5227…Wal Mart B*tch Slapped 1.46 Million Times
The Suns among others have the story of the Chatham, Ontario woman who got abused verbally at her job.Her name is Meredith Boucher and she sued Wal Mart claiming that…
October 2012
Paul Ryan, pumped up
This is so awesome.
Biden
He clearly read Fight The Right. Speaking to regular folks, with passion and conviction, about values. I’m sending him a bill.
Armchair quarterbacks
Everyone obviously has an opinion about the iPhone 5, but sometimes it’s just funny to read. Here’s one (from the obviously well-respected Woz, but still): Arrogant Apple should build a…
Mostly competent government
Conservatives overspent government ad budgets by 37% …an examination of the Conservative government’s first five years in office shows it overspent … cabinet-approved ad budgets by $128 million — more…
ATTENTION PREMIER BRAD WALL: Former Nortel exec warns against working with Huawei
“Canadian companies should not work with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, a former security adviser at Nortel warns. Brian Shields, who was the senior systems security adviser at failed Canadian telecommunications…
The Georgia Straight: CRTC eyes new wireless rules, asks Canadians to help
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced they will hold a public hearing and consultation to create measures that will protect cell phone users. We’re making headway in…
Oil Giant Citgo Criminally Convicted in Bird Deaths (remind you of something?)
Here’s a rule of thumb: if something is so toxic that birds die when they land on it, it’s probably a good idea to put a cover on it. In…
Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he got married?
A. Ruth-less. Ok, so this requires knowledge of the Book of Ruth
Will the Opposition Stand Up for Canada?
The NDP and the Libs should be storming the Bastille over Harper’s Canada-China Trade Agreement and Harper’s craven sell out of our country. The Tyee’s Andrew Nikiforuk calls it “economic…
Definition of Terms
As I was stewing this morning in the steam room, I thought of something. Or rather, something came to me. Or was revealed to me. Or whatever. I’ve been thinking…
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right
Thomas Paine
Hospitals: Let’s get the cuts out in the open
When faced with underfunding, should hospital CEOs make clear the consequences, or should they quietly find ways to cut services that may be less noticeable to the public? For the…
Too drunk to be found guilty
Note he was convicted of assault — it was only breaking in with intent that didn’t result in conviction: Story A St. John’s man at the centre of a drunken…
Crown must disprove consent in a sexual assault
R. v. J.S., 2012 ONCA 684 contains a useful reminder, often forgotten, that the Crown must disprove consent in a sexual assault prosecution: It is common ground that, in prosecutions…
Muslims in America and other hidden ethnic histories
Yves at Naked Capitalism cross-posted a wonderful Alternet piece by Lynn Parramore, eviscerating the idea that Islam is new or alien to America. In truth, the Muslim faith has had…
Fight The Right on CFRA!
With Steve Madely this morning, right here!
Rafe on Whom to Support in BC’s Upcoming Election
Our position in the 2013 election will be to ask our readers and supporters to please vote for the candidate who is for the environment and has a reasonable prospect…