Final Speech of Charles I
Some comments on the blog reminded me of this speech. Arguably it is the best argument against democracy and in favour of enlightened tyranny. But remember what Churchill said, “Democracy…
2012
4391…Solving Ontario’s Deficit The WFDS Way
Be pragmatic. For starters use the TVO franchise to generate income. A great way to do that without angering the ghost of Elwy Yost would be to run infomercials from…
Stay pending appeal
Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONCA 206 deals with stays pending appeal and the test for such stays (oddly, the author was involved in such a motion this week):…
PS3, XBOX, and PC Call of Duty Servers Hacked?
This past weekend XBOX Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players experienced and extended outage, as many could not connect to the online multiplayer aspect of the game. Several developments…
Tar Sands Ads and Start of Protests
Since Stephen Harper got his majority, by hook or crook, ads on Tar Sands have become very frequent on major US and Canadian T.V networks. It is obvious that this…
Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle.
He works out!
Woodworth’s Wank Revisited
Like many progressives, fern hill is looking for a way to unite the opposition parties, and she may have found one. Regular readers will recall MP Stephen Woodworth’s bilious bleating…
predictable ontario budget: formulated by the 1% for the 1%
Ontarians, already living so close to the bone, are being told we must sacrifice even more – because corporate tax hikes cannot even be discussed. Ask the 1% for a…
Ontario Budget 2012: McGuinty avoids war with Hudak and Horwath, by starting one with unions
During the minority government era in federal politics, we all grew accustomed to the annual spring budget dance – a popular budget full of election treats, and never ending speculation…
Postmedia: Consumers reject roaming fees
Canadians pay the highest roaming fees in the industrialized world (study: http://bit.ly/lY5vcB), on top of some of the highest prices for cell phone and Internet service in general. As part…
The Globe & Mail’s discourtesy
“The vindictive discourtesy of three Air Canada baggage handlers on Thursday toward Lisa Raitt, the federal Minister of Labour” is how an editorial in the Globe & Mail began this…
The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up
After the cold-blooded murder of the 17 Afghan villagers in Kandahar province the US military and the ever-complicit Obama regime constructed an elaborate cover-up, exposing the Administration up to charges…
The Guardian Reveals Key Funder of Global Warming Policy Foundation Is Michael Hintze
GWPF.jpeg Cross-posted with permission from The Guardian by Graham Readfearn, Leo Hickman and Rupert Neate Michael Hintze, a leading Conservative party donor who runs the £5bn hedge fund CQS, has…
C’mon Adrian Dix, you’ve got to be better than this
The BC Liberals are faltering. Their leader is disliked across much of the province. They are prime for a smart, disciplined opposition to pounce. The stakes are too high –…
With this early spring, Toronto’s Forsythia Festival (in Cabbagetown) is blooming far sooner than May!
27 thousand words Cabbagetown, Riverdale Far
Taxing High Incomes in Ontario
It is notable that the scale of Ontario’s ostensibly dire fiscal position did not prompt any notable response on the tax side, beyond postponing planned reductions to the corporate tax…
NDP Leadership Race from a Gendered Lense
One womyn is too young, the other is too old: Is age really the factor in the NDP leadership race? In the past NDP leadership race there were only two…
Co-op beats Spanish recession
As one of the PIGS, the four (or six) European countries whose dysfunctional economies are much in the news these days, Spain is perhaps not the place you would expect…
The Trial of Stephen Harper, Part II
As suggested I have now contacted Avaaz.org and the Council of Canadians seeking their assistance in organizing a petition demanding our federal and provincial governments take immediate action to decarbonize…
Van Dongen Grab Raises Questions About Cummins’ Integrity
The resignation of John Van Dongen from the Liberal caucus to become an instant one-man Conservative caucus has, for me at any rate, put the focus on John Cummins…How does…