“Fone Fraud Fiasco” Finalizes Federal Fate
Will Canadians finally get our country back now that the lid has come off the Fone Fraud Fiasco? Will Stephen Harper finally accept responsibility for what is happening?
February 2012
Inferring Serial Killers with Data: A Lesson from Vancouver
For those happily not in the know, my home town of Vancouver was afflicted with a serial killer during the 80’s and 90’s who largely targeted marginalized women in the…
Because I’m Writing the Love Story Part of River Music: "Some Enchanted Evening"
This week I’m going over the latest version of my next novel River Music. “Some Enchanted Evening” the Rogers and Hammerstein song from South Pacific, has insinuated its way into…
The Public Responds To Conservative Voter-Suppression Crimes
While I normally spend little time reading readers’ on-line comments in The Globe and Mail, these, I think, help to capture the fury more and more of the public is…
Saskboy’s Hairy Fun-Razor for Telemiracle
I ended up with some facial hair in the aftermath of the Movember fundraising blitz that swept the nation. It then turned into Decembeard, then Januhairy, now Februhairy is over…
Election Fraud
If there is one thing that the Conservative Party is thoroughly competent at doing, it is providing precise tactical spin to every move it makes and to every reply flung…
Alberta’s Interest Is Not Ontario’s Interest Or The National Interest
Testify Brother Dalton: Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has rebuffed Alberta Premier Alison Redford’s plea to publicly defend the oil sands, saying the high “petro” Canadian dollar has “knocked the wind”…
Mount Allison University Class of 2012 Video Project
As my last major project working in Communications this semester I’ll be helping to create videos of graduating students from each academic program (Arts, Science, Fine Arts, Music, and Commerce)…
Obama goes ahead with a privacy…
…Bill of Rights in the States while here in Canada? Well, Vic wants to see it all! This is all about the consumer’s rights to privacy. The American legislation proposes…
Canadian Christopher Plummer wins Oscar
The proudest moment for me during last night’s great Oscars telecast: Canadian Christopher Plummer winning Best Supporting Actor for his terrific performance in ‘Beginners.’ Richly deserved, the 82-year-old Toronto native…
WikiLeaks dump reveals Dow Chemical spies read Art Threat
Today WikiLeaks began releasing a collection of emails obtained from the servers of Stratfor, an American private espionage firm with a client list that boasts such warm and fuzzy companies…
tell the toronto star: punish the deed, not the breed
This editorial in the Toronto Star is based on the same misinformation and hysteria that led to the pit bull death sentence in the first place. If you care about…
Robogate: Call Centre staff coming forward.
But will the floodgates open? Or, will this be portrayed as a ‘he said, she said’ argument? A fourth remembered directing people to voting stations but did not remember passing…
Debunking Drummond
The Drummond report claims that Ontario is headed for a $30-billion deficit. This figure has been widely and uncritically reported. For example, The Globe and Mail, printed four articles featuring…
New Information: Conservatives Also Misdirected Voters with Live Calls…
… in addition to the robocalled ones. I’m going to need a bigger list. I’m hardly the first to link to this story. My excuse is that I’m in Lotus…
Globaloney
So recent is the word “globalization” that, if you consult the revised 1978 edition of The New Political Dictionary: The Definitive Guide to the New Language of Politics by the…
Harper and Conservatives bare
Here is a great list of the Harper Conservatives trickery and actual breaking of the law activity over the last few years. Trouble in Toryland: their Dirty Tricks catalogue This…
4279…Stephen Harper And Richard Nixon
Besides the obvious, overkill during an election that was in the bag, they have some other stuff in common too. They are both big sports fans. Richard Nixon loved football;…
4278…Robocall Is Getting Bigger And Bigger
Stephen Harper wanted a legacy. Be careful what you wish for. He now has a legacy. WFDS