The Trashette and I…
… are most definitely allergic. Anaphylactic, in fact. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
February 2012
Laugh-out-loud line of the day: "The Conservative Party of Canada ran a clean and ethical campaign and would never tolerate such activity."
The face of clean and ethical politics. Kind of like their ‘oil’. Jenni Byrne, you’ve just entered the Conservative Idiot Hall of Fame. Thanks, I needed a laugh.
What passes for road maintenance — in Hamilton (Part 1 of an unending series)
Really. This is one of Hamilton’s busiest routes – the Claremount Access which connects the lower city at Victoria (northbound) and Wellington (southbound) with the upper city at Upper James.…
4260…I Hope Andrew Sheer Was Taking Notes
He is the Speaker of The House and he is in Merry Ole England checking out the way they do things in their House Of Commons. Like head butting. Yepper,…
Scandals, Conservative Party of Canada. 2006-2011
Exiled has the list. There’s probably more, especially the last few months. But it’s a good starting point. Note: Exiled’s list of Conservative scandals is “always under construction”. Go on…
4259…The Award For Best Opening Line Goes To:
John Ivision of The National Post, writing about the never ending and unexciting NDP leadership race in yesterday’s paper: For those who missed the last NDP all-candidates debate in Quebec…
Chris Montgomery Has Questions…
AllYourHarboursBelongToUs TheDeservingVille ….About the debacle (my word, not Ms. Montgomery’s) of the ‘deservers’ that became the ‘only’ float plane dock grafted onto the Convention Center in Vancouver Harbour that nobody…
4258…Retraction/Apology/Mea Culpa
In Post 4249…Fashion Week Ottawa Includes Blackface I made a mistake and wish to apologize for such. In that Post I accused Isobel Walker of frAsh of going with Blackface…
Video: Rafe Mair – One on One with BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix (Part 1)
In the first of a two-part interview, Rafe Mair grills BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix on private power, Site C Dam and BC’s flawed environmental assessment process. What will the…
This arrived in my inbox today….
… through one of those “save-save-save!” sites… What the frick would Aussies know about winter boots? I picture Australian winter boots as sandals with closed toes! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Please feed the trolls
The latest analysis of the uproar over Bill C30, Vic Toews, child pornographers and @Vikileaks30 comes from Jordan Owens at iPolitics. The biggest problem with it is here: We all…
Sometimes the solution is worse than the problem.
Twenty years ago the only certainties in life were death and taxes. Now, in this new Internet age, we can add spam to the list. If you are active online…
Sometimes the solution is worse than the problem.
Twenty years ago the only certainties in life were death and taxes. Now, in this new Internet age, we can add spam to the list. If you are active online…
Sometimes the solution is worse than the problem.
Twenty years ago the only certainties in life were death and taxes. Now, in this new Internet age, we can add spam to the list. If you are active online…
Sometimes the solution is worse than the problem.
Twenty years ago the only certainties in life were death and taxes. Now, in this new Internet age, we can add spam to the list. If you are active online…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – pogge points out that the Cons’ response to the perception that judges aren’t fully onside with their efforts to impose top-down control…
Rob Ford word cloud
This morning The Globe and Mail published an opinion piece by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in which he lays out his case for subways, parking taxes, families and exciting new…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, February 23, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, February 23, 2012: Ontario court judge upbraided for conviction Judge Tosses Lawyer’s Suit Against Ex-Girlfriends for Posts…
The dream of flight
It seemed impossible, but it was happening. Glen was flying! The geese had flown higher and higher, above the clouds, so he could now take in the glorious early morning…
The Global Crises of Capitalism
From the Financial Times to the far left, tons of ink has been spilt writing about some variant of the “Crises of Global Capitalism.” While writers differ in the causes,…