Liberal Convention Must Be Open to Bloggers
Well, I tweeted it and I posted it to Facebook, I just wonder if I had another means to make this statement … The Liberal Party of Canada must determine…
2011
Abortion BACK On The (Hidden) Agenda!
From Stephen Woodworth this morning: A recent poll disclosed that 80% of Canadians believe that Canadian law protects the fundamental human rights of children before birth in the later stages…
Republicans, the Winston Churchill bust and wingnut symbolism
As the Republicans are about to hold hostage the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits, last night they did do something remotely constructive – they commissioned a bust of Winston…
The Man Who Hated Health Care
Anyone who has followed Stephen Harper’s political career should not be surprised by Jim Flaherty’s take it or leave it offer to the provinces. And those who fear for the…
Income inequality grows in Happy Harperland
Emily Dee points out the sickening reality of living in Fatherland. The rich are getting richer, the middle class is being crunched and the poor, well they just keep getting…
First impressions of the BlackBerry PlayBook
A few days ago I received a BlackBerry PlayBook. I’m not really in the market for tablets, just because we have enough computers and iPhones in the house that I…
All I want for Christmas is a paradigm shift #nlpoli
Here’s the difference between a province that is successfully tackling the challenge of labour shortages compared to one that is hopelessly adrift. Saskatchewan is open to people from anywhere. In…
what i’m watching: old timey tv and old timey ads
One of my favourite comedies has always been “The Burns and Allen Show,” the old TV vehicle for the comedy team of Gracie Allen and George Burns. The show’s entire…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Here are today’s leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, December 21, 2011: Number of G20 charges dropped rises http://bit.ly/sGA7OK Facebook Timeline: The privacy settings it should…
2011 Person of the Year
As 2011 winds down, it’s time to pick a Calgary Grit Person of the Year for the 8th consecutive year. The criteria is simple – someone who made an impact…
Conservatives reject funding for Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Oh well… Edmonton Journal WINNIPEG - A Tory MP says his government will not bail out the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which is facing delays and cost overruns. MP…
Trooper Jinglo at home
Every time he thought about the Death Star, and how he was supposed to be on duty that day, Trooper Jinglo just needed to cuddle with his dog. More pics…
CBC: Canada’s largest ISP to stop throttling the open Internet
From CBC News Bell internet customers will no longer have their file sharing uploads and downloads deliberately slowed down. Bell Canada and Bell Aliant will stop using equipment to selectively…
"Tuned In" Canadians?
If you want to read a misleading poll result, then this Ipsos Reid offering on voter engagement and attitudes is a perfect example. The methodology is fine, but the conclusions…
Scott Fujita makes marriage equality video
Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita has made a video in which he declares his support for marriage equality. The Japanese-American, whose father was interned in a relocation camp during World…
“End Medicare?” How Phony Bipartisanship Created a Fact Checking Disaster
pinocchio.jpg Just last week, I wrote about the core problem facing the new breed of political fact-checkers: The political right is more factually wrong, meaning that taking a strictly “bipartisan”…
The Liberal Party gives the finger to freelancers and non-delegate bloggers.
As some of you may know, the Liberal Party has decided that for their upcoming convention in January, they were not going to accredit bloggers to it. They preferred Liberals…
Life Getting Tough in Harperland
The consumer price index reveals that Canadians are paying higher prices today than a year ago, with significant increases in food (up 4.8%), shelter (up 1.5%) and gasoline (up 13.5%).…
Musability
This morning I read a short item from Mashable describing some predictions being made for the next five year by IBM. Among more workaday predictions we’ve heard elsewhere – that…