A Park Divided
Last night’s TDS featured correspondent Sam Bee reporting on the class division that supposedly had been growing between different factions in the OCW encampment before it was dismantled. “As it…
November 2011
Kind words & Endorsements
From: VanRamblings.com: Stuart Mackinnon, Green: In the face of an almost constant attack from the Vision majority on the Park Board, Stuart consistently acquitted himself with aplomb, dedicating himself always…
Yesterday in Gutter Politics
This time it’s Peter Kent and Aaron Wherry has the details. Given his long career in journalism I would have thought that more than most Conservatives, Kent would be aware…
From Gustafsen Lake to Fish Lake: No Place for Violent Stand-Offs in Era of Youtube and Facebook
Picture this: It’s 2012 and you live half way around the world – let’s say, Sydney, Australia. You open up your Facebook page to find a new viral youtube video…
Occupied
One by one the Occupy camps are coming down and I, for one, will be sorry to see them go. They were a constant reminder that there are things we…
Reason 117 why I’d never be an MP
Because once in a while it may become necessary to tell someone to fuck off. As a private citizen I can do that and not make headline news for it.
Under Construction
Meaning me, of course. I worked a (rare) Night 12 a few days ago. It was the usual dog’s breakfast of high acuity, walking wounded without end lining up at…
George Bush officially full of shit
The US Navy Times confirms what we already suspected: The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has a messy problem. Since deploying in May, the Norfolk, Va.-based carrier George H.W. Bush has…
On selective funding
Most of the focus on this story has been based on the exclusion of opposition parties from global climate talks. But the bigger scandal should be who the Cons are…
United Republic: Creative Organization Grows from OWS
Democracy takes time, and it’s rough and tedious work, so it’s amazing that in the two short months since the Occupy Movement began an organization has sprung up that will…
The landscape exhibition #16
Canyon Filed under: art, design, digital, painting Tagged: art, collage, digital, iPad, landscape, painting
Unknown Millionaire Author
When Amanda Hocking was a depressed 17 year old, she wrote a novel about a girl who falls for vampire brothers. It was rejected by 50 publishers and it isn’t…
New column day
By all accounts, Brad Wall’s greatest political success came when he stood up for Saskatchewan’s interests against international capital and the federal government rather than allowing them to run roughshod.…
Make Your Daily Glass of Wine a Little Easier on the Planet
The forward thinking company GreenBottle has been producing and selling a paper-based milk bottle for the past few years, but has recently toyed with making a paper wine bottle! We…
The Subtlety of Modern Protest. . . . .
A lot of criticism has been directed at the ‘Occupy Movement’ because of a supposed lack of focus. And indeed the goals of these protesters seem to be vague and…
today: occupy everywhere
Today, if you can, join an Occupy site for however long you are able. Today, if you cannot physically join an Occupy site, do something to stand in solidarity with…
Rejected names for the London Rippers
Sometimes it’s a bit embarrassing, living here in London, Ontario. In the last week, we’ve got the dubious honor of being the first city to forcibly remove the tents of…
A Message For Libyans or Any Citizens In Countries Harper May Be Planning To Invade
If you were planning to work with or for them in any capacity, risking life and limb to do so, think very carefully. No matter what they may promise to…
Conservatives panic over non-existent smuggling ring in Canada
Photo courtesy of National Post Canada, URL http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/name.jpg?w=620 There are plenty of things to worry about here in Canada, the economy, jobs, family, security, how to put food on the…