Attawapiskat and Our New Canadian Flag
It’s going to be -21 degrees and feel like -30 in Attawapiskat today. Where some families are living in tents and plywood shacks like this one. So what is our…
2011
Adventures in Portland and other places – REPLAY
For the earlier story on police watchdog Richard Rosenthal, I was connected to Portland sources by people I know in that fine American city. Instructor Martha Gies will soon be…
write for rights: spotlight on reggie clemons
Black man. White murder victims. No physical evidence. Sentenced to death despite very compelling doubts about guilt. If this sounds like Troy Davis 2.0, that’s because Troy Davis was not…
New box set from Canada’s most overlooked rocker, Michel Pagliaro
Of all the rock and rollers in Canada, Michel Pagliaro is probably at the top of the heap. That he is often overlooked has more to do with his Quebec…
Women’s rights advocates receive Nobel Peace Prize
Three women who fought sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize today. This is not really news — the prizes were announced some time ago…
The Eurocrisis – A Gallic snub, No Haircuts & More Stability Funds
What a dramatic few days we have just lived through! The grandest experiment in modern history – the European Union – has weathered a major threat to its existence, with…
Pointless Gossip
What good is a blog if you don’t talk about what you’ve done? Last night I attended a bachelor party. First we went to Laser Quest and shot up a…
BC Education Minister announces 3% funding cut
BC Education Minister George Abbott announced yesterday this year’s education funding and a change to the funding formula. The announcement indicates that the change to this year’s funding over last…
Just what Canada needs at Durban – another Conservative asshole
Peter Kent is proving himself quite the buffoon, representing Canada as he is overseas at the climate conference in Durban. He’s insulting folks left and right and pissing off those…
Michael Coren, Your Tears Sustain Me
Michael speculates as to who the aggressors in The Liberal War On Xmas might actually be–those shadowy folk who are always trying have it cancelled, or trying to replace “Merry…
Blog Mentioned on CBC News
Well, we’re certainly glad we can be useful. 🙂 The video can be found here on the CBC article about the Blood & Honour assaults. We are mentioned at 1:05.…
Americans and Western Europeans—different breeds
That Americans see the world differently from Europeans is not a surprise, but what may seem surprising to many is just how differently, and how similar Europeans’ views are to…
A better orientation
I was just walking downtown from campus (near the corner of Landsdowne and York) and someone drove up and asked me where Convocation Hall was. I pointed right behind his…
Conservatives in Stalin mode
Recall photographs like the above? Now SunTV brings us up to date: 1. 2. Who’s that funny-looking guy third from the right where Theo Caldwell used to be? Gotta hand…
The Southern Racist Who Would Be The Gilded Cageian President Fagin
AllTheDiamond-StuddedDogWhistlesThatFit FearTheSpawnOfWelfareQueens!Ville So. GOP kinda/sorta front-runner Newt Gingrich wants the children of poor people to be put to work to learn (get this!), a work ethic: …Newt Gingrich today (Dec…
Conservatives appeal Wheat Board ruling
While I think the Conservative's position on the Wheat Board is bad for Canada, and especially Canadian farmers, I am very unsure the legislative changes are unlawful. That said, pending…
ken kowalski chooses retirement over death in office.
Retiring Speaker Ken Kowalski He once told Albertans that he would “die in office” rather than retire and collect his gold plated severance package, but this week Speaker Ken Kowalski…
Department of ‘what were they thinking?’ South Korean exploding twin towers edition.
Some Americans – particularly those in NYC – are somewhat shocked by these proposed towers in South Korea. I wonder why*. South Korea is a long way from New York…