Harper: Going after Guergis to punish Jaffer?
Of all the arguments I’ve heard from the Conservative Party regarding the Helena Guergis lawsuit where she is claiming PMS and Co defamed her and dismissed her as a Cabinet…
2012
Hudak found a new way to get cozy with the pro-lifers
Remember the white paper, about flexible labour markets, that the MIA Ontario PC leader, Tim Hudak, released last month? If you didn’t, don’t sweat it. No one else gave it…
15 Crazy Things About Vaginas… And Why I’m A Big Fan
“The idea that an adult man could be distressed by the word “vagina” is hilarious, and also deeply sinister.” – Sarah Ditum Dear reader, before we get to the 15…
Review: BUILD Prosperity
Loney, Shaun: BUILD Prosperity: Energizing Manitoba’s Local Economy. Winnipeg: BUILD Inc., 2012. Shaun Loney – the CEO and founder of the internationally recognized BUILD Inc. non-profit – has written a…
On Elections Canada
When Elections Canada made a last minute submission of evidence to a hearing before Canada’s Supreme Court last week, it seemed to catch a lot of people by surprise. In…
The Caregivers’ Best Friend – TYZE
My son Nicholas’ care is complex. He has round the clock one-to-one caregivers including awake night nurses by the bedside. Nick has a nasty habit of stopping breathing and the…
NHL Hall of Famer Mike Richter Speaks Out Against Enbridge
A 3 min video from Pacific Wild and Damien Gillis, featuring NHL Hall of Fame goaltender Mike Richter sharing his once-in-a-lifetime experience in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest – threatened by…
Video: NHL Hall of Famer Mike Richter Speaks Out Against Enbridge
Check out this new 3 min video from Pacific Wild and Damien Gillis, featuring NHL Hall of Fame goaltender Mike Richter sharing his once-in-a-lifetime experience in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest…
Gordon Driver, Axcess Automation/Funds ordered to pay 41.4 million by California judge
This week, a federal judge in Southern California sided with the United States Futures Trading Commission and handed Driver a whopping bill for his shenanigans: $41.4 million. U.S. District Court…
House Republicans Attempt To Block Black Lung Protection Funding
black-lung.gif In what could possibly be a new low for one of the most anti-environment, pro-dirty energy industry Congresses in history, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are attempting…
4904…Je Suis Confused About Lib Leadership
Bob Rae: too old. Justin Trudeau: too young. What would be the exact right age please? WFDS
The Sun: Demagoguery, Not Critical Thinking
As a contrast to my earlier post about the Star and critical thinking, take a look at this poll and readers’ comments about Omar Khadr from Sun readers. h/t Norm…
Why Not Vegetables in Front Yard Gardens?
A couple in Drummondville, a town about 100 km from Montreal, have run into problems with a city bylaw that limits vegetable growing in front yards. Drummondville would like to…
4903…Porn In Theatres: How 1980s Of You
Quaint. Adult movie theatres. They have them in Hollywood. One of them is called The Tiki Theater. Reason I know this is that TMZ reports that one of my fave…
4902…Dalton McGuinty Is Just Like Heinz
The Ottawa South MPP and the greatest Premier of the millennium turns 57 today. If I am wrong, blame Liberal insider Rachel Decoste; if I am right have a drink…
The Tea Party outperforms the Occupy Movement
The financial and economic collapse of 2008 in the United States precipitated two “revolutionary” movements: one on the right, the Tea Party, and one on the left, the Occupy Movement.…
A Brief Note
A pop tin exploding in your freezer sounds a lot like a gunshot these days to a jumpy Scarberian. I thought I had a gangster in my fridge, but it…
Building a Global Platform: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Reilly, replacing Lindsey, with your (slightly lower-tech!) update: read more
But Batman is lonely too, Sad Spaceman
Alltop always wanted to be Robin. I know, weird, right?