White Supremacy and Quilting: Stupid things I say
My new years resolution is to quite writing in my free time and start doing, making and watching. But I had to just get this one out. As part of…
January 2012
Shit Homophobes Say
Notice that all of this is verbatim, no “Shit ____s Say” spoofage needed: And as a side note, every one of these ‘phobes has previously been wank-listed here for those…
Friday night
Tonight’s opener features the same group of musicians who held down the middle slot in last week’s episode: Lou Ann Barton and Omar Kent Dykes on vocals, James Cotton on…
Good news!
We went to visit Oboe in the hospital again this evening, and he seems to be improving. His breathing still isn’t great, and the vet says it might be a…
Even More Ethical Oil/Tory Connections Shit!
Deep Climate has done some excellent digging on the connections between the Ethical Oil Institute and our current government. Meanwhile, Jenny Uechi from The Vancouver Observer has got a response…
Beatles Reunion!
And a bunch of other stuff I found Now that Stephen Colbert is sort of running for the Republican nomination and outpolling Jon Huntsman in South Carolina, does that mean…
SSM Legal Muddle Resolved!
Nice to see that the Harper Government has moved rapidly to resolve legal confusion over the issue of same-sex marriage. As reported in The Globe & Mail today: “All same…
Kathryn Marshall Makes Sexist Comment On Twitter
She is one angry, angry woman. Kathryn Marshall, the Ethical Oil blog spokeswoman, has been getting negative feedback from her appearance on Power and Politics. If her goal was that…
Stop Caring Already!
The problem with Canada is that too many people care. If all of the losers just stopped trying to win elections, we’d save so much money every four years. There’s…
#Ott12 Post – Impressions of the Mood in Ottawa
Hello fellow Liberals! After being among my own kind for a day and a bit now, I feel fully indoctrinated! Love for all! Let’s create universal childcare! Let’s create sustainability!…
Kyle Harrietha’s speech to Liberals about membership
As I speak Kyle Harrietha, who I’m proud to support for Liberal membership secretary this weekend, is speaking to the nearly 3000 delegates at the Liberal biennial convention about his…
Postmedia: Internet openness complaints on the rise
By Sarah Schmidt for Postmedia News Complaints against Internet providers deliberately slowing down online traffic are way up in Canada, according to the telecommunications regulator. Fifty-two complaints have been filed…
Clark, Harper, Enbridge Taking Suicidal Risks With BC’s Future
Premier Clark is in one hell of a jam and it’s scarcely improved with a man whom I bet left the inner staff of Attila the Hun to join with…
Seeking Resources for Thinking About Co-operatives
As part of my temporary foray back into the world of formal education, I have to do a practicum placement — that is, I have to work for ten hours…
US Chamber of Commerce Jobs Plan Rehashes Old, Debunked Talking Points
US_Chamber_of_Commerce_logo-740806.jpg The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released its “The State of American Business 2012” plan this week, outlining their own vision of how to create jobs in America. There were…
The appeal, and vacuousness, of sports team politics
Last Tuesday, the second game of the playoffs took place in New Hampshire with front runner Massachusetts Mitt leading the pack going into game three in South Carolina. For six…
In which a good case is made for the aerial spraying of Prozac® over the Progressive Blogosphere
With all due respect, please… get a grip. Does anyone seriously believe this is part of Harper’s legendary Hidden Agenda®©™ to Destroy Gay Marriage? As opposed to maybe, err um…
Harper—the prime minister of oil
In the paranoid corridors of Harperworld, opponents of tar sands development are radicals. And the most dangerous among the radicals are those who receive funding from foreigners. This is a…
Drastic remedies ought not to be imposed for minor transgressions
Royal Bank of Canada v. Hejna, 2012 ONCA 27 is a source for the proposition that drastic remedies ought not to be imposed for minor transgressions. Such principle will apply in the civil,…
Wall of Silence on Canpotex
Saskatchewan’s newspapers reported today that BHP Billiton intends to sell the province’s potash outside of Canpotex, the marketing board that helps to maximize the price for which Saskatchewan potash is…