5690…Stephen Harper Hangs With A Bad Crowd
Dean Del Mastro, Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and on and on and on. But this guy is the champion stronzo of them all. Oh but I do love…
March 2013
5689…Harvard University With Most Billionaires
According to the Atlantic. My alma mater, Canada’s 46th best university, Carleton, is not on the least. Must be an error. WFDS
Sexual Assault Accusation Against Former Antifa Leader
NOTE: Received the following message that we are now posting to clarify Michael’s relationship with the anti-racist movement: MIKE WAS NOT AN ANTIFA LEADER. HE IS A SKETCHY SHIT TALKER…
‘Heartwood’ Explores Clash Between Different Visions for Future of Forestry
“Cortes is not just a bunch of crazy tree-huggers…We want to log our lands. We want a community forest,” one of the subjects of the forthcoming documentary film Heartwood tells…
Friday night: Johnny "Clyde" Copeland
According to the Wikipedia bio, while Johnny Copeland’s early recordings didn’t burn up the charts he was popular as a touring act. It’s easy to see why; he obviously loved…
The Documentary Download Dilemma
Much ink has been spilled and pixels punctuated regarding the ongoing controversial topic around the copyright, downloading, streaming and file sharing of creative content, yet there has been little discussion…
Friday night
Just came across that and I think I like. So British and fun! Have a great night.
Quebecers Highly Taxed? Don’t Bet on it
Another interesting study from IRIS, the Quebec think tank. The perception is that residents of the Belle Province pay more taxes than anybody else in North America. This supposed tax…
Musical interlude
One Bad Son – Scarecrows
New York Times Shuts Down Popular Green Energy & Environment Blog
Only a few weeks after The New York Times announced it would be dismantling its environment reporting desk, a visit today to the popular New York Times Green blog finds…
World Elections – Pope/Vatican
As of today, we are on our first full day without a Pope. We will need to elect a new one, and while it is officially a church election, it’s…
What’s Wrong with Canada Post? "Post-Modern" Modifications
For several months our postal service has been deteriorating, with our mailman delivering letters well after dark by the light of a sort of headlight. I’ve complained to Canada Post…
Signed up to vote!
And you should, too! I haven’t declared who I’m supporting yet, but will soon. I’ll be chatting with Brian Dunstan at SNN this weekend for our usual post-debate debrief. Wild…
Band of the Month: The Jessica Stewart Few
Heya TAG readers, it’s Band of the Month time! Today’s band of the month is The Jessica Stewart Few. A Toronto folk-jazz fusion three piece with trans-continental instrumentation. With a…
Claude Patry’s Defection Shows the NDP Unready and Unfit to Govern
Yesterday, Claude Patry, MP for Jonquiere-Alma, crossed the floor from Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition to join the beleaguered Bloc Quebecois. His move from the NDP to the Bloc will not…
Flanagan’s flop reveals deeper truth about the nature of hypocrisy in Canada
I am not writing this blog post with the idea that the right to free speech, or expression is without limit. Tom Flanagan proves that in exercising that right, the…
FBI knew of plot to kill OWS activists, remained silent
The FBI knew of plot to kill OWS activists, remained silent. Only one month into the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in 2011, plans were formulated to identify key figures…
Top secret
Yep. Right. On this cool new thing called “Facebook.” On the “Internet.” Yep.
George Tindal, in his 95th year
George Tindal dedicates a garden — near the 6th green of the Brockville Country Club golf course — to the memory of his wife Ruth in July 2012. George W.…