Our Morning Ride.
BigWheelsKeepOn Turnin’Ville littler e. and me went for a ride today. The weather was not good. But it was fun anyway. Except. e. had to go to the Vice-Principals’ offices.…
March 2012
As The Maldives Slowly Erode Away: A Review Of "The Island President" Documentary
photo4thumb.jpg Mohamed "Anni" Nasheed caught widespread attention when he held a cabinet meeting underneath the sea in the months leading up to the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009. He continued…
Bill 22 and Class Size/Class Composition
Bill 22 eliminates all class composition limits. There is no longer a need to report or consult regardless of the number of students with an IEP in a single class.…
Wolcott skewers Shaidle for defending bullying: "strenuously witless".
One of the best tweets of the day involves the formidable James Wolcott taking on the diminutive Kathy Shaidle for an article she wrote celebrating the bully lifestyle.
"If there was ever a Northern Alberta budget, this is it." Rona Ambrose
Symbolically, Parliament has already moved to Suncor’s plant in Fort McMurray. “The West wants in”! Substitute “West” by “Conservative Alberta” and this budget illustrates just how far “in” they are…
4408…Trudeau Junior/Senator Brazeau Fight 2Nite
On SunTV. Should be fun. Last time I checked Bodog, an offshore bookie started by a Sask boy, had the Senator at -500. Elizabeth May, the MP and leader of…
Election blog #2: On ‘pure laine’ Albertans, and tawdry Tweets
When Danielle Smith smugly surmised that Alison Redford didn’t even like Alberta, I thought we might have hit a low point in the provincial election — and in less than…
4407…Still No Juno Buzz In Ottawa
And, in the words of the immortal Hank Snow, I’ve been everywhere. Little Final Four buzz and, of course, The Sens. WFDS
4406…Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk
Finally the Big Dance. Ohio State vs. Kansas; Kentucky vs. Louisville. Off to the beer store. WFDS
CTV host allegedly tells boss to f— himself by David Akin
Columnist says CTV appears to be considering disciplinary action for one of its high-profile Parliament Hill television hosts in the wake of an incident at a post-budget party attended by…
What The IPCC Ignores, According To The GWPF
GWPF.jpeg This series of posts (1, 2, 3, 4) examines the UK-registered educational charity & climate-change denying think-tank the Global Warming Policy Foundation GWPF. This fifth post examines one of…
Don Martin, my new hero
…second only to the guy who sang Bohemian Rhapsody in the cop car. And that’s saying something: CTV appeared to be considering disciplinary action for one of its high-profile Parliament…
Con who called cops on reporter has harassment complaint dismissed
Man, these modern conservatives are such wimps. I thought it was just the Sun News dandies. But these conservative politicians sure are such pantywaists! What are they so afraid of?…
Chart of the week
Click to enlarge. (Source) Elections Canada was largely singled out for budgetary savings, among all the Agents of Parliament in the Harper/Flaherty budget. When it is in the midst of…
Don Martin woes: When telling Dimitri Soudas and Bell boss to “go fuck yourselves” can get you suspended from CTV.
Don Martin: badass I would have loved to been a fly on the glass. I wonder how many free speech warriors from the right will race to Don Martin’s defence?…
Don Martin woes: When telling "senior government officials" and Dimitri Soudas to "go fuck yourselves" can get you suspended from CTV
I would have loved to been a fly on the glass. I wonder how many free speech warriors from the right will race to Don Martin’s defence? Don Martin –…
adrienne rich, 1929-2012
How did I fail to acknowledge the passing of Adrienne Rich? She gave the world so much – in politics and in art, and by example. Recognizing my own mind…
Micah Goldberg: Pennywise Mr. Harper
The end of the penny has caused many important cuts in Steven Harper’s first majority budget to have been buried. CBC funding was cut to the amount of $115 million…
180 degrees.
180 degrees. About face. Alison Redford may have been called a flip flopper before, but this time it was a complete polar turn around. To be fair, I see nothing…
180 degrees.
180 degrees. About face. Alison Redford may have been called a flip flopper before, but this time it was a complete polar turn around. To be fair, I see nothing…