An Avaaz Asbestos Petition To Premier Charest
Canada's ongoing and unconscionable export of asbestos to developing countries continues to be a source of moral outrage to millions, not just in Canada but throughout much of the world.…
September 2011
One Way to Sell Newspapers: Long Island Papers Find the Key But Aren’t Sure What It Is
This is one for those who are studying how to keep print journalism alive: all the copies of two Long Island weeklies were bought up last week by mysterious figures…
Ostentation nation
Remember the dark days gone by when "gold-plated" political perks were only a metaphor? Because John Baird is apparently putting that long national nightmare behind us.
Bramalea—Gore—Malton going NDP
There is a wave coming and its Orange. The Ontario NDP are surging. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramalea%E2%80%94Gore%E2%80%94Malton_(provincial_electoral_district) Let me show you an example of NDP support. The Provincial riding of Bramalea—...
John Baird’s Canada
A country with no history and no name. A unilingual nation; and, oddly, one without a flag. (Presumably the latter will be flown elsewhere, by ordinary citizens to whom rules…
"… he insisted that “Lester B. Pearson Building” be removed from the standard street address for Foreign Affairs’ headquarters in Ottawa"
This would be funny if it weren't sinister in a way: http://bit.ly/p6O3kp John Baird has set a new gold standard for business cards. The Conservative Foreign Affairs Minister demanded –…
Squeezing Blood From A Stone: No Onus on Impecunious Offender to Prove Inability to Pay Fine in R. v. Topp
In the recent Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) decision in R. v. Topp, 2011 SCC 43 the Crown attempted to do the impossible and get blood from a stone. The…
Suck On It, Ezra
Something remarkable is happening in Alberta. Despite determined efforts by some alarmist columnists, the public and our government stubbornly refuse to be afraid of anti-hate legislation.Meanwhile, Brian Storseth's Private Member's…
Andrea Howarth and Ontario NDP Only After Political Gain?
It's becoming more and more clear that the Andrea Howarth led NDP party is NOT the NDP of the past fighting for social injustice. In fact, I think this NDP's…
Andrea Howarth and Ontario NDP Only After Political Gain?
It’s becoming more and more clear that the Andrea Howarth led NDP party is NOT the NDP of the past fighting for social injustice. In fact, I think this NDP’s…
Andrea Howarth and Ontario NDP Only After Political Gain?
It's becoming more and more clear that the Andrea Howarth led NDP party is NOT the NDP of the past fighting for social injustice. In fact, I think this NDP's…
Andrea Howarth and Ontario NDP Only After Political Gain?
It’s becoming more and more clear that the Andrea Howarth led NDP party is NOT the NDP of the past fighting for social injustice. In fact, I think this NDP’s…
Tory Divo Alert!
The Conservative foreign affairs minister demanded — and got — gold embossing on his business cards shortly after being shuffled into the portfolio last May, contrary to government rules.Baird then…
Townies and Baymen #nlpoli #nlvotes
Some people were surprised the other night when Danny Dumaresque told the very small audience at a Board of Trade economic forum that: I would have to say to the…
Occupy Wall Street going mainstream?
Occupy Wall Street protests have garnered very little media attention, especially the television kind. Yes, there's been the usual 'dirty fucking hippies' smirking from the New York Times and the…
Abrogating accountability
Yesterday was the first opposition day of the fall sitting, and what did the NDP bring to the floor for debate? A lengthy motion that says the government should immediately…
Blogging to resume…
...on October 11, 2011.
And when do they bell the cats?
Rod's Mickleburgh's B.C. NOTEBOOK in the Globe and Mail, After his one bright insight, Bloy gets left in the dark: "After nine years languishing on the government’s dusty backbenches, the…
Televangelism – the pale substitute
In 1988, a former employee of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries wrote a piece for The Kansas City Star about his dismissal as a Swaggart bible college staff member. He had been…
I was wrong on Dix
In the BC NDP leadership race, I ranked my top candidates as Simons, Farnwroth, Horgan, Dix, and Larson. While I had been disappointed with Carole James’ approach as leader, and…