What Is A Hero?
Having completed at my wife's urgent behest the always onerous task of vacuuming, I sat down a short time ago to peruse The Toronto Star. In it there is another…
September 2011
Ontario Liberal Smear Campaign will fail
I would really like to spend this election talking about the issues. Trouble is the Ontario Liberals and the Hudak Conservatives just want to run negative ads that attack others…
Very elite. Peter MacKay also took military jet to dine on lobsters.
Man, these Conservatives sure know how to lie live the high life. Tuxedos, lobsters, jets, search-and-rescue helicopter rides.Wow. I should be born again as a Conservative. Like waking up one…
On September 24th, The Planet Is Moving. Are You Joining The Ride Beyond Fossil Fuels?
Across Ontario and around the world, September 24th is a a day for people to rally and demand from our elected leaders action on moving beyond fossil fuels. Initiated by…
Grit minister dukes it out on abortion
Sophia Aggelonitis threw it down in Tuesday’s Hamilton Mountain debate. Well done! Liberal cabinet minister and Hamilton Mountain MPP Sophia Aggelonitis went on the offensive during the Hamilton Mountain TV…
More Dirty Business: Who Funds Wind Concerns Ontario, Part II
According to Elections Ontario, if you want to spend over $500 getting word out on your issues during a provincial election, you have to register as a third party advertiser.…
Cesaria Evora Retires
The Cap Verdean singer Cesaria Evorá has announced she is retiring at age 70. What a debt we owe to her!
What Would Jesus Do?
...hold up this placard, I believe.
Georgia Board of Pardons Commutes Death Sentence – For White Killer
Just two days after black inmate Troy Davis was executed, the Georgia Board of Pardons commuted the death sentence of white inmate David Crowe to life imprisonment.Let's see: Crowe is…
You’re right Mr. Harper, I no longer recognize Canada: banana peel thrown at LA Kings’ Wayne Simmonds in London, ON
I never thought I'd see this but in a hockey pre-season tilt in London, ON, a black player was the recipient of not one but two banana peels, one of…
The Rich Have Declared That The Poor Are The Enemy
When President Obama proposed higher taxes on the very wealthy this week, Republicans were apoplectic. Once again, they screamed, "Class Warfare." A look at the numbers exposes that lie. Paul…
Another Word Tim Hudak Should Avoid on the Campaign Trail: Cronyism
Tim Hudak is on the campaign trail accusing the McGuinty government of "cronyism". I thought this was a dangerous path for Hudak to take, given the fact that his former…
Inside the wire
Nov. 16, 2010, according to Defence Minister Peter MacKay: ...there will be no battles with insurgents in the military's new role, despite the fretting of Opposition parties in Ottawa Tuesday,…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for September 23, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter to start off your weekend: Everything we do is legal, Quebec militia says - Vancouver Sun -http://goo.gl/k08e1 Texas Death…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Friday reading.- Susan Riley points out that nothing positive figures to come from the Cons' plans to slash Canada's public service:No good will come of proposed…
A day and a half
I was internetless for a day and a half! It all started when Rogers offered me a significantly better deal that I was getting from Bell. I accepted it. Then…
From The Police Beat: More Police Brutality
Not given to monomania, I really hope that at some point in the (perhaps distant) future, I will be able to completely move on from commenting about police misdeeds. It's…
We’re going to need another inquiry
I'd like to come back to this story when I have more time but it deserves wider attention immediately. Paul Koring at the Globe and Mail has continued to work…
A come-to-Jesus moment #nlpoli #nlvotes
The always deadly labradore tackles comparative public spending increases in a post called simply “Three things”. Scroll down through the post and read it out loud. It’s worth the effort.…
Video: Audience boos gay soldier questioning Rick Santorum
It's always comedic to watch US republicans speak their politics, but this clip (below) of Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) at the GOP presidential candidates debate in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday,…