Somebody get Mike Wallace to look into this
We eat a lot of instant ramen noodles here at the Woodshed. I wish to the FSM they would stop calling these little packets of instant noodles "ramen" since they…
2011
Knee Jerk
What do you do if you have a riot? Well, if you are a British Conservative, you dictate who can and can't join Facebook and who can and can't own…
Montreal police dragging feet on investigating infamous Christianist Twitter troll ‘David Mabus’?
I've read the name 'David Mabus' a few times on Twitter, mostly in tweets from PZ Myers. Montrealer Mabus (real name: Dennis Marcuze) has made a name for himself by…
The Mark: What the "lawful access" bill might mean for Canadian’s online security
By Alexander Ly and Adam Webb for The Mark Canadian privacy online is about to be put at serious risk. As if internet malefactors and unruly privacy settings on major…
Kathleen Petty
I listen to Kathleen Petty on the Ottawa Morning Show on CBC radio every morning. Just for a little while…from the time I wake up til the time I get…
The Steno Has Tweeted….HST Vote Turnout Is Allegedly 53%
That is all. .
The last stand
Glen McGregor breaks a bigger story than he seems to realize, as the Harper Cons are now quite explicitly declaring their intention to take a wrecking ball to the Canadian…
A lesson in hypocrisy from King Abdullah
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has condemned Syria's Assad regime for its suppression of pro-democracy dissenters and withdrawn his ambassador. This is a very civilized thing to do in the face…
Diamond Jim Flaherty Delivers Gordon Campbell’s Last Body Blow To B.C.
AllThePoisonPillsThatFitBuriedInTheCottonCandyCloudsVille Yes, that's right. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says that we, the people of British Columbia, who were told the HST was not even on their radar screens when…
My Fellow American
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Adoption of prior inconsistent statement
R. v. Kelly, 2011 ONCA 549 sets out the law related to the adoption of prior inconsistent statements. It is important to remember a prior statement may be admissible, though not adopted, if…
Canada’s Free Trade in Oppression
On June 28th 2009 the democratically elected Manuel Zelaya government was overthrown by the Honduran military.Zelaya was preparing to rewrite Honduras' constitution that was drafted by a previous US back…
Colombia: "security is improving"
“We kill trade unionists because they interfere with people working.” —former paramilitary leader Carlos Castaño Stephen Harper loves the way the government of Colombia operates. Defending the Colombia-Canada free trade…
Colombia: "Security is improving"
“We kill trade unionists because they interfere with people working.” —former paramilitary leader Carlos Castaño Stephen Harper loves the way the government of Colombia operates. Defending the Colombia-Canada free trade…
Good Reasons to Have a Vegan Diet
Unfortunately I’m no vegan, but this article is inspiring me to try harder at being one! The article is an interview with Gene Baur, who is the founder of US-based…
PM trade tour moves on to Costa Rica
Inspired by these stories: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/11/pol-harper-costa-rica.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/08/pmo-denies-brazilian-bathroom-holdout.html
Sauce for the goose
http://bit.ly/pHNSuK Britain is considering disrupting online social networking such as Blackberry Messenger and Twitter during civil unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, a move widely condemned as repressive when…
So Angry
Are you so angry you’d: a- consider bombing a plane? b- leak a secret classified document? c- vote for Jason Kenney? d- all of the above? If you answered d-,…
Dear Prime Minister Harper: Please Stop Blacklisting Environmental Artists and Scientists
Blacklisted Canadian artist Franke James is becoming a mosquito in the ears of the Harper government. Several weeks ago, I wrote about the Harper government’s interference in the European tour…
A Few Good Signs
It looks at this point as if the Europeans may have gotten their act together (for the moment). I choose to take joy from small victories. However, I am not…