Lese-majeste
The Globe and Mail reports on the implications of the Insite decision : The Insite ruling forged a new means to strike down laws if there is scientific or statistical…
October 2011
Can we believe anything they say?
Pavco's convention centre and stadium deals fascinate me. People residing beyond BC's lower mainland are probably more pissed-off than fascinated. These deals clearly demonstrate the disaster potential when public and…
Mike Powell Fanclub 2011-10-10 23:04:57
Happy Tuesday! I hope that everyone had a good long weekend and is getting over respective tryptophan comas. Here’s what we’ll be talking about tomorrow: Election reasons rolls on: Incumbency,…
ACR: October Edition.
Well, we seem to be about the only blog that decorates for the Holidays, so why break with tradition? In other housekeeping notes, we are going to finally upgrade this…
Attack of the Wildrose
Doesn't it seem a little early for the foreboding political attacks on Alison Redford? Or is the Wildrose afraid of being out-Danielled?Admittedly, I'm not completely up on Alberta politics but…
What Does Richard Warman Do With the Money He is Awarded?
The article we've been plugging will be up tomorrow. We think our readers will really appreciate the amount of work the writer put into it.* * * * * &n...
Harper’s holey war on science
Another day, another muzzled scientist. This time it’s Dr. David Tarasick, a member of an international team of researchers who recently discovered a vast hole in the ozone layer over…
Peter Kent makes lemons out of lemonade
“Designed to Fail”. That should be the motto of Peter Kent and the Conservatives’ ‘environmental mismanagement’. NDP Environment Critic Megan Leslie (Halifax, N.S.) accused the government of creating a climate…
Mallory dresses herself
Does she ever. Our household seems to be evolving toward a routine where I make Mallory her breakfast then take her upstairs to shepherd her through getting ready for school/daycare…
Canadian Hulu 2011
Shortcut to this page: http://j.mp/aaa2011 Canadians don't have Hulu, but we do have access to most American shows via Canadian network websites. Here is my list of TV to watch…
Saskatchewan Election Called For November 7th
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, timed his official election call for 6:00 pm today, just moments after the Saskatchewan Roughriders finished their match against the Edmonton Eskimoes. The problem for Wall…
Channelling disillusionment
A friend sent this along in the past week sometime and its sentiment is good. From Matthew Yglesias, on "Obama and Small Donors" and the larger point, it seems to…
If God lived on earth, all his windows would be broken
It's an old expression (Az Got volt gelebt oif der erd, volt men im alleh fenster oisgeshlogen) but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Florida DUI convictions based on faulty breath test machines
This would be of only mild interest EXCEPT we use the same Intoxilyzer 8000 machines here in Ontario. How many questionable results have been recorded here? "For years, drivers across…
Video: Israeli privilege is unsustainable – Amira Hass
“Inhuman, immoral and unsustainable” are the words used by Amira Hass to describe what she terms “the State of Israel and the privileges it endows to Jews only, at the…
Stupid Sex Tricks: Well, that’s ONE way to get their attention…
But if you really want to hold it, you may have to chain them up: Not recommended for use with customers, obviously.
A lot to be thankful for
It's Canadian Thanksgiving today and I just wanted to share a few thoughts. This semester, seemingly like the previous few is shaping up to be one of the most hectic…
When conservatives build bridges
This Gunter item (yes, I know, I really shouldn't) was extremely annoying this week. Why should Canada build Montreal a new bridge, he asked. "Why is that Canadians’ responsibility? Why…
Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 2–Inconsistencies Between Scrapping C-391 And Tough On Crime Agenda
Part 2 doesn’t really have anything to do with Janie Taber’s little apparent attempt at fiction regarding Candy getcherguns Hoeppner’s little ego trip, but it did raise questions in mind…
Southwest Airlines follies: “It’s a go” not the same as “I’ve got to go”
Southwest Airlines is the product of a true southern sensibility. Meaning there is little sense – or heart – in anything it does. It represents all that is ugly about…