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2011
One Day In June….
ARealMusicalBeggar'sBanquetMic'NGlenVilleOne day in June, our friend Donal Scannell let his cameras loose on what just might be the best Busker-Du session of all time. June of 2001 that is. Which…
Liberals Need To Take A Risk
The Liberal Party doesn't need a revolution, it needs leaders to lead one.The Party is nothing but people, and it's people are leaderless, not because there is only an interim…
It’s a cookbook!
The Conservatives are looking for a bureaucrat to lead the RCMP, not a policeman. Because everybody knows how well respected bureaucrats are -- by the Harper government, by rank and…
The Canada Post lockout busting legislation explained
It all makes perfect sense to me now. At first I thought it strange that the Tory government was ordering its wholly-owned crown corporation and its Tory government-appointed president to…
So Toronto cops think they’re the #G20 whipping boys?
From ... guess which piece of birdshit-catcher. The usual "police morale is low" bullshit. A sample:The situation has worsened with each new allegation of police brutality and little has been…
Conservative back to work legislastion breaks the law and could result in lasting consequences
To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth: On back to work legislation. Whoa, deja vu.Excerpts:It's worth noting that even lawyers aren't evading it as much as they used to.…
A Great introduction to the Green vision.
This is why I'm so comfortable running under the Green banner, the GPO has simply put forward the most comprehensive, realistic and hopeful plan for Ontario. Please watch the introduction…
You Know You’re Having a Bad Day…
When a sailing lesson turns into a swimming lesson.Hey guys...follow the boat with the motor and you'll be fine.Or in the case of BBC Scotland, you can't tell the difference…
Harper’s plans for the Senate will create a showdown against the provinces.
Senate showdown looms - thestar.comOn one side, there will be the Conservative government. On the other side will be the opposition parties (or, at least the NDP) and the provinces…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats under the table.
Dany Morin talks about his first three weeks
It’s time to start my end-of-sitting (brief as it was) roundups, starting first with new NDP MP Dany Morin. I spoke with Morin after Question Period today.Q: How has it…
Guest Blog: Micah Goldberg on Senate Reform
In America, the Book, Samantha Bee half-jokingly wrote that Canadians were too polite to cause a fuss over our redundant Senate. Seemingly, the times have changed. Senate reform has recently…
LulzSec ‘Mastermind’ – 19 year old Ryan Cleary Arrested For Hacking CIA , Sony, Nintendo, US Senate Computers
A teenage “recluse” who lives with his mother in Essex was being questioned by police last night on suspicion of masterminding an international computer hacking group. Ryan Cleary, the 19-year-old…
One year after G20: Activist Jaggi Singh’s sentence suspended…
By CLAC-Montréal; June 21, 2011 - rabble.cahttp://rabble.ca/news/2011/06/one-year-after-g20-activist-ja... Montreal, June 21, 2011 -- Today, Montrealer Jaggi Singh, a member of the Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC), was sentenced for "inciting" peo...
Meet British Tory Backbencher, Philip Davies–He Can Make Harpercon Cheerleaders Blush
I probably shouldn’t be blogging about this asshole, as I’m sure our labour minister, Ms Lisa Raitt would no doubt, find him, well, sexy. However, I’m sure what backward, assinine…
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Treaty 8 First Nations appeal to the UN to intervene against proposed Site C Dam
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Treaty 8 First Nations have taken their struggle against the proposed Site ...
Let’s be Marines! Get over DADT
Sgt. Maj. Barrett speaking to new Marines and I suspect to the attackers of DADT ... Sgt. Maj. Barrett, top ranked enlisted man in US Marines “Get over it,” he…