John Baird and the Palestine Shame
I didn't think it was possible that John Baird could shame this country further. Make us look more like stooges, oddballs, or just plain weird eh?But somehow he managed. Read…
November 2012
Super Tights
The great "tightening" of June 2012 is still getting the blame for our stagnant economy. Reading this crap, you'd almost have forgotten that previously many attempts to "tighten" were made…
Friday night
This is way too short but it's suiting the mood tonight. Optimism in major key! Enjoy and have a good night.
"State" of Palestine? Where *and for what why)?
Yesterday, the UN General Assembly voted to grant Palestine the same status as the Vatican — “non member observer state.” I have the feeling that if we in Canada had…
Olivia Chow as Toronto mayor?
God, weren’t we all thankful when we heard Rob Ford was finally given the boot? (Let’s hope it stays that way, anyway). Of course, before his appeal has even really…
Musical & Cinematic Interlude
Save the SFETC feat. the Sheepdogs - Last One to Leave
Friday night: Solo slide
We begin with Lincoln Durham performing on an Austin, Texas TV show a couple of years back. The song is Reckoning Lament and it's from an album called The Shovel…
Get your official Re-elect Rob Ford lawn sign.
(By Marc Lostracco h/t The Torontoist)
Get your official Re-elect Rob Ford lawn sign.
(By Marc Lostracco h/t The Torontoist)
Get your official Re-elect Rob Ford lawn sign.
(By Marc Lostracco h/t The Torontoist)
Get your official Re-elect Rob Ford lawn sign.
(By Marc Lostracco h/t The Torontoist)
Top General Contradicts Boss, Airshow MacKay
Military bullshitter-in-chief, Elmer's backward boy, Peter MacKay, got taken to the woodshed by his own, newly-minted Chief of Defence Staff Tom Lawson.In question was MacKay's outlandish claim that only the…
Charles Sousa brings out bold new ideas for Ontario Liberal renewal
Like Charles on Facebook!Follow him on Twitter! Today Charles Sousa continued to roll out bold new policies to re-engage our membership, support our unheld ridings, and empower our riding associations.…
If You Chose Sarah Palin as Your Running Mate, You Can Never Pass Judgment on Anyone Else’s Qualifications
Grumpy old man John McCain is at it - again. He's objecting to Obama's nominee for Secretary of State, Susan Rice, contending she's not qualified for the job.This is the…
One Man’s Freedom-fighter. . . . .
Perhaps the greatest irony of the Harpercon regime (and there are literally dozens to choose from) is the difference in attitude that they take toward the people who suffer under…
Who Voted Against Palestine? A Bunch of Oddballs.
Here's a map showing the countries that voted against the vote to grant Palestine non-member, observer state status. Res Ipsa Loquitor, the thing speaks for itself.It's what the Max Fisher…
Don’t Listen To Sharon Jackson-Here’s Seinfeld and Cramer!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Web Mistress Sharon Jackson is always telling me what to do on the blog. Sometimes she is right other times not so much. This next piece…
Band of the Month: Chang-A-Lang
Hello, and happy Friday! This installment of Band of the Month features Chang-A-Lang. This Toronto born and raised, fist-pumping three piece deserves recognition for their jovial on-stage energy and socially…
Angry reader says:
From a reader of the Northern Insights article Perception supersedes reality "If only these soulless assholes could realise what they have done just to make themselves rich."That comment, about BC…
Good faith and proper motive important considerations in exclusion of improperly obtained evidence
R. v. Aucoin, 2012 SCC 66 holds an otherwise unlawful search did not lead to exclusion of evidence in large part because the officer acted in good faith and not…