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May 2012
Heritage Minister James Moore Wrong on Sexhibit
Heritage Minister James Moore is clearly wrong in his criticism of “Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition” at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. It is not so much his criticism of…
Intellectual Disability At IMFAR: Underdiagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability
It comes as no surprise but very little is said about Intellectual Disability at the IMFAR 2012 autism research convention oral presentations. Prominent autism experts, including Catherine Lord, have noted…
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Today’s the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, a magical day where anything can happen—including a public endorsement by… Toronto Mayor Rob Ford? There can only be one explanation: A…
More Bad Lips to Read
Last year there was a new musician made famous for singing not so well, to a professionally produced music video. Rebecca Black became an Internet sensation, for being blah. Her…
More from the Not-Net-Zero folks
The succinct words from Blog Borg Collective: Bullshit
Keeping in touch
Hey everyone. I just wanted to write a bit of a post for everybody at Mount Allison (and everywhere else) on how to keep in touch with me now that…
4690…Ottawa Is Town Of Hypocrites
I don’t just mean on The Hill either. There is this sex exhibition in Ottawa at the Museum of Science and Technology that is on now. OMG if you were…
Let’s All Feel Sorry for the Tarsands Industry
On behalf of Westerners with an IQ above 85, let me just say that Tom Mulcair does not owe me an apology for stating the obvious truth that the currency…
Fun political video
“I’m not familiar precisely with exactly what I said, but I stand by what I said. Whatever it was.” What he said, for the record, that he is standing by…
the whole world is watching: veterans to return medals in nato/poverty protests this weekend
All eyes will be on Chicago this weekend, as thousands of protesters from all over North American converge on the the NATO summit. The symbolism could not be more trenchant,…
World’s First Hockey Player Clearly Gay
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. In fact, I bet there were fewer concussions and general head-hunting behavior back in ye oldyn tymes.
Quebec government bludgeons student strikers with emergency law
Quebec premier Jean Charest announced May 16 that he will introduce emergency legislation to end the militant student strike, now in its 14th week, that has shut down college and…
Senior Toronto Officers Facing Charges
The Star reports the following: About five high-ranking Toronto police officers were informed last week they will face misconduct charges for their actions during the G20 summit, the Star has…
See that blur? It’s the Copyright Modernization Act flying through Parliament
The controversial Copyright Modernization Act, Bill C-11, has shot through Parliament—its Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Committee Stage, and recently-completed Report Stage all took place in only a few…
New Shill Gas Study Published by SUNY Buffalo Institute With Heavy Industry Ties
shutterstock_15465343.jpg When does a study on the unconventional shale gas industry become a "shill gas study"? The quick answer: when nearly everyone writing and peer reviewing it has close ties…
A solution to the Québec student strikes…bill baby boomers
I’m really getting fed up with baby boomers, especially those who to try to characterize the Québec student strikers as being greedy and out of touch with reality. Talk about…
Hello world!
This is a test of the neeeeeeew Intern Chronicles blog. Does it work?
Cons Shoot the Messenger
They told the truth the Government didn’t want to hear. They had to go. “They” are the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. The message advocated introduction…
Peter Sinclair’s New Video Skewers Heartland’s Offensive "Murderers, Tyrants and Madmen" Billboard Campaign
Peter Sinclair, the creator of the "Climate Crock of the Week" series, has a new video posted at the Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media documenting just how…