Conservatives admit they’re behind false byelection calls for Liberal MP’s riding
I have a pretty high tolerance for this type of thing; but this really is very very very wrong. Irwin is a decent man and deserves better than this from…
December 2011
Guest Post from Abe Kass
Protect Your Love For love, you and your partner married each other. Love is the glue that holds the two of you together. Without love, you and your partner will…
Thomas Mulcair—Israel, Right or Wrong
“I am an ardent supporter of Israel in all situations and in all circumstances.” * ~Thomas Mulcair, quoted in Canadian Jewish News, May 1st, 2008 Independent Jewish Voices promotes the…
With friends like these, Muskrat Falls version #nlpoli
Federal natural resources minister Joe Oliver answering a question from Liberal Gerry Byrne during Question Period on Wednesday in the House of Commons. Byrne wanted to know why the federal…
Steven Hennessy 1958 – 2002
World AIDS Day – Steven, he made me laugh, cry and love. He was special, like so many others. He was brave, stronger than me. I miss you Steven. Stephanie,…
Is Siri Anti-Choice?
My wife, who is a pro-choice photographer and activist, sent me a tumblr post the other day about the inability of people using the Siri, personal assistant on the iPhone…
Preliminary Thoughts on the LPC Presidential Race
Elections for Liberal Party President have tended to be mundane affairs in recent years. In 2008, Alf Apps was the only candidate – either because the powers-that-be made it known…
Literary horror stories
But only if the author is very, very lucky. Alltop would like to be turned into a View-a-matic slideshow.
New column day
Here, on the need for equitable resource sharing to start writing a new ending to Canada’s shameful story of First Nations relations – and how the Saskatchewan NDP nearly took…
CBC’s funding is inadequate by Tony Manera
Former CBC President says from 1985 to 2010, the CBC’s parliamentary appropriation went from $905 million to $1.018 million, a nominal increase of 12.5 per cent, but a real decrease…
Friends of CBC hire ‘Ass Man’ as actor by Kris Sims
Columnist says when selecting actors for their “Stop the CBC Smackdown” campaign, FRIENDS picked “Uncle D: The Canadian Ass Man.”
A custom-built mobile tool for the pro-Internet community
Thanks to your donations and some good ol’ pro-Internet elbow grease, the OpenMedia.ca web app for iPhone and Android is here! Developed by the amazing Mark Coatsworth of Built By…
The Toronto Star Fights Back
Because the ever-petulant Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, backed by his always doting and sycophantic executive, continues to boycott The Toronto Star on all official notices and pronouncements from his office,…
Attawapiskat
Bloggers more informed and articulate than I are already cutting through the smoke and mirrors generated by Stephen Harper to justify his government’s seizure of control in Attawapiskat. If you…
Big Man, Little Boy
We certainly are raising a peculiar crop of leaders these days. Since he was elected, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has frozen out the Toronto Star. He has told his staff…
Moore shifts money from bureaucracy to the arts by Leslie MacKinnon
Columnist says Heritage Minister James Moore was non-commital when asked whether the CBC would continue to receive a supplementary $60 million earmarked purely for programming that has been renewed annually…
Photo – Birds at sunrise
This morning birds flying over St Jamestown in Toronto
World AIDS Day 2011 – RIP 25 million +
Since 1981, over 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide, and about 33 million are living with the virus.
Thread. Yes, thread.
The machine quilting class on Saturday was taught by a thread enthusiast. “I love thread!” she enthused enthusiastically. “Thread technology has come a long way in the last ten years,”…
The Globe & Mail Takes Steps To Remove Itself From National Conversation
The Globe and Mail has announced it will move some of its digital content behind a paywall in the summer of 2012. More details here: The Globe and Mail will…