Quotable: Banksy on advertising
(Ed. note: Yes, I have been posting very lightly of late. I’m at work on a translation project, a book-length one. I’m finding it both stimulating and mentally exhausting simultaneously.…
March 2012
Crazy hair day
Irene really outdid herself here. Tremendous hair coloration acumen.
Good and evil side by side
This is a solid piece by Christie Blatchford — she noticed a young family with a little boy in a video of Terri-Lynne McClintic at a Home Depot in Guelph,…
The National Concerns of Busting Unions & Health Care
Marking a complete reversal by the Conservatives in intergovernmental relations, on Friday the process of creating a new health agreement between the federal government and the provinces will be announced.…
How Facebook’s Geotag Photo Feature Helped The Taliban Destroy Four American Apache Helicopters
The US Army has warned snap-happy soldiers of the dangers of geo-tagging photos after such information was used by enemies to locate and destroy four Apache helicopters. The 2007 incident…
Lessons from history – legislation and illegal strikes
Should teachers take action in response to Bill 22? Should they walk out regardless of the question of ‘legality’? It now looks almost certain that even with School Boards, the…
Progressive Bloggers will be covering the NDP Leadership Convention
Progressive Bloggers has been given official accreditation status to observe/report on the NDP Leadership Convention in Toronto from March 23-24. Your friendly Site Administrator (that’s me) + Jim Calder, one…
A Conspiracy Theory
While it is good to finally know the identity of the coward whose infamous boot is featured prominently in this iconic photo from the #G20 police riot in Toronto, it…
Abortion – A PM Harper Problem
It seems to be Conservative in The USA or Canada, your goals include controlling women. It is obscene the pieces of legislation these morality bullies are proposing. Here in Canada,…
Credit where credit is due
While I fundamentally disagree with Andrew Coyne on many, many things I think he may be the last sane small “c” conservative in the public marketplace of ideas. He is…
Justin Trudeau believes the centre-left will cooperate in 2015 to replace Harper’s Tories
Trudeau speaking about cooperation in 2015 Hat tip to Kinsella for flagging this! We can place Justin Trudeau in the ranks of the politically astute. He shares with Nathan Cullen…
Interesting Words From Justin Trudeau
Though not quite as definitive as WK seems to think. And Justin’s particular suggestion– a panicked attempt at merger in the runup to the 2015 election if the polls look…
How much have Wall Street and banks changed?
Not much, according to Greg Smith, a London based Goldman Sachs’ executive director who is leaving with a loud message to the public. He contributed an Op-Ed to the New…
A Scandalous Opinion
Kelly McParland’s article title intrigued me at first. “A scandalous absence of scandal in robocalls scandal” However, while reading it, I got angry. It wasn’t about the scandal behind how…
Senate QP: REAL Women and the Diamond Jubilee
My story from last week about REAL Women of Canada being invited to serve as a partner in the Diamond Jubilee medal process was brought to the Senate floor today…
Obert Madondo’s indefinite hunger strike against crime Bill C-10: Letter to the Governor Genera of Canada
Starting at 12:01am today, I embarked on an indefinite hunger strike to demand that Canada’s new Safe Streets and Communities Act (omnibus crime Bill C-10) be immediately repealed. Earlier, I…
An Idiot’s Guide to the RoboCon Scandal
Well, I guess this Gable cartoon kind of says it all. I mean what more can you say eh? That’s what the Cons have done to our Parliament. But since…
Government Takes Half-Measured Approach to Crucial Cell Phone Decision
openmedia_logo.jpg Canadians unimpressed with the government’s “fix” for broken cell phone market March 14, 2012 – The government made a decision today that will determine how cell phone pricing and…
Consent, the frequent far-right blind spot.
Concerned Women for America doesn’t grok consent. And they’re not alone. Anti-abortion campaigner Jill Stanek is joining them, along with several other right-wing figures in North America who have responded…