It is great that Queen’s University is honouring Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter is a great man and deserves such an honour. I am a Queen’s graduate and proud of it.H/T: sol chrom
2012
Watch a Con Minister Being Coached to Lie
I've always believed the Cons are a cult, where the truth means nothing, and the Big Lie RULES.A cult where Con operatives tell Ministers what to do and say.But never…
Nov. 17: The editorial is a keeper….
Of all the prime ministers of Canada, Brian Mulroney is the only one to have been publicly humiliated for accepting a huge bribe while prime minister, hiding it from taxes…
Peak Canada? No, it’s still peak oil
Just came across this: Peak Oil? More like Peak CanadaNow, my posts over the last few days on Alberta's financial and energy situation have gotten a lot of reads, and…
ConCalls: More Smoking Guns
Postmedia keeps churning out evidence that Elections Canada has gathered against the Conservative Party of Canada and their misdirection phonecalls made to voters during the last election. What the newspaper…
5347…Billy Graham Is Right: End Days Upon Us
The end is nigh and one of the seven signs of the Apocalypse has been revealed on Facebook.Dress sweat pants. Coz your thighs and calves are too big to get…
An Open Letter to Israeli and Palestinian Hawks
Dear Israeli hawks: What are you thinking? I realize that you consider every destructive, civilian killing, infrastructure shattering air raid you launch on the impoverished people of the Gaza Strip…
Donald Trumps’ HAIR
Donald Trump - 1964Donald Trump -recent photoHe seems to have more hair now than in 1964. What happened? Maybe he removed some pubic hair and got them planted on his…
Post-US Election Thoughts: The Blame Game
It didn’t take long for the blame, the vitriol, the accusations and the excuses to start spewing forth from the Republicans, after Obama won a second presidential term. You would…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Bill Curry reports on the Cons' latest public-sector slashing. But there hasn't yet been much discussion of the most alarming number: upwards of 30%…
The Simpsons are going to Gaza–the Sequel
Here is a link to a still-frame post about the Simpsons and their Springfield friends being trapped in Gaza. I made this post a few years ago during the last…
The Simpsons are going to Gaza–the Sequel
Here is a link to a still-frame post about the Simpsons and their Springfield friends being trapped in Gaza. I made this post a few years ago during the last…
The Simpsons are going to Gaza–the Sequel
Here is a link to a still-frame post about the Simpsons and their Springfield friends being trapped in Gaza. I made this post a few years ago during the last…
The Simpsons are going to Gaza–the Sequel
Here is a link to a still-frame post about the Simpsons and their Springfield friends being trapped in Gaza. I made this post a few years ago during the last…
Another Window into Harper’s Sleazy Guest Worker Programme
Stephen Harper's "guest worker" programme is off to a predictable start and it has his government already running for cover.The idea was that energy companies could seek Canadian workers and,…
The Hudak PCs are very nervous about Sandra Pupatello
Check out this vile little missive, here. When I read that, it didn’t sound like it was a letter from your average citizen. Along with being total bullshit, it had…
Saturday Photo: Upside of Climate Change Is Longer Biking Season
Let me say straight out that I don't ride bikes unless my life depends on doing so--got hit by one when I was little and was traumatized. But I appreciate…
Even an express allegation of corruption may not be defamatory if qualified privilege applies
Lake v. Vaughan 2003 CarswellOnt 633 upheld 2004 CarswellOnt 5045 is a good example of a case where a claim for defamation where corruption was alleged was defeated by qualified…
Autism Is An Epidemic: Time To Stop Pretending Otherwise
Autism Speaks, commenting on and citing an article from the Boston Globe, reports that American Academy of Pediatrics President Elect James Perrin, M.D., F.A.A.P., has called autism an epidemic: "James…