Minister Diane Finley Launches First Harper Regime Charge of Wrecking
On November 18, intending it to be a sarcastic and over-the-top remark, I suggested that pretty soon the Conservatives would be accusing people of wrecking — a form of sedition…
2011
Arbitrators not strictly bound by Law or Equity
Nor-Man Regional Health Authority Inc. v. Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59 holds that labour arbitrators are not legally bound to apply equitable and common law principles…
Office of Religious Freedom shows it bias
The federal government’s creation of what it terms an Office of Religious Freedom is not off to a good start. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, mentor of the new office,…
how can we live without polar bears? bbc’s planet earth gets political
In October, I blogged about my impressions of the BBC nature series “Planet Earth”. I loved the show, but criticized the producers for making it completely apolitical. There was not…
Durban: Setting The Stage For Climate Chaos
Today’s guest blogger is friend of 350orbust Graham Saunders, who gives us his perspective on the U.N. climate negotiations in Durban: The Kyoto Agreement to reduce global emissions of greenhouse…
Conservatives: to hell with the courts. Where’s the outrage?
Conservatives and family gather in Chicago to re-enact the ‘good ol’ days’ With the Wheat Board fiasco roaring, the Conservatives don’t seem to care about rule of law or even…
Pipelines and Battle Lines Drawn by Harper Government
The paths, inexorably to a meeting point to violence, can only be changed by the senior governments, especially the feds. The cause of these paths are three: 1. the proposed…
Pipelines and Battle Lines Drawn by Harper Government
The paths, inexorably to a meeting point to violence, can only be changed by the senior governments, especially the feds. The cause of these paths are three: 1. the proposed…
Toronto’s ‘Emergency’ Warning
Toronto: it’s time to stand up to Ford’s lies.
Be an Advocate for Your Neighbourhood
I’ve been working on public space issues for more than 12 years now, and blogging for about 10. It has been incredibly frustrating but also amazingly rewarding. Having grown up…
Canada At Durban Climate Talks: Talking Green, Walking Dirty
Fresh from Ani’s blog, this video of the large crowd of people have gathered outside the negotiations room at COP17 to stand with Africa as the negotiations come to a…
Schizophrenia vs DID (dissociative Identity disorder)
Thanks to Becca’s comment on my previous genesis post, I thought it would be useful to post a quick explanation of the differences. People who are schizophrenic hear voices. So…
FOX News Caught Distorting Reality Once Again – Video Of Post Election Rioting In Russia Is Actually From Recent Greek Riot
Fox News has been showing streets ablaze, violent clashes and firebombs thrown at security officers in Russia as aftermath to recent elections, but with one major problem – the images…
On manual adjustments
For all the failings of a Con government that combines extreme centralization with an utter lack of vision, let’s give Stephen Harper credit for successfully bludgeoning satire to death. Just…
Video: Stop the CBC Smackdown Launch
Video of an event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov 29, 2011 to launch the Stop the CBC Smackdown campaign.
Attitude/Platitude
There is a very fine line between attitudes and platitudes. That may well be the most clever thing I have ever written in my life. With the exception of that…
Ron Bless America
The other day, I expressed admiration for the aggressive new F-150ish “Big Dogs” ad from the Ron Paul campaign, but Conan O’Brian’s parody of it is even more brilliant. “You…
Dec 9 2011 Excited Delirium Updates
An array of stories related to ‘excited delirium’.
The Pantsafire Chronicles: Diane Finley
The latest Harper Cabinet blazer is Minister of Human Resources Diane Finley. She’s been making patently false accusations against front-line workers in employment centres to cover up own grievous mishandling…