May 2012
Great Glebe Garage Sale 2012
Lamaze Peekaboo Flower We had a lot of fun and this is what we got: Skates for GC A stuffed snake for Rosie, who loves stuffed snakes and has amassed…
Ontario Catholic Schools To Get GSAs
I admit it. I jumped the gun with my Congratulalien last year. When the Ontario government announced that all schools—including Catholic schools—must allow the formation of student-run GLBT support groups,…
The Other Damn-Fool Fisheries Policy #nlpoli #cdnpoli
About 30 years ago, Kathy Dunderdale started out her political career fighting against fisheries reform. Last December, she scolded fish plant workers in Marystown for turning out 18 weeks work…
Bjørn Lomborg Disses Deniers?
Although neither the folks at the Heartland Institute nor Mr. Lomborg have confirmed Mr. Lomborg’s withdrawal from the institute’s Expert List, sometime over the course of the last three or…
When Law Meets Scientific Illiteracy
As I said last week, BC’s new Animal Health Act is crystal clear — unusually clear, which is nice for laypeople like Cabinet ministers and bloggers. Section 1 defines animals…
After the Big Zero, the Alberta Party awaits the Big Goodbye
Your blogger with Dave Taylor, back in 2010. Below: Glenn Taylor, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Chima Nkemdirim. While it’s true former Alberta Party MLA Dave Taylor never crossed a…
Quebec, the Con Media, and the Greek Obsession
It's funny eh? When I see pictures like this one I see people standing up for their rights, telling a corrupt government to take their fascist bill and shove it,…
Let’s see Mitt Romney’s marriage license
Bill Maher raises some important questions about the legitimacy of the Republican candidate for President in the 2012 election:
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Unravelling Conservative Labour Market Policy: The Maximum Wage Law.
The OECD and the CATO institute have both consistently ranked Canadian labour markets as some of the most flexible in the advanced capitalist world. Indeed, Canada ranks only second to…
Casseroles – poignant video of the nightly pot-banging events in Montréal
I love this video. Brings me to tears every time.
We Are All Québécois: Solidarity From Chilean Students And Academics
Below is a statement of solidarity with the ongoing Quebec student protests from Chilean academics and student leaders. (English translation via Translating The Revolution.) We Are All Québécois! We the…
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Benny and Suzanne Hinn reconciling?
Benny Hinn Ministries Charisma Magazine isn’t taking Benny Hinn’s word for it: With regard to the reconciliation, it was Suzanne who may have been surprised to hear the news of…
Marine pollution program cut by feds
News that the Conservatives have scrapped a vital marine pollution program is just one more indicator of how Harper’s Conservative government is failing Canadians on the environment front. Times Colonist:…
May 27: Sunday night – two, brief notes
1. The current events group will meet at Moncton Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. June 5. The topic will be” Quebec Student Strike:Protest or Revolution?”I lived in Quebec most…
4684…A Tale Of Two Cities
Montreal, the city where the unthinkable happens on a regular basis and Toronto, Canada’s Cincinnati. In one, the fun one, there is a revolution going on as you read this.…