Mobile Internet: we know everything, but we’re not any smarter
Love this Pete Homes bit about having Google on your phone. More after the clip. (Spoilers.) I only disagree with one part of this — usually the drunk know-it-all is…
2011
We Don’t Want an Apology From Tony Clement. We Want an Investigation.
Embezzlement - To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust.Fraud - deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to…
Seattle Mariners next to produce "It Gets Better Video"
The activism wave continues through baseball stadiums in the United states as the Seattle Mariners announced Thursday that they will join the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red…
Conservatives put King of Pork in charge of trimming government fat
This is a bit harsh but does make a good point. For all the press releases the Conservatives have been free spending Big Government types -- and the Paul Martin…
Gay Conservatives Promote Fabulous Blue Tent
Yesterday marked the start of the Canadian Conservative Party’s national convention. Canada’s only right-wing party has been celebrating their recent 39% majority government victory, so it promises to be a…
Harris Centre economic forum: the media coverage
The Telegram’s James Macleod had a decent front page summary of the Harris Centre’s discussion of economic issues facing the province and the subsequent discussion. The CBC has a super…
Toronto Sun Building Mural…
...has been bulldozed, to make way for an LCBO, a paintball facility (including laser tag!), a No Frills, and maybe a Dollarama. Or so I've been told. But the abject…
Oversight and civic literacy
The first auditor general’s report without Sheila Fraser, who is gone after 10 years of service, shows some pretty serious things. The most troubling is that the government didn’t inform…
Tracy Morgan’s Homophobic Rant
I've never liked Tracy Morgan. I find his humor asinine, crudely sexist, and vulgar. And now I like him even less. He said that there is no way a woman…
The Con Hogs and the Road to Resistance
Well at least now nobody can deny what lying hogs they are. So the G8 legacy for Baird and Clement is complete — pork barreling, deceit and promotions. Toronto’s G20…
Morinville public education update: Deal unlikely to please anyone, but buys time for Tories
Morinville: Historically Catholic, but not so Catholic any more. Below: Dave Hancock before he bought new spectacles.The great minds who run education in Alberta have reached a compromise they hope…
Canada’s “Open Government” Needs Real Openness
Canada’s government claims about being for ‘Open Government’ got a reality check today as the Auditor General released a scathing report on the government’s non-transparency, and possible corruption in Tony…
Audio: Clark vs. Campbell Liberals on Environment
Get MP3 (53 MB)Listen to Damien Gillis' June 8 appearance on CHLY Nanaimo's "Sense of Justice". Damien and host Rae Kornberger discuss the Christy Clark Liberals and how the NDP…
The Liberal Party Is Not A Federalist Party
National unity is a result of principles, not a principle unto itself. Federalism is not an end, but a means, a means for every Canadian to have a government that…
Will Somebody Please Police Quebec’s Finest Once And For All?
It’s been more than 48 hours since the shooting deaths of forty year old homeless man, Mario Hamel and ventilation specialist, Patrick Limoges at the hands of Montreal’s finest in…
36 Stories on Parkdale? Really, Tega?
So much development news.... hard to package it all into one blog post. But here goes... On May 25, Council passed the Wellington West Community Design Plan. This plan was…
And Still He’s in Denial
When will this guy just shut up and resign? Gaaaaaawwwwwwd!
Sleaze, slush funds and the Auditor-General’s report: This is supposed to make a difference?
With the release of Sheila Fraser's report detailing a record of malfeasance and misdirection regarding G8/G20 spending, a whole raft of familiar patterns re-emerges. Sleaze, slush funds, money earmarked for…
Toronto’s Distillery District a destination unto itself
I had occasion to attend a meeting today at the former Gooderham & Worts distillery complex, not having visited “The Distillery District” since shortly after it opened as a pedestrian…