4029…Tweets From The 74th Hottest Woman
In the world.According to Maxim.Who would know.Back in the day mind you, but still, you don't see the WFDS on any such lists.Her name is Sarah Silverman and she is…
September 2011
More talk about jobs, Less Xenophobic Hudak
Hudak has gone off the deep end attacking the Ontario Liberal party proposal to help new Canadians. Calling it help for Foreign Workers, he is hoping to play to those…
"There’s been a plane crash in New York"
Someone at my office said that and then said "a plane hit the World Trade Center". I assumed some sightseeing plane flew too close and clipped the building. As I…
9/11 Hero Mark Bingham
An American hero - ignored by many, but then he was gay right? On this day in 2001 MARK BINGHAM, passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, died (b. 1970). Bingham…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, my sister-in-law Jen forwarded this thoughtful response to the terror attacks, written by Deepak Chopra. On this 10 year anniversary, these compassionate and prescient words…
9/11 anniversary
Today we stop and think of the people who dies 10 years ago in the terrorist attack done by 19 people that killed more than 3000 people, and also the…
On missing the point
Mark Watton has been leading the charge against sections of the province’s election laws that allow people to vote when there is no election. On the face of it, the…
9.11.11: an anti-remembrance
Ten years on. Ten years of Islamophobia, endless war, the open rationalization of torture and massacre. Ten years of surveillance, insidiously creeping police state, witch hunts, shredding of personal freedoms.…
Another flawed attack on green energy in Ontario
This John Ivison column from yesterday is the latest from a Canadian pundit to attack the Ontario government's green energy efforts: "McGuinty's green bubble ready to pop." It, like the…
9/11 – A Decade Later
Take this opportunity to educate yourself of the facts surrounding the rise of Radical Islam, Neo-Conservatism, and the Politics of Fear. It may change the way you view the attacks…
Shades of Green: The World’s Changing Energy Equation
The world's energy equation is rapidly changing. Three recent developments have altered energy options, re-calibrated the calculation of supply and transformed the implications for the planet's environment. Unfortunately, renewable, pollution-free…
The Dumber You Are, The Harder You Fall… For The Trick
There’s a reason the Republicans and Conservatives seem obstructionist both while in government and in opposition. Prorogation at every turn in Canada, and filibustering every routine bill in the States…
Reading Into the #ablib Leadership Results
First off, I should say that I didn't focus enough as I should have on this leadership race. Given the entirety of whats going on in half of the country's…
Freddie Mercury’s Ultimate Birthday Card
Well it's late night at Simon's, and although the proprietor is feeling very sleepy, he's also very excited eh?Because tonight even by the awesome standards of this crummy joint, we…
Raj Sherman chosen to lead Alberta Liberals: ‘This will end badly…’
The Liberal crowd at its height today, as Raj Sherman gave his victory speech. Below: Dr. Sherman gestures hopefully a few moments before his first-ballot victory was announced; Herald columnist…
Three Simple Words that Can Save a Life
About ten years ago I saw a young couple throw themselves in front of a subway train at the McGill metro station in downtown Montreal. It was all over in…
Alberta Liberal Leadership Race Results
Here are the numbers for the Alberta Liberal leadership race: Raj Sherman: 4,684 votes (54%)Hugh Macdonald: 2,239 votes (26%)Laurie Blakeman: 854 votes (9%)Billl Harvey: 626 votes (7%)Bruce Payne: 197 votes…
Globe & Mail creates ‘controversy’ over ‘foreign workers’ on behalf of ‘Progressive Conservatives’
Well, that's what this reader gathered from this article. Is it really a 'controversy' or is it just the PC's tugging at the grey lady's skirts?And just who are the…
Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos: Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris
- As long as you are fortunate, you will have many friends: if clouds appear, you will be alone (Ovid)
4028…But Besides That How Was The Party?
Phillip Croucher, out of Halifax, in the Metro, lets us know that a 19 year old Albertan teen ended up not alive after a night of partying at Acadia University…