As god as my witness, I thought Turkey’s could fly!
I was just watching this preview on CBC’s Fifth Estate site, and damned if that quote didn’t enter my head…. A gentleman in the clip says that the F-35’s can’t…
September 2012
The sinking ship of mainstream journalism.
The Wentegate affair and much of the traditional media's reaction to it really tell us something about the mainstream media.Margaret Wente, who is documented to be a serial-plagiarist has already…
The sinking ship of mainstream journalism.
The Wentegate affair and much of the traditional media’s reaction to it really tell us something about the mainstream media. Margaret Wente, who is documented to be a serial-plagiarist has…
Pro Choice abortion advocates can breathe easy…for now
On Wednesday Canada’s Parliament voted down a motion put forward by Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth that called for the creation of a committee to study at what point human life…
Friday night
Not hard this week at all ‘cuz there’s new Deadmau5 to be heard. I like this one, called October, so seasonal and all. Have a good night.
Hudak keeps open option of alliance with Liberals
Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak has kept his powder dry and has reframed from personally criticizing the Liberals’ proposed public sector labour legislation. Or even commenting on it. Instead, he…
Friday night oldies
All of these clips are from the Sixties. A couple of the tunes are older than that. The intricate fingerstyle guitar and the minor key on this first song are…
Handmade Hallowe’en Volunteer meeting!
Want to help out with Handmade Halloween in Hintonburg? There’s a volunteer meeting tomorrow – Saturday 29 – at Twiss & Weber, 177 Armstrong, 4pm. See you there?
UN recognizes wildlife crime as threat to rule of law
UN recognizes wildlife crime as threat to rule of law (via World Wildlife Fund) New York – Poaching and the illicit trafficking of wildlife products were raised on the floor…
UBCM Supports By-Election For Cowichan School Trustees!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes As an old politico of the CVRD flavour I have found myself intrigued by the UBCM activities taking place in Victoria this week. CVRD Director Ian Morrison…
the politics of sex-selective abortion: there shouldn’t be any
Hard on the heels of the defeat of Motion 312 – on the mind-bending spectacle of the Minister of the Status of Women voting with the anti-choice contingent, on the…
Battling Climate Deniers: How Many Could You Fight Off?
Tags: Franke James climate deniers global warming denialists
And just like that, the dreaded October
I know, I know; I haven’t been blogging, and I’ve been actively avoiding Twitter except for when I “cheat” & use it like the micro-blogging service that it was designed…
Government takes small step in support of rural broadband access
The StarPhoenix yesterday called out phone company SaskTel for its sudden announcement of a cancellation of Internet services to rural areas in Saskatchewan. This will leave 8,000 customers without Internet…
Richard Branson’s Blog – Humanizing a brand
PRL 614 Blog Review Assignment Eccentric billionaire and Charman of Virgin Group Richard Branson authors a blog on the Virgin website where he writes on various topics from his time…
Mulcair on Trudeau
Best lead in to a Mulcair quote in recent memory: Mulcair interrupts his oyster eating. “You know far too much about Quebec politics, “ he says bluntly “to think that…
Just Another Day’s Work At The Star
Yesterday I wrote a post expressing real pleasure that The Toronto Star is enjoying such a wide readership and profitability, given the important work that it does on a number…
Criminal Cartels Behind Global Trade in Illegal Timber
Organized crime may be behind 15 to 30% of global timber trade. A U.N. report finds organized crime responsible for half to 90% of illegal logging in the Amazon basin,…