Raccoon Nation
Toronto has the largest urban concentration of raccoons in the world -- about 100,000.
2011
The ‘debt crisis’ and the undermining of democracy in Europe
While CK’s on the road, she’s invited me to blog and cross-post here. So I’m recycling this tasty little item, which I found via @NaomiAKlein. (They say she’s polarizing ……
You stay classy, Pat!
Watching one of his brain-damaged, spittle-flecked rants, I’ve sometimes wondered what a regressive, racist old paleocon whackadoo like Pat Buchanan (or if you like, Pat BucKKKanan) is doing as a…
Jack Layton’s choice
Did Jack Layton make a mistake recommending the appointment of Nycole Turmel as interim leader? Her status as a former Bloc Quebecois party member may not cause concern within Quebec.…
Liberal party leaders need to engage in assisted suicide debate
Despite the fact that the election discourse is gravitating mostly around the economy here in Ontario, with the PCs and Liberals trading blows on who can manage money in better…
BlocHead – Dipper Watch
Bloc NDP leader Nycole Turmel is supposed to be in St. John’s on Wednesday for the annual regatta. Local Dippers will be out in force. As local president Dale Kirby…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cubed cats.
WE DON’T NEED A LECTURE FROM ALBERTA “FIREWALL” HARPER
The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw opposition leaders under the bus. And they’re at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel. She is a self-proclaimed federalist…
WE DON’T NEED A LECTURE FROM ALBERTA “FIREWALL” HARPER
The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw opposition leaders under the bus. And they’re at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel. She is a self-proclaimed federalist…
WE DON’T NEED A LECTURE FROM ALBERTA “FIREWALL” HARPER
The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw opposition leaders under the bus. And they’re at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel. She is a self-proclaimed federalist…
Stephen Harper wants to be the public service’s best friend, or rather he did
Or rather he did. Before getting elected. This deserves more attention. "We have no plans to cut departmental program spending" Harper wrote in the Ottawa Citizen in 2006.
Turmel’s day
Just a few points to add to the maelstrom. Have been out much of the day so forgive me if any of this is repetitive of anything seen elsewhere.Last week…
Lucien Bouchard In A Dress?
Let's cut to the chase.I'd like Nycole Turmel to answer the following question: Is the current Constitution of Canada sufficient for you to remain a committed federalist?Or is she Lucien…
WE DON’T NEED A LECTURE FROM ALBERTA “FIREWALL” HARPER
The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw opposition leaders under the bus. And they’re at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel. She is a self-proclaimed federalist…
A trip to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary
A trip to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary is always a good time… especially when I have my camera with me: I have an unhealthy obsession with Sandhill Cranes See the…
Hamster Naming Guide, 2008 Protocols
HamsterNamingGuide2009, a photo by lunchbreath on Flickr. I don’t have 2009 or 2010 protocols available to share, but for those of you naming hamsters in 2011: Obvious: Hammy Portly: Kirstie…
Telling
No, Tim Harper's take on the latest news about Nycole Turmel isn't any better than most of the media's coverage. But it does at least include one rather telling contrast:Inside…
Torontonians beginning to realize you get what you pay For(d)
Running through the public and media discourse during and immediately after the ‘Historic Toronto Council Sleepover,’ as it will be etched forever in city lore, were two dominant threads that…
Feed Issue
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Nycole Turmel: Marrying Separatists
Well, not literally, though she was apparently a member of both the now-tiny Bloc Quebecois, and the little communist separatist party, Quebec Solidaire.Is this a high revelation? Well, there's the…