To Stop Abortion, Kill Sluts: Facebook Groups
It has become commonplace for pro-life web sites and blogs to insert a disclaimer of sorts which states that pro-life activists don’t condone violence, as though they attempt to distance…
2011
"This is real democracy"
This is from a CBC report on an incident that occurred while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress: Netanyahu ... was briefly…
[New Murray Dobbin Post] Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality Posted: 24 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the…
Reported Assault on Weekend
We received this information a few moments ago: At 2:30pm on Saturday, a friend of mine saw two boneheads come up to the front of a house in Bridgeland where…
Request For Contact
To the individual who posted as "Fetus," could we ask that you leave us an email to contact you? There are some things we think we need to discuss, and…
On Liberal Principles – by Kyle Harrietha
It has been some time since I posted on this blog but the ongoing debate over what the Liberal Party of Canada stands for is one that I felt the…
Conventional Wisdom has it that…
It will be convenient to have a name for the ideas which are esteemed at any time for their acceptability, and it should be a term that emphasizes this predictability.…
I Will ^NOT Be Supporting the Amendments to the Liberal Constitution
It is ridiculous. They shall set a date? For a leadership vote? Which is not the same as the leadership vote will occur sometime between Nov 1, 2012 and February,…
another (canadian) athlete speaks out for equal marriage
It comes as no surprise that NBA great - and peace-loving Canadian - Steve Nash supports same-sex marriage. But it's damn great to hear him say it. Does anyone know…
Fact Check: NDP Largest Opposition in Years
I'm seeing some pundits take Jack Layton to task for claiming his NDP opposition caucus at 103 members is the "largest ... opposition in 31 years". Notwithstanding insinuations to the…
A matter of national security
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Canada is on the verge of imposing sanctions on Syria. Since the Americans, along with the EU, have already moved in that direction…
Bradley Manning: The Angry Gay Soldier
On Thursday it will be one year since Bradley Manning was arrested by the U.S. military and accused of leaking classified documents and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks.The massive leak revealed…
Harper’s Goal: Create a New Irrational Reality
In observing Stephen Harper for the past 20 years, I have often been reminded of the line from Shakespeare: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Replace…
Exiting from the Crisis
“Exiting from the Crisis: Towards a Model of More Equitable and Sustainable Growth” is a new book (over 270 pages) now available on line. This volume of essays from global…
What’s Going on at BCNDP HQ?
I was recently asked by my local BCNDP Riding Association president to present a proposal for a new E-Communication strategy for our riding. Happy to oblige, I first took to…
What’s Going on at BCNDP HQ?
I was recently asked by my local BCNDP Riding Association president to present a proposal for a new E-Communication strategy for our riding. Happy to oblige, I first took to…
Canadian Mining in Africa
While Canadian miners have expanded to all continents, Africa now accounts for about 17 percent of Canadian mining assets abroad, up from 11 percent in 2001. Next to South African…
Harold Camping: Excellent Advice
I thought this comment from one of the readers is worth posting. Excellent advice from Penn Jillette to Harold Camping.“My reply to Harold Camping and all the Judgement Day phonies/delusionals…
Petition: Feminist Demand Let Justice Be Done
Just received word of this international petition that was written "to unite people in support of the alleged rape victim of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former director of the International Monetary Fund."…