Just in case anyone in Ottawa is busy drafting a new message…
"I told you so" doesn't seem to be polling well. Just saying. Even if voters believed, correctly, that an increase in support for the NDP favours a Conservative majority, they…
2011
Star Editorial Recommendation
I really have nothing new to add to the continuing saga of the Toronto Police Service's obstruction of efforts to get at the ugly truth behind the G20 security debacle.…
wildrose alliance loses its third candidate in six months.
The conservative Wildrose Alliance has lost its third candidate since it began its nomination process late last year. Calgary-Fort candidate Bob McInnis will no longer carry his party’s banner against…
Once More With Senate Reform
They're at it again, so I will say it again:1) All I've heard suggests that the provinces will be asked elect a Senate candidate who the PM promises to then…
Pelican Bay Prisoners Set to Hunger Strike July 1
On July 1, 2011, between 50 and 100 prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison in the Security Housing Unit (SHU), Corridor D, are going on an indefinite hunger strike. The…
"Moran" Monday*: Pam Geller just can’t let go of birtherism.
Obama is an illegitimate child, which disqualifies him to be president. Who knew? …Teabagger brilliance, in all it’s rabid, racist, xenophobic glory. *We’re devoting space each Monday to documenting Teabagger…
"Moran" Monday*: Pam Geller just can’t let go of birtherism.
Obama is an illegitimate child, which disqualifies him to be president. Who knew?...Teabagger brilliance, in all it's rabid, racist, xenophobic glory.*We're devoting space each Monday to documenting Teabagger idiocy. Stay…
"Moran" Monday*: Pam Geller just can’t let go of birtherism.
Obama is an illegitimate child, which disqualifies him to be president. Who knew? …Teabagger brilliance, in all it’s rabid, racist, xenophobic glory. *We’re devoting space each Monday to documenting Teabagger…
Social Ownership: the Position of the Socialist Party of Ontario
At the founding convention of the Socialist Party of Ontario the bulk of the day was given over to the resolutions and platform planks proposed by members from across Ontario.…
Some improvement.
My hockey skills improve … slightly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1sTRwxX2YQ That is J playing centre..
Another Russian Gay Pride March Ends In Violence
For the sixth consecutive year, Moscow has forbidden a peaceful gay rights demonstration from happening within the city, and for the sixth consecutive year, equal rights advocates have defied the…
Your world. Your choice. Your future.
Memorial University granted an honorary degree on Friday to Edsel Bonnell. As the official news release put it: “In essence a man with two careers, Mr. Bonnell has excelled at…
Shrugging off accountability
So, one of the items coming out of the G8 meeting last week was that Harper is going to “encourage” Parliament to vote to extend the Libya mission. It's a…
Reckless Rookie’s Road Map for Ontario Revealed
Redux: the diva loves alliteration. Here's what the Tim Hudak Tories are promising:• MONEY- Couple income splitting up to $50,000; family earning $70,000 could savealmost $1,400 a year- 5% income…
Germany says auf weidersehen to nuke plants
Germany's centre-right coalition announced this morning that it is getting out of the nuclear power business entirely. All seventeen of its plants will be closed by 2022 at the latest.…
More Green House Gases: What Are We Going to Do about It?
Lots of stuff this morning about the increase in carbon emissions in the last year. The International Energy Agency has just reported that Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for May 30, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack - Americas, World - The Independent - http://goo.gl/jv5tyHackers hit PBS, post fake Tupac story…
land of the free, home of the expanding police state: adam kokesh arrest video
In case you haven't seen it yet. On May 28, 2011 Television host Adam Kokesh and several other activists participating in a flash-mob were arrested at the publicly-funded Thomas Jefferson…
Bryan Hayday (1952-2011)
I'm going to be away from blogging, probably for a while. My Dad, Bryan Hayday, passed away suddenly on Thursday night, at the age of 59.His obituaries are in the…
The Ron Paul Risk?
Ron Paul was a Libertarian for a long time now even ran for president as a Libertarian. Ron Paul surprised many skeptics last election getting a lot of money in…