Doug Ford + foot + mouth – brain =
Today on the Rob and Doug show. Doug Ford (speaking to Rob): “They’re so many great teams, I wouldn’t want to pick one over the other. I guess (in the)…
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Lawful Access Coming Back: why? Luka Rocco Magnotta!
Hard to believe but this Government says it needs the lawful access legislation because of Luka Rocco Magnotta! How that dreadful case supports the proposed intrusive laws spying on Canadians…
Two Thirds Of "Liberals" Support Merger
There is a sleeper issue within the coming Liberal leadership race that has yet to come forth, but will manifest, of that I have little doubt. The idea of a…
4726…BTW
How about them Devils? Don’t know what Don Cherry is saying coz I watched the game on the ‘net from a feed from Russia where, amazingly, Mr. Cherry is not…
Telewarrant justified only where impracticality of attending in person before a Justice established
R. v. Lao 2012 ONCJ 225 is a helpful decision making clear that in order for a telewarrant to be properly issued "the affiant must have a subjective belief that…
Please God: my standard Ford family prayer
Please, please, please: please ensure they run again next time. We’ll win 110 per cent of the vote.
Opposition Budget Tactics probably will be frustrated
Kudos to all the non-Tory MPs in the House for fighting to preserve our democratic traditions, by tabling amendments to the draconian Budget bill. The Harper government clearly does not…
Racial equality looks different from behind bars
"The United States now has, by a wide margin, the highest incarceration rate in the world. There are 2.3 million Americans in prison or jail, more than three in 100…
What Would Happen If…
A GP/LPoC merger actually makes sense and is doable, relatively speaking. And if E. May ran for leader of either a merged entity or the LPoC itself I would be…
Alison Redford AWOL? Not so says the Premier’s Office
Members of the premier’s communications team in action … not really! Professional government communicators may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: More scenes from Saturday’s Pride Parade. The statement in…
God Created Adam and Eve Not Adam and Steve
I’m really not sure why religious right wingers always seem to use this phrase in reference to the Adam and Eve story (as well as other Old Testament references) to…
How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Deconstructing successful leadership using the theory that people are not as interested in WHAT you do as they are in WHY you do it, with Simon Sinek, author of Start…
The time passes
Hmmm. Ian Goldsmith dropped in on the blog to like the previous cat picture, and left on his own painting blog a great post including a link to a YouTube…
June 10: Miss Marples, killers and shale gas
In the time I worked as a volunteer at a penitentiary near Montreal, I met weekly with some 25 prisoners in a big room. And I never met one who…
Why I’m pursuing an M.S. in Public Relations at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Geoff Campbell at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications After much deliberation, I’ve decided that I’m going to pursue my Master of Science in Public Relations from the S.I.…
June 10: we get letters
Im 77 yrs old brought up and born at Bathurst & Queen area we had lots of colored people living in the area,if i called a person a NIGGER my…
Hate speech made easier in Canada, thanks to the Harper Conservatives
Third reading passage of a Conservative private member’s bill, Bill C304, this past week got little media attention, except from Postmedia and a great opinion piece by Warren Kinsella. The…
Conservatives Opening A Door To The Spreading of Hatred In Canada
Bill C-304: Hate Speech Clause’s Repeal Gives White Supremacists Rare Moment Of Glee White Supremacists might be happy about this, but the purpose of removing this clause was to allow…
An Eloquent Denunciation of Harper
I am taking a blogging break today, but thanks to Kev over at Trapped in a Whirlpool, I can pass this along. Please watch it, and circulate as widely as…