Oro Lake
On Saturday my wife and I were in Oro Lake, which is SW of Regina. It used to be a Regional Park, but is now simply a community hall with…
2012
Guest post: The Laurentian Consensus and the Shifting of Power – New Players, Old Challenges
This is a guest post contributed by frequent commenter Jared Milne. This past Canada Day, I was reflecting on some of the most interesting trends I’ve noticed over the last…
Ya Think?
Dick “go fuck yourself” Cheney says John McCain’s decision in the 2008 campaign to pick Sarah Palin was his vice-presidential running mate was “a mistake.” “I like Governor Palin. I’ve…
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That’s better. See what happens when you bitch a little bit? (10) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Introducing WiseLii, Canada’s Mobile Legal Research Tool
We are very happy to announce the launch of WISELII, Canada’s Mobile Legal Research Tool, an access to justice initiative for all Canadians by Wise Law Office. WISELII is a…
Hey Canada, Do You Really Want to Talk?
Having a conversation with a bitumen booster is like talking to a climate change denier. It’s impossible to have a broad-reaching discussion, covering all the bases. That’s because the Tar…
Conor and Mom Ignore Autism and the Heat and Have Lots of Killarney Lake Fun
Conor and Mom beat the heat, leave autism behind and enjoy some Killarney Lake fun this morning. In the pictures with his Mom Conor demonstrates once again that autistic kids…
memo to rcmp and csis: it’s not the environmentalists who are radical. it’s the harper government.
CBC reports that a heavily censored, declassified report obtained by the Canadian Press shows that the RCMP (with input from CSIS and the CBSA) have issued warnings about the supposedly…
Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Yes, yesterday’s loss to Hamilton made for another painful result for a team which outplayed its opponent for most of the game. But as with the previous week’s defeat against…
Putin is afraid of these grrrls
Big tough judo guy, scared of a punk grrrl band called Pussy Riot. Chickenshit. We’ll be raising money for their defence at out Ottawa show. You can donate directly here.…
4949…James Holmes Is The New 911, JFK Etc
James Holmes is the stronzo who allegedly got all armoured up and murdered twelve people at the new Batman flick’s debut in Aurora, Colorado last week. He is also the…
4948…Dean Del Mastro Off The Hook
No, he is not a rapper or a hip-hop star, not that kind of off the hook.According to Brendan Wedley in Friday’s Peterborough Examiner “Elections Canada doesn’t seem to be…
The 2nd Amendment Right to a Rocket Launcher
This morning on Fox News: WALLACE: What about… a weapon that can fire a hundred shots in a minute? SCALIA: We’ll see. Obviously the Amendment does not apply to arms…
What Law School is Like
In 5 minutes.
Those Lesser Mortals
While it may be true that Alison Redford and Christie Clark are having a strong and public disagreement, at least they can sit around the same table and talk. And…
Cat mountain landscape
Filed under: art, design, digital, drawing Tagged: 100 cats
Canada Requires A Unifying Force
In the absence of defining moments, it is sometimes hard to ascertain incremental drift. There is a certain subtlety to Canada’s federation unravelling that tends to undermine the true severity.…
No Talent Thug Back In The News
Purported comedian Guy Earle his back in the news, trying to convince a judge that assaulting lesbians is free speech. Because the article through the link is a piece of…
The Cost of Profound Ignorance
At the risk of sounding arrogant, I have to admit that the profoundly ignorant deeply distress me, especially those who revel in that ignorance, wear it as a faux badge…