Yeah, paid a pretty penny for this…
…but I think it’ll be worth it! Let y’all know tomorrow… Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
September 2011
"This doesn’t look like it was anything more than a lapse in judgment."
This has nothing to do with 'judgement' but with racism. Pure and simple.London police nab the man who threw the banana peel at Philadelphia Flyer Wayne Simmonds. He was charged…
The Occupy Wall Street Protest
The Occupy Wall Street Protest, now in its 12th day, has received very little coverage in the mainstream press, for reasons that seem too obvious to state. As usual, The…
McGuinty and big numbers don’t add up!
Dalton McGuinty said in the debate last night that Ontario was “the largest job-creator” in Canada and receiving the second-most foreign investment in North America (after California). These two claims…
Monte Kwinter – A History of Action
Scan in article. A bit of comment.
Our moral imperative revisited
Libya: exodus from Sirte as thousands flee rebel offensive Plumes of smoke rose over the city from the barrages of heavy Grad rocket fire. As the tanks rolled forward, civilian…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your afternoon reading.- Ladies and gentlemen, your fully accountable Treasury Board president:Clement, the MP for Parry Sound-Muskoka and a former Ontario cabinet minister in the Mike Harris…
The Morning After
Last night was the lone televised debate of the Ontario election campaign. With the vote too close to call, a lot was riding on it, and after last night......not a…
Not in the top 1%
#OccupyWallStreet, and the real stories of the 99%. I cannot look at this site without feeling sad and angry. Especially because this is what Stephen Harper and his cronies want…
Middle East Peace The True Story (part 2)
In this post I will continue to criticize the video below. 1) The wall was stated in the video as this thing that squeezes Palestinians into a small areas, and…
The extent to which evidence beyond the words of a contract can be used to determine meaning
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment LLC v. Marineland of Canada Inc., 2011 ONCA 616 deals with the custody of a killer whale called Ikaika. The court considered the extent to which extrinsic evidence can…
Tar Trek: Two BC Teenagers Take on the Tar Sands [Video]
This is a guest post by our friend Heather Libby. In my job at TckTckTck, I spend a lot of time worrying about the Alberta tar sands. I've read hundreds…
The Winchester – from draft beer to coffee since before Confederation
I did a short double-take walking up Parliament Street today, approaching the former Winchester Hotel. At the sreet-level entrance to what are now apartments upstairs – to the south of…
Ont. man charged after racist banana-throwing incident during NHL game
London, ON is where the White Power group has its headquarters. Interesting that he only showed remorse after he was caught.http://www.ottawacitizen.com/mobile/news/latest-updates/charged+after+banana+throwing+incident+during+game/5471221/story.htmlThe...
Fighting energy poverty and the transition to zero-emission housing
Today CCPA released a new Climate Justice Project report, Fighting Energy Poverty in the Transition to Zero-Emission Housing: A Framework for BC, by yours truly, Eugene Kung (a lawyer with…
Disconnect #nlpoli #nlvotes
Kathy Dunderdale says: "'s not intimidated by Mr. Aylward, nor should she be," Dunderdale said … but then the sentence finishes with: …during one of a series of stops in…
Christine Elliott shy on issue of Health Care Accessibility
From The Elizabeth Roy Chronicle WHITBY – OSHAWA – In reaction to the case of Whitby paediatrician Dr. Karen Dockrill, Christine Elliott has left Whitby-Oshawa constituents confused about her stance…
Convince Me: Gary Mar
The following comes via a Gary Mar supporter who took me up on my offer to post arguments in favour of a writer's preferred candidate.As always, this should not be…
Hair today gone tomorrow
In case of Jason Alexander it is the opposite.
We Need a Strong NDP in Queen’s Park
The debate is over and now everyone is debating the winner. Andrea Horwath did what she needed to do. Ontarions who have not heard her or seen her to date…