If detained by police, you have the right to REMAIN SILENT.
Anything you say can be taken down and used against you. When you are detained or arrested, the thing police officers want most is to get information from you. They…
November 2012
Yup. The cool.
It’s gone for good. A tip of the Trashy tuque to Facebook’s Meanwhile in Canada for this chuckle! (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
5371…Is It September 2012 Yet?
I coulda swore than Dean DelMastro, Lord it has been so long I messed up El Roundo's name, it is Dean Del Mastro, anyhow I coulda swore that the buffet…
From Lib pals in Calgary: spread the word!
The message? Simple. ALL PROGRESSIVES NEED TO VOTE LIBERAL. If you don’t, the arrogant, out-of-touch Cons win. Again. The message: Hi, The latest poll is 37% for Crockatt, 32% for…
Saturday Photo: Holly, a Harbinger of Holidays
I had always thought that you couldn't grow holly in Montreal, that the climate here is just too tough for the lovely shrub. But I found this vigorously growing stand…
Suicide on a Grand Scale
Prince Charles states the obvious. "Mankind is on the brink of 'committing suicide on a grand scale' unless rapid progress is made on green issues, the Prince of Wales warned…
Mystery power outage in Ottawa…
… the fault of the Liberals, claims the CPC. Several areas of downtown Ottawa were left without electricity for a brief time yesterday. Conservative Party spokesman, Pierre Polievre, released the…
Two Near Misses in Two Days
Two shipping near misses off Kitimat in two days. Thursday the deep sea freighter, Tern Arrow, lost engine power and wound up drifting for three hours in Laredo Sound south…
And Another Leak For Enbridge!
Nov 23 (Reuters) - About 900 barrels of crude oil leaked from an Enbridge Inc pipeline near Chicago late on Wednesday before the line was isolated, federal and state officials…
On OLP memberships, and those who brag
Selling thousands of memberships is great. Unless you’ve sold most of them in two ridings in downtown Toronto, that is. Heh.
The Missing First Step
Rona Ambrose has a typically Ambrosian approach to hunting down Canada's next combat jet to replace the stellar but aging CF-18s.Rona's gonna chat. She's going to talk to our allies…
In deepest Carp
Proud of him. But I always am.
The great lie of the populist politician – by Don Gillmor, November 23, 2012
The great lie of the populist politician - by Don Gillmor, November 23, 2012 : http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1291812—the-great-lie-of-the-populist-politician The linked column is a great summary of the North American tradition of rich...
Nov.22: Good for Brent….
It's top of the op ed page; and it well deserves to be there. It's a column by Brent Mazerolle - well written (he's usually a good writer) - but…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Yves Engler thoroughly discusses how the Harper Cons' foreign policy has included bullying countries around the world into placing the profits Canadian mining interests…
Canada”s MSM Never Hold Stephen Harper Accountable For The Things That He Says …
Prime Minister is a firm believer in the idea that people should be held accountable for the things they say - however, he doesn' t practice what he preaches ....…
Beware! Road suprises ahead!!!
What a bizzare sign!
Sometimes Cutbacks Are A Good Thing
With this column I bid adieu to Sun Media readers, and my thanks to the publisher and editors for extending to me the privilege of writing in this space over…
Owen Jones nails it on Gaza assault: BBC Question Time
Independent columnist Owen Jones appeared this week on a BBC Question Time that addressed the Gaza/Israel conflict. He took aim at extremist Israeli rhetoric on Gaza - including the 'Hiroshima'…