Isn’t it time to put an end to the Međugorje fraud?
Being someone who happens to be a kid born in Canada of parents from Croatia, this is bound to ruffle some feathers including some within my “ethnic group”. But it’s…
August 2012
Police Surveillance
Funny, isn’t it, that while the police generally favour video surveillance cameras as a way to prevent crime, they are not nearly as sanguine when the cameras are turned on…
Why filming police is good
Police have a hard job and their actions must not be judged by hindsight or by too fine an analysis. But …. once an accused is restrained violence must not…
Animated suspension
When I was traveling extensively for business I had a technique that let me deal with the hours of tedium associated with air travel. By intentionally not thinking about the…
Animated suspension
When I was traveling extensively for business I had a technique that let me deal with the hours of tedium associated with air travel. By intentionally not thinking about the…
Animated suspension
When I was traveling extensively for business I had a technique that let me deal with the hours of tedium associated with air travel. By intentionally not thinking about the…
Animated suspension
When I was traveling extensively for business I had a technique that let me deal with the hours of tedium associated with air travel. By intentionally not thinking about the…
Spotted in overseas café this morning
…by a British MP. As he notes, the Russian regime has no idea what it has done.
why is "entitled" a dirty word? some thoughts on what we are all entitled to.
When did “entitled” become a dirty word? Why do we hear “entitled” being used as catch-all slur, a derogatory description to be thrown at progressive people working for change? And…
First, borrow a kitchen
This is a messy job. I recommend using your boyfriend’s kitchen, especially if he has a Cuisinart and a tendency to clean up after you. You start with this: About…
Postmedia Exits The Propertied Class, Rents Space In Soulless Skyscraper
The National Post’s new digs will be 365 Bloor Street East. The canada.com puff-piece says: The company has signed a 15-year lease to occupy “several” floors of the 19-storey office…
Saturday At The Movies
Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye in a fun, non-traditional version of The Saints from the film The Five Pennies. Enjoy!
In Sunday’s Sun: Syria and war
It is far easier to get into a war than to get out of one. As the civilized world reflects on what to do about Syria, that truism bears remembering.…
Off with their heads
When will the RCMP figure out that the Red Queen is not an effective management model for the 21st century?Poor Harper — he owes the RCMP so much, yet he…
Hollywood for ugly people
Fox thinks the zombie-eyed granny starver is America’s national sex symbol? How desperate are these people for someone to love?
United Church of Canada elects new moderator
The United Church of Canada has elected it’s first gay moderator. Ottawa Citizen: In a historic vote, the United Church of Canada has elected its first openly gay moderator. After…
Musical interlude
Garbage – You Look So Fine (Acoustic)
NDP Energy Critic John Horgan Isn’t Buying Into David Black’s Refinery Scheme
John Horgan BC NDP Energy Critic The BC NDP have been opposed to the Enbridge Proposal from the get-go. Newspaper Mogul David Black’s proposal changes little as Horgan made clear…
You have the right to a camera
‘There is no law in Canada that prohibits people from openly photographing police. Section 129 of the Criminal Code prohibits “wilfully obstructing” police in the execution of their duty, but…
La xénophobie qui déferle au QC et au ROC
Le Canada est un pays qui se félicite pour son inclusion de plusieurs races et ethnies, qui aime s’appuyer fièrement sur le pilier du multiculturalisme, et qui aime fêter ses…