A basic math problem
It seems that NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel has an issue with representation by population. Speaking about the upcoming legislation to give more seats to BC, Alberta and Ontario, Turmel…
2011
Freddie Mercury and the Youngest Fan
I see that Freddie Mercury and Queen are to be honoured this year's BMI awards.Almost twenty years after Freddie's death.And I can only wonder why it took so long.Was it…
Pining for the fjords
Backward, turn backward, O time in thy flight...I like Steve's comments about re-introducing the "Royal" terminology for our armed forces:. . . in noting the rationalization for the latest regressive…
And now, Saskatoon
The Paris of the Prairies. If I'm lucky there'll be enough time post training and pre-flight to walk along the river. Today went pretty well. The folks in the Winnipeg…
NDP Doesn’t Have Leadership Selection Process
The NDP has an interim leader but doesn't have a process to elect a real one. Hopefully the New Democratic Party doesn't have to worry about this for a long…
I’ve been listening to early David Bowie music non-stop lately
Rebel Rebel: great Bowie song? Or THE GREATEST Bowie song? But then… Cracked Actor… Suffragette City… Aladin Sane… Diamond Dogs… Ziggy Stardust… Jean Genie… The Man Who Sold The World……
The Harper Cons and the Long Way Down
When I think of how the little Con gnome Jimbo Flaherty is bringing the economy down to his level. But doesn't want us to worry.Even though once again he didn't…
Todd Bentley is completely recommended to minister. Birds fly! Fish swim!
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. I wasn’t surprised to learn this afternoon that Todd Bentley has been given an unconditional “recommendation” to minster by evangelist and…
Pennsylvania a lesson for Ontario on renewable energy
Pennsylvania's Republican Governor has gutted the renewable energy programs of his predecessor: In Pennsylvania, where a major shale gas boom is underway, Governor Tom Corbett is doing exactly what renewable…
A new mob rampages in Britain
A group of people is angered and hurt by another group. Suddenly an event causes the anger to explode. They are united in euphoria and lash out violently at everything…
Feds to announce MOU on loan guarantee
NTV News broke the news reported Wednesday evening that an unspecified number of federal cabinet ministers will be in St. John’s on Friday to announce that the federal and provincial…
A few thoughts on the royal thing
I see that it's "Quebeckers, historians and anti-monarchists" who have been among the early opponents speaking out against the move to restore the Royal moniker to the Navy and Air…
Rob Ford’s just asked his better, McGuinty, for a provincial allowance of at least 364 billion
We liberals like to repeat the mantra of a “big gaping hole” in the Ontario PCs provincial budget because it’s true. The Hudakites, if that’s even a word, do in…
Deep Throat: Who told Murdoch to hack paragraphs from The Letter?
As in hacks paragraphs out, and then James (the junior Murdoch) tells the UK Parliamentary commission that Scotland Yard wanted the changes. Clive Goodman: The good man who wrote The…
BCL catches @SueAnnLevy rewriting history, smearing brave firefighters
BigCityLib Strikes Back: In Case You ARE WonderingDon't know why BCL isn't on the Tweeter, but that's up to him. In the meantime, seems the Venomous LoserTM is perfectly happy…
The Race to the Premier’s Office – 31 Days to the First Ballot
I don't know what to tell you, Nation.On the one hand, it seems to all the world as though the 6 candidates for PC Leader are just floating placidly on…
Maternity Leave is Less Valued Than Prison In Canada
...when it comes to Employment Insurance benefits. This story comes via Cyberpresse and surrounds the struggles of Montrealer Norah Krahl whom, a month after returning from maternity leave, found out…
The journalism continues
Tim Naumetz is at it again: The administrator for a township in Treasury Board President Tony Clement’s constituency that received $455,350 for projects under the controversial $50-million G8 legacy fund…
Go See – Humlebæk, Denmark: Da… (artobserved.com)
Go See – Humlebæk, Denmark: David Hockney at the Louisiana Museum through August 28th, 2011http://artobserved.com/2011/08/go-see-humlebaek-denmark-david-hockney-at-the-louisiana-museum-through-august-28th-2011/ —Sent from Zite personalized mag...