How Landon, Ontario got its name
Here’s a little snippet that didn’t make it into The Fridgularity. I cut the description of Landon, Ontario’s founding because it doesn’t really add much to the story, though it’s…
November 2012
"Change Lane Not in Safety" and "Fail to Drive in Marked Lane", are not lesser and included offences of "Careless Driving"
Greater Sudbury (City) v. McNeil 2012 ONCJ 157, 99 W.C.B. (2d) 754 has a careful analysis of what is, and more important is not, included as a lesser offence for…
Doug Ford to run in byelection if mayor can’t
StoryTORONTO, Ont. - While Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's lawyer prepares to apply for a stay in the conflict-of-interest ruling, a report suggests the Ford election machine is revving up with…
I’ve Been Trying My Whole Life To Destroy the MSM…
...and now they're committing suicide right in front of me. From Sun media's paywall Q&A: In Canada, media companies are also looking to digital monetization to grow their revenue. Sun…
Breaching the foreclosure of critique – Like art, critical acts generate unexpected insights and outcomes
The contemporary political moment is inflected with both optimism and collapse, unexpected insurrections and brutal repressions. In Greece, Russia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Spain, and elsewhere, the current…
Canada’s Ethical Oil – Why Stop There?
As the COP 18 climate talks continue in Doha this week, this video is a good reminder of why Canada has been the winner of Consecutive Fossil of the Year…
10 Things for First Time Blog Writers #nlpoli
So you are thinking about starting a blog. Great! Before you go any further, go vote for SRBP as the Best Political Blog in Canada. There are a couple of…
Another Good Reason Rob Ford Should Go
When I saw Rob Ford today, sort of apologizing for the first time in his life, I'm almost felt sorry for him."Looking back, maybe I could have expressed myself in…
BC`s unethical investments not smoking hot
BC Investment Management Corporation may come to regret its rush to invest in big tobacco firms. After adding shares in eight of nine tobacco stocks in fiscal 2012, bcIMC had…
Stevie Wonder to perform at Israeli military fundraiser
Muscial icon Stevie Wonder will perform for a fundraiser to support the Israeli military, who recently ended their week-long bombing campaign of Gaza that killed 160 Palestinians and injured one…
The History of Climate Change Negotiations in 83 seconds
Or why I don’t expect much progress from the current meeting in Doha h/t New Anthropocene
Assange book ‘Cypherpunks’ warns of threats to internet freedom
Julian Assange' new book Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet is now available in paperback and e-book. The term "cypherpunks" refers to activists who make use of coded…
Wildrose Party wages permanent negative campaign against Redford Tories.
TweetThe Wildrose Party is running a permanent negative campaign against the long-governing Progressive Conservative Party. Not taking time to break after their defeat in the May 2012 election, Danielle Smith…
Exclusive: British MP On Climate Committee Advising On Coal Power For $300 An Hour
A BRITISH MP revealed to be holding $400,000 worth of share options in an oil firm while sitting on an influential parliamentary climate change committee is also being paid $300…
Lessons for the Liberals from the Calgary-Centre by-election
Harvey Locke ran a great campaign in Calgary-Centre taking a strong second place. and keeping the Conservatives under 40% in the so-called “Conservative heartland” is nothing to sneeze at. I…
Mayor Rob Ford Countdown Clock
Instead of checking the news to see when the exact time and date of Rob Ford’s removal from office is, just bookmark the Mayor Rob Ford Countdown Clock page! Stock…
Rob Ford Is Not Out…Only You Can Guarantee That!
I CHOOSE YOU! People of the blogosphere and the vast and complicated landscape known as politics! Why? Simply because Mayor Rob Ford is not guaranteed out of the top spot…
Why Being Conservative With Business Is Bad Business
Turns out Conservatives can't grow businesses liberally. Go figure. Since Stephen Harper became Prime Minister the World Bank reports that Canada has fallen from the 4th most business friendly nation…
A mother understands what a child does not say.
Hasidic Proverb
New Album – Expwy in the sky
The new album is out! Expwy in the sky is a double concept EP. Don’t forget that you can play both EPs SIMULTANEOUSLY. Get it! Have a listening party! Invite…