Vote Shithead!
We in SFH are in a bit of conflict, because Joey’s Sudden Death Records is going to be distributing the CD version of our new record, but we are simply…
2012
At the Toronto force, Chief Bill Blair would not be interviewed. His spokesman, Mark Pugash, accused Star reporters of bias and said “your story cannot be taken seriously.”
In fairness, the focus is on the accused and not the police — and what may superficially look like a lie can be true in fact. But but but the…
4543…Victory For Pigs And Chickens
In the USA. Sorta. The Associated Press reported yesterday that Burger King in America will no longer serve bacon and eggs that lived its life in a cage. Free at…
NDP Liberal Merger Odds Now 0
The poll done by Toronto-based Forum Research Inc. this week shows the NDP was the choice of 36 per cent of decided and leaning respondents, with the Conservatives close behind…
Adults with Severe Autism Disorders: Do Canadians Give a Damn?
Taylor McNee, photo from CTV In Ontario the family of 18 year old Taylor McNee is fighting for a place for him to live. The CTV, to its credit, is…
Why People in Corner Brook (and elsewhere in NL) are Worried #nlpoli
About four years ago, your humble e-scribbler pointed out a fundamental strategic problem with the way the provincial Conservatives spent money. The premise was pretty simple: at the same time…
The Big Lie Reigns Over Us
Everybody knows that the dice are loadedEverybody rolls with their fingers crossedEverybody knows that the war is overEverybody knows the good guys lostEverybody knows the fight was fixedThe poor stay…
Morton, Hinman and Some Bickering
The last pre-election message on Ted Morton’s website: To our Supporters: Thank you for supporting me and the PC Party—a party that has madeAlbertathe best place to work, to live…
EbertFest Dispatch #2: Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda is different from any film you've seen about the Rwandan genocide. It starts not with bloodshed, but with a kiss. Rwanda has pervaded our consciousness in Canada more so…
EbertFest Dispatch #2: Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda is different from any film you’ve seen about the Rwandan genocide. It starts not with bloodshed, but with a kiss. Rwanda has pervaded our consciousness in Canada more so…
EbertFest Dispatch #2: Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda is different from any film you've seen about the Rwandan genocide. It starts not with bloodshed, but with a kiss.Rwanda has pervaded our consciousness in Canada more so than…
EbertFest Dispatch #2: Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda is different from any film you’ve seen about the Rwandan genocide. It starts not with bloodshed, but with a kiss. Rwanda has pervaded our consciousness in Canada more so…
EbertFest Dispatch #1: On the Road Again
Excuse me while I remove my political blogger hat and replace it with my film critic and movie blogger hat... there we go... Greetings from the beautifully restored Virginia Theatre…
EbertFest Dispatch #1: On the Road Again
Excuse me while I remove my political blogger hat and replace it with my film critic and movie blogger hat…there we go… Greetings from the beautifully restored Virginia Theatre in…
EbertFest Dispatch #1: On the Road Again
Excuse me while I remove my political blogger hat and replace it with my film critic and movie blogger hat...there we go... Greetings from the beautifully restored Virginia Theatre in…
EbertFest Dispatch #1: On the Road Again
Excuse me while I remove my political blogger hat and replace it with my film critic and movie blogger hat…there we go… Greetings from the beautifully restored Virginia Theatre in…
The Great Canadian Divide: our road to failure
Canada is divided, perhaps more than the heyday of the Quebec separatist movement. There’s a divide between generations thanks to the budget and there’s a divide between eastern and western…
Calculating the odds in the race for Alberta’s Legislative Speaker
Your blogger with Robin Campbell, Ken Kowalski’s possible replacement as Speaker of the Alberta Legislature. Below: Laurie Blakeman, Gene Zwozdesky, and Wayne Cao with you-know-who. JASPER, Alberta Just when you…
Woody Woodworth and the Egg Man
Gawd. What a horrible way to begin my day. All I could think of was Stephen "Woody" Woodworth polishing his big teeth, and preparing for his big day. Even my…
Studying Cartoon #HarperHistory
The NDP broke up The Beatles and convinced Nickelback to get together. #HarperHistory— Joseph Uranowski (@Uranowski) April 27, 2012 There are many examples on Twitter of people mocking Stephen Harper’s…