My intention, above all
Five years ago I was pretty content in my little world with my programming career and all that. My perceived take on the future was very different then than it…
2012
Mass Shootings by the Numbers
Over three-quarters of the firearms used to carry out mass shootings in the United States since 1982 were obtained legally. How on Earth can there not be a national discussion…
I had forgotten just how much cable TV sucks
I was away for work last week and at some point each night, while trying to relax before sleep, I’d turn on the TV in my hotel room. I’d spend…
Emerging Consensus on Gay Marriage
Assuming that the world survives this coming December 21, the United States Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases in June which could result in the nation-wide legalization…
Newtown
There are 300 million guns in the US, by some estimates. As one person said online, if a proliferation of guns means society is safer, as those in the NRA…
Dear gun nuts
Don’t try and post here. I won’t approve your comments. I’m sick of you. I detest you. I don’t want to hear from you. No sane person wants to hear…
Will anything be done?
I doubt it. As the The Hartford Courant says: The National Rifle Association and other gun lobbyists can take great pride; they’ve brought gun ownership within reach of every psycho…
5441…Bill Maher, God And Guns
The conscience of America, Bill Maher, Tweeted this after the tragedy in Connecticut yesterday: «Sorry but prayers and giving your kids hugs fix nothing; only having the balls to stand…
5440…Mike Huckabee, God And Guns
On FOX last night the former Governor of Arkansas, the man who ran for POTUS last time out and the man who on Rick Mercer’s Talking To Americans congratulated Canada…
Media Still Missing Real Story: Thanks to Peter MacKay’s Fudged Numbers, “Official” Cost of F-35s Now Exceeds $127,000 Per Flight-Hour
I have to say, it’s pretty depressing that not one of the many, many professional journalists in Canada is literate enough to read a government report. To their credit, some…
Dec. 14: hang out the flags, serve the drinks….
…this is a proud, proud day for Canada. Under the leadership of Harper, Canada today becomes the first country in the world to pull out of the Kyoto accord to…
So. How many of these incidents need to happen before we kick the Canadian gun lobby to the curb?
Check it out! As Star writer Tonda MacCharles reported on Wednesday, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is mulling a sweeping set of proposals from the pro-gun camp that would further…
Obama’s Fried Fish
Anxious folks in Washington and Colorado may have gotten an early Christmas gift from their president. When it comes to simple possession and recreational use of marijuana in their states,…
Why No Competition?
Lockheed Martin has a number of F-35s built and flying. Surely it’s got more than enough to get a few up to the Cold Lake air base to strut their…
Adam Lanza: The Killer in Connecticut
Adam Lanza Does this geeky kid look like a killer? He looks harmless. Looks can be deceiving. He was also a very bright student. 28 dead and 20 of them…
Why Let the Air Force Decide What We Want?
It’s up to Parliament to tell the Air Force what Canada needs from the RCAF, not the other way around. What the Air Force wants and what the country needs…
A panda walks into a bar …
… interrupting a heated argument between two customers. The bartender turns to the panda and says, “Hey, just the guy we needed! Tell Ollie and Neville here… are you a…
Misapprehension of evidence
Habib v. Mucaj, 2012 ONCA 880 deals with setting aside a default based order and considers misapprehension of evidence: It is well settled that a misapprehension of evidence may involve…
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