why brigette depape’s actions were heroic in my eyes
The barrage of criticism being heaped on former Canadian Senate page Brigette DePape's lone act of civil disobedience comes as no surprise, nor does the vehemence of some of the…
2011
3832…Happy Birthday And Welcome Too
It is 69 candles on the cake for Libya's Colonel Moomar Qaddafi.Still a pain in the neck and getting into movies half price. What a guy.On a serious note, why…
New GG ignores ethnics
Anyone else notice the new WASP GG has not made a statement for Black History Month (Feb), nothing for Asian Heritage Month (May) either. But the Royal visit is at…
Charges withdrawn this morning in Oshawa against Tammy Marquardt
One is forced to wonder how many other people are wrongfully convicted based on flawed testimony -- where the flaws are never uncovered. Remember, in Canada for ever 100 adults…
Quentin Jurgens he ain’t
Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary had the chance to make his first remarks to the House of Commons on Monday. He didn’t speak about anything of concern to…
Conservative.ca Hacked?
CPoC MP Chris Alexander says this is the result of a hack, and Jesse Helmer thinks the bogus twitter message is the result of a hack at Conservative.ca resulting in…
Not even Margaret Thatcher can stomach Caribou Barbie: "Sarah Palin is nuts"
Allies of Margaret Thatcher are not amused that Sarah Palin invited herself to a lunch with the Iron Lady. For example: "Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That…
Building permits down in April
The value of building permits issued in the province in April fell by 16% compared to the same month in 2010 according to information released on Monday by Statistics Canada.…
America Teeters on A Great Depression
It wasn't that long ago that our Ruler, Stephen Harper, worshiped all things American. Canada was a lazy, backward, northern-European style welfare state in the very worst sense of the…
Felled by a hashbrown?
For a party whose members go all a-fluster whenever talk turns to security, wars and mega-prisons, they have a lot to learn about making their own website secure! Hilarious! Share…
The Calm Before The Storm
Lawrence Martin, in this morning's Globe and Mail, makes a strong case for the ascendancy of Stephen Harper. Rarely have the stars aligned themselves so thoroughly in a Prime Minister's…
How the War on Drugs Destabilized the Global Economy
This is truly, truly fantastic. If you haven't already read this stunning story from the Guardian: How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs. This is,…
The Mumpsimus Blog – The honeymoon is over…
It seems Council's honeymoon ended last night with the defeat of Councillor Hull's motion. Four members of council* opposed what should have been an easy motion to accept. But -…
Raven Coal Mine Hearings Draw Huge Public Opposition
The controversial proposal for an a coal mine in Vancouver Island's Baynes Sound - home to a thriving shellfish industry - saw large crowds turn out to voice their opposition…
US Dept. of Transportation orders TransCanada to halt activity on Keystone I
Effective immediately, the US Department of Transportation has ordered TransCanada to suspend all activity on the Keystone I pipeline. According to the New York Times, the order was issued by…
The Problem We’ve Created
The world needs to reduce carbon emissions. While oil and gas were cheap, there were few incentives to seek newer, cleaner and renewable resources. But time is now the biggest…
Ford and his lackies are stifling the city
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Torontoist Excerpt: Rob Ford and many on city council do not yet seem to have a grasp on this concept of…
The Curious Case of Toulouse Le Grandfig, Graphic Designer (Part Two)
Entry 2: Dictated: April 26, 1951 (continued from Part One) For our first session, I thought I would try to understand Grandfig’s psychosis through the medium of his art. I…