Solitude: Something for Prosperity?
This was book group week, and an engagaing tale by Quebec writer Denis Thériault was the subject in the original French (Kirkland library) and in English translation (Atwater Library. Le…
April 2012
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Murtaza Hussain nicely sums up why we should be pushing for businesses and wealthy individuals to contribute their fair share through a progressive…
4472…Russell Barth’s Dream Vac Kay Site
Kuwait. Russell Barth is a long time friend and a big time God hater and I advise him to actually avoid Kuwait. Reuters reports that yesterday their law makers voted…
Campaign Research #AbVote Poll – 42.8% WRP, 34.4% PC
This poll is likely the last pre-debate poll, so we should mark the occasion now. It also highlights a growing trend in the race: marginalization of the Liberals and NDP…
I know more about American political parties than 92 per cent of Americans
Don’t take my word for it. The Pew Research Center says so. All I did was take their quiz about the two major American political parties and answer all the…
Video: Can boycott, divestment and sanctions stop Israeli apartheid?
On July 9, 2005 , Palestinian civil society put out the call for an international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions to compel the Israeli state to follow international law.…
The Administration of Justice In Disrepute
While I have nothing especially insightful or profound to say about Rick Vaive’s acquittal on drunk driving charges, I must confess to a certain perplexity pertaining to the following: All…
Saskatoon needs an exorcist!
There is a devil in Saskatoon. “Church leaders in Saskatoon have been considering whether Saskatoon needs a trained exorcist.” Any candidates out there? CBC story.
Somei-Yoshino Sakura Blossom Festival at Toronto’s High Park
Last year I went in the evening. Today I went at dawn. I learned the other day that the cherry trees in High Park—2,000 Somei-Yoshino Sakuras, a gift from Tokyo…
Windows Media Center with HDMI Audio/Video in Canada
The following is going to be a technical and geeky post, written mainly to remind me of how to solve these problems should I ever re-install Windows and for others…
YO! MSM Morons
The Sun Media and Global National Stories about David Suzuki stepping down from the Board of the David Suzuki foundation are reporting news that is GETTING ON A YEAR OLD…
All He Needs Now is a Loincloth and a Bone Through His Nose
What a curious ruler we have in Steve Harper. The guy readily embraces religious superstition but recoils from knowledge, preferring at every turn to run with his gut instincts. The…
My Favourite Football Team
Members of the Lingerie Football League team called the Los Angeles Temptation train at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 28, 2010. The Temptations will play the San…
Emergency wiretap provision, s. 184.4 of the Criminal Code, held unconstitutional
R. v. Tse, 2012 SCC 16, released a few moments ago, holds s 184.4 of the Criminal Code unconstitutional, primarily because of a lack of accountability provisions. The Court notes…
April 13, 2012: Why, tell me why….
Three days ago, Russia began massing troops on its border with Iran. They’re expecting a western/Israeli attack on Iran this summer. Hint – they aren’t there to help our side.…
The Party of the Constitution
Her Majesty makes it official. I was there, that cold April day – with my roommates Harold, Chris and Ryan. Afterwards, we went to Grad’s on Somerset to have what…
First impressions and lasting involvement
Others have already commented on the NDP’s first set of ads with Thomas Mulcair as party leader. But I’ll take a few minutes to highlight both the job the ads…
April 19 in Montreal: Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
Thursday April 19, 20126:30pm at Concordia UniversityHall Building, Room H-1101455 de Maisonneuve WestMetro Guy-ConcordiaMontreal, Quebec Since 1967, it is estimated that approximately 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel as…
Alberta Votes Day 19: The Morning After
The hype machines were in overdrive for yesterday’s Alberta Leaders Debate, but the outcome was similar to most debates: steady but unspectacular performances from all the candidates, with the end…
A little Friday morning Robocon blogging
This will be a short post for the simple reason that there hasn’t been a lot of movement on this story in the last week. The most dramatic development was…