WELCOME To Stephen Harper’s neo-Canada!
Canada under Conservatives not what it used to be by Joan Baxter“It is interesting that Laurent Le Pierrès seems to believe Canada hasn’t fundamentally changed, and he can still look…
2012
Rick Mercer takes on Vic Toews
Gay Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and blogger, Rick Mercer, addresses Public Safety Minister Vic Toews’s proposed Internet-surveillance legislation, Bill C-30, in a brilliant, two-minute video rant. A must…
The Latest Conservative Effort at Fostering Division and Discord
It would appear that Human Resources Minister Diane Finley is in the vanguard of the Harper regime’s latest ploy to sow dissension and suspicion, the ultimate goal being to pit…
4257…Note To Vic Toews
You know all those new laws you and your boss are bringing in? They’ve been tested in the States and guess what? They don’t work. Listen to me, I don’t…
It’s called ministerial responsibility, Toews!
“Sit down, my son. We don’t read most of the bills. Do you really know what that would entail — if we were to read every bill that we passed?…
I’m A Climate Scientist
After the last week’s revelations and counter-revelations regarding the Heartland Institute’s campaign against climate science and climate scientists, here’s an appropriate reminder (language warning!) * Don’t forget to go to…
4256…Liver And Octopus
That is the big reveal for The World Famous Dan Shields. That is what I am giving up for Lent 2012. You? Do share. WFDS
Dip-Flop Fly #nlpoli
Twitter flame wars between cabinet ministers and Dale Kirby over Muskrat Falls. Surely Darin, Jerome and Clyde have better things to do with their days. Then again, maybe not. But…
New constellation discovered!
Finally, someone came out and said it! Alltop likes to gaze at the Tits of Andromeda.
So Satan is targeting the U.S….
… according to GOP candidate Rick Santorum… that fount of all things that make me glad that I’m not an American! The guy who makes the entire Harper Cabinet look…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Shameful firing further alienates Mayor Ford The state has no business in the hard…
Fool’s Game
On the subject of Ontario’s finances, Tom Walkom — who holds a PhD.in economics — echoes the argument Paul Krugman has been making for three years: This is no time…
An Elephant in the Room
I had a dream last night that Rob Ford and his brother were in my home, and everywhere they sat, the furniture broke. Could it be a metaphor for the…
Music Break
EDIT: The concert was unbelievable last night! The Murphys played material from all of their albums and were on fire. The crowd was freakin’ mental, too!My only complaint was that…
Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday. According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, during…
Weed As A Winning Wedge
From my perspective, there was a lot of misguided “scoffing” when the Liberals emerged from their Convention advocating marijuana be legalized. The passage was extrapolated into an indictment of not…
love a librarian: keep toronto public library public
Tell Mayor Ford you want a free, public Toronto Public Library. Go here.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Thomas Walkom points out that the McGuinty Libs’ choice to emphasize austerity rather than stabilizing Ontario’s economy may lead down exactly the same…