Never say you’ll never be poor; never say you’ll never be in prison
Russian proverb
July 2011
Griffin Helicopter Inquiry Report Shows Excesses of Government Secrecy
You may have noticed in what passes for “news” the announcement that the Canadian Forces has completed its inquiry into the crash of a Griffon helicopter crash in Afghanistan in…
Containing Ottawa’s Skyrocketing Power Bill
by Tom Adams and Brian Lee Crowley Federal taxpayers are exposed to an ex...
Ottawa police looking increasingly Third World
Fortunately with the crime rate so low, the police are not as important as they once were... . http://natpo.st/pKXYtK Chris Selley, National Post Friday, Jul. 22, 2011 On Tuesday, a…
Ottawa police looking increasingly Third World
Fortunately with the crime rate so low, the police are not as important as they once were... . http://natpo.st/pKXYtK Chris Selley, National Post Friday, Jul. 22, 2011 On Tuesday, a…
Informing on your neighbours
Because we are a country that apparently believes in informing on one’s neighbours, the government took the rather unprecedented move of posting the names and photos of 30 “suspected war…
Thanks for Nothing: KPMG and the Review that Wasn’t
When asked by Councillor Mary Fragedakis if they had considered the long-term costs of cutting support to BIAs or the economic benefits of arts funding or social services, KPMG's answer…
Never mind Gen. Natynczyk, the French have it right: jawr-jawr in Libya better than war-war!
Air forces: delivering failure from the sky since the dawn of flight. Next up, seeing as that didn’t work, boots on the ground? Below: Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Muammar al-Gaddafi.Gen. Walter…
A note to readers: Why I’m not sorry I skipped Vermillion
Conservative candidates and their supporters gather in Vermilion. Alison Redford is visible near the centre of the photo. Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Former Vermilion MLA…
Stephen Harper and the Politics of Punishment
Every now and then he betrays himself. Every now and then the mask falls off and exposes the monster behind it.Like when he woke up one morning and decided to…
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties….
Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in…
Great line of the day
Carolyn Hax replies to a question about whether to tell the child that their parent didn't want the pregnancy: Don’t succumb to the temptation of making your origin your destiny.Don’t…
@cityslikr on Team Ford’s bullshit, and our complicity therein | #TOpoli
Which Lie Do You Buy? « All Fired Up In The Big SmokeA lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.–…
Woody
Woody Allen was The Onion before there was The Onion.
Feeling like much less of a dolt this evening
I figured out a problem with a site I'm meant to be supporting as part of my freelance business. It was a Drupal White Screen of Death which was not…
Harry Potter in Syndey
Just after looking at the Sydney tar ponds, April and I watched another sort of dark magic: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ . I even had to…
Thank You NPR
I just posted a short thank you video to NPR and its fans because of the effect that their support had on my attitude towards social media. I've realized over…
Who needs EA’s?
Industry can police itself, right? More bold-faced lies from the Cons during the May election campaign… Sigh… environmental laggards indeed… Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Why I’m Struggling with Google+
So now I've been a couple of weeks with Google+ and I'll be honest, I'm really struggling with the service. I wanted to give it a few weeks before writing…