We Have Our First Declared Contender for the LPoC Leadership!
And he’s a 32-year old paramedic from Winnipeg whose been a member for maybe two months! Woo! His name is Shane Geschiere, and while I’m not betting on his chances,…
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Pennsylvania judge dismisses charges against attacker of atheist based on cultural and religious grounds
I never thought I’d be in agreement with the likes of Pam Geller but this is outrageous. A Pennsylvania judge dismissed charges against a man who assaulted an atheist dressed…
At Heartland’s law firm: "Carbon Matters"
LevenfeldPearlstein_07062006.gif Levenfeld Pearlstein, the law firm that has stepped up to pass on complaints about the publication of leaked Heartland Institute documents, appears to be one of the greenest in…
Canada Goes Toe-To-Toe with Toews: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Another big week! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Asian Pacific Post: "Con-woman’ sent workers to Canada"
The above headline stopped me in my tracks this morning walking along Burrard. I think I have a new label for the likes of Bev Oda and Jenni Byrne.
Brad Trost equates limiting women’s choice with US civil rights movement. Really.
The newest attack on progressives in the US has been to preempt liberal heroes like Martin Luther King for their own devices, to skew their point of view into attacks…
The Reality of the Paperless Office
A PDF- making company (no idea these eve existed) recently sent me something that caught my eye about a survey they conducted: In this survey, three out of every four…
Coyne on Krugman and Keynes
Krugman hardly needs me to leap to his defence against Canadian economic flat earthers like Andrew Coyne, but here goes. Coyne’s latest column argues that there is a recovery underway…
Sixth Estate Patronage List Expands to 841 Names
There has been quite a lull recently in govermnent appointments, presumably because there have been no more to give out, so I’ve devoted the time I would normally use adding…
Did electoral fraud win Harper his majority?
Some time ago, blogger Alison at Creekside noted that Stephen Harper’s majority was won by a mere 6,201 voters in 14 ridings. Here’s the list, with the margins of victory:…
The Criminals In Ottawa – Why Am I Not Surprised?
Based upon a report in The Ottawa Citizen, it appears that Stephen Harper and his crew, through a company called Racknine Inc., engaged in fraud aimed at voter-suppression in the…
Al Jazeera’s Bahrain doc wins another award
For a definitive record of the 2011 protests against the kleptocratic Al Khalifa family, rulers of Bahrain, one cannot do better than the Al Jazeera documentary “Bahrain: Shouting in the…
Robo-Gate: Harper Conservatives stole the 2011 election from the NDP
The New Democratic Party (NDP) suggested in a press conference today that the Conservatives rigged the May 2011 federal election against the Bloc Quebecois, NDP and Liberals. Call it election…
What does "forthwith" mean?
Section 254(2) of the Criminal Code reads: (2) If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has alcohol … in their body and that the…
4264…Interview Tips For Michael Harris
Job interview tips actually for Michael Harris, the fired CFRA talker, and you. The do’s; you can figure those out on your own. From WXYZ Detroit here are a few…
4263…Regina Hits The Big Time
Cut and paste from CBC Regina: Move over Roughriders — the Lingerie Football League is coming to Regina. The women’s sports league, which features players wearing bikini tops, bathing suit…
$#*! politicians do: pancakes edition #nlpoli
A year ago, he was running down politicians who host town halls for their constituents. He called himself a s#*t-disturber for saying it. Now that he’s got the job, noob…
CNN’s Dana Loesch’s grown-up response to being quoted by Charles Johnson
Why can’t the right debate rationally and calmly? Because they are children. This is exactly why many on the left no longer bother engaging these kids. And why we have…
4262…March Madness Started Last Night
At least here in Canada. Sadly the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees won against York. Just kidding, I think it would be great to see the GGs finish second in the…