The murdered women of Vancouver deserve dignity
Matthew 21:31"Which of the two did what his father wanted?" "The first," they answered. Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are…
November 2011
Social Media, Part II: The Value of Social Media
Like it or hate it, social media is now a potent force in society that is legitimately changing the way people interact with information, with news and politics, with each…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito likes…
According to Aporrea, Chavecito loves this Calle 13 song: It isn’t hard to see why. Brilliant lyrics, and a bang-on message. If you’re not crying by the end of it,…
How the death of Steve Jobs could save Canadians
This originally appeared as a column in the November 3 print and online editions of the North Bay / Nippissing News, the weekly newspaper I’ve been writing for recently. I’ve…
First Post-Three-Peat Poll
Ontario News Watch has an Innovative Research poll that puts all parties within statistical margin of errors of the October 6th result, but Dalton McGuinty's Liberals have edged up ever…
Friday night
This is the Memphis Slim Quartet on Wish Me Well and comes with a shout out to Moose at Classic Blues Videos. Welcome to another Friday night....
Bourrie’s "Banned By Fox News North" Story Goes Virile
I mean viral. But why would anyone possibly want to keep this face off of television? A couple of MSM stories out there now about how Mark Bourrie, whose latest…
Don Cherry and the Order of the Donut
Well I see the Royal Military College has decided to give Don Cherry an honorary degree.And is sticking to it's guns blunderbusses despite what this professor said:"On many occasions he…
Airspace to Occupy Victoria and BCIMC Nov. 10
On Thursday, November 10, Airspace Action on Smoking and Health will join Occupy Victoria to draw attention to the BC Investment Management Corp.'s $346 million investment in the tobacco industry.…
Harper Goes to School on Chretien
Harper Goes to School on Chretien Stevie wasn’t just building a firewall around his unilingual desk when he was sitting across from John, oh no. Note the shrugging, empty phrases—you…
Harper Goes to School on Chretien
Harper Goes to School on Chretien Stevie wasn’t just building a firewall around his unilingual desk when he was sitting across from John, oh no. Note the shrugging, empty phrases—you…
"I certainly make no allegations"
So, this happened today: "Veteran public servant quits in protest because new AG can't speak French." A veteran of the federal public service has quit in protest because the country's…
The Hidden Costs of Autism
I’ve already written about how much ABA therapy costs and how it’s not covered by medicare, and how what the government does give us as parents isn’t nearly enough to…
The Eighteen Percent Solution…
EvenABlindTweetFindsAnAlbatross-ShapedAcornInTheGrassSometimesVilleSo.It would appear that the object of the BC Liberal Party's recent smear campaign is rising faster Ed Asner's helium balloon-assisted animatronic abode from the House of PIXAR.At least...
Hajj being live-streamed on YouTube
YouTube is providing a live-stream of the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. That's pretty cool. Regardless of your faith (or lack thereof) it is awe inspiring to watch the ocean…
Saganash Clarifies Position On Sherbrooke Declaration
I'm not sure if this actually clarifies matters, but here it is:On Friday, issued a statement saying when he made his comments about the Sherbrooke Declaration, he was talking about…
Paper Dynamite Online 2011-11-04 17:50:00
I'm not sure if this actually clarifies matters, but here it is:On Friday, issued a statement saying when he made his comments about the Sherbrooke Declaration, he was talking about…
The legal arguments in favour of a cosmetic pesticide ban
Monday, November 7, 2011 Today (November 7th) I’m appearing before the BC Legislature’s Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides to argue in fav...
Brotherly Love
Speaking to a friendly audience at a Washington area rally organized by the Koch Brothers funded astroturf political organization “Americans for Prosperity,” Herman Cain gets his shuck n’ jive on…