Summer in the City
Seems appropriate for Ottawa today! And if I hear ONE person bitchin’ that it’s too hot… I’m gonna….. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWXcjYNZais Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario Tweet This ...
July 2011
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your long weekend.- Sixth Estate's evisceration of the Fraser Institute continues, this time with a response in substance to the claim that private-sector rent-seekers will somehow…
Die Media Die: Theo Caldwell’s Internet Presence Is Threatened
Since Fox News North sacked him, he's on the verge of being deemed not notable Someone please help:Or, on the other hand, if nobody bothered to improve, source, or rename…
Mostly competent government
Since the Harper Government™ spent as much money on security for 2010's G8/G20 summits as any other ten countries would have, you'd think they'd at least have earned high marks…
Molly’sBlog 2011-07-03 14:46:00
LOCAL EVENTS:'STOP SIGNS: CARS AND CAPITALISM' BOOK LAUNCH:Coming up this Wednesday at Winnipeg's Infoshop the Mondragon, 92 Albert St.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Stop Signs Book Launch with Yves EnglerTim...
Conservatives have no business in government
Photo from the Toronto Star.That is what the Toronto Star's Thomas Walkom says. The Conservative government plans to sell AECL for $15 million while giving SNC-Lavelin $75 million to buy…
Hoarders: Corporate Cash Edition
One of the main issues of contention in the debate over continued corporate tax slashing has been the question of what the business sector will do with more free money.…
DeSmogBlog’s Brendan DeMelle on Ed Schultz Show and Ring of Fire Radio Discussing Denial-a-Palooza
DeSmogBlog executive director Brendan DeMelle appeared on the Ed Schultz radio show earlier this week to discuss the Heartland Institute's sixth International Conference on Climate Change - a.k.a. Denial-a-Palooza -…
Music for a Sunday: Quiquiribu, mandinga…
“I’m so in love with Black Tomasa that when she leaves the house, oh how sad I get…” Of course, it’s impossible to be sad for long when you hear…
Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
The start of the 'Riders' season is just around the corner, and there doesn't seem to be much doubt about the main areas of uncertainty for the team. But while…
CASDA National Autism Strategy Is Not A REAL National Autism Strategy: It Does Not Help Canadian Autistic Children and Adults
In looking at the National Autism Strategy information from a CASDA (Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance) conference held in Ottawa on June 8 2011, and which I have posted following…
The thing about ouroboros
We left town for Canada Day. Initially I was going to go Away for a LARP vacation, but then after a chat with my Da it became apparent that it’d…
Nude Clanking Down a Staircase
You had to hand it to Wanda the Happy Ending Pleasure Borg; sure, she was two-thirds titanium alloy with Buckyball Graphite Tetro-Carbon piping, but she had a sweet disposition, a…
Evaluating Mammoliti, redux | #PrideTO #TOpoli
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The law is not so much carved in stone as it is written in water, flowing in and out with the tide.
Jeff Melvoin
"Aging Out" : A recipe for despair
One of the leading causes of homelessness among youth in Canada is the so called "Aging out" of foster care.Aging out is a term that reeks of whitewashing ,lets call…
Rape: hanging by a thread
Reading the comment thread on my previous post made me nostalgic, but not in a good way. It’s instructive, and depressing. Frankly, I don’t think I’ve seen a more perfect…
The Prosecutor Stole His Life; The Justices Took His Money
Prosecutors and police must not be afraid of law suits and so hesitate to act. But but but we have to create a transparent system of compensation for those wrongfully…