August 2011
3984…It Is Pride Week In Ottawa
Rumour is that Mayor Rob Ford will not being marching in the Ottawa Pride Parade Sunday. WFDS
3983…This Should Make The Haters Hate
Says right here in Friday lasts Winnipeg Free Press that our beloved leader, Stephen Harper, will be in attendance at the MTS Centre on October 9th when the new Winnipeg…
Jack Layton 1950-2011
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.…
On CBC, the digital transition, and the Code of Access Best Practices
Last week, the CRTC announced that the CBC will be given one more year to make the transition from analog television to digital television. Starting August 31st, the CRTC has…
On CBC, the digital transition, and the Code of Access Best Practices
Last week, the CRTC announced that the CBC will be given one more year to make the transition from analog television to digital television. Starting August 31st, the CRTC has…
The right reacts to death of Jack Layton
Stephen Taylor must be so proud. “By the end of today’s news cycle… …there will be no part of his anatomy left unkissed… “ Small Dead Animals begins its discussion…
Video: Rafe & Damien on EVOTV (Part 2)
Watch part 2 of Rafe and Damien's discussion on Shaw's EVOTV, with host Irma Arkus. In this episode, the pair talk wild salmon and aquaculture, private power and environmental politics…
Radio Topics for August 23rd
August is winding down. This is Adam’s second last show before he heads back to Vancouver for the school year. We have an exciting show lined up for our listeners…
Aw, shit.
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.”…
Book Review "Broken Words" Understanding the grip Neo-Cons have on evangelicals
As the author of a blog I get occasional emails asking me to review a book or promote a particular cause. In most cases I decline, and I've never agreed…
Canada’s Right Wing Corporate Media CAN’T WAIT ONE DAY Before They Start Attacking Jack Layton ….
Christy Blatchford .... you are classless beyond belief!!But the prize for totally inappropriate, and classless behavior goes to the Editor of the Calgary Sun ... Dave Naylor
Jack Layton
Thoughts and best wishes to all NDP and Canadian political friends today. What a very sad day it has been as we have all been struck by the loss of…
Jack Layton’s passing, let’s leave the analysis for another day….
So what does the passing of NDP leader Jack Layton mean? Let's forget about that for now and just take a bit of time to admire the man for his…
RIP, Honorable Jack Layton!
I’m still shocked by the untimely passing this morning of the Federal NDP leader, Jack Layton, at the age of 61. Canada has lost a great champion. Jack will be…
The Concept of Infinity
It is often suggested that the human mind is incapable of conceiving of the concept of infinity. I would submit firstly that in many ways the concept of a finite…
Jack Layton: 1950 – 2011
The Honourable Jack Layton's last letter to Canadians August 20, 2011 Toronto, Ontario Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me…
Jack Layton: Canada, and Canadian Families with Autistic Children, Have Lost A Strong, Compassionate Voice
Photograph by Fred Greeslade, Reuters There will be many words spoken to express the great loss that Canadians feel on hearing of the passing of Jack Layton. His positive, feisty,…
No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society.
If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power - P. J.…