Dog people versus non-dog people…
… I fall into the latter group. Disclaimer – the following should not be considered to be blanket statements about all dogs and dog people. I address this specifically to…
August 2011
Conference Board of Canada Warns Tax Cuts Don’t Pay For Themselves
I regard the Conference Board of Canada with deep suspicion. It plagiarizes reports and opposes universal healthcare. Which is why I was so impressed to see an op-ed by its…
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is
Rob Ford is giving election promises a very bad name right about now: When he was running for mayor last year, Rob Ford made two explicit promises to the voters…
NDP MPs refuse to answer questions about separatism
http://bit.ly/r8zUQc Hmm, sounds like a direction from the Centre to me -- and the allegations of witch hunt is rather like a careful misdirection... . The NDP is learning from…
Tales From The Project – #2
Ain’t that a pretty view? And it’s mine, all mine! I’m still adjusting to life in the projects…the neighbourhood is sweet . I’ve gotten most of the bus routes downpat…
Gruending On The Breivik Killings And "The Right"
Dennis Gruending weighs in elegantly here.My view: if right-wing pundits like Steyn, and Tarrek Fatah, and Pam Geller aren't nuts, then Brevik's actions are sane. If dark-skinned Islamo-fascists really have…
Perry’a Fake Miracle!
Governor Rick Perry which by all accounts in the presidential campaign for the White House has been seen as the person to match Romney has been claimed to be the…
The traffic that shook the world
Plenty of people shit bricks this week, from the leaders of two of the province’s political parties to the people who thought they had a lock on leading the third…
Summer and the Bug’s Life
(click pic to enlarge) It's still warm and sunny during the day, but in the evening down by the lake, when you're wearing just a t-shirt, the coolness in the…
Finally
I've been waiting for this for more than a year. Finally, a real judge has had the chance to rule on a typical G20 arrest. And, unsurprisingly, the judge has…
Toronto and Ottawa
From Church St. looking northish. View from our hotel room. We paid a little extra over the Hotwire price to get this room, but it was worth it. Security blanket…
1-6
There is no joy in Mudville.
Musical interlude
George Acosta feat. Fisher - Beautiful
If God needs millions of North Americans to die, Patricia King “craves the judgements”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. You could admire someone who respects the judgements of the Lord. But being eager to see about 100 or 150 million…
Sleepover
Mallory's friend C. Is over for my daughter's first sleepover. Earlier we were worried that Mallory wouldn't have the courage to sleep with a non-parent. She has only ever slept…
Friday night music: Morgan Finlay "Blessing and burning"
A wonderful tune from Vancouver's Morgan Finlay. New album "Latitude" on the horizon!
Toronto – Shouldn’t the mayor be held to account?
Ford should have known he’d break promises on service cuts and layoffs - The Globe and MailAnd so should the people of Toronto during the election campaign.Excerpt:Mr. Ford ran for…
In hotel rooms around the world Harper continues to negotiate
The man is a tireless negotiator.
Another day, another embarrassing eruption from Mt. Ford | #TOpoli
Honestly, where do you begin?First, Mayor Stupid's dismissing all the folks who spoke at last month's city hall all-nighter as left-wing, NDP, special-interest types trying to protect their free money.…