Six more MPs for Alberta—not good news for this Albertan
I admit to ambivalence about the government's announcement that under the proposed Fair Representation Act the country will gain 30 more MPs. It is a good thing, of course, to…
October 2011
Late fall at the farm
Can actually be pretty boring especially when it’s cold and wet outside. Ah well. We will be going outside soon. I swear. Maybe I should make more coffee.
Credit where due
I suspect there's still going to be plenty of room for argument as to how much attention we ought to pay to inequality in the development of economic policy. But…
The real class warfare: law firm representing banks and mortgage servicers mock homeless at Halloween party
Baum impersonating a humanThis is beyond sick. It may have been a 2010 party but one has to wonder what these folks are doing this year. It is so bank…
Rob Ford: Mayor of Toronto without his mask
Update: Rob Ford rehearsing for his interview with the CBC staff of 'This Hour has 22 Minutes'.He is a one big fart.
Douchebags of the Week
No, make that the Month. Maybe even the Year. Or possibly the decade, since the photos you’re about to feast your eyes on are from last year. Here’s a taste:…
A Video That Police In All Democracies Should be Required To Watch
Sometimes sweet justice prevails. Watch this video from Democracy Now's Amy Goodman to see how.Recommend this Post
Make a difference for Parks and Recreation in Vancouver
Help re-elect Stuart Mackinnon as your Green Park Board Commissioner. For the past three years I have been working for you. Now I need your support. Campaigns cost money for…
Libya: The Real Reason for Intervention
Black Gold. ”Western security, construction and infrastructure companies that see profit-making opportunities receding in Iraq and Afghanistan have turned their sights on Libya…….. Entrepreneurs are abuzz about the business potential…
24 Sussex Drive – Halloween
Have you lately visited Prime Minister's Harper's residence at 24 Sussex Drive? Following video gives some idea. Turn up the volume.
How Brad Wall Shills For PotashCorp
"Yesterday’s strong earnings report from the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan confirms what this blog and the NDP have been contending: even modestly increasing Saskatchewan’s extremely low royalties on hugely profitable…
Byron Kennard: Why I’m Ridiculing Climate Deniers
Rue Rylvester.jpeg This is a guest post by Byron Kennard. Late in 2010, I read Whole Earth Discipline by Stewart Brand and, frankly, I almost wish I hadn’t. Reading Brand...
Saturday Photo: Rebuilding the Cemetery Gates
Who would have thought that climbing hydrangeas could do such damage? But given enough time and the cycle of freeze and thaw in this climate, and it probably should not…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Abacus' Canadian polling on the Occupy protests suggests that there's loads of public sympathy for the view that there's a need for change in…
@TOMayorFord puts Toronto on @KeithOlbermann ‘s map
Oh look. Mayor Stupid's gotten some international recognition!Worse than Glenn Beck. Glenn Beck.When? When will this nightmare end?Related posts:So Mayor Stupid takes one in the nads on the waterfront ...Oh,…
Commonwealth leaders agree to remove ban on Catholic Monarchs
Regardless of your views as to the Monarchy, the ban on a Catholic being Canada's Head of State is an ongoing disgrace; the change is, oh, about 290 years overdue:Commonwealth…
Favourite Poems XLII
Two poems on the theme of Autumn. Autumn Valentine In May my heart was breaking- Oh, wide the wound, and deep! And bitter it beat at waking, And sore it…
What he said: education bureaucrats version #nlpoli
The Telegram’s Brian Jones puts the new school board policy on dishonesty in the correct perspective: Behaviour is not separate from their beloved “academic outcomes” (curses on educational jargon; in…
CBC’s plan backfired…big time
Columnist says the CBC sending Mary Walsh to Rob Ford's home was a political smear job on a CBC conservative enemy.