Something is wrong. . . .
I don’t think one needs to be particularly intelligent or insightful to know that something is desperately wrong with capitalist democracy. The system is ailing, there is no doubt about…
2012
Historical truth is in the outtakes – Friday Film Pick: A Film Unfinished
A Film Unfinished (2010, Germany-Israel) had so much festival hype that when I couldn’t get my hands on a screener, I feverishly pre-ordered the film from Amazon – a practice…
The old victim ploy #nlpoli #cdnpoli
In a scrum on Friday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale decided to attack the Telegram’s editorial writer. She attacked the paper for things the Friday editorial did not say. For good measure…
Should Representative Plaintiffs Receive More?
A. INTRODUCTION Under the Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (“CPA”) , the Representative Plaintiff (“RP”) is a member of the class that in most instances commits to a bigger responsibility…
Stephen Harper and the Hour of Darkness
Well he said he wanted to change Canada beyond recognition, so I suppose nobody should be surprised. Except he said that long ago, and during the last election campaign he…
The Davos Speech
The Prime Minister’s speech at Davos was, I would bet, written by Stephen Harper himself. It bore the stamp of his long standing contempt for the European welfare state. He…
The Scottish secession referendum question
Isn’t this a light Friday afternoon blog post? Well, we can’t help what we are interested in and when. Yes, the Scots are having one, in case you have missed…
The Smart Affair….The Shaming Of The Herd
What,UsWorry? LotuslandedPunditryVille And it took someone outside the herd, Jim Harrison, who is at Radio NL in Kamloops to do it: “…(E)ven more disturbing and puzzling (than CBC Pacific’s inability…
Stupid conservatives
Literally. In fact the phrase appears to be tautological. There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to…
"Alpine perch": did Bob Rae compare Harper to Hitler?
Dan Gardner just tweeted this: Did Bob Rae really use the term ‘alpine perch’ to compare Harper to Hitler? I have a lot of respect for Dan Gardner but I…
Mulcair Absent from Montréal Debate; People Realize He’s on to Something
Because while five of the eight Dipper leadership contenders are wasting their time in a little-watched debate that no one cares about aside from their own supporters, he’s out shaking…
Some Canadians are snoozing while Harper continues his destructive crusade through democracy, the environment, and the Canadian economy; but not all
As Susan Riley suggests in the Citizen today, most Canadians are snoozing through President Harper’s vicious assault on democracy, the environment, and, more noticeably recently, the Canadians economy. If you’ve…
“What kind of man would mislead, distort and deceive just to win an election?”
“This man would: Newt Gingrich.” That, from a new ad about to hit the US from Newt Gingrich (except the last NG bit, it actually says, ‘Mitt Romney’) attacking frontrunner…
CRTC says capacity billing model will kick in February 1st
The CRTC has announced a start date for the capacity-based model that defeated usage-based billing (Internet metering) late last year. Starting on February 1st, the decision will go into effect,…
Sixth Estate Flack Award Recognizes Year-Late Government Celebration of Parks Canada Anniversary
The Sixth Estate Flack Awards are a regular series created last December to recognize ministers and their subhuman mouthpieces for going below and beyond the call of duty in crafting…
4155…John Travolta Has A Tear In His Eye
For his co star from back in the day, Robert Hegyes aka Epstein on Welcome Back Kotter. I was tipped by Facebook friend Dave Yazbeck who linked me to a…
Change on the way for BC?
This was in my in-box today, from Fair Voting BC. I am encouraged by news of so many groups that have spawned (to use a word from my sons’ gaming…
4154…Mopeds Cull The Herd
Send this to Stephen Harper please. I was on 2KHOU’s website yesterday. It is Honolulu’s oldest TV station. Or not. I digress. They had a great story about how mopeds…
Pandas Need Chicken Soup
Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul – even pandas. The Wuhan Zoo in central China has been feeding its two pandas home-cooked chicken soup twice in a month…
4153…Stephen Harper Now Takes On Oldies
Before I wrap my garbage in it I always take time to read the Ottawa Citizen, the paper of record in your capital. In today’s wrappings was a story that…