Toronto-Danforth goings on
The NDP candidates are lining up. There are two now, a former assistant to Jack Layton, Claire Prashaw, and as of today, an Osgoode Hall law professor, Craig Scott. Not…
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Just in time for the Christmas shopping season
Shopping season being upon us, we here at the Woodshed are making our list and checking it twice. Kids are often difficult to buy for, as toy trends come and…
Wheat Board update
The latest on the Wheat Board issue: “The Canadian Wheat Board and its supporters said on Friday they may seek an injunction to stop the federal government’s move to end…
So, Who in B&H Have Been Arrested?
For those readers who might be new to our little home on the World Wide Web, here are a few photos of the two members of Blood & Honour BC…
Pro-Internet Community Speaks and it is Awesome, Part 1
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: it’s been a big year for the Internet in Canada. Together with the pro-Internet community, we’ve come a long way. The…
Blood & Honour BC Members Charged in Series of Assaults
We’ll have some pictures for our readers when we have access to our files, but in the meantime, Rob de Chazal (formerly of Edmonton) and Shawn Macdonald (leader of the…
All over but the waiting…
I just confirmed with my three top graduate schools (in no particular order: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies…
And Just In Case You Missed It…
AllTheBlogfathersThatFit Lotuslandia Dave’s back… Pounding the keys once more at The Galloping Beaver. .
UK’s Cameron needs to take a lesson from The Gambler
Lissen up, David: Click here! And listen especially hard when Kenny Rogers has this to say: And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.Said, “If you’re…
Details of B.C. white supremacist arrests released
The names of the B.C. white supremacists who were arrested in Vancouver have been released, along with some of the details of their crimes. We weren’t off in our speculations…
Gingrich plans to be next rising of Netanyahu: Palestinians are ‘invented’ people
Showing that he has lost none of his talent for shooting-in-the-foot hyperbole, Newt Gingrich has gone all likud Netanyahu, diminishing the Palestinian people in a sweeping statement of support for…
Is There A Connection Between The Party That Benefitted From James ‘Not Jim’ Green…
…And The Party That Hopes To Benefit From Their Double-E Candidate In PoMoCo? Is there? I dunno for absolute sure. But Michael Smyth’s most recent column, which is, essentially, little…
Anyone Ever Heard of Newstex?
They’ve asked me a couple of times to syndicate BCLSB. Anyone tried this? Will riches be mine? The process, as they describe it, seems pretty painless at my end. Any…
Krellant Special on Climate Change
In the latest edition of The Krellant Evening News, Cat Reporter is at the helm while Frank is out in the field interviewing Matthew Paterson, a farmer—err, university professor—about the…
The CBC’s conundrum: Change isn’t easy, but the public broadcaster needs to try by Scott Stinson
FRIENDS says 80% of Canadians really like public broadcasting.
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jeffrey Simpson compliments the NDP’s leadership contenders for dealing with the issue of inequality, but rightly notes there’s a long way left to…
Another LNG Deal Inked, Fracking Export Bonanza Continues
LNG Ship.jpg On December 7, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commision (FERC) granted a 30-year license to Jordan Cove LNG (liquefied natural gas), located in Coos Bay, Oregon, to transform its…
tell the senate: don’t rubber-stamp the harper crime bill
From Leadnow.ca: On Monday, Prime Minister Harper’s Conservative MPs voted for the cruel Crime Bill. That night, the NDP, Liberal, Bloc and Green MPs stood together against the bill, and…
“…particularly hypocritical…” #nlpoli
Tories bums in the province must be a wee bit tighter than usual this week. The province’s Dippers – new Democrats to the uninitiated – filed a lawsuit this week…
Help fund new doc about a rebel poet – Friday Film Pick: Alice Walker – Beauty in Truth
This week’s Friday Film Pick kicks off a new initiative at Art Threat where we will select at least one IndieGoGo project per month to highlight important fundraising efforts. IndieGoGo…