Mitchell Wilson and the War on Bullying
His name was Mitchell Wilson. He suffered from muscular dystrophy. But that didn’t save him from being savagely bullied. When he learned he would have to testify in court against…
February 2012
The Most Cynical Of The (not)Premier’s Cynical Moves So Far
LetThemEatPretendCake BCVoterVille And no, I’m not talking about last night’s deflector spin climb-down from the stunt that was Riot Court TeeVee now that its prop-wash lost its lustre. Instead, I’m…
Out of Context
"We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population." — Margaret Sanger The quote above has been used by anti-choice proponents in an…
Molly’sBlog 2012-02-14 01:17:00
CANADIAN LABOUR EDMONTON: SUPPORT NICK DREIGER: Nick Dreiger is a shop steward for the Canadian Union Of Postal Workers (CUPW) in Edmonton Alberta and an organizer for the IWW. He…
Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber on the long-gun registry: welfare state social engineering, or what?
Edmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber, in naval costume, gets off some potshots with a Glock, or something. Below: Another shot Brent in a military getup. Note the flag, I swear…
alberta election candidate update – february 2012.
With an election call expected in the next three or four weeks, Alberta’s opposition parties are busily nominating candidates to stand in the upcoming vote. Some parties, like the Wildrose…
Late night
The progressive forces are alive and well in the U.S. What better Valentine’s Day video than a celebratory, joyful signing ceremony like that? A law that combines both head and…
Who do they think they are?
Paraphrasing Catherine O’Hara’s memorable Beetlejuice line, the Harper Cons are going insane and they are taking us with them.A question about expanding government surveillance powers, and Vic Toews responds: “He…
The Big Muddy Is….
….Gone! As in the big muddy sound that is. And it’s all thanks to reader Don F. who convinced me to get the gadget pictured above. As a result, I…
Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2012-02-14 00:01:00
Caterpillar fiasco highlights failure of economic and social policy CAW president Ken Lewenza, shown at the closed Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont.
Press Release from Families of Sisters in Spirit for February 14th
This is the press release that Families of Sisters in Spirit has issued in advance of their event tomorrow, February 14th, 2012. The event is at 12 PM on Parliament…
Maybe this isn’t just coincidence?
One might ask, why did the Crown prosecute the case the way it did? Perhaps all gun crimes will be treated as major even if they are preposterous? Perhaps there…
I think it’s really cool that where I work
We have a strategic communications plan. And for the second year running, we’re going through this exercise wherein we all fill in the parts of our jobs that apply to…
4218…Inside Every Dark Cloud There Is A…
…silver lining. The silver lining to Whitney Houston’s untimely demise could be the end of Celine Dion’s show bidness career. She told ABC-TV’s Good Morning America that the Hollywood showbiz…
Starting a collection of unnecessary quotes
Don’t say that! A collection of quotes without which the Canadian political discourse would have lost nothing. Suggestions for additions always welcome! http://betterifnotsaid.blogspot.com/
Starting a collection of unnecessary quotes
Don't say that!A collection of quotes without which the Canadian political discourse would have lost nothing. Suggestions for additions always welcome!http://betterifnotsaid.blogspot.com/
Starting a collection of unnecessary quotes
Don’t say that! A collection of quotes without which the Canadian political discourse would have lost nothing. Suggestions for additions always welcome! http://betterifnotsaid.blogspot.com/
Mandatory minimum for possession of loaded forearm struck down
The mandatory minimum sentence for a first offence of possession of a loaded firearm was struck down by Justice Molloy today in R v Smickle 2012 ONSC 602. I have…