Canadian Pride
Canada has the best government, the best history, and the best culture, but what makes me proudest to be Canadian, is not the democracy, not the tolerance and diversity, not…
2012
Late night
The victory speech by Newt Gingrich in South Carolina last night. If you missed it, there’s a notable mention of Stephen Harper by Gingrich. It happens shortly after the 20…
Electro-Motive and the Real Battle for Canada
I couldn’t make it to London, Ontario today. And I was so disappointed. For it must have been a stirring sight. A crowd of more than 10,000 descended upon this…
Breivik’s manifesto 2083 to be adapted for stage by Cafe Teatret
The manifesto of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is headed for a dramatic makeover. The artistic director of the Copenhagen based Cafe Teatret, Christian Lollike, has plans to adapt…
No contest
Compare this guy And this guy No contest.
Ex-MLA Shiraz Shariff gives Redford favourite Ken Hughes the bum’s rush in Tory nomination battle
Ken Hughes, back in the day as chair of the Alberta Health Services Board. He’s now Alberta’s newest unemployed person. Below: Shiraz Shariff, Joey Oberhoffner. As the beloved Scottish poet…
Saturday Night’s Alright For…
….For Uke (Cover) Fighting! First, the original, from the ‘The Sweet’…. And now, the cover, with secret weapon, a cello!…. ______ The story of the ‘The Sweet’, and, especially, that…
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Police accountability in Toronto | #G20
From the Globe: The Office of the Independent Police Review Director concluded constables Michael Adams, Babak Andalib-Goortani, David Donaldson, Geoffrey Fardell and Oliver Simpson used excessive force after tackling Mr.…
Toilet tales part three: the gasket at the bottom of the tank
I don’t think I seated it properly. At least I hope that’s where the water’s coming from now. The alternative explanation has a far worse solution.
Message From South Carolina…
. ….May The Best Race-Baiter Win! And so, in the end, it was done. CHARLESTON, S.C. — Surprising his rivals and upending the Republican race for the presidency, Newt Gingrich…
Wankers of the Week: Out of the ship and into the SOPA
Crappy weekend, everyone! And there goes another one into the drink, just like those poor souls on that ship with the dipshit captain. If you feel like your world is…
Chimp Vocalizations
Chimpanzee vocalizations in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Related posts (randomly generated) A day with my closest living relatives… Plan to Sell U.S. Nat’l Parks to Energy Industry Spurs Opposition How…
Where’s stageleft
I certainly hope this doesn’t mean anything other than technical issues…
Fish Farm Fine Revisited
FillingTheWurlitzer’sCrankCaseWithSand (Almost)CompleteMediaBlack-OutVille It is now three days after the ruling against the fish farm company ‘Marine Harvest’ for not returning wild fish to the ‘wild’. Yesterday, we mentioned that only…
Exit Stage Left
So yesterday I officially withdrew my support of Peggy Nash as leader of the NDP. My reasons are as follows: I felt she was weak on policy. I was not…
The First Person to Officially Announce for Liberal Leadership is…
…Scott Yee! Eat your heart out Bob Rae. Scott beat you to it. Here’s his presser: Message flagged Friday, January 20, 2012 4:00:04 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1:00 A.M. PST,…
The N-Party Problem
There is a famous problem in classical mechanics, a branch of physics, called the n-body problem. While interesting in its own right, the problem can be used as an analogy…
Education disadvantage
If a cash-strapped province or state had to make painful cuts to public services, the immediately noticeable effect would be the outright elimination of some of them. One would not…