4347…Big Story In Ottawa: RC Uni Bans Condoms
F*ck you’d think that world had stopped spinning. Folks, get a grip, okay? Yes St. Paul’s University in Ottawa, Ontario doesn’t want condoms distributed on campus. Front page news in…
2012
2012-03-15 12:06:00
I just realized it was March 15; no wonder I’m in the mood to shiv someone #idesofmarch
On Replacing The F-35
Today Bourque writes that: Now, word that top military minds at DND HQ have been unleashed to determine potential alternatives with a view to bringing one on-stream in time to…
Of COURSE the CPC won’t…
… tear up PS Collective Agreements! Not a chance! “tearing up” is so gauche. So unimaginative, so 19th century! Famous for being a very detail-oriented little party, the ReformCons have…
CNN contributer Dana Loesch’s husband accuses CNN host Soledad O’Brien of anti-Semitism
In another bit of news on the anit-Semitism front, the husband of CNN’s Dana Loesch has publicly accused CNN host Soledad O’Brien of being an anti-Semite. It’s not quite clear…
When Religion Permeates Life, It’s the Devil to Pay, or Why Thinking about Destiny Can Get You in Trouble
Sadly, we seem to be seeing more and more religion in public life these days. I don’t mean references to a moral code such as “do under to others as…
Kinder Morgan Plan to Twin Pipeline Triggers Community Concern in Wake of Sumas Mountain Oil Spill
Less than two months after a major oil spill at Kinder Morgan’s Sumas Mountain tank farm, the company announced plans to twin their existing trans mountain infrastructure. The most recent…
US right’s new fight against Sandra Fluke: her boyfriend is a Jew!
Jew and Jew lover The right has been very upset at Sandra Fluke. What has most pissed off the right about Fluke is that Americans have not approved of the…
Do Oil Tankers and Listeria Mix Well
De-RegulateEverything ‘CauseWeSaidSoVille So. The MacDonald-Laurier Institute for no rules is saying, based on the answers of ‘three experts to three questions’ that banning oil tankers on the West Coast would…
What’s in a Lot?
Here’s a challenge from Eran Ben-Joseph: name a great parking lot. Couldn’t do it, could you? Neither could I, and neither could Ben-Joseph. In a new book ReThinking a Lot:…
Sharing ideas about data.gc.ca
As some of you may remember, the other week I suggested that on its one year anniversary we hack data.gc.ca – specifically, that people share what data sets they find…
New column day
Here, on how the Wall government’s spin on an essential services appeal seems to be largely ignoring some of the most important conclusions reached by Justice Ball in his decision.…
Government hiring process revealed #nlpoli
From your humble e-scribbler’s e-mail this week came a copy of what is purported by an anonymous e-mail to be a sooper sekrit document. It appears to be the rules…
The Price Of Loyalty
The Conservatives have thrown Michael Sona under the bus, despite his protests that he had nothing to do with the voter calling scandal. He was an easy scapegoat. His behaviour…
Harper Will Galvanize Opposition
The “anything can happen” camp in both opposition parties will resist any talk of co-operation, but if you live in the world of probability rather than possibility, sober conclusions must…
NDP Leadership Convention 2012 (#ndpldr)
I will be attending the NDP leadership convention as an accredited blogger in my capacity as a moderator for Progressive Bloggers. You can follow my coverage here, on Twitter (@progright),…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, March 15, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, March 15, 2012: Racial profiling finding against Toronto police upheld on appeal Judge deals death blow to…
War on Women comes to Canada
If you’ve been watching TV you’ll know that there is a war on women happening in the United States, and it’s scarey. Well, to be sure, it seems as if…
Wind Mobile to boycott wireless spectrum auction
Columnist says Wind Mobile will likely boycott an upcoming auction of wireless spectrum because the rules do not give smaller players enough bandwidth to build the most advanced network.