Stephen Harper’s Horrible Summer Makeover
OMG. I knew Stephen Harper was spending his summer trying to be transformed from Great Ugly Leader into Mr Nice Fuhrer.After forgetting himself at the Redneck Stampede, and revealing his…
July 2011
Booking in Killarney was easier than I thought
I have booked me another canoe trip. My friend Martin and I are staking out the second or third weekend in September as our new traditional canoe trip weekend. In…
Crossroads Christian Communications announces distribution deal, but can’t update website
Crossroads Christian Communications hasn’t bothered to update it’s upcoming guest web page this week for it’s 100 Huntley Street viewers, but it’s Tricord Media division is promoting it’s distribution partnership…
#OpPayPal to End WikiLeaks Blockade
WikiLeaks is an organization of journalists who publish whistleblower leaks of documents from corrupt governments and corporations. PayPal is an eBay company who quickly caved to US State Department threats,…
John McCain Throws The Tea-Baggers Under The Bus
Seems Sen John McCain had it and he ain’t a takin’ it anymore. He’s mad at fellow Rethuglicans and tea-bagger hit parade. Don’t worry, folks, he ain’t crossin’ the floor…
3953…Charlie Sheen Is Moving On Up
Sorta.According to the National Enquirer, "Baseball fanatic Charlie Sheen's making frantic calls to rich pals in a heartfelt bid to forge an investment group that'll buy the in-bankruptcy Los Angeles…
Oslo vs Tuscan: Asymmetric Reactions
When Jared Loughner shot dead six people in Tuscan in an attempted murder of congresswoman Gabby Giffords, there was several interesting reactions outside of the obviously deserved expressions of sympathy…
3952…Fit Chicks On 93.1 CKCU With Moi
Thursday morning, 7 to 8. I will be chatting with Laura Jackson and Amanda Quinn. I am told, by their PR flunky and we all know PR flunkies don't lie,…
3951…Jack Layton Still Not Dead
Folks, he is just taken a break, enough with the wake type stuff in the paper, on the radio and the tube.Sick.Not dead.WFDS
Candidate For Liberal Presidency Says "Senior Party Officials" Tried To Stifle Free Speech
In 2009, the Liberal Party created en famille, an online discussion forum exclusively for Party members.At the time, en famille was touted by former Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff as a…
The Good Question Of The Day….
TheWeeBitOfNewsThatDoesn'tQuiteFitButActuallyMattersVilleIf George Bush's two unfunded wars have cost Americans $5 trillion dollars why, as Amy Goodman asks in the Guardian, is this not part of the ridiculous, not to mention…
Those kooky Greens
I’ve been considering running in the upcoming Vancouver municipal election and the thought of seeking a Vancouver Greens nomination had crossed my mind, but I think I don’t think I’m…
Fresh evidence – is due diligence at trial really a prerequisite?
01109718 Saskatchewan Ltd v Agrikalium Potash Corporation, 2011 SKCA 82 deals, among other things, with the test to adduce fresh evidence on appeal. The case suggests that the test is…
Today in Slightly More Interesting Polling
Tough crowd to please:Poll: 52 percent approve of God’s job performanceBy John Blake, CNN(CNN) – If you think voters are in cranky mood over politics, a new poll suggests that…
Nycole Turmel – Dancing With Separatists
While I have the greatest respect for the current situation the NDP is in, what with their permanent leader Jack Layton taking a break to fight another occurrence of cancer…
Martha Hall Findlay for Liberal President
Martha Hall FindlayI wish to go on record that I would support Martha Hall Findlay for Liberal Party president, should she run / be drafted / be persuaded to run.Findlay…
Coming soon to a country near you…
Yes, it's telling that Stephen Harper's spin on the U.S. debt ceiling crisis is to pretend that the problem has more to do with "the U.S. debt and fiscal situation"…
imp strump: the library as public oasis
Impudent Strumpet:If home is too crowded or noisy or uncomfortable or abusive or non-existent, having somewhere else to go - a perfectly respectable place to go and to be (compare…