4908…Isn’t That Ironic?
Perhaps in the Alanis Morrisetteian Glebe High School, Ottawa fashion, nonetheless, Hall of Fame journalist E. Kaye Fulton has this on my Facebook wall: E. Kaye FultonOn June 2, compelled…
July 2012
The TPP Negotiating Table is Missing a Seat: Ours
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Excessive Force Or Standard Police Operating Procedure?
You decide. Recommend this Post
Guest post: [Belated] Reflections on Canada Day
Once again I am pleased to offer my space for a guest post and once again by Jared Milne. This time Jared addresses the very real issue of Central and…
The Giant Chip on Our Shoulder, The One You Supposedly Can’t See
I wonder what the Chinese and the Russians must be making of our current obsession with stealth warplanes? My guess is that they view our focus on stealth as a…
White House Wants Industry Help To Choose Which Regulations To Kill
white house.jpg When the Obama White House begins adopting the same talking points as the dirty energy industry, something has gone horribly wrong with our government. But that is exactly…
Kim Jong Un’s Suspected ‘Mystery Woman’
She is Kim Jong Un’s, new leader of North Korea, girlfriend – amongst few others! Her name is Hyon S. Wol. Not bad singing.
"Our conclusion should not be construed as a condonation of physical assault as a legitimate means of persuasion"
R. v. Pappas, 2012 ABCA 221 is a somewhat surprising decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal holding that physical contact by the police of a person in custody under…
The Globe and Mail: Where are Bell’s ‘tangible benefits’?
For whom does Bell toll? The Canadian consumer, apparently. More details have emerged on Bell’s avoidance of paying obligatory ‘tangible benefits’ in their takeover of Astral. These tangible benefits are…
Zimmerman Blames God for Shooting Trayvon Martin
Hell, he was only fulfilling “God’s plan” when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. And, because it was God’s will, what’s not to like?
New Page: The Ghost in the Turbines #nlpoli
Look up and you’ll see a new page: The Ghost in the Turbines. You’ll eventually find there all the major SRBP posts on Labrador hydroelectric development from the earliest days…
IMF Calls Bullshit on Brit Tory Austerity Farce
David Cameron’s boneheaded austerity fetish isn’t working. Even the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, says that much is plain. The Guardian’s Jonathan Portes has this take on the IMF report.…
Mayor Ford Is Mad. Mean Mad. And, Oh Yeah, A Racist.
I’m mad, really mad! Mayor Ford wants to clarify his comments from the other day, following the tragic shooting in Scarborough. Here’s what he said at the time: Asked how…
A Brit Rallies Support for Canadian Science
Harper’s war on science is the subject of an op-ed piece in today’s Guardian calling for international support for Canadian scientists and warning Harper’s funding cuts could have global impacts.…
Boy Scouts of America’s despicable anti-gay policy and the suffering of LGBT youth
The ever convoluted path towards full LGBT equality took another turn for the worst: “The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday said the organization would continue to deny gay people…
Not Now, Not Yet
Canada’s military brass seem intent on blundering their way, make that their soldiers’ way, back into combat without first explaining what went so wrong with their performance in Afghanistan. Make…
OSCON Community Management Keynote Video, Slides and some Bonus Material
Want to thank everyone who came to my session and who sent me wonderful feedback from both the keynote and the session. I was thrilled to see ZDnet wrote a…
Toronto Mayor Ford clarifies his comments on gun criminals and immigration
Let’s be charitable to Mayor Ford. It is possible for a sentence to bar someone as a term of probation from an area. But that’s the judge not Immigration. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-mayor-ford-clarifies-his-comments-on-gun-criminals-and-immigration/article4429640/
July 20: Words, words, words…..
Sixty years ago, a United Nations army had pushed back a North Korean army onto its own territory, and was going through it like a hot knife through butter. China,…
Friday miscellany…
… summer doldrums edition… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I hate guns. I really do. And I did long before all of this tragic shit that has gone down in Scarborough and now in…