4797…Ric Flair Update
WCNC reports that Ric The Nature Boy Flair’s 73rd wife turned on him Monday evening shortly after cocktail hour. Or, as it is called at the Flair household, blackout hour.He…
2012
What a Pile of Crap! Summer Political Retrospective
A look back at what spring sprung in politics So, the summer has finally arrived and with most if not all legislatures across Canada rising for a “well deserved” break,…
Liberal leadership movement
A few developments to note. First up, word came last night of LPCBC President David Merner’s announcement that he is leaving that position in order to run for leader. I…
Letter to Supporters: Once you’re trapped, there’s no going back
Imagine a world where you could be dragged to court and receive a large fine for simply clicking on the wrong link, where service providers would hand over information about…
Secretive trade agreement could mean big fines for Canadian Internet users, says new coalition
TPP-STT_100x100_120626.png Canadians kick off international coalition to fight new Internet restrictions proposed in TPP trade agreement June 27, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca launched a campaign today, supported a by a group…
Marriott Hotel To Staff: We Need Your Tips To Stay Competetive
Absolute, complete, and utter trash. Recommend this Post
Plato was a riot!
Now I don’t feel badly for having the same reaction to The Apology of Socrates! Alltop likes Sophocles for the phat beats.
I like the Marriott chain but this is wrong …
I am a big fan of the Marriott chain of hotels. They are clean, comfortable and modern. But this story (link here) is troubling. I understand a policy of splitting…
I need your advice
I’m thinking about applying to UBC to do a master’s degree in creative writing. I could do it part-time, through distance education. I’m feeling conflicted, though. Part of me says…
CRASH! Sale Of Company HQ Sends Postmedia Stock Down 36% In One Day!
Yesterday, after Postmedia announced the sale of its HQ building on Don Mills Avenue, its stock plunged in heavy (for Postmedia, anyway) trading. And here’s PNC.B-T’s one year trading chart,…
Not even close to a Heritage Fund #nlpoli
A few people likely read Cabot Martin’s opinion piece in the Telegram on Muskrat Falls this past weekend and scratched their heads. Open Line show host Randy Simms certainly did.…
What The World’s Richest Woman Gina Rinehart Thinks About Climate Change
gina1.jpg SHE is the richest woman on the planet with a personal fortune approaching $30 billion thanks to her coal and iron ore businesses. But when it comes to arguably…
Pussy Riot members still in jail: a Russian ‘witch hunt’
Above: Yekaterina Samusevich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina Some of the repressive measures in Russia against protesters, opposition leaders and activist artists such as the Voina collective have been extreme.…
Brent Rathgeber Denounces Cabinet Perks as Cover Against Allegation of Being "Asshole" Email Leaker
Rathgeber: attempting to avoid the wrath of Jason Kenney As backbenchers go, Brent Rathgeber certainly has political acumen. The current chatter in Canadian politics is that Brent Rathgeber is hurting…
Depressing yet expected
Via Nature News: Oil exploration ramps up in US Arctic A new round of exploratory oil drilling is due to begin in the Arctic this July. Oil companies are no…
Michaëlle Jean and the Con Attack Machine
I wanted to give Michaëlle Jean the benefit of the doubt, when she said two years ago that she saved Stephen Harper's Con regime during the Coalition Crisis, in the…
Can one old man with a typewriter really have Fox News North on the ropes?
The Source, With David Climenhaga: Here I am on the set of my new Fox News North TV show with two polite young people from the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose…
The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #13
This is Update #13 of the Red Deer River Oil Spill… Plains Midstream Canada continues to blog its cleanup efforts surrounding the Rangeland Pipeline System failure near Sundre, Alberta. Current…
On Vacation
Posting will be light until July 2, as Sixth Estate is on vacation. Tweet