Arts funding arbitrariness
Despite the diplomatic reaction by a SummerWorks board member, this does seem like a predictable result given last year's Prime Ministerial public pronouncement about the content of one play put…
2011
Anatomy Of A Bad Ad
The theme is a solid one, but the execution is abysmal. The Ontario PC "Taxman" ad is your cookie cutter attack ad, ending with the always original "change" plea:The ad…
SCOTUS okays violent vid games
The US Supreme Court ruled today, 7-2, violent video games are protected by the First Amendment and California had no right to pass a law that banned the sale of…
Almost a week without rain
And the big news in health care today is that even though I waited very, very patiently for a very, very long time to see the new doctor (who seems…
English Translation of the Geert Wilders Decision
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Fetal Rights Legislation in the US and Canada
When I started this blog back in April (even though it had been on my mind prior to that for months), I decided that I wanted to focus on reproductive…
They are audacious…
“We Are Eager to Get to Gaza”: Democracy Now! Exclusive Report from Greece on U.S. Gaza Aid FlotillaUp to 50 Americans are set to sail from a Greek port on…
What Wrath We Have Brought
There's no sources for today, if only because everyone should be aware of the situation without the need for a news report summarizing and talking about the issue.What I would…
They breed suspicion and sow the seeds of division…
Living Among UsActivists Speak Out on Police Infiltration By Tim Groves; June 20, 2011 - Briarpatch Magazinehttp://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/living-among-us On June 26, 2010, while the G20 summit was under way amid mass…
EPA Announces Locations for Fracking Case Studies
Screen shot 2011-06-28 at 12.39.36 AM.png The Environmental Protection Agency is currently conducting the largest lifecycle analysis of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and unconventional gas dril...
New Orleans Police Violence…
from dissident voice via mostly water...this must be a rhetorical question...Did New Orleans Media Ignore Police Violence After Hurricane Katrina?by Jordan Flaherty / June 27th, 2011Opening arguments begin today in…
Gov. Radio Ads On The Census
I've heard the one they're running on Q107 a dozen times now. It refers to a "mandatory census form", but make no distinction between the long and short form. Which…
Hooked on growth…
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
Liberalbook
That's what it looks like to me and it's a needed evolution. There are lots of discussions out there on the future of the party in niches yet this central…
Oops, the NDP did it again
The cover of the NDP platform, also a stock photo. But from an American company this time. They did some work on this one, but here it is in all…
Jack layton Needs to Spend the Summer Taking "Speech" Lessons
Matt Latimer, a former George Bush speechwriter, wrote a book on his experiences at the White House. Speechless: Tales of a White House Survivor.In it he speaks of how excited…
Executive Meeting Update
The first Executive meeting of the Socialist Party of Ontario was held Sunday, June 26 in Toronto. A full set of minutes and a broader overview will be available at…
Gay People, National Security & The Fruit Machine
There's an interesting article posted on Xtra titled " Gay people and national security: How does security clearance work for queer politicians and civil servants?" The article quotes Professor Gary…
Convicted liar
Disgraced former governor faces up to 300 years in prison. What a jackass.