DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional
A US federal court has ruled that the country’s Defense of Marriage Act—a law forbidding any federal recognition of same-sex relationships—is unconstitutional. Judge Jeffrey White, a Bush appointee, issued the…
2012
Evaluation shows "Faked" Heartland Climate Strategy Memo is Authentic
heartland logo.jpg A line-by-line evaluation of the Climate Strategy memo, which the Heartland Institute has repeatedly denounced as a "fake" shows no “obvious and gross misstatements of fact,” as Heartland…
Posthumous Gayification
It’s fairly well known that Mormons can convert other people to Mormonism posthumously, no matter what beliefs that person may have had when they were alive. Not too many people…
The days grow short
From the brim to the dregs, and it poured sweet and clear, It was a very good year. It was a mess of good years. (Ervin Drake) Important contributions from…
Child Predator Tax
Look for the latest charge to appear soon on your Bell, Rogers, Telus, (or MTS, or SaskTel) bill by next year when Vic Toews Bill C-30 comes into effect. It…
Zut alors! Plus de “mademoiselle”!
Ah, oui. C’est fini, l’ennui: The term “mademoiselle” is about to disappear from French paperwork. Under pressure from campaigners, the government has decided that women will not have to choose…
F-35 News, This Week’s Fiasco
Barely two months ago, F-35 boosters were thumping their chests as Japan announced plans to buy about 50 of the aircraft. That “done deal”, they argued, virtually ensured other prospective…
Why Actions Today Matter
“We’re destroying future generations for now, and forever.” – Jitesh, an Indian oilman. You won’t regret watching this video, the guy’s a very good storyteller.
Toronto’s Thuggish Mayor
The thuggish mentality of the Ford crew is captured rather nicely here, I think. Recommend this Post
Harper wants $80 million of your tax dollars to creep your emails
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/02/22/pol-lawful-access-costs.html That’s what it’ll cost you to give Stephen Harper the privlidge to look through your email’s and browsing history. It’s going to cost at least $80 million to implement…
Canadian Press: Wind Mobile, Public Mobile threaten boycott
If the spectrum auction rules don’t change, the anticompetitive Canadian telecom market won’t either. To improve the price and quality of telecommunications in Canada, Ottawa is going to have to…
Latest Ron Paul Attack Ad
Here’s the latest negative attack ad from the Ron Paul campaign slagging Rick Santorum for not being a “fiscal conservative”… (Seems to have been done by the same agency that…
Anonymous not letting up on Toews
Vic Toews, you were warned!: (Text pasted here.) Oh wow. I didn’t know the mistress was snorting and scarfing at the Public Trough right alongside her Viagra-starched paramour, but am…
Congressman Calls For Hearing Into Heartland Institute Payments to Federal Employee Indur Goklany
indur_goklany.jpg Representative Raúl M. Grijalva today called for a full Natural Resources Committee hearing to probe whether Indur Goklany, a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Interior Department, improperly received payments…
Online Privacy
Rick Mercer lays a smack-down on Vic Toews and Bill C-30, his warrantless online spying legislation. Remember folks… you’re either with the philandering old pervert accused of shtupping his babysitter…
Yeah, Right Mounty Monty
RCMP Corporal Monty Robinson, of Robert Dziekanski killing fame, says he wasn’t trying to obstruct justice when, after striking and killing a motorcyclist, he drove home and got into the…
Tell us Rick Santorum, what is "burning down here"?
Hilarious (and appropriate) short video of a Santorum speech just last night. I knew you had it in you, Rick.
Sarah Palin Defends Rick Santorum’s ‘Satan’ Insanity
“Satan is targeting the United States. Satan has done so by attacking the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride, vanity and sensuality as the root to…
Thumbs up for XTRA editorial: ‘Drummond’s glaring omission’
I heartily agree with Xtra’s Andrea Houston about Don Drummond’s glaring omission in his report last week, which could be nicknamed ‘How to cut inefficiencies and duplications in the Ontario…