Yeah….
… that’s pretty much it. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
March 2012
Dear Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump,
(Credit: huntinglegends.com) Why do you justify killing big game animals on safari by calling yourselves hunters and by claiming that the kill can feed a village for a month? You…
Crass Manipulation About Iran’s Nuclear Intentions
Those who believe that the public is being as crassly manipulated about Iran as it was by the lies that served as prologue to the Iraqi invasion will find two…
If You Thought This War Was Futile Before
It’s safe to assume we, the West, are in the final phase of our hapless war in Afghanistan. We have made a real difference over the past decade. Unfortunately the…
G20: Another thug in blue identified
Toronto police officer Oliver Simpson is the fellow kicking protesters in the well-known photograph, above. Sounds like he was having a good day all around. Could Ontario’s relatively new Office…
The Alberta Advantage—for men only?
It seems the famous Alberta Advantage doesn’t apply to women. Alberta lags all other provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador in women’s wage parity with men. According to a report issued…
The Argosy nearly triples its one day visit record due to "Truro Sevens: Rugby Uncensored and Uncut"
Checking up on the Analytics for the Argosy today I was pretty surprised to find this: It shows not only the highest one day increase in visits to the website…
Parliament to debate abortion in April (and Jim Hughes declares the Canadian war on women’s reproductive rights)
Conservative Party backbencher Stephen Woodworth has put forward a motion that will result in a debate in Parliament on abortion in the guise of “when life begins,” in April. This…
The PQ’s nasty streak
Once again, the hérouxvilliste wing of the Parti Québécois has come to the fore, and disgraced what is left of that party’s reputation as a mildly progressive political formation. Now…
To Encourage the Others #nlpoli
Lots of people look to leaders in a crisis to see what lessons they can learn. Well, Kathy Dunderdale is special. She is an excellent example for any leader –…
4347…Big Story In Ottawa: RC Uni Bans Condoms
F*ck you’d think that world had stopped spinning. Folks, get a grip, okay? Yes St. Paul’s University in Ottawa, Ontario doesn’t want condoms distributed on campus. Front page news in…
2012-03-15 12:06:00
I just realized it was March 15; no wonder I’m in the mood to shiv someone #idesofmarch
On Replacing The F-35
Today Bourque writes that: Now, word that top military minds at DND HQ have been unleashed to determine potential alternatives with a view to bringing one on-stream in time to…
Of COURSE the CPC won’t…
… tear up PS Collective Agreements! Not a chance! “tearing up” is so gauche. So unimaginative, so 19th century! Famous for being a very detail-oriented little party, the ReformCons have…
CNN contributer Dana Loesch’s husband accuses CNN host Soledad O’Brien of anti-Semitism
In another bit of news on the anit-Semitism front, the husband of CNN’s Dana Loesch has publicly accused CNN host Soledad O’Brien of being an anti-Semite. It’s not quite clear…
When Religion Permeates Life, It’s the Devil to Pay, or Why Thinking about Destiny Can Get You in Trouble
Sadly, we seem to be seeing more and more religion in public life these days. I don’t mean references to a moral code such as “do under to others as…
Kinder Morgan Plan to Twin Pipeline Triggers Community Concern in Wake of Sumas Mountain Oil Spill
Less than two months after a major oil spill at Kinder Morgan’s Sumas Mountain tank farm, the company announced plans to twin their existing trans mountain infrastructure. The most recent…
US right’s new fight against Sandra Fluke: her boyfriend is a Jew!
Jew and Jew lover The right has been very upset at Sandra Fluke. What has most pissed off the right about Fluke is that Americans have not approved of the…
Do Oil Tankers and Listeria Mix Well
De-RegulateEverything ‘CauseWeSaidSoVille So. The MacDonald-Laurier Institute for no rules is saying, based on the answers of ‘three experts to three questions’ that banning oil tankers on the West Coast would…