…
"abortion saved my life" and other tales of human rights
What does abortion access look like to women who don't have any? What does it mean to be unable to obtain an abortion when you need one? The anti-choice movement…
Duncan the Dogcat, living the good life
Duncan and his Vet, January 2008Ever since I adopted Duncan from the Humane Society, I’ve referred to him as a Dogcat. Half dog, half cat. Right from Day One. He…
Support The Strikes To Defend Pensions
Usually even the mention of Margaret Wente's name can ruin my day but her article in today's Globe & Mail is actually not too bad in terms of laying out…
NDP: the kids are all right, redux
My fears were unfounded. Surprisingly good accent, too. Bravo! ...
White Water, Black Gold
You can’t practice abstinence while running a brothel. Yet politicians of almost all stripes talk simultaneously about developing the Alberta oil sands while getting serous about reducing carbon emissions. Sound…
When It Comes to Expertise, You Can Always Fight a Guerilla War
Gorillas-fight.jpg You know how conservatives always have those big sign-on letters, listing X number of experts who disagree with evolution, or don’t think global warming is human caused? ...