Oct. 1: a great day for free ads…
The new condos overlooking the golf course are selling well. And there’s even a picture of the developer to prove it. And it’s in a “lifestyle community”. Wow! Lifestyle! This…
2012
A "Green on Blue" Battle?
Has it really come to this? A U.S. Army unit has engaged in a firefight with an Afghan Army unit resulting in two dead Americans and three Afghan Army fatalities.…
Cardus: Lifting Sentences Doesn’t “Break the Spirit of Plagiarism”
Continuing our merry tour through the pro-plagiarism world of journamalism, we arrive at the Christian right think tank Cardus, an organization which somehow manages to draw on “more than 2000…
Tory Attacks on the Canadian Soul
To suggest that the Harper regime is working relentlessly to diminish the Canadian soul is hardly a remarkable insight. Examples abound of its flinty resolve to undermine traditional Canadian values…
Review: Are You My Mother?
I don’t remember how I first encountered Alison Bechdel’s work. The compilation of her long-running comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For and her graphic novel-style memoir (graphic memoir?) about…
Khadr: Back in the Great White North
Omar Khadr returned to Canada this past weekend to serve out the remainder of his sentence at Guantanamo Bay. Unlike the “military commission” which gave Khadr no credit for time…
Open File Closed?
Same problem as all of these new media ventures: there didn’t seem to be an obviously sustainable source of income. The problem is, there may never be one. All these…
Ontario election: coming soon?
Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak just announced that he won’t support the wage freeze bill. So, does that mean an election is going to happen, even though a year hasn’t…
“Q” letterpress cat
Filed under: art Tagged: cat.Q, le, letterpress
Lifestyle change for Trashy…
… no pizza, bacon, pre-made soup, Chinese food (actually, no restaurants at all). No deli meat. No cheese (that one hurts), nor most salad dressings. No peanuts, sunflower seeds, nor…
Labrador Mining and Power Rates #nlpoli
In her scrum with reporters last week, Premier Kathy Dunderdale answered questions about possible rates offered to new mining companies in Labrador if the Muskrat Falls project goes ahead. She…
On likely stories
Yes, last week’s attempt to call anti-immigrant bigots to testify before the Standing Committee on Immigration turned into a debacle for the Cons (thanks in no small part to a…
Anders on Mulcair and Layton
It’s starting up on Twitter, and I couldn’t readily find what he said. Here it is, in case you wondered, as I did: “I actually think one of the great…
Searching for the Canadian Voice – Imprint
Last week I was at the Kitchener Writers Festival, where I was interviewed by a delightful young woman, Catherine Vendryes, who is an English Major at the University of Waterloo,…
The Truth About Disappointment – Movie Monday
So, the past couple of months there have been some high profile political loses, at all levels of government. Whether I agree with the loses, like in the case of…
stephen harper awarded first richard nixon award
Some of us found it more than a little strange to learn that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been named World Statesman of the Year by the Appeal of Conscience…
Trudeau: words worth heeding
On the politics of destruction, on strong central government, on wealth and ideas, on having fun. My God Almighty, I miss this man.
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 1, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 1, 2012: California Bans Therapies to ‘Cure’ Gay Minors Romney Campaign Memo Urging Return to Use…
Losing Candidate Or Losing Party?
As Republicans bemoan the growing lead Barack Obama has over Mitt Romney in the polls, they are turning on Romney, calling him a bad candidate. That’s passing strange. Romney has…