Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson ) At The London Olympics
It is absolutely hillarious.
2012
Nunavut residents rescue RCMP officers under fire
There are two ways to look at this — how terrible it is that police come under fire or how wonderful that ordinary people risk their own lives to save…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoing Enbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spill Almost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoing Enbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spill Almost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoingEnbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spillAlmost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge marks the…
Enbridge claims credit for latest environmental attack
two years after Enbridge attack on Michigan, clean~up still ongoing Enbridge shuts pipeline after yet another U.S. oil spill Almost two years to the day of the Michigan spill, Enbridge…
The World Sees Romney Just a Bit Differently Today
It was supposed to be what one Guardian pundit called an “easy date.” He meant Mitt Romney’s visit to Britain, about the friendliest foreign milieu an American presidential aspirant can…
If America is Israel’s Best Friend, Why Does Israel Respond with Treachery?
The CIA deems Israel America’s greatest counterintelligence threat in the Middle East. This is America as in Israel’s hands down greatest benefactor and defender. The CIA considers Israel its No.…
tom davis deanimated at age 59
I’ve just learned of the untimely passing of a very funny man. Those of us old enough to remember the brilliant and subversive “The Franken and Davis Show” bits on…
Saturday Photo: Fountain under Repair or Being in the Game for the Long Haul
Parc Outremont is one of the lovely smallish green spaces in my neighborhood. In its center is a fountain which I had always thought was done by a Quebec sculptor,…
Sometimes It’s the Hot Button Moments that Smoke Out Scammers
And by scammers I’m referring to the Alberta and Harper governments. When B.C. premier Christie Clark pushed the revenue-sharing hot button in opposing the Northern Gateway pipeline/supertanker proposal, the scammers…
Everything You Need to Know About DilBit
Confused about diluted bitumen, the stuff Ottawa and Alberta are so determined to push through British Columbia? It’s not easy to find balanced information on dilbit so it was great…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – David Olive comments on the world food crisis, making the point that what we’re lacking is some link between more-than-sufficient productive capacity and…
4947…Big Announcement From Bob Rae
The leader of the Liberal Party of Canada announced on Facebook this morning that he is writing a book. 50 Shades of Rae. Please, Lord, no. WFDS
Jimmy Cliff, rebirth
Oh my Lord, his new LP – Rebirth – is amazing. It was produced with Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, and the record is already one of the year’s best. Incredible. Get…
Saturday At The Movies
From The Post Carbon Institute comes this catchy video, We Quite You, Keystone XL (It’s Not Us, It’s You): * Until we show fossil fuel companies that we’re ready for…
The Queen and James Bond Parachuting into Olympics
Daniel Craig (James Bond) and Queen Elizabeth Parachute Into London Olympics Opening Ceremony. It was a stunt but a good one.
Red tail
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The Irony! The Irony!
Joseph Conrad was not noted for his sense of humour. But, if he were writing Heart of Darkness at the beginning of the 21st century, instead of at the end…
This affliction of injustice was only marginally less oppressive for those who were actually guilty of a statutory offense than for those of us, 10% to 15% of the prison population I reckoned, who were not.
The truth is not palatable. Only three to four percent of adults who plead not guilty in a criminal trial in Canada are acquitted — more than a few innocent…