Dear Leader – we hardly knew ya, and…
…I love how The New China Daily has covered the story. Take this text announcing the death of Kim Jong-il… Great mental and physical strain??? This dude was as loony…
2011
Kim Jong-un: The King is dead, long live the King?
"May you live in exciting times" is a curse and not a blessing. Still, perhaps the enslaved people of North Korea will now have a chance at freedom: http://bit.ly/rUbVXe "In…
Municipal government bound by the Charter
R. v. Vellone, 2011 ONCA 785 is a long awaited decision dealing with whether a municipal government falls within the scope of government for the purposes of Charter analysis. Although the issue would…
Conservative Mayor Outed Over Gay Adult Store Purchases
Greg Davis, a socially-conservative Mississippi mayor, has come out to the press after an audit into city spending discovered that he spent $67 at Priape, a Montreal-owned gay adult store.…
Health care trial balloon
I think that’s what today’s Ibbitson column on future health care funding must be, a trial balloon. It is probably positioning by the Harper pros in advance of health care…
Party Political Finance: much more to read #nlpoli #cdnpoli
The Telegram took a very light look on Saturday at the most recent figures on political contributions released by the provincial elections office a couple of months ago. For some…
Jumping the (long) gun
Because its usefulness as a fundraising vehicle has not yet abated, the Conservatives continue to milk the long-gun registry for all it’s worth. Err, except for the fact that they…
Quote of the year: “We are the 99 per cent”
Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School has declared “We are the 99 per cent”, the political slogan of the Global Occupy movement, the heavy weight champ of the…
Why is Finding a Post Box so Hard?
Sometimes it is the small things that show how government just gets it all so wrong. Last Thursday The Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac has a little bit on the US…
Alison Party of Alberta TV ads are not ready for prime time
The second Alison Party of Alberta 30-second advertising spot, which, like the first, fails to properly identify the advertiser. Below: Ms. Redford as she appears in the second ad and…
Kim Jong IL Dead
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died on Saturday at age 69, North Korean state television reported on Monday. An announcer said he died of physical and mental over-work. Toronto Star
The importance of likeability in the NDP leadership race
If there is anything that the last decade in Canadian politics has proven, it is that Canadians want a strong leader that can connect and be liked by the people.…
Molly’sBlog 2011-12-18 22:54:00
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KING: The news tonight is that the North Korean dictator Kim Jong–Il has gone to join his unlamented father in apotheosis.…
Bad Year for Dictators
North Korean Dear Leader and Axis of Evil alumnus Kim Jong-Il boards the last train to Deadsville. Hmm. Bonus track: From last year, Hitchens on North Korea.
Alberta roadside gunman fails to fit manufactured narrative | #media #journalism #islamophobia
via winnipegsun.com Oy. I wonder how this story would read if this guy had been a Muslim … (h/t buckdog) Permalink | Leave a comment »
Further progress on sleep self-sufficiency
So last night Mallory went to bed at the usual time. As often happens, I hear her fumbling for her water bottle. This is followed by a short period of…
China: A village fights back
The story, courtesy of the UK Telegraph: For the first time on record, the Chinese Communist party has lost all control, with the population of 20,000 in this southern fishing…
The Arrival…
TheRealMeaningOf ChristmasVille littler e. had been counting down the days for the last month or so. Not to mention C. And me? Well, as you might expect, I worked on…