Friday night
Juke is an instrumental originally written and recorded by Little Walter. This is Moreland & Arbuckle. Just a Feeling is another Little Walter tune. This one’s a slow blues and…
2012
Between 1925 and 1938 John Diefenbaker unsuccessfully sought elected office five times
In 1958 he won the largest majority government in Canadian history.
Friday Night Flicks: Finite
I saw this short from 2006 a few years ago and I wasn’t sure if I liked it — too precious maybe? — and on seeing it again I still…
May 28 in Montreal: Fire and Flames Book Launch
“Earlier, many of us saw themselves as anarchists, Spontis, or communists, while some had vague, individual ideas about a liberated life. Then we all became Autonome.” Monday, May 28 at…
The Hunger Games and Other Dystopias
The Hunger Games have arrived, a storm of popularity that is selling millions of books and filling movie theatres. Suzanne Collins’ dystopian story is about North America in ruin after…
The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it’s against the law
Alex Levin This quotation is faintly anti-German, playing to the idea that Germans are naturally inclined to obedience (not something I have noted much in my dealings with real life…
Canada For Sale
At least that’s all I can conclude given that the ineffectual Investment Canada Act is about to become completely impotent thanks to changes announced today; in a short time, the…
The March estimates are in.
And why is this man smiling. March shortfall year over year increases by $2.85 billion DND increases March spending 55.4% to 3.85 billion and on the revenue side. Personal income…
4677…Another Blow To Junior Seau
May he rest in peace. Tough time for his fam; as you know the twenty year veteran of the NFL shot him self dead on May 2nd of this year.…
Doors Open Toronto – #FF – What to do This Weekend
Check Out Doors Open Toronto – This photo is at the MaRs Discovery District! So, this weekend something really cool is happening in Toronto Ontario…it’s called Doors Open. “What the…
Demonizing the unemployed
In brief, with regards to the new EI “proposals” Diane Finley and the Conservatives have come forward with, no one should be particularly surprised at what they’re proposing. All the…
Department of Amazing Life
Amazing animals – Mudskipper – YouTube. Filed under: Fun, Interesting Tagged: mudskipper
Is there a need for a centrist party in Canada?
There have been times in history when there is a wide political space between the right most and left most parties. On the far left, one had advocates of something…
4676…Stephen Harper Says
It wasn’t us that were cheating on this Robo-call thingy. Or may be it was. Not sure and we, the Stephen Harpers, are not about to address this issue directly.…
The Big Idea that The Grid DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE
I’m honoured to have been included in The Grid’s 34 Big Ideas To Make Toronto Better issue. However, the big idea I originally submitted to them was just TOO CONTROVERSIAL…
Our “Emperor” Has No Clothes – Nude portrait of Stephen Harper sells for $5000
If an instant reminder of let-your-lesson-be-learned childhood story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, isn’t what comes straight to mind when you see Margaret Sutherland’s portrait of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper,…
So how’d that Libya thing work out?
Every so often a new intervention by NATO and the usual suspects gets proposed, and there’s always an argument all over again about whether it’s a good idea. Generally, there…
Splitting Economic Hairs
Well it looks like you can all relax. It would appear that I had it all wrong. Apparently Canada doesn’t have a debt problem: The agency said a 40 per…
Unemployed Docs: You don’t want fries with that
Much has been made of potential doctor shortages resulting from the no-holds barred death match between the Ontario Medical Association and Health Minister Deb Matthews. It is notable that last…