ChitChat; Twitter and CVAF
Friday night I spent at Beer Bros with the best sort of party companions: Tweeters! Far from having their noses and thumbs buried in their phones, these Tweeters are social…
2012
4681…Rob Ford Is At The Chinese Buffett
He’s gotta be coz he sure ain’t at City Hall in Toronto doing mayor stuff. Hizzoner, according to “Documents obtained by the Star…is doing half of the official work he…
Syria denies responsibility for massacre: Could it be Army Units acting unilaterally?
If the Syrian government story were true then that government has lost control of its territory — the closest to reality the story may be is the government is splitting…
Next time Angry Tom lectures everyone about the “tar sands”
…show him a picture of his FOUR CAR GARAGE.
Race In The Race
Frank Bruni writes in this morning’s New York Times, that race is still at the center of the American presidential contest: Although race represents a less central dynamic for Obama…
Johnny’s Burgers
I’ve been going to Johnny’s Burgers on and off for 15 years, and been served by the same gang (esp. the Russian fellow at right and little Chinese fellow center-left,…
Canada’s Sad "Democracy"
The Sixth Estate summarizes the basis of this post which highlights just how far we have drifted, or more corrected been steered, away from true democratic representation. Backbench MP opposes…
A Shield of Secrecy Protecting Toronto G20 Police Still Exists
Although two years overdue, that the abuses of Charter Rights and police brutality that occurred in Toronto during the June 2010 are finally being recognized for what they were can’t…
An unwavering band of light
One of my favourite quotes from Breakfast of Champions: His situation, insofar as he was a machine, was complex, tragic and laughable. But the sacred part of him, his awareness,…
Gee…
… corruption within the Catholic Church! Who woulda thunk it? I mean, it’s just a modern institution that is sure to have complex internal mechanisms to prevent such folly, right?…
Pollution monitoring cuts at Environment Canada
These cuts are truly irresponsible and should be of concern to all Canadians. This group provides an unbiased measurement, research and analysis function that allows for an accurate assessment of…
Tough to swallow…
… in the wee hours of the morning that one doesn’t have any history. Gee, I hope I have a “future”! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
FedDev Ontario Spends 5% of Grant Program Budget on German Multinational Represented in Ottawa by Conservative Lobbyist
When I first expanded my Pork Barrel study to include audits of individual programs, I said I’d start by working through Minister Diane Finley’s increasingly incompetent HRSDC first. Since then,…
Quebec and the Not So Quiet Revolution
There was another amazing freedom party in Montreal tonight. Thousands and thousands of people marched peacefully through the streets, beating pots and pans. Defying the police to arrest them for…
Paint It, Red
But the sound wasn’t sad!Why, this sound sounded merry!It couldn’t be so!But it WAS merry! VERY! Reports are the casserole protests continued tonight. Thousands marching up St-Laurent Blvd earlier this…
Paint It, Red
But the sound wasn't sad!Why, this sound sounded merry!It couldn't be so!But it WAS merry! VERY!Reports are the casserole protests continued tonight. Thousands marching up St-Laurent Blvd earlier this fine…
Paint It, Red
But the sound wasn’t sad!Why, this sound sounded merry!It couldn’t be so!But it WAS merry! VERY! Reports are the casserole protests continued tonight. Thousands marching up St-Laurent Blvd earlier this…
Blast from The Past: Nationalist Party of Canada and the Western Guard
A little while ago we spoke of our interest in documenting the rise and fall of the Heritage Front (and yes, Grant Bristow and CSIS play a significant role in…