Goodbye Levon
Rock legend Levon Helm has finally passed. There will be alot of blogosphere tributes over the next little while, and if you read them you will hear him sing on…
2012
Your day without shoes is coming
A.A.A.D.D. KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I…
We hardly knew ye…
After a long struggle, the inevitable obituary for an old friend and trusted companion. Our thoughts are with the family. Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
Guest Post: Happy anniversary, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms!
(The following comes courtesy of Teacher Trainer Student Guy at anthrotecture, originally published on Tuesday, April 17, 2012) Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and…
the great alberta election pool.
Who will run the show after April 23? On Monday, Albertans will go to the polls in what is already being dubbed a “historic” election. The outcome is uncertain, so…
Alberta Election Pool
On Monday, Albertans will go to the polls in what is already being dubbed a “historic” election. The outcome is uncertain, so why not gaze into your crystal ball and…
Shorter Vic Toews: “Criminals not co-operating”
So the Tories are closing a couple of prisons, including the Kingston Pen which has been in operation since 1835. Now I’ve never been in the Kingston Pen, but I…
Shorter Vic Toews: “Criminals not co-operating”
So the Tories are closing a couple of prisons, including the Kingston Pen which has been in operation since 1835. Now I’ve never been in the Kingston Pen, but I…
Shorter Vic Toews: “Criminals not co-operating”
So the Tories are closing a couple of prisons, including the Kingston Pen which has been in operation since 1835. Now I’ve never been in the Kingston Pen, but I…
Shorter Vic Toews: “Criminals not co-operating”
So the Tories are closing a couple of prisons, including the Kingston Pen which has been in operation since 1835. Now I’ve never been in the Kingston Pen, but I…
levon helm, 1940-2012
We love you, Levon.
Ont. Liberals in Big Trouble
Remember that Angus Reid poll that put the Liberals in third place in Ontario, and I said that we’d need to wait to see if any other polls confirmed it?…
“Let me be clear – maximum security offenders will be moved to maximum security units at existing facilities”
Errrh, where? http://natpo.st/JjSdC7 The closure of the Kingston Penitentiary doesn't mean that inmates held there can expect lighter treatment, Toews said, adding that the closure would increase the safety of…
Newspaper Wars – The Grid vs. Now Magazine
Now and The Grid face off in the newspaper wars So, when I first got to Toronto there were mainly two weekly publications, both publishing on Thursday, that went after…
New Bakken Shale Pipeline to Cushing, OK in the Works
shutterstock_79616923.jpg The controversy over TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline has raged on for years now, with no end in sight. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry tar sands crude from the…
Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld -the liars
These bastards are responsible for the killing of over one million Iraqis – majority of them women and children. No one has the courage to make them accountable including softy…
PETITION: Obert Madondo’s Canada crime Bill C10 hunger strike
Friends of Obert are pleased to announce the petition for Obert Madondo’s ongoing crime Bill C10 hunger strike. Hosted on Change.org, the petition is titled: PM Harper, Parliament of Canada:…
The world loses…
… another rock legend… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Harper Declares War!
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, Steve Harper reckons he knows who the enemy is an' he declared war.
Harper Declares War!
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, Steve Harper reckons he knows who the enemy is an’ he declared war.