J. E. Hoover Trailer
Probably Leo's best performance ever and perhaps Eastwood's best work too. DeCaprio is the best actor of his generation and is only going to get better as he ages. He,…
September 2011
Worth the risk
Pathetic phallacy, a photo by Miss Aniela on Flickr. Love the quote on the photo’s page (link above): Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. –Timothy Leary…
Conservative Party Promoting on Our Dime, Again
Well the omnibus crime bill is out. It's an expensive pile of solutions looking for problems, but I'll leave that to others.Instead, let's talk about under-reported 'crime':Justice Minister Rob Nicholson…
Brian Topp Receives Endorsement From Former Premier Roy Romanow And Takes Aim At Stephen Harper
"Mr. Harper has never seen a war he didn't want Canada to join. I think Canada should be a voice for peace in the world."Brian ToppCandidate For Leader of Canada's…
Funny how people assumed it was extinct…
the elusive blue african coelacanthif what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so…
Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act
http://bit.ly/mWiytv Those who cheer the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and related amendments to the State Immunity Act (former Bill S-7) should carefully consider what 'foreign states' a future…
hill x 25%
The federal government plans to reintroduce legislation adding seats to Canada's fastest growing provinces in a move expected to benefit the Conservatives in the 2015 election. While observers and opposition…
Fighting Unemployment
I was sorry to miss a celebration of the life and work of Ian Stewart organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards last Friday night. Ian was…
James Powell: Science Denial Is Not Free
Powell-Inquisition of Climate Science.jpeg The following post is from James Powell, author of The Inquisition of Climate Science. This is the first post in a 3-part series. It originall...
The Power of the People
Despite our almost legendary passivity as a people, one small part of Canada is offering an example of what can happen when citizens shed the mantle of political disengagement that…
Ceeb spins story for Tories #nlpoli
Rather than correct a mistaken early report on the cost of the Liberal party’s pension proposal the CBC online decided to torque the story against the Liberals. In a story…
John A.: Birth of a Country
Last night, the CBC aired John A.: The Birth of a Country, a dramatization of the eight years of Canadian political history leading up to the formation of the Great…
Will anyone stand-up for equality of parliamentary representation?
With our parliamentarians having returned to Ottawa this week, it seems appropriate to turn our attention to just how our parliament is composed. Representation in the House of Commons is…
green tomatoes, red socks, and a white dog, plus libraries of many hues
For those of you following...First, and most importantly, Tala. She is doing really well! After our last trip to Guelph, we added on a second medication, one designed to specifically…
Your friendly Yahoo not so friendly if you e-mail the Wall Street protests
This is just plain stupefying.Over the weekend, thousands gathered for a “Tahrir Square”-style protest of Wall Street’s domination of American politics. The protesters, organized online and by organizations like Adbusters,…
Why Cohen Matters: Salmon Inquiry’s Many Benefits
I attended a fair amount of the recent aquaculture and diseases hearings at the Cohen Commission into disappearing Fraser River sockeye - and like most of the Inquiry's observers and…
Tough on crime: it’s all about sex and drugs. (Rock & roll safe for now.)
Good to see the CBC nailing the Cons' 'tough on crime' hoax. It has little do with violent crime. It does have everything to do with a biblical reproach to…
Where is Christine Elliott?
(Whitby-Oshawa OLP Candidate Elizabeth Roy and ONDP Candidate Maret Sadem-Thompson. Not pictured: PCPO Candidate Christine Elliott.) Christine Elliott isn’t a big fan of showing up. She has been a vocal…
GOP communications chief Rupert Murdoch dines with Rick Perry
Charting out the strategy for 2012 no doubt. I wonder if they discussed hacking Obama's phones?
Legends of journalism or dreary old white men?
Anonymous said... Uhmm, has your blog been hacked? Where did your header photo go? If this is a new "design" please go back to your old header/masthead. This one is…