Tori Stafford — view the evidence very closely
The breathless coverage of Terri-Lynne McClintic's testimony in the Tori Stafford murder largely accepts what McClintic says. But wait — McClintic is a deeply troubled person who was, even if…
2012
4344…Bobby Valentine Is More Than Baseball
The new skipper of the Boston Red Sox is also the inventor of the Wrap.Bobby Valentine told the New York Times that he invented it back in the early ’80s…
The Courage of the Few, The Cowardice of the Many
This story of how a Syrian refugee risked his life to post and smuggle video of atrocities to the West should make us all feel just a bit ashamed as…
Is James Inhofe Shilling For God, or Oil? The Correct Answer is “Both”
hoaxbook.jpg Last week, we were treated to one of those facepalm moments that make those of us who care about the future of planet intensely frustrated. Or worse. Senator James…
Heartland Double Standard: Institute Tried to Scam Greenpeace for Internal Documents
heartland logo.jpg A Heartland Institute front man* phoned a Greenpeace activist and lied about his identity in an effort to get her to turn over UN climate conference documents to…
quebec leads the way with resistance, in the halls of power and on the street
Two more reasons to say j’aime le Quebec. Two days ago, the Cons’ ridiculously wasteful, unnecessary, and inhumane crime bill was passed in the House of Commons. The leadership of…
Canadian media hit bottom
There are no links in this post. There are no photographs. There is only my sincere hope that I am not the only person in Canada disgusted to the point…
4343…The Girl Scouts Are More Than Cookies
They are also a breeding ground for lesbianism and abortions. Yeah, I know, the above two sorta counter each other but this isn’t my idea, k? The brainiac that came…
A Mammoth Mistake….
There’s an article on the CBC site today about scientists in Russia and South Korea who are going ahead with an attempt to clone a wooly Mammoth. The comments section…
Yves Engler in Winnipeg March 15th
Foreign policy analyst Yves Engler will be speaking in Winnipeg Thursday about his newest book, Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping: The Truth May Hurt. Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012 Time: 7:30 p.m.…
Now, to let the money start rolling in…
You’ve likely seen at least one list, published in a newspaper’s ‘business’ section, of tips for how to manage that unruly influx of “young punks” wreaking havoc on workplaces around…
Limitation Periods: Damage and damages are different concepts
Hamilton (City) v. Metcalfe & Mansfield Capital Corporation, 2012 ONCA 156 is a useful limitations case that makes clear the limitation period commences running when, among other things, damage is…
The Cremation of Canadian Democracy – RoboScam
Reading poetry is apparently cool; At least as cool as the Maple Leafs are. I hope I did a service for my country in reading this. Service was a pun,…
CBC royalties under review as music site sparks debate by Chantal Mack
CBC’s popular new music-streaming website is stirring debate over what royalties artists should receive, as SOCAN reviews just how much the national broadcaster should be paying.
former u.s. sergeant speaks out against recent massacre in afghanistan
Please watch this video of my friend Chris Vassey, a former sergeant in the US military, speaking at a recent Afghans For Peace vigil in Toronto. Chris has sacrificied so…
Botcha!?
AllOurBillionsThatFit BundleThis!Ville Bob Mackin reckons the Campbell/Clark Government just may have pulled another billion dollar fast-one for a friendly: Did the British Columbia government botch another billion-dollar deal? Some of…
Local vinyl shop snaps up priceless CBC collection by Mike Bell
Record store The Inner Sleeve has announced that it has purchsed CBC’s massive local collection of vinyl and compact discs, which the broadcaster had announced earlier in the year it…
Spring and a Breather
It’s uncanny…I saw crocuses a couple of days ago. In 2008 I kept a daily journal of spring’s coming–it was a typical year–and the crocuses were up on April 10th…
The New Solitudes
Gerry Nicholls writes that there are two Canadas. Not the two solitudes Hugh Maclennan described seventy years ago — although reaction in Quebec to the recently passed omnibus crime bill…
Inquiry Politics: Reasons Not to Call an Inquiry
As the scandal deepens and the Liberals are implicated in illegal calls of their own, there are growing calls to ban political robocalls. I’m not sure why people think that…