Another brilliant move by the National Capital
They are closing the one and only tourist informtion centre. The one across from Parliament Hill, perfectly located where all the visitors get their maps and other userful tips in…
October 2011
Homophobic preacher named Britain’s most inspirational black person
Well, you know times are bad when in a competition for Britain's most inspirational black person organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Metro newspaper, the winner ends…
Destroying long gun registry records could wake up Canadians to Cons’ petty and authoritarian nature
In a perverse way, I do hope the Conservatives destroy the long gun registry records. Vic Toews' reasoning for the move says everything Canadians need to know about the majority…
The Halloween Feast of Madness Bird
Say what you will about Marge and Delia, but they served a mean turkey dinner. Sure they might have been witches. Sure, they tended to use a little too much…
Saying It Gets Better Isn’t Enough
Canada’s own Rick Mercer posted a particularly good Rick Mercer Rant last week, prompted in part by the Conservative Party’s ill-thought-out and poorly timed contribution to the It Gets Better…
Truth in small things #nlpoli
If the truth may be found in the smallest of things, then the shifts and changes in Kathy Dunderdale’s second cabinet reveal a great deal. “It is very important to…
The roaring silence called "progress"
It looks like the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has been something of a disaster, with the human rights components being rejected by several of the players, as was any…
DSM5 Combining Autisms into One Autism Disorder: Why?
It is common place today to refer to autism(s), plural, rather than autism, singular. So why is the DSM5 combing the autisms into one Autism Spectrum Disorder? It is common…
Occupy Toronto and the Patient Revolution
When I wandered through the Occupy Toronto campground today it was quiet, like most places in the city on a lazy, chilly, Sunday afternoon.But there were more tents than ever.…
Happy Halloween: The Mystery of the Missing Museum and what Edmonton needs to tell the Tories
Looking for the money: The typical Albertan, and the Albertosaurus, above, may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Federal Tories never offered more than $30 million to Edmonton museum project,…
alberta candidate nomination update – october 2011 (part 3).
I have updated the list of candidates who have been nominated or declared their intentions to stand as candidates in Alberta’s next provincial election expected in 2012. Please email comment…
Tory donors versus Liberal donors in 2010: The 3 to 1 advantage Harper enjoys
In 2010 the Conservative Party of Stephen Harper received donations from almost three times as many individuals as the Liberal Party did.The Tories raised $17 million from just ovvr 95,000…
Arms Race Update – A World Going Mad for Nukes
German built, Israeli Nuclear Missile SubThis is a big reason why our world needs the Occupy and similar movements. A new report from BASIC, the British American Security Information Council,…
New York "foreclosure mill" mocks homeless at halloween party
Speaking of offensive halloween costumes.... For the full story and images, visit the New York Times A former employee of the largest foreclosure firm in New York City, Steven J.…
New York "foreclosure mill" mocks homeless at halloween party
Speaking of offensive halloween costumes…. For the full story and images, visit the New York Times A former employee of the largest foreclosure firm in New York City, Steven J.…
New York "foreclosure mill" mocks homeless at halloween party
Speaking of offensive halloween costumes....For the full story and images, visit the New York TimesA former employee of the largest foreclosure firm in New York City, Steven J. Baum, has…
New York "foreclosure mill" mocks homeless at halloween party
Speaking of offensive halloween costumes…. For the full story and images, visit the New York Times A former employee of the largest foreclosure firm in New York City, Steven J.…
Curious Coincidences at George Mason University: Ed Wegman, Milton Johns and Ken Cuccinelli
shutterstock_29748559.jpg Nearly two years ago, Canadian blogger Deep Climate found the first few pages of plagiarism in the Wegman Report. Since then, he and others have found many more, w...