The Republican and the Environment part 2
If any of you didn't look at my last post I am looking into the Republicans and there environment stance I already did Bachman now for Mitt Romney and Gingrich…
August 2011
Audio: Damien Gillis Talks Private Power, Hydro Report on CFUV’s "Hidden News"
Get MP3 (27 MB) Listen to this 20 min radio interview from CFUV's Hidden News. Damien Gillis and host Mehdi Najari talk private river power, smart meters and the fallout…
Saying Goodbye to Jack: The Video
I almost missed Jack's funeral. But luckily I didn't because it was a true gathering of the clan... or the Jack Nation.And though it was of course a sad occasion…
the corporate nature of municipal governments…
from Priscilla… Unlike the Federal and Provincial Governments – a Municipal Government is a Corporation and that may explain why some local Councils appear to have no conscience. Living…
Hurricane Irene NBC Nightly News
NBC`s Nightly news with Brian Williams is my favourite newscast. Since Hurricane Irene is headed directly for 30 Rock, HQ of NBC News, you might forgive this Saturday's episode to…
Dear Jack…
I have tried three times this week to compose this letter, each time only to trail off in a cloud of tears. Here it goes. First of all, I want…
Judges assaulting judges at the Wisconsin Supreme Court?
This is beyond bizarre: http://bit.ly/qdCRTZ Friday saw the release of the official documents in the investigation of the alleged physical altercation at the Wisconsin Supreme Court - in which liberal…
What can judges really do?
Judges are powerful people. Sometimes, misconceptions about their power lead to calls for an elected judiciary or some other form of outside intervention in our courts. These are all bad…
Stephen Lewis’ Eulogy for Jack Layton
Full text of Stephen Lewis’ stirring eulogy for Jack Layton - The Globe and MailStephen Lewis gave a very moving eulogy for Jack Layton at the funeral. The audience broke…
Goodbye, Jack!
Today, the country said goodbye to a great leader and hero. Thanks to Jack for everything he did for our country, for the issues he championed, for the battles he…
It is Always Too Soon. . . .
Many Canadians are deeply saddened by the death of Jack Layton. And I too have been affected by the untimely death of a committed social democrat who galvanized the feelings…
Wankers of the Week: Disaster Week edition
Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, how about the week that was? Full of natural disasters, from those storms in Southern Ontario, to Hurricane Irene, to that earthquake on the East Coast…
Shorter Christie Blatchford
“All I did was spit on Jack Layton’s grave and now some people are (gasp) being uncivil!” Once again a vicious right-winger plays the victim card when what she sends…
77 Year Old Jean Chretien Leaps Fence To Get To Interview
Former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien, gave observers a fright after the Jack Layton State Funeral, when he easily leaped over a barricade to give a promised interview to…
Chris Selley brings some much-needed respectability to the National Post
In an almost heroic effort, Selley waxes almost poetical in his description of Jack Layton's funeral and the role of the press in the days preceding it.I’m not above rolling…