UR DOIN IT RONG ALSO
You know, it’s unusual for me to get this upset about something I see on effbook status updates. I mean, there’s a *reason* I don’t do effbook very much anymore,…
February 2012
I Stand for My Rights & Privacy: The Coming Online Police State
“He can either stand with us or with the child pornographers.” This was Mr. Toews’s, the Minister of Justice, counterattack to a question in the house regarding concerns of letting…
4217…Coming To A Town Near You
Soon. No perfume, evah. Less is more, according to New Hampshire lawmakers debating whether to ban the use of scented or fragrant soaps by state employees. Under House Bill 1444,…
4216…I Had For Hot Dogs For Breakfast Sunday
I mention that because it is half as many of the nutrionous and healthy snack that Keith Martin, 42, of Harlesden, North West London has for brekky every day. According…
Washington Governor Signs Marriage Equality Into Law
On Monday, Washington became the 7th U.S. state (and eighth jurisdiction) to legally allow marriage for same-sex couples. Governor Christine Gregoire signed the marriage equality bill into law at a…
Ontario Human Rights Review
The Ontario Human Rights Review is currently underway. You can attend one of the consultation meetings below, or send written submissions by March 1 to chair@ontariohumanrightsreview.org. Windsor – February 13,…
4215…Ottawa Football Failed In Part Because…
The idiots, yes I am talking about you Joe Pao-Pao, who ran both the Renegades and the Rough Riders into oblivion, allowed the Stars and Bars, also referred to as…
Stop Junk Mail by Taking Photos
Nobody likes getting dead trees in their mailbox – particularly when those dead trees are useless adverts for products nobody wants (or even needs). Luck for us PaperKarma has created…
The heartless Sally Ann
I haven’t given a nickel to the Salvation Army since they last forced their grossly mistreated workers out on strike here in Ottawa many years ago. Now they’re at it…
Things Vic Toews says
While both Harper and Turmel were absent from the House today, we did see John Baird take his seat for the first time in 2012, seeing as he’s been on…
4214…Everytime He Scores Someone Famous Dies
No, not Scott Gomez, this time it is Aaron Ramsey, a star for Arsenal in the English Premier League. The Sun, the one from London, tells all that he has…
4213…Holy Cow, How Did I Miss This?
The 7.5 million dollar man, Scott Gomez, scored a goal Thursday for the Montreal Canadiens. It is his first goal in a year and a bit. BTW he was signed…
4212…Final Word On/From Whitney And Crack
“First of all, let’s get one thing straight: Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let’s get that straight, OK? I don’t do crack. I…
4211…Even Under Fire The CBC Steps Up
To da plate. Check this new product from my former employer: CBC Music launches today!It’s an exciting day for CBC. CBC Music – our new digital music service went live…
Transparency, surveillance, and the vile Vic Toews
The “transparent” Harper government wants to keep the work of parliamentary committee meetings a secret from Canadians. A filibuster is presently under way in the Official Languages Committee to prevent…
Calgary Herald: Online Spying Bill pushing through despite public outcry
By Jason Magder for The Calgary Herald The Conservative government plans to introduce a law on Monday that will allow police to better monitor the web-surfing habits of Canadians. Entitled…
Today in Gutter Politics
The Harper Government™ introduced the latest version of what is colloquially known as the Lawful Access bill today. This is the legislation that would force Internet Service Providers to equip…
The Peter Kent Mystifier: Helping Canadians Sleep Smug As A Bug In A Rug
Thank you, Rick Mercer, for more of your refreshing reality checks on the nonstop nonsense coming out of Ottawa these days (LOL “…pleasant fog of platitude and flummery…”). * Thanks…
Performance Tonight!
the regina mom is pumped for a performance at the Vertigo Reading Series tonight in Regina. She’s edited this poem and will slip it into the mix because she has…
Inmate Dies During Hunger Strike at California’s Corcoran State Prison
This troubling news reposted from Solitary Watch: News of a death in Corcoran State Prison’s Administrative Segregation Unit is emerging as an underreported hunger strike in the prison’s ASU comes…