Star Readers Respond To Tony Warr
I recently wrote a post detailing the cavalier attitude of retiring Deputy Police Chief Tony Warr towards the police brutality unleashed on his city during last year's G20 Summit. Frequently…
2011
Exurban Development in Greater Sudbury: Fiscally Irresponsible, Environmentally Unsustainable
The following is a copy of a letter which I have submitted to members of Greater Sudbury's municipal council: ----- It was with interest that I read a recent article…
Housekeeping….Get Me Re-Write!
HalfAMommaMeaCulpaVille Last weekend I linked to an apparently unbylined bit in The Province wherein Mike 'Cookie-Dough' de Jong clarified (contradicted?) the comments of his Big Birdness on the matter of…
The Answer to the Tea Party No-Taxes Pledge
The world had just watched in befuddlement as the mighty USA has reeled from the impact on its governance of a large group of members of Congress who have united…
I love these Rube Goldberg contraptions. This one is from Toronto’s 2D Photography Inc.
Roger Ebert thinks this is tricked out but who cares? It's photography. It's not real. Don't forget to click in the lower right to make this HD and full screen.Here's…
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 woman…
Everything old is new again
Apparently Stephen Harper is bringing us "a new brand of patriotism" -- according to a movement conservative political operative who's currently working for a "high stakes public strategy firm" in…
Kathy Shaidle discovers dominionism
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. I, personally, am a fan of famed blogger Kathy Shaidle, as she knows, so I am surprised to read that she…
Israel apologizes for Egyptian soldiers’ deaths
However, Canadian and US conservatives do not. And never will. What's wrong with you Israel, not going along with North American pundits and bloggers from the right? Who knew Israel…
Watch: US Military Officer Comes Out To Fellow Soldier
As the US military’s ban on openly gay service personnel, aka Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT), approaches its final days, a gay US military officer currently serving overseas has uploaded…
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,…
Toronto and Ottawa Police : a long history of racist profiling
Brampton police were searching for a suspect who was black, in his 20s, and 5-foot-6.The profiling victim, Mr. Williams, who was 20 in 1971, is 6 feet tall, taking his…
Is Solomon Elimimian the Cameron Wake of 2011?
Solomon Elimimian, CFL defensive rookie of 2010 is tearing it up for the BC Lions this year. He and Geroy Simon on the offensive side are almost single-handedly pulling the…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Gerald Caplan rightly asks what media outlets think they have to gain by promoting anti-Muslim bigotry: The goal of the Muslim-haters is surely…
In Which TorontoEmerg Discourses on Some Aspects of Human Nature
It’s probably more than little trite to say the Emergency Department is a microcosm or laboratory of humanity, but like most clichés it has an element of truth. We see…
Evolution of the hipster – Hilarious short pokes fun at cultural conformity
I just came across this, and it is too hilarious to pass up. The engimatic ‘Glove and Boot’ puppeteers have produced a short poke at the evolution of the hipster.…
Saturday random reads and musings
1) Israel stuff. I thought I’d preface this reading with a bit of plain common sense. Commenters here and elsewhere have criticized me for “singling out Israel” in my blog—code…