Wente Still Goin’
...and still mis-attributin' stuff:“An earlier online version of this column contained unclear attribution. This version has been clarified”.And still employed by the G&M. Luckily, Carol's still on the case, and…
2012
GridTO article: Splitting the Village
This week, I was happy to be interviewed for this Grid Toronto piece about the possible splitting of Toronto’s Gay Village into two federal/provincial ridings. Here’s an excerpt and link…
5373…White Trash With Money
It is the 100th edition of the Grey Cup and it is fitting that the oldest pro sports team on the continent, heck may be the world, the Toronto Argonauts,…
A government friendly to some businesses
H/T: R.S.
Wolf Kill Contest Prompts BC Gaming Investigation after Flurry of Complaints from Conservation Groups & Concerned Citizens
The BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch opened an investigation on Wednesday into a controversial wolf-kill contest in the Peace River region of northern British Columbia in response to a…
Ontario PCs and NDP on Pupatello
Quote: “Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats privately confide she would be the most formidable candidate in the next provincial election, expected as early as next spring.” If others want to…
5372…Hipsters & Cool Kids Become Their Parents
From Q107, Calgary's Classic Rock, comes this:WFDS
‘Apocaholics’: A New Word for New Times
For people who like words, “apocaholics” is a new and ingenious one. It instantly conveys the impression that those with a dystopian view of the future have a neurotic compulsion…
Sun suckers the rest of the media … again
As the NDP rapidly and somewhat surprisingly closed in on the Conservatives during the last federal election campaign, Sun Media dug deep into Jack Layton’s past to find something to…
Vladimir Putin Sings ‘Blueberry Hill’
Harper: Eat your heart out. You may be a bigger dictator than Putin but he sings better than you.
If detained by police, you have the right to REMAIN SILENT.
Anything you say can be taken down and used against you. When you are detained or arrested, the thing police officers want most is to get information from you. They…
Yup. The cool.
It’s gone for good. A tip of the Trashy tuque to Facebook’s Meanwhile in Canada for this chuckle! (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
5371…Is It September 2012 Yet?
I coulda swore than Dean DelMastro, Lord it has been so long I messed up El Roundo's name, it is Dean Del Mastro, anyhow I coulda swore that the buffet…
From Lib pals in Calgary: spread the word!
The message? Simple. ALL PROGRESSIVES NEED TO VOTE LIBERAL. If you don’t, the arrogant, out-of-touch Cons win. Again. The message: Hi, The latest poll is 37% for Crockatt, 32% for…
Saturday Photo: Holly, a Harbinger of Holidays
I had always thought that you couldn't grow holly in Montreal, that the climate here is just too tough for the lovely shrub. But I found this vigorously growing stand…
Suicide on a Grand Scale
Prince Charles states the obvious. "Mankind is on the brink of 'committing suicide on a grand scale' unless rapid progress is made on green issues, the Prince of Wales warned…
Mystery power outage in Ottawa…
… the fault of the Liberals, claims the CPC. Several areas of downtown Ottawa were left without electricity for a brief time yesterday. Conservative Party spokesman, Pierre Polievre, released the…
Two Near Misses in Two Days
Two shipping near misses off Kitimat in two days. Thursday the deep sea freighter, Tern Arrow, lost engine power and wound up drifting for three hours in Laredo Sound south…
And Another Leak For Enbridge!
Nov 23 (Reuters) - About 900 barrels of crude oil leaked from an Enbridge Inc pipeline near Chicago late on Wednesday before the line was isolated, federal and state officials…