Landmark ruling on prostitution laws coming Monday
I predict: overruled: http://bit.ly/GJnlJ2
March 2012
ALEC Climate Change Denial Model Bill Passes in Tennessee
alec-exposed-600x400_0 (2).jpg The month of March has seen unprecedented heat and temperatures. A rational thinking, scientifically-grounded individual could only posit, "Well, hmm, I bet climate change has something to do…
The C-word: Refreshing honesty from NDP’s Nathan Cullen
Remember when Michael Ignatieff turned himself into a pretzel while trying to respond to the simple question whether he would or would not enter into a coalition with other parties…
What’s driving Vision to change rules on naming parks?
Stuart Mackinnon March 21, 2012 City Caucus.com If we rename a Strathcona park, philanthropist Milton Wong might top the candidates list Guidelines approved in 2007 give community a voice over…
Tom Mulcair and the Tar Sands: One Step Forward, One Step Back
I’ve had the opportunity to consider New Democratic Party leadership contender Thomas Mulcair’s article, “Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Country” published online in Policy Options Magazine.…
Mad Men: The tobacco industry’s 60-minute infomercial.
Don Draper, circa 1965. There is a lot of buzz pop cultural circles these days about the Sunday return of Mad Men, the wildly acclaimed but little watched (although it’s…
40,000 Dippers Down, 90,000 to go!
There is a lot of interest in the election of the next NDP leader: thousands have already cast their preferential voting ballots! The NDP’s two-day leadership convention begins Friday in…
Homeless Hotspot
There has been substantial debate, and much virtual ink spilt, over the Homeless Hotspot program in Austin, Texas. The program is relatively straightforward from the title: 13 homeless men and…
The Robot Speaker and the RoboCon Scandal
As you know I’ve had my doubts about Andrew Scheer, the Speaker of the House, ever since he ruled that Vic Toews’ parliamentary privileges had been violated by Anonymous. Boo…
Demand a Royal Commission, Canada!
FACT: Only the Harper government can call for a judicial inquiry into the Robocalls Scandal… and that ain’t gonna happen, Canada! Would you like a Royal Commission to investigate the…
4370…Job Opening In New Orleans
They don’t f’ around in the National Football League.WWL radio, the radio station of record in New Orleans, reports that the NFL ain’t playing. In fact they, the NFL, have…
Dear Twitter Humans and Other Strangers,
I am happy to announce that I am now on the human social network known as the Twitter, which incidentally is celebrating its 6th birthday (over 2000 sunrises and sunsets)…
Christy’s Top Secret BFF Contract To Her Stars In The Chamber
Bids?WeDon’tNeedNoStinkin’Bids! SocializeAllMyFriendsPrivatelySmearAllMyEnemiesVille Well, at least it wasn’t ‘solicitor-client’ privilege. At least not yet. Jonathan Fowlie, in a post-FOI follow-up from last week has the story in the VSun: Why is…
Canada: Wake Up to Rampant Conservative Election Fraud
Elizabeth May elaborates on the many accounts of fraud committed by the Conservatives. We need to demand action now.
The poutine thickens.
And look! There’s a Spanish fly in it: RackNine, the Edmonton company that suspect “Pierre Poutine” used to send voters to the wrong polling locations, is operated by Edmonton businessman…
ConCalls: Standing On Guard
It’s apparent to many (bloggers) that the systems Canadians entrusted to keep our election free of crime to a point where we could trust the result as legitimate, have let…
Documents Reveal USDA Risking Lawsuits by Ignoring Own Staff On Fracking Mortgages Review
usda.png A major storm is brewing over the USDA’s sudden about-face on fracking and environmental laws. On Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture pulled a 180-degree U-turn…
Alert! Episode 208
Judy Rebick, Murray Cooke and Dennis Pilon compare how the NDP would change under the leadership of Mulcair, Topp, Nash and Cullen. Greenpeace climate change campaigner Keith Stewart responds to…
4369…We All Should Be Toronto Coppers
According to the Toronto Sun over 2,000 Toronto Police made the Province of Ontario’s Sunshine List. The way you make the Sunshine List is by earning 100,000.00 dollars and up.…
Robocalls Show Disdain for Canadians and for Democracy
Slowly, ever so slowly, we are learning about the devious practice of automated phone calls that would prevent Canadians from showing up to the correct polling station to cast their…