Pig: the other blue meat
Antonia Zerbisias is a columnist and tweeter that I often like and have ocassionally agreed with, her politics regarding Israel notwithstanding. In a twitter post earlier today she wrote: “DAMMIT…
2011
Man’s call for Obama assassination is free speech, not crime, court rules
Freedom of expression is not absolute. Most of the restrictions on free speech are so obvious that we don't really notice them. Freedom of speech is not a defence to,…
Wankers of the Week: Children of the Corn
Oh, Basement Cat. You didn’t! Crappy weekend, everyone! Are we enjoying fairground season yet? No? What, all those windstorms knocking down shoddily constructed stages and killing people getting you down?…
737 crashes in Nunavut
Tragedy in the North: A First Air 737 crashed and caught fire in northern Nunavut Saturday, killing 12 people. Police say the jet, a 737-200, went down Saturday afternoon near…
Walrus goes wrong, very wrong
Walrus magazine is a Canadian jewel. Insightful and well-written it is always worth reading. But this month it went very wrong footed in a cartoon "Lessons Learned". The cartoon showed…
Boeing 737 crash near Resolute Bay First Air charter from Yellowknife went down at 12:50 p.m. local time
Environment Canada says the weather was foggy with light rain and 6 degrees. First Air is an excellent airline -- I have flown it before and will fly it again.…
On areas of agreement
Of course, one can't expect Jane Taber's coverage to note the flip side to the Cons' strategic distractions. But while Taber hands her report over to Con spinners for a…
Yup, I’ve been doing this for most of the last 35 years…
my only problem with this piece of writing is the usual - it's so overwhelmingly amerikkkan-centric, narrowed right down to a point in ways that don't allow others to realize…
Hydro Chief’s Leaked Comments Trash IPPs – What Will Clark Do Now?
I have called it the Campbell/Clark government because that’s what it is. Premier Clark was in on the beginning of most policies including the disastrous energy plan that sees private…
David Cameron declares war on human rights
Our own little breed of wingnut wankers will be so happy with tomorrow's Sunday Express headline.H/T: @PopeShakey
On analogous choices
John Gormley strains to try to invent analogies between football and politics to support the Sask Party's cause. (And I'm half disappointed he didn't have a couple thousand more words…
Hungerstrike Recap: California Prisoners Showed the Way!
This spring, the news started going around that a hunger strike was being planned in the Security Housing Unit at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP). Prisoners at the SHU…
Watch: Straight Pride is for Queers!!
The video, below, shows one great rant by British stand-up comedian and controversial atheist, Richard (The Dick) Coughlan, who slams the hypocrisy of anti-gay American politicians, and the absurdity of…
Saturday Photo: Flowers, Native and Otherwise
This is the season for Brown-eyed Susans, Rudbeckia or whatever you want to call this fantastic golden flower. They are native North American perennials and given some sunshine will bloom…
The Racialised Impact of Tuition Fees
Mainstream policy wonks often claim that tuition fees and rising levels of student debt in Canada are relatively inconsequential. They argue that though the costs of higher education for students…
No Jane Taber, Harper is NOT reinventing ‘patriotism’ in Canada
He is destroying Canada’s greatest and most loved attributes that used to define us around the world - “the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism”. Instead Harper is hawking war,…
To protect and serve: Police left Russell Williams victim bound and naked for five hours
I understand the the importance of preserving forensic evidence but this borders on torture – and worse. Or, is this another example of guilty until proven innocent (emphasis mine)? A…
Peel police: racial profiling?
Another incident of police abuse in Ontario is surfacing. Credible? It seems like these kinds of accusations of police misconduct are becoming more prevalent. Has it always been this way?…
Karl Rove: Sarah Palin will run
The shiny mettle that used to be Karl Rove is a bit tarnished these days, what with his grand failure of 2006. Anything he says any more is suspect. But…
Palin v Bachmann = Perry up the middle -OR- Pray Away the Pri-mair-ray
I am just thinking out loud.Caribou Barbie Sarah Palin cannot find a big enough space to accomodate the adoring idiots crowds in the mid-west, incl. Iowa. Iowa is only known…