Wait, it’s 2012, right?
A recent survey revealed that nearly one in ten men believe it’s okay to hit a woman. One in ten!. Not only that, but also 48 per cent of men…
March 2012
Michael Sona speaks out. UPDATED: It appears to be a hoax.
UPDATE: @saskboy advises this video is a fake. @PopeShakey provides the photo evidence: “I have a lot more dirt than this and it’s all going to come out now.” “By…
Vitamin D – Where the "D" Stands for Awesome Weather
Good morning fair readers…and how are you feeling this morning? I bet I know the answer: you’re feeling great!Most of my audience is Canadian, and so they are right now,…
Rebekah Brooks busted again. When are they coming for the Murdochs?
The Murdoch scandal keeps growing and evolving into an epic HBO movie. So far, the people at the very, very top – James and Rupert Murdoch to be exact –…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, March 13, 2012: The U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Out! Dick Cheney cancels Toronto trip, says…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Followup commentary from the final NDP leadership on Sunday, as well as a couple more days worth of developments in the campaign. – Most of the post–debate coverage focused on…
Pulp friction: Edmonton Journal quits toothless Alberta Press Council; Calgary Herald to follow
The future of the press in Alberta, what’s left of it? If you didn’t shoot that angel, your only option is to sue. Below: Edmonton Journal publisher John Connolly. If…
An extraordinary day in the life of Occupy Toronto
It’s hard to create a community based on love and compassion in the middle of a society based on greed and fear. The hippies tried it without much success even…
What’s In a Name
When Stephen Harper and Peter MacKay agreed to their marriage of convenience nine years ago, they dropped the word “Progressive” from the party brand. It was a momentous omission and…
Animals in the Hen House – Interview with Our Hen House executive director, Jasmin Singer
Back in January I posted an article highlighting a video about Sue Coe’s art that was produced by Our Hen House, a “Multimedia hub for people who want to change…
When the right whines about ‘free speech’, what do they want to say they can’t say now?
Conservatives on both sides of the border love to wail about how their right of ‘free speech’ is being curtailed. Yet it’s not clear to me at least what they…
Thomas Mulcair Explains Youth Strategy
In this brief video from Huffington Post Canada Thomas Mulcair gives some insight into his strategy for not just increasing the parties presence among progressive voters but also details briefly…
Toronto Too Frightening A Venue For War-Mongerer
Suggested twenty-first century update for that old grade-school primer: See Dick Run Recommend this Post
Lives Well Lived
The other day while I was out having a fantastic day meeting new people, my Great Aunt Inez had passed away. I learned about her death when I returned home,…
Elections Canada’s new Robocon hires
“Elections Canada hires 14 new ‘frontline’ staff to examine more than 31,000 complaints on voter suppression issue.” Ramping up staff, part of that flexing of whatever is needed: “The Commissioner…
Ongoing committee thoughts, and an RMR
I’m clearly not Rick Mercer, but I did my own Russell McOrmond Rant videos yesterday as part of my thoughts about meeting 10 of the Bill C-11 special legislative committee.…
Wow!
Fifteen or so degrees above the normal max! Incredible. Shorts on Saturday! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
The Shoe Is On The Other Foot
OTTAWA — While it has aggressively slammed environmental groups for using foreign dollars to finance a small portion of their budgets, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government is being tight-lipped about…
Want to Find Government Innovation? US Military is often leading the way.
When it comes to see what trends will impact government in 20-30 years I’m a big fan of watching the US military. They may do lot of things wrong but,…