5057…Phyllis Diller 95 And Dead
Story just broke. Everywhere. Man she was funny. 95, good number. Rest in peace. WFDS
August 2012
5056…Western Quebec Is In Quebec
If the signs on Greber in Gat mean anything it is going to be a tight one in La Belle. Gotta love it. WFDS
Gordon Gibson, David Black, and the Fraser Institute got it wrong
Rafe Mair takes on an op-ed by Gordon Gibson, in favour of David Black’s Kitimat refinery proposal, published in the Globe and Mail. He identifies this proposal as “idiotic”, and…
Enbridge’s Keystone Kops Routine Extends To PR Campaign
After being labelled “Keystone Kops” by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board for their vastly inadequate and incompetent response to pipeline spills in Michigan recently, Enbridge is now making headlines…
Lars Von Trier Challenged by Gesamt
This year, as part of the Copenhagen Art Festival, film director Jenle Hallund will use crowd-sourced video from around the globe to make a film. Not just any film, but…
Sihks, Hindus and Muslims
This was posted on Facebook as a shared George Takai photo.I thought that it was worthy of posting, as is. No need to complicate further.
“It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”
All Parties have their problem members. Story here That said, this story is an embarrassment for legitimate conservatives. Candidly it is astonishing that anyone running for a significant office in…
Why the Feminist Movement Needs Strong and Independent Men Now, More than it Never Did Before
I start off today’s entry with various questions revolving around the feminist movement and how it compares today from when it first took off. Can we as a society truly…
Adequate notice
Volochay v. College of Massage Therapists of Ontario, 2012 ONCA 541 has useful language on “adequate notice”: Adequate notice is a fundamental component of fairness at common law. It ensures…
Eid al Fitr in Quebec and Saudi Arabia: Reports from Iles de Boucherville and the NY Times
Had a lovely picnic yesterday on the Iles de Boucherville with the extended Soderstrom and Lizée families: 10 adults and four kids with one on the way. Nice to get…
5055…A Winter Without A Mall
In a city with nothing to do.That is the fate of the residents of Elliot Lake, Ontario. The Canadian Press reports that the Algo Centre Mall, the mall who’s roof…
5054…Hank Jr. On Why Not To Smoke Pot
Coz it makes him stupid. Reallllllllll stupid.You may recall that the country singer made the news last October when on Fox and Friends he compared Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.…
Mon cum Denis
My friend Coderre is an amazing politician, and will succeed at whatever he does. Hes also the best-known Liberal in French Quebec. Hands down.
22 marathons against Bill 22
As the dog days of summer slowly come to an end, one BC teacher is putting is feet where his heart is. Ian Cunliffe, a BC public school teacher, is…
Is our federal government anti-worker?
Among other unwarranted assaults, the 2012 federal budget took a shot at working people. It introduced rules which will require most EI claimants to accept jobs at much lower wages…
South America Backs Ecuador on Assange Asylum
This takes everything to a whole new level. The 12-foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations have joined in support of a resolution backing Ecuador in granting asylum…
RIM Layoffs in Waterloo? Deafening Silence
If you go to Google News and type RIM layoffs and sort by date, you’ll see a whole bunch of articles about the recent layoffs in Halifax: exact number (95),…
Pussy Riot Needles Putin
They’re off for two years in the slam for mocking Russia’s thug-in-chief, Vlad Putin, but Pussy Riot left a parting gift – a video entitled “Putin Lights Up the Fires.”…
GOP follies – what fun to watch!
Almost fell off my chair reading this over my morning coffee… Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, a conservative Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, sparked a furor and earned a rebuke…