Friday night
OK, Coldplay, I have been known to like you in the past, so I give you a shot here. This does sound like an effort to catch the popular electronic…
2011
War on Drugs
It’s hard to run a country with everyone squawking in your ear about how you have to be just like them, even if they are failures. The war on drugs…
Dissident Senate Page Is Genuinely Hot
I don't normally go for braids, but in this case I say fire her if you must but then give her the Order of Canada. You can see her dancing…
Sarah Palin – As Dumb As Dog Dirt – Part Deux
If there's someone Sarah Palin could be expected to revere, it would surely be, why, Paul Revere. So what does the former, half-term governor, recall about Revere? You might be…
On Brigette Marcelle (Cont.)
I was thinking further on Ms. DePape's stunt today (and yes, her real name is Brigette DePape, Marcelle is her middle name), and I've come to a conclusion. She may…
yarn bombing, graffitti with sweaters
I like the new pink and purple skin of the bull NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/59Hi9 Filed under: Miscellany
LIVE BLOG: Throne Speech 2011
Well here I am, sitting in my seat the requisite 30 minutes ahead of the ceremonial start-up. 2:55pm: Finally, after 30 minutes of idle chatter, the Speaker processes with several…
The Bravest Girl In Canada
The voters of Canada were fooled. But this little page girl sure wasn't. She needs a job. Look her up. She has done what many of us wish we could…
Canadian Telecom Summit and Vertical Integration: A Match Made in Heaven
When I hear ‘summit meeting’ two images come to mind. The first is power suit wielding bigwigs arriving in lavishly-polished sedans, and the second is public demonstrations. While this year’s…
Brigette DePape- NMPCanada’s Young Person Of The Year –
Good to see some people can see through Supreme Leader’s sinister snicker, too bad she lost her job for writing her mind. Senate Page with STOP HARPER sign.
Brigette DePape- NMPCanada’s Young Person Of The Year –
Good to see some people can see through Supreme Leader's sinister snicker, too bad she lost her job for writing her mind.Senate Page with STOP HARPER sign.
Brigette DePape- NMPCanada’s Young Person Of The Year –
Good to see some people can see through Supreme Leader’s sinister snicker, too bad she lost her job for writing her mind. Senate Page with STOP HARPER sign.
Fines, jail time and polluters
Friday, June 3, 2011 A recent environmental conviction in Abbotsford raises serious questions abou...
The Throne Speech and the Country I Love
Well I watched most of the Throne Speech today, and all I want to say is that Disneyland would be lucky to be able to stage a show like that…
A Senate page is fired for saying what most Canadians are saying
Senate page fired for anti-Harper protest - Politics - CBC News Brigette DePape, a Senate page, stood on the Senate floor during the Governor General's reading of the speech from…
(former) senate page is a hero of the resistance
In case you haven't seen it yet: Brigette DePape of Manitoba, you are my new hero!
Deadly Tornado In Massachusetts Pulls Water From River, And Other Friday Links
It’s a rainy Friday in northwestern Ontario as we head into a weekend which will include, for our family, watching the second hockey game of the Stanley Cup finals between…
On Brigette Marcelle
Brigette Marcelle (or DePape, or something), the page who waltzed into the Senate with the "Stop Harper" sign, gave me little reason to actually support her actions today. I oppose…
Brigette DePape = national hero
It took a young lady to stand up to Harper with such originality and guts. The parliamentary page took it upon herself to make a strong statement at today's Throne…
What happens when august institutions are disrespected
(source) (click to enlarge) It breeds disrespect. That reference in the blog post title is to Mr. Harper's government and the actions it has taken which have bred that disrespect…