Play ‘em off, Keyboard Vic
No, I haven’t seen that one yet, but the VicToews meme has been blossoming in ways you’ve probably already seen but I can’t resist posting anyway because they’re so fucking…
February 2012
Stapleton on Harper’s Proposed OAS/GIS Changes
John Stapleton has an opinion piece out on Prime Minister Harper’s proposed changes to Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). I find the following quote from…
Torontonians Rising to the Challenge Presented by Mayor Ford’s Fascism
Although I don’t live in Toronto, I am riveted to and outraged by stories of those who abuse their power. As discussed in my previous post, that is precisely what…
Sunday afternoon
Because I forgot to do it on Sunday morning.
Greece a Goner But What Is the Lesson for Us?
In all likelihood the 21st century will be marked by a succession of dramatic upheavals. The rise of radical conservatism and the true warfare state followed by a decade of…
Exposure to other faiths does not, in itself, amount to an infringement of the free practice of religion
S.L. v. Commission scolaire des Chênes, 2012 SCC 7 deals with religious freedom and more specifically the right to be free from exposure to other religions and faiths in school.…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
A quick look back at the last few days in the NDP’s leadership race… – In addition to his support from Leadnow and Avaaz, Nathan Cullen won cross-partisan support from…
MC5’s Michael Davis RIP
Detroit was a hotbed of searing rock & roll in the late 60’s, spawning generations of rockers to this day loyal to the balls-to-the-wall music pioneered by the likes of…
Is Vic Toews Blowing a Smoke Screen?
Vic Toews, apparently desperate to divert attention from his lurid past, is now saying that he’s been the victim of “criminal acts and threats of future criminal acts” against him.…
Doctors Are From Mars, Nurses Are From — Oh, To Hell With It
News flash! From Fierce Medical News, here’s the shocking headline: Docs, nurses miscommunicate on respect, job role When you guys pick yourselves off the floor from laughing, here’s the money…
Section 13 2nd Reading Vote
Went along party lines but for Lib Scott Sims breaking ranks, the prick.
It’s a snap!
I’m not sure how the makers of this little bit of genius got permission to do it, but this is a real ad. (I’m still a little suspicious because I…
Stephen Harper and Vic Toews: Conservative Priorities
Safe: Child’s play. Dangerous, may warrant police raids. Conservative priorities are out of whack with reality: according to them, there’s money for fighter jets and prisons we don’t need, but…
Vic Toews responds to Vikileaks in letter to his riding
Vic Toews is totally right that his personal life ought not to be used for political advantage. And he is totally (even more) right that threats of violence (which I…
If Stephen Harper Was Still a Libertarian he Would Hate Stephen Harper
There is a great site called 404 Systems Error, that functions much like Wikileaks, though with Canadian content. They have recently posted an old fundraising letter of Stephen Harper’s from…
Trust The Media
Some really fascinating discussions coming out of the whole Vic Toews story. What we know or don’t know, what is discussed or buried, seems to boil down to judgement calls,…
Ford And Facts
Word on the street is that Gary Webster is about to lose his job. His mistake was to cross mayor Rob Ford. Ford is smarting, after city council scuttled his…
Fascism Spreads To Toronto
Although Canada will likely never see executions for wrong-thinking, the career equivalent of such is very much evident in Toronto, under the benighted ‘leadership’ of Rob Ford and his cabal…
A matter of Privilege.
“It’s becoming increasingly evidentthat the Harper Conservatives dislike public accountability,”saidElizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the GreenParty. “They are alreadylimitingdebate in the House on a regular basis,…