On “Killing Jerry Sandusky would not be enough…”
My response to this blog post: While violence as vengeance is not my style I can appreciate a good fantasy in cases such as this. Even if the thought was…
2012
Jobs in Nunavut
There are jobs in Nunavut. And there'll be more jobs as the Baffin iron mine opens, and the associated railway and port are built: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/07/13/north-nunavut-government-restructures.html "A 2010 Auditor General's report…
In Spain for the Camino de Santiago
I finally made it to Madrid yesterday after missing my flight in Amsterdam and waiting for the next available flight which was a few hours later. I arrived in Madrid…
In Spain for the Camino de Santiago
I finally made it to Madrid yesterday after missing my flight in Amsterdam and waiting for the next available flight which was a few hours later. I arrived in Madrid…
In Spain for the Camino de Santiago
I finally made it to Madrid yesterday after missing my flight in Amsterdam and waiting for the next available flight which was a few hours later. I arrived in Madrid…
Friday night
Good evening. We’ll start the proceedings with Corey Harris performing in Paris (which might explain why he introduces Black Woman Gate in French), assisted by Moh Kouyaté on lead guitar.…
Have a great summer weekend ….
It’s the lazy, hazy days of summer .. too hot to blog … Have a great weekend!
NDP Still Ahead, Even In "The West"
…but narrowly: The Ekos survey put support for the center-left NewDemocrats at 32.3 percent with the Conservatives on 30.2 percent. The Conservatives won a majority of seats in the House…
Why Women are Bitches!
Simply put, because men are bipolar! Now if you would like me to elaborate, well then, here we go. Men say and do things, then the next day say and…
New Proposed Halifax Ridings
The federal commission in charge of drawing up new federal electoral boundaries has completed revamping the Nova Scotia bondaries… and most of it stays the same. Indeed, two ridings have…
Ed Wegman Promised Data to Rep. Henry Waxman Six Years Ago – Where Is It?
shutterstock_62905804.jpg George Mason University’s Edward Wegman and Yasmin Said are back in the news, having just silently disappeared as Editors of a Wiley journal in which they had authored two…
‘Small Damages,’ by Beth Kephart
“Dreamlike” is one word for Beth Kephart’s latest novel, “Small Damages,” in which an American teenager is exiled to Spain after she gets pregnant. Her percolating story emerges through Kephart’s…
PEI MPs & Abortion – See you in Sept. 2012
So Summer is here and no one wants to talk about #M312. Go figure. Afer a million or so tweets and emails, I am unable to get a public answer…
Sentencing guidelines
Well, I like the idea of sentencing guidelines… (But possession of marijuana should not be criminalised): http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/full-comment/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/07/13/chris-selleys-full-pundit-how-to-honour-a-canadian-communist "James Morton, writing in the National Post, 2012/07/13/james-morton-crime-and-sensible-punishment-for-firearms-trafficking that a three-year mandatory minimum…
Arena over budget. And winter is cold.
The Edmonton arena project is having a hard time reaching its guaranteed cost of $450 million. Those of you who are surprised by this news, please raise your hand. OK,…
and the jason kenney award goes to… jason kenney
Have you all seen this petition? The Honourable Jason Kenney asks us to sign a petition thanking none other than Jason Kenney. Macleans found it amusing, and the National Post…
Baird Announces Intention to Open Canadian Embassy in Burma
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced Canada’s plans to open an embassy in Burma. The announcement was made during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum and…