Conservative Champions of Wasting Time
Heckling has returned to the House of Commons with a bang. Once again, politicians of all parties engage in this enormously hilarious act! According to Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, Deepak…
October 2011
Ontario – Screwed Once Again By Harper?
The most recent modification to the Harper government's seat redistribution plan will now give Ontario an extra 13 seats (to 119), Alberta 6 (to 34), British Columbia 5 (to 41),…
Rob Ford accused of verbally attacking 911 dispatchers – Toronto – CBC News
Several police sources tell CBC News that Ford asked for police assistance but became agitated as he waited, and called back to ask when officers would arrive. Sources say Ford…
Hurrah For The Bright Side
This reminds me of an old joke. Bill Gates walks into a bar. One of the patrons looks up and says, "Man, are we lucky. The average income in this…
Hurrah For The Bright Side
This reminds me of an old joke. Bill Gates walks into a bar. One of the patrons looks up and says, “Man, are we lucky. The average income in this…
Hurrah For The Bright Side
This reminds me of an old joke. Bill Gates walks into a bar. One of the patrons looks up and says, "Man, are we lucky. The average income in this…
Hurrah For The Bright Side
This reminds me of an old joke. Bill Gates walks into a bar. One of the patrons looks up and says, “Man, are we lucky. The average income in this…
Really? Seriously?
Medals are bad? Athletic competition is bad? Really? From what I’ve seen, competitive athletics encourages excellence, teamwork, and effort. But this is apparently now verboten. And don’t even think about…
Bravo, Quebec – will other provinces follow?
In a Conservative majority Parliament, it will be the provinces that will at times have to oppose the Conservative right-wing agenda, and Quebec is doing so with the long-gun registry:…
So Would Stephen Harper Vote for Rick Perry or Herman Cain?
I originally thought that Stephen Harper had more in common with Rick Perry. Both are strong advocates of the death penalty, guns and the flat tax.However, Rachel Maddox revealed something…
The worst toilet in Switzerland
Having recently watched Trainspotting, I was struck by how funny (and then disgusting) the “worst toilet in Scotland” scene was. So, that toilet wins for nasty. I think we have…
A Hipstamatic kind of morning
I took all these pictures of Canada Geese with my Hipstamatic while walking to work yesterday morning. Digg this! Share this on Facebook Email this to a friend? Stumble upon…
The Best Mayor In The Whole F@$#ing Land
I give it 24 hours before the recording of Rob Ford's 911 rant goes public. Its already making the rounds at Police Services. And I think media types ought to…
Toronto 911 not amused at Mayor Rob Ford’s verbal abuse
Wow. Just wow. I have been following the Rob Ford, This Hour Has 22 Minutes story and wrote up a post last night that I trashed. I don’t think the…
I’m Rob f–king Ford, the mayor of this city!
Toronto's 911 dispatchers have accused Rob Ford of unleashing a profanity laced tirade at them during his 911 call on Monday “You…bitches! Don’t you f--king know? I’m Rob f--king Ford,…
Informant privilege
R. v. Barros, 2011 SCC 51 deals with whether informant privilege bars attempts, outside of the court system, to identify an informant. The Court holds such attempts are not barred…
The indelicate art of cabin-making #nlpoli
If Ross Wiseman is the new Speaker because Tom Osborne withdrew, that’s because Osborne knows he’s going back into cabinet. Tom should send a thank you note to Gerry Rogers,…
Fighting back…in the courts
As the bill to kill the long-gun registry is debated in the House of Commons, the government of Quebec plans to fight the federal Conservatives on the issue, and hasn’t…
Shocking RCMP performance
Documents on tortured Canadian Almalki say he posed no terrorist threat, Andrew Duffy, Postmedia News, October 25, 2011 OTTAWA — Ottawa engineer Abdullah Almalki says new documents show the RCMP's…