Autism Advantage? NO! Conor Advantage? YES!
If you have been to this blog before you know that I talk about autism as a disorder not as an advantage. If someone does not have any deficits in…
November 2011
Conservative Ridings Receiving Disproportionate Share of Government Subsidies: Sixth Estate Pork Barrel Updated
If the Conservative Party is serious about cutting down on government spending in favour of private donations from individuals, perhaps they should look to their own ridings first. According to…
More From Paul Watson on Sayed Shah Sharifi
The older I get, the longer I live, the more I realize that true justice is uncommon, and that evil frequently prevails over good. The case of Sayed Shah Sharifi,…
Herman Cain, Save Your Campaign. Shut Up!
Like Rick Perry, Herman Cain’s worst political enemy is his mouth. Once he opens that, gibberish pours out, decidedly unpresidential gibberish. Herman has told the world that China is a…
Favourite Poems XLIII
Now Winter Nights Enlarge Now winter nights enlarge The number of their hours, And clouds their storms discharge Upon the airy towers. Let now the chimneys blaze, And cups o’erflow…
Canada is a Better Place with Pat Martin in Parliament
I’m a Liberal, but there’s a lot about the NDP that I like. Foremost is the straight talking approach of some of their MPs. In the few televised committee hearings…
The landscape exhibition #17
Cold beach Filed under: art, design, digital, painting Tagged: art, collage, digital, iPad, landscape, painting
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Marc Lee presents an alternative economic vision to the capital-first-and-only approach that currently serves as conventional wisdom. – Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson suggests five…
Hudak huffs and he puffs, etc.
Yesterday, an email from the PC’s landed in my inbox threatening to force an election in the next year. Seriously? Pretty big talk from the guy who blew a 12…
Conservatives set to legalize hate speech
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has signalled the government’s intentions to support a private member’s bill from backbench Alberta MP Brian Storseth that will repeal Sn. 13 of the Canadian Human…
freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, as long as you don’t mind being beaten and abused
Further to an older post “the definition of a police state depends on where you live – what country, and what postal code “, I present these without comment, because…
US: fascism goes to college
Meet Lieutenant John Pike, above. His telephone number is 530-752-3989. His email is japikeiii@ucdavis.edu. Don’t hold back—Pat Martin this pig. When University of California at Davis students protest nonviolently on…
Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi | UCDavis Bicycle Barricade
Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi | UCDavis Bicycle Barricadesee also my post last night: Police use pepper-spray against sitting Students
Pension Shell Game
Tom Walkom writes that the only real pension is a defined benefit pension — the kind of pension which allows you to know how much you will receive in retirement…
Let Quebec Pay
The federal government is not only going to destroy the long gun registry, but is going to destroy all the data too. However, Quebec wants to keep the registry and…
Saturday At The Movies
A very moving video showing the deep emotional bond between a gorilla and the man who raised him:
Speech of the week
A must see speech from the European parliament, November 16th. It’s Nigel Farage a member of the UK Independence Party who holds nothing back. It’s entertaining, sure, but they’re not…
New Government Hate Crime Initiatives Will Outlaw Linking To Hate Speech
Joe Brean is usually careful about these stories, so though I don’t see where anyone in the gov. has said this explicitly, I will assume he’s got it right re…
Optimistic enthusiasm
Optimistic enthusiasm as a form of realism: How does your organization respond to new opportunities? Most companies launch new things, try out new initiatives, brainstorm new approaches. The internal response…
Traffic for the New Dawn #nlpoli
Nalcor’s own studies back NG as Muskrat alternative Quebec adds 300 MW of wind Free advice Court docket now online One statement, three stories The Truth Deficit Typical Economy to…