Comings and Goings – the overdue edition
Oh, Faithful Legion, it has been so long. Too long, really. I will make no excuses for the light blogging of late. Life took over, and the twitters are an…
2012
5005…Dean Del Mastro Humble Pie
Not for him; pour moi.I mentioned earlier this day that the corpulent MP for Peterborough and our beloved Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary seemingly had dodged a bullet.Then again.This time QMI,…
Randy Travis Bender
Some rather disappointing news in the world of country music, as Randy Travis drove drunk, naked, crashed, then threatened the police who arrested him. Now being mocked hilariously online. Why…
Canada’s Emissions Deception
The federal government released an updated Canada’s Emission Trends 2012 report today. In a remarkable shift in federal rhetoric just this past week, the Harperites now appear to be more…
11(b) delay runs to end of trial
R. v. Gordon, 2012 ONCA 533 is a useful source for the principle that the calculation of 11 (b) delay runs to the end and not the start of trial:…
Do You Have What It Takes To Write For Sun News?
Please note: no journalism degree needed or wanted. YOU’RE CONSCRIPTED! JOIN THE SUN NEWS TEAM Do you think differently? Have you dreamed about working in the media but couldn’t stomach…
Pussy Riot
Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot are inching ever closer to a date with a labour camp for the crime of performing a song critical of Russian President Valdimir Putin.…
More Friends from Out of Town: A Flash from the Fresno Past
Summer is the time when people travel and we’ve just enjoyed a visit from old friends of Lee’s from his youth in Fresno. There was much talked about the class…
The 8-8 fire at the Freedom Tower that wasn’t. A failed conspiracy?
When I first saw reports of a fire on the 88th floor of New York’s new Freedom Tower, built to replace the twin towers…well let’s just say it caught my…
Montreal-North stand up: part two – An interview with MC Emrical on the fourth anniversary of the death of Fredy Villanueva
While Chuck D’s famous phrase “Rap is CNN for black people,” has been quoted by countless ‘reality’ rappers, there are few artists who have embraced the concept as throughly as…
Underlooked Stephen Harper quotes P3. Neo-nazis and right-wing extremists
Part three of the underlooked Stephen Harper quotes from the leaked documents.Part one and two here. Neo-nazis and right-wing extremists. He likens the current anti-racism climate to medieval hysteria over…
5004…Lolo Jones: Pouring On The Hate
The fact is that the world seems to hate hot women. And Lolo Jones, Des Moines, LSU, USA, is in the 99th percentile. She also finished fourth in the hurdles…
5003…Dean Del Mastro Bullet Dodger
Seems that way kids. I haven’t seen or read or heard a thing about the nefarious Tory MP in days or even weeks. Thankfully I have my poster of El…
Public Pay Public Benefits
The new graphic beside this post features logos from five corporations delivering essential medical services in Canada. The represent the reality of a broad range of for-profit companies benefiting from…
On property rights on First Nations reserves
Following up on the recent — and anonymously sourced — report that the Harper Government™ intends to legislate to establish individual property rights on First Nations reserves, both the Globe…
immigration lawyers to jason kenney: your attempt to intimidate us is "reprehensible" and "we will not succumb"
This story is a bit dated, but many people may have missed it. You may recall that a few months back, Conrad Black, a convicted felon who renounced his Canadian…
Stephen Harper Finds Science on the Road the Damascus
Here’s Stephen Harper doing his best to stay out of the Enbridge pipeline debate – the biggest (non-soccer) controversy in Canada these days: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is defending the…