To Calgary, with love
It’s my true home, it’s where I grew up, it’s where my family spent the most years: Calgary. But can anyone explain to me why Stephen Harper would, ever state…
July 2012
Canadians OK with office romance: Survey
A survey by the Randstad’s Global Workmonitor found that seven out of ten employees (59%) indicate a romantic relationships between co-worker are common in Canada. And two thirds (66%) approve.…
Canada’s First Failed War
The generals who conned our political leaders into signing on to an unwinnable war talk of “success” in Afghanistan but they’re blowing smoke, trying to cover the stench of the…
Getting by with a little help from their friends
Sixth Estate is doing its usual outstanding job tracking Harper’s patronage appointments which now total more than 1100 people. And for a government which once said it wasn’t going to…
Summer Style Guide: Pocket square anthology
Pocket squares are very overlooked by most men nowadays, in particular when it comes to Khaki suits. Their importance is diminished by a myriad of reasons, like: Oh, this suit…
Cat on colour field 2
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: 100 cats
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sid Ryan rightly criticizes Tim Hudak’s anti-labour plans as a push toward poverty rather than prosperity. – Via Climate Progress, Steven Mufson reports…
What’s missing? #nlpoli
While the case before the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday was about the federal Elections Act, two provincial chief elections officers have intervener status in the case. Neither of…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, July 11, 2012: Mr. Justice Paul R. Bélanger to lead investigation into Elliot Lake mall collapse –…
Covenant puts Postmedia’s back against the wall by Steve Ladurantaye
CEO Paul Godfrey says that Postmedia won’t likely be saved by rising revenue, but by changes that would see the company make a profit on a much smaller revenue base.
The art of roadkill – A conversation with artist Kate Puxley
Kate Puxley is a visual artist whose work has drawn attention to the Harper government’s damaging policies toward art and culture as well as our relationship with animals and the…
Truth in Sentencing Act changes to sentencing apply only to matters where the offence took place after the amendment
In R. v. Serdyuk A.J. No. 673 the Alberta Court of Appeal holds the Truth in Sentencing Act changes to sentencing apply only to matters where the offence took place…
Stephen Harper is a Traitor
When the Conservative government passed its controversial omnibus budget bill last month, it included new powers for certain U.S. law enforcement agents that critics say could have ramifications for Canadian…
Stephen Harper is a Traitor
When the Conservative government passed its controversial omnibus budget bill last month, it included new powers for certain U.S. law enforcement agents that critics say could have ramifications for Canadian…
Taking The Harper Road
The NDP released its first real attack ad yesterday. It could have been produced in the Conservative war room — at least it looked a lot like what has come…
4864…Stephen Harper Loves His Hometown
It were in yesterday’s Calgary Sun. Our beloved Prime Minister announced that his hometown is the “…greatest city in the greatest country in the world.” The best reaction was from…
Harper Conservatives Spent $56,000 Tax Dollars For ‘Last Penny’ Photo Op …
Stephen Harper’s Conservatives spent $56,000 to get a photo op of the last penny being struck at the Royal Canadian Mint …. Bev Oda could have ordered 3500 glasses of…
Cartoons have problems too
I found these amusing, if not particularly sensitive. I DO wonder why Wylie Coyote’s OCD is not mentioned. Here are a few other issues I think worth mentioning. (Note, I…
Fighting fire with fire
You may have heard that the NDP has released it’s own “pre-election ad” going after Stephen Harper, though I understand this is so far again an internet-only ad, as was…