Obert Madondo’s Indefinite Crime Bill C-10 Hunger Strike
At 12:01am on Wednesday, March 14, I started an indefinite hunger strike to demand that the Parliament of Canada immediately repeal the new Safe Streets and Communities Act (formerly omnibus…
2012
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, kids! If you’re planning on heading out to a parade—specifically the world’s largest in New York City—you likely won’t be surprised that Irish gay groups are…
Web of Angels: Bestseller
This morning, after oatmeal (with maple syrup, a Sabbath treat), I was at my desk drinking coffee. Emails had arrived from my agent, editor, and publicist. After I read them,…
The Return Of Ron Obvious.
IsAColumnABirdcageToBeLined ChichesterCathedralVille It would appear that Gary Mason, like the good Mr. Obvious, has once again tried to jump the sharks across the English Channel: …From routinely taking potshots at…
Comments problems?
For the last two days, when I open my blog, the “comment” form is embedded in the text rather than showing as a popup. And all of the previous comments…
Republicans implode; I’m uneasy
Republicans implode; I¹m uneasy > > By Saul Landau Republicans implode; I¹m uneasy-Saul Landau³ Romney now flaunting his wealth to impress voters! (The Onion) I smiled weakly when liberal Democrat…
Mining activists killed in Mexico
We are in Oaxaca, Mexico and hope to meet community activists opposing the destruction of their community life and environment by a Canadian mining company. The activist we planned to…
Here comes the sun
Beautiful weather here for the last few days — it feels like spring today.
So Let’s Talk About Guelph
It was almost comical yesterday to watch the Conservatives frantically insist that any election fraud was limited to the riding of Guelph — and that it was purely accidental: Conservative…
This getting a bit creepy…
… seriously. 26 degrees in MARCH??? Look, I know that I go on and on about the weather – I am a Canadian, after all – but is this not…
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Toronto’s transit future: avoiding the Team Ford Disaster | #TOpoli
Next Wednesday, city council will meet to debate the shape public transit will take for the next several decades. We’ve seen a fair amount of sound and fury regarding the…
Another Victory for the Star: The Harper Government Blinks
The Globe and Mail arrogantly proclaims itself to be ‘Canada’s national newspaper’ and ‘Canada’s paper of record.’ It is a self-proclaimed designation that I have longed disagreed with, so much…
Saturday At The Movies
This weekend’s movie is dedicated to my lively sister-in-law Sharon, lover of all things “piggy”
Prairie Bible Institute Survivor Fund Project begs for more money – where did funds go and who gave them?
A group of PBI alumni who are working with Prairie Bible Institute are asking alumni for more money, without disclosing where their initial funds came from, where the funds went,…
Meet Your New Sun Media Newspapers
This announcement is less than it seems: Sun Media is converting Smart Shopper products into editorial newspapers. Funny how the company doesn’t acknowledge that in its propaganda material.
For Kevin Falcon, There Seems to be a Disconnect From Reality
BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon recently announced a welfare-to-work program where, if you agree of course, you will be put on a plane and sent north to be trained and…
Could The Robo/Real Call Subversion Trigger a Federal Election?
AllThePredictionsThatFit NotSoCrazyTrainVille The BC Iconoclast, Bernard von Schulmann, who is no waterhead when it comes to making carefully considered predictions, thinks it just might happen. But that is not the…
Delay, degradation, and blind eyes
Julian Fantino is now musing that they could put off the F-35 purchase for a few more years to save some money, given the production costs, and so on. Err,…