Paul Martin on the Economy
Some sober reflections on the present state of the global economy by the former Prime Minister. Not a lot of insight beyond the obvious, but Martin does provide some sound…
September 2011
Who Knew Watercarrying Could Be So Profitable?
ExclusiveCashCowHolyBucketVilleRemember which Lotuslandian media outlet got the english TeeVee exclusive when the figurehead currently running the Gordon Campbell Legacy Government decided to announce that there would be no fall election?Well....Guess…
Your Daily Hillier: A 2 Hillier Day!
From his Facebook page today:Seems like Randy hasn't got the ixnay on the mudfolksway message from Hudak Central; as of this morning he was still claiming that the McGuinty No…
Electronic Intifada: A Bay Area children’s museum shut down a planned exhibition of Gaza children’s drawings…
Gaza children’s images of war censored under pressure from US Israel lobbyby Nora Barrows-FriedmanPro-Israel organizations pressured an Oakland children’s museum to cancel an upcoming exhibition of drawings made by Palestinian…
Ontario Government says No to Queer Catholic Students
For some time now we have been waiting for the Ontario Government to enforce the law in Ontario schools. The law in question is with respect to Gay Straight Alliances…
Christopher Hume On Ignorance
As usual, The Toronto Star seems replete with thought-provoking articles and ideas. In a column by Christopher Hume entitled, If ignorance is no excuse, how do leaders manage to get…
Watch the Climate Reality Project on Wednesday at 7:00 PM Your Time
al-gore-reality-project.jpg 7:00 PM on Wednesday, your time, marks the commencement of the Al Gore-led Climate Reality Project. A live webcast that will last one hour, the Project was annou...
Another Good Reason Not to Ban Internet Anonymity
Not only do Big Business and Big Brother want your real name.So does the mob.Three years ago, after the suicide of a popular actress who had been bullied via the…
Now that Bachmann’s toast, does that open a door for Palin?
With Bachmann's monumental gaffe over the HPV vaccine during the last debate, there is little doubt she has jumped the shark and landed in the belly of the also rans.…
Thanks for the Help, Now Get Lost.
Source: CBC News: Canada Rejects Majority of Afghan Interpreters' Refugee ClaimsAfter getting a good night's sleep, but waking up fairly early, I found myself browsing the news websites and was…
Andrea Horwath: Do as I say, not as I do
NDP leader, Andrea Horwath, rightly told her candidates to stop “trading on” Jack Layton’s name. Too bad she didn’t heed her own advice. Putting her face on the banner was…
Job Killer
In politics, once you are forced to argue beyond neat soundbites, you've probably lost the battle. For instance, when one politician comes to town and SIMPLY announces 200 new jobs…
What’s good for the goose is apparently criminal defamation to the gander
Apparently it is okay for neofascist dingbats to smear the reputation of a respected academic, trade unionist and blogger by spreading lies about him being a supporter of the Taliban,…
Astral pushes for CRTC to clamp down on Netflix by LuAnn LaSalle
Astral Media says foreign Internet competitors like Netflix should be subject to the same rules as Canadian broadcast providers.
Quebecor survey just another attempt to tear down CBC by H
Writer takes issue with Montreal Gazette editorial regarding the use of taxpayers' money to defend the CBC's court case with the federal information commissioner.
TV ad volumes must be lowered
More than 7,000 Canadians responded to a call for comments from the CRTC on sound volume in ads and the overwhelming majority said loudness was a persistent problem.
The Popeye Algorithm #nlpoli
"I am who I am. That’s Premier Kathy Dunderdale speaking to reporters about comments her benefactor Danny Williams made on Monday about Elizabeth Matthews and the botched effort by Williams,…
The Drudge conspiracy site.
I had an interesting conversation at my place of work the other day. Re: Obama's Birth Certificate. I cannot respond to a lot of things at work, have to be…
Time For A War On Error
Although I rarely reprint items from the newspaper in their entirety on this blog, occasionally someone says something so succinct and insightful that I can't resist. Roman Haluszka from Newmarket…
Stoves and the Majority World
We looked at the Paradigm Project and Stove Man before in June. They have been busy making more videos about what they are up to in the world of helping…