The Pantsafire Chronicles: Vic Toews
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (rhymes with “raves”), just the latest Harpocrat to publicly burn his britches:
2012
Bill C-30: With the child pornographers or the Conservatives?
On the proposed online surveillance Bill C-30, curiously named Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act, are you with the Stephen Harper’s Conservative government or with child pornographers? Public Safety Minister…
Bigger E. Soars From Nest
AllTheProudnessThatFits DadVille So. I got an Email this morning. In response to one I had sent last night just before bed. To my oldest kid who is 3,000 miles away.…
Christopher Evans Get’s No Sympathy from Me
If you haven’t heard about Christopher Evans and his ridiculous lawsuit against the VPD, he’s this guy: Nice guy eh? According to Evans he was frustrated after four buses passed…
The Good, Bad, Ugly and Meh of Monday Night Raw: February 13, 2012
The Good…Triple H and Shawn Michaels’ emotionally-charged encounter that was the highlight of the show for me. It gave new intrigue to the impending Undertaker/Triple H match at Wrestlemania and…
More bigotry from Jason Kenney
From the charming fellow who keeps a picture of a Nazi collaborator on his desk, another flick of xenophobic contempt, the latest of his attacks on the Arab-Canadian community: Palestine…
“Whither Winterlude?”
It’s Day 11 of the “Winterlude” festival in Ottawa’s Confederation Park, and yet, criticism abounds. For many residents and visitors alike, it’s still unclear what the organizers’ demands are. There…
Why does the lawful access legislation matter?
"Ask yourself this: Should the police be able to get access to the names and addresses of anyone who shows up at a G20 protest? An Occupy* protest? A Stanley…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Love-struck cats.
A lament for House duty
It's not uncommon to hear complaints about the state of debate in the Commons these days, but looking into the Commons during government orders does fill one with a bit…
Tonight We’re Going to Party Like It’s…1984?
Source: CTV News: Online Surveillance Bill Will Fight Cyber Crime: Minister Does anyone understand the Conservative Party of Canada anymore? There was a time when the Conservatives were so called…
The Black Rod of British Columbia
I alluded to my excitement in a previous post, but today was the big day when the Legislative Assembly officially recieived it’s Black Rod. The new Usher of the Black…
The census is invasive, but warrant-less monitoring of internet use is not?
Is it me or do the Tories seem like they’re trying to suck and blow at the same time? Perhaps not, because of course the mandatory census is done as…
Mashey Report Confirms Heartland’s Manipulation; Exposes Singer’s Deception
fred singer new.jpg S. Fred Singer Lied to the IRS about identity of his chair The new report by computer scientist, researcher and DeSmogBlog contributor John Mashey (next post), completely…
"I have come for advice."
"That is easily got.""And help.""That is not always so easy." John Openshaw and Holmes, in "The Five Orange Pips"
Stephen Harper and the Creepy Valentine
You should have seen him during Question Period today, staring down the helpless opposition with his cold dead eyes, like a hawk staring at a mouse, before it rips it…
That the police want more power and less oversight is a given
Of course they do, and who can blame them? After all their jobs would be a lot easier without all the pesky rules about having to show cause and needing…
That the police want more power and less oversight is a given
Of course they do, and who can blame them? After all their jobs would be a lot easier without all the pesky rules about having to show cause and needing…
That the police want more power and less oversight is a given
Of course they do, and who can blame them? After all their jobs would be a lot easier without all the pesky rules about having to show cause and needing…