Your tree, my hammock, a love story
Dear City Forestry Department, Recently the city pruned the branches off the trees in my neighbourhood, including the tree in my front law. Now I realize you are experts in…
September 2011
My journey with AIDS…and more! 2011-09-08 20:29:15
This post serves as a reminder of what has ailed me in recent days. On the day of Jack Layton’s funeral I spent an inordinate amount of time on my…
WTF is “Islamicism?
It’s bad enough in any scenario that we’d allow sleazy politicians to twist us around their porky little fingers like we had spines made of overcooked linguini, but now we’re…
@Dalton_McGuinty in Burlington
Nice little event tonight, probably 200ish (I'm horrible with counting though, and I didn't see outside), with McGuinty, plus my local candidate Karmel Sakran, and quite a few area candidates…
If You Missed the Republican Debate…
Don't worry. You can watch it all here in 45 seconds... Except for the even uglier part I told you about last night. The irony? By the standards of today's…
Two Memorial Services For Former Regina NDP MP Simon de Jong
There will be two separate Memorial Services for former, long time Regina Member of Parliament, Simon de Jong:Celebration of LifeMonday, September 12, 2011 | 06:00p.m.Brock House- Terrace3875 Point Grey Road,…
Rob Ford to attend TIFF kickoff
Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his brother, councillor Doug Ford will be at tonight's Toronto International Film Festival world premiere of the U2 documentary From the Sky Down. The Ford…
Credible terrorism threat?
Hmmm? Or someone trying to take the wind out of Obama’s big speech in a few minutes? Good luck with that. The President apparently plans to reveal his his package…
HD Poll: OLP – 40%, PCs 29%, NDP 24%
This Harris-Decima poll is good news for the Liberal campaign in Ontario, the first such poll to have us in the lead since February 2010, and the first one with…
I Take Partial Credit For The Results Of This Poll!
A newly released Harris-Decima poll shows Dalton McGuinty's Ontario Liberals have an 11 point lead over Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives - the first time the governing party has bested it's…
HudaKKK and his all-white jury
Before an Ottawa crowd of about 50 people — most older and all white — Conservative leader Tim Hudak repeated his familiar patter about wasteful government spending and again zeroed…
Early days but good signs
A poll out tonight in the Ontario race shows a Liberal lead: A newly released Harris-Decima poll shows Dalton McGuinty's Ontario Liberals have an 11 point lead over Tim Hudak's…
A stunner of a new Ontario poll, if accurate.
Wow: A newly released Harris-Decima poll shows Dalton McGuinty’s Ontario Liberals have an 11 point lead over Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives – the first time the governing party has bested…
Don’t Look “Suspicious” While Shopping!
PBS Newshour looks at the post 9/11 counter-terrorism efforts of businesses like Mall of America that are now constantly on the look out for “suspicious persons”… Pretty scary thought that…
Who will win: Mitt Romney or Rick Perry? Ask the Cheese Doctor
If Obama wants to know which of these two men he will be facing in the 2012 election, he could find the answer from a French-born anthropologist who could be…
Q & A with Tony Genco
Seems Tony Genco, PC candidate in Vaughan also shares the view that the PCs are a divided bunch: Q: Your nomination has spurred some division within the Conservative party itself,…
Prime Minister no fan of bidet
Canadian Prime Minister Cowboy Steve's reluctance to travel outside of Canada stems from an unfortunate incident with a bidet while visiting China. According to a leaked diplomatic cable from the…
The moose is loose
An apple tree, a fermented apple, a hungry moose. Do the math.
Contemptuously serving the governing party
Chief Justice Lance Finch issued a release defending Gordon Campbell's appointment to the Order of British Columbia. Finch's effort at exculpation is a rare event. For the most part, Superior…
Xenophobe, Thy Name is Hudak!
Ottawa-Nepean PC candidate Randall Denley: "People who come from other countries, I guess I call them foreigners".Almost 30% of Canadians in Ottawa are immigrants. The 2006 census counted 47% of…