Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?
Ahem. Mood music, maestros: Thank you, fellas, that was…uh…lovely. Okay. Here goes. I saw this comment piece, by someone hilariously named Ally Fogg, in the Grauniad last night. It was…
July 2011
Click Clunk — you’ll never have a bath again
Alltop doesn’t see no need for bathing.
Halalt Nation’s win protects Chemainus River
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Last week (on July 13th), Madame Justice Wedge of the BC Supreme Court side...
Tim Uppal’s dangerous rhetoric
Populist rhetoric on Senate reform is nothing new, but this Maclean’s interview with Tim Uppal, the newly appointed Minister of State for Democratic Reform – and the man Harper has…
National FU Day
Dr. Dawg posts about the latest outrage connected to the SIU "investigation" of the G20 police riot -- commenter Blawg makes a modest proposal: Ever since G20 (and on top…
Once More, The SIU Cannot Fulfill Its Mandate
In what I can only construe as inept or complicit leadership at the top, the Toronto Police Service, thanks to massive obstructionism amongst the rank and file, has once again…
Media Madness & Politics
Getting out of the media mess created by our mainstream monopolies will be a real challenge. But we have to try.
Rupert Murdoch: Shave every day and you’ll always look keen!
Today's super amazing DRAMA! A protester attacks Rupert Murdoch with a plate of.........Shhi--shhhhhhhhhhaving cream. Rupert's wife, JUMPS up to save him from the pile of Shhhi---aaaaaaaaaving cream! You really cannot…
Nelson Mandela: A leader extraordinaire
“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”MandelaIt was recently Nelson Mandela’s ninety-third birthday. We live today in an era marked by…
Hudak “walks away” from abortion question
“…the Opposition Leader refused to say if he still opposes abortion, walking away from the microphone when reporters asked repeatedly if he still considered himself pro-life. The Campaign Life Coalition,…
Burn Them To The Ground
Anonymous to release NOTW, Sun emails.Fire...them...all. And jail the rest.
Gee Skewers Ford
I was about to write another pithy dismembering of the lies and stupidities of the mayoralty of His Honour Rob Ford. But then I read today's article in the Globe…
Province of BC launches Open Data Catalog: What works
As revealed yesterday, the province of British Columbia became the first provincial government in Canada to launch a open data portal. It's still early but here are some things that…
Premier McGuinty supports a woman’s right to choose
“…Premier Dalton McGuinty is forthright about his stand on abortion. Spokeswoman Jane Almeida said: McGuinty “supports a woman’s right to choose. … The McGuinty government has always held this position…
My book: Tabula Rasa
Last November, I participated – for the second time – in National Novel Writing Month. Just like the year before, I waited till the last minute to take the next…
Canada, A PetroState? The Face Of Climate Corruption in Canada
From The Mark News: Energy ministers from across Canada have just returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of the tar sands, given to them by the oil companies themselves. Now, they…
Mostly competent government
On December 1 of this year, the federal government will implement new regulations governing the processing of refugee claims. In response to the huge backlog of claims — much of…
Of Senators And Whores
Brian Mulroney said it best. There's no whore like an old whore.
Cancel The Corporate Tax Cuts
Spotted these excellent posters in my neighborhood by the Toronto Labour Council. Drag that they don't advertise a protest or some sort of event. But it's good that they're trying…