January 2012
So Who Would You Like to Send to the Moon?
Newt Gingrich frightened even Republicans this week with his plans to develop a colony on the moon by 2020. He had obviously given this a lot of thought, because he…
I borrowed a blind octogenarian
The Human Library took place yesterday at the War Museum and five branches of the Ottawa Public Library. There were sixty “human books” which people could borrow for one-on-one 20-minute…
If Davos Isn’t About Capitalism, What’s Stephen Harper All About?
Stephen Harper vs raging grannies. This is what Conservatives and capitalism are all about? Bullies and braggarts?
Seizing Expediency
The cuts Stephen Harper wants to make to Old Age Security are driven by ideology, not necessity. Consider the Public Appointments Commission and the Employment Insurance Financing Board. Both departments…
Brian Burke has had it up to here with Don Cherry
Don Cherry loves the Leafs. He loves them almost as much as the Bruins. However, he does not love Leaf coach Ron Wilson. In fact, Cherry uses every little slip…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them would not then occur…so, protecting…
Yup, there are more than…
… few Grit and Dipper lips smacking at the prospect of running against Harper on the issue of raising the retirement age to 67. While some of Harper’s holy pronouncements…
Oxymoron – Open Government
Apparently there hasbeen an “Open Government Consultation” conducted byTreasury Board over the last couple of weeks. Whilst I am not up onsuch ‘consultations’ David Eaves is very much so, I…
New Nanos Poll
The election is YEARS away. The NDP are without a leader. The Liberals just had a Convention, which generally brings about temporary bounces. The public isn’t paying attention to federal…
Defying the Tomb: Struggle, Education, Survival and Liberation in Lock-Down
WHERE: Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen Street, New YorkWHEN: Saturday, February 11, 2012 @ 7pm Soledad Brother-esque, this book is a collection of letters between Johnson and a fellow prisoner, Outlaw.…
Scene from Syria, Saturday January 28, 2012
Oops. Turns out that was Oakland last night.
The Future of Labour in Canada
Labour has a future in Canada, but it’ll have to move swiftly and adapt before the Harpers and Fords destroy labour forever.
From the Earth to the Moon… in a sealskin spacesuit #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Over at the Ceeb, John Furlong does his usual superb job of cutting through the bullshit. This week it’s dissecting the noise this week over what Ryan Cleary said, or…
Pierre Trudeau Might Indeed Have Been a "Run-O-The-Mill" Social Democrat, Mr Black…
…but at least he managed to keep his ass outta jail. That is all.
Back From Vacation, Back to Work
Hi all. Just a quick entry to let everyone know that I’m back home in China from my ten day vacation in Chiang Mai Thailand. Not a moment too soon…
Did Forlorn Friday’s leak of Snelgrove resignation sink ‘Super Saturday’ spoiler?
Somebody blabbed! Below: Stephen Carter, Tweeting; Mr. Carter’s Tweet. All across Alberta it was “Super Saturday” yesterday and throughout the province members of the eternally ruling Progressive Conservative Party were…
Welcome To The Good Old Days
ChainChainChain ChainOfFoolsRushInVille This is a song for Santa Rosa Jon. Its about the ways things were not so long ago, the way they are now and the way they really…
A Chump Can Occupy Wall Street
“It’s not so good to refer to what you’re going to do as a sit-in. That right there castrates you. Right there it brings you down. What goes with it?…
With a Good Deficit You Can See Forever by Adrian Adamson
Disclaimer: I did not write this, I am merely posting this essay here for convenience sake; it’s nowhere else online, except in Google Books inside of a book. If I…