Rob Ford – he needs the power to…
…deport Canadian citizens. Really. He does. Really. Even Kason Jenney, that bastion of intellectualism and its assorted institutions, does not agree. When Kason is quoting Charter rights, ummmmm….. (6) Trashy,…
2012
Mother Tongue’s last lick
Tonight will be Ottawa bookstore Mother Tongue's last event before the shop closes forever tomorrow. As Xtra reported last month, the feminist touchstone's owners chose to close the business due…
4909…Premier McGuinty Doesn’t Freak Out
The recent spate of violence is terrible in Toronto nonetheless Premier Dalton McGuinty is not out on a ledge. Judy Sgro, the Member of Parliament for York West reports on…
J’Accuse!…Fish Farmers and Our Governments
In 1894 a French army officer, Alfred Dreyfus, was convicted of treason and sent to Devil’s Island prison. In 1896 a Paris journalist, Emile Zola, printed an article called “J’Accuse!”,…
Global Warming: Most Of Us Say Catastrophe, Big Oil Says Opportunity
I’m back from a short canoe trip on a small lake just an hour’s drive from our house. The weather was warm & dry, the conversation lively, the food delicious…
Because Helping Canadians Stay Healthy is No Business of the Minister of Health
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq seems strangely disinterested in keeping Canadians healthy. She has rejected the advice of her own advisory panel of food experts to renew monitoring of trans-fat levels…
Basic human rights should not be “controversial.” Jacksonville, this means you, too.
“After dismantling Apartheid, when we sat down to write our Constitution, we quite deliberately ensured that gays, lesbians and bisexuals were included in South Africa’s Constitution. “Having ourselves suffered terribly,…
4908…Isn’t That Ironic?
Perhaps in the Alanis Morrisetteian Glebe High School, Ottawa fashion, nonetheless, Hall of Fame journalist E. Kaye Fulton has this on my Facebook wall: E. Kaye FultonOn June 2, compelled…
The TPP Negotiating Table is Missing a Seat: Ours
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Excessive Force Or Standard Police Operating Procedure?
You decide. Recommend this Post
Guest post: [Belated] Reflections on Canada Day
Once again I am pleased to offer my space for a guest post and once again by Jared Milne. This time Jared addresses the very real issue of Central and…
The Giant Chip on Our Shoulder, The One You Supposedly Can’t See
I wonder what the Chinese and the Russians must be making of our current obsession with stealth warplanes? My guess is that they view our focus on stealth as a…
White House Wants Industry Help To Choose Which Regulations To Kill
white house.jpg When the Obama White House begins adopting the same talking points as the dirty energy industry, something has gone horribly wrong with our government. But that is exactly…
Kim Jong Un’s Suspected ‘Mystery Woman’
She is Kim Jong Un’s, new leader of North Korea, girlfriend – amongst few others! Her name is Hyon S. Wol. Not bad singing.
"Our conclusion should not be construed as a condonation of physical assault as a legitimate means of persuasion"
R. v. Pappas, 2012 ABCA 221 is a somewhat surprising decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal holding that physical contact by the police of a person in custody under…
The Globe and Mail: Where are Bell’s ‘tangible benefits’?
For whom does Bell toll? The Canadian consumer, apparently. More details have emerged on Bell’s avoidance of paying obligatory ‘tangible benefits’ in their takeover of Astral. These tangible benefits are…
Zimmerman Blames God for Shooting Trayvon Martin
Hell, he was only fulfilling “God’s plan” when he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. And, because it was God’s will, what’s not to like?
New Page: The Ghost in the Turbines #nlpoli
Look up and you’ll see a new page: The Ghost in the Turbines. You’ll eventually find there all the major SRBP posts on Labrador hydroelectric development from the earliest days…
This is the weapon of the enemy…
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