May 2013
The 1 question to ask Rob (or Doug) Ford I’ve not heard yet
“Mr. Ford: Is this you in the still shot of the video you claim doesn’t exist – Yes or No?” Is this you, Mayor Ford? Has any reporter asked Mayor…
Kijiji Follow Up – A note sent to me as worth posting
Kijiji has confirmed to the police that the ad posted by Mr. Bosma on Kijiji did not feature personal contact information, nor did it receive any replies, which determines the…
Tree-sitting among giants
This week’s Friday Film Pick is the Vimeo staff pick and festival favourite short film Among Giants. Image-rich and information-light, it’s a lovely meditation on activists putting the environment before…
Beware. Monty Python reference to follow.
Here is Le Droit’s fantastic cartoonist Guy Badeaux’s take on recent Tory scandals.
Friday night blues blogging
This is Kelly Joe Phelps in a recording studio in Vancouver performing The Holy Spirit Flood. There’s some pretty intricate fingerpicking here. How did I not know about the Heritage…
Ford’s challenge
So, he doesn’t use crack. Present tense, not past. He looked confident, and sounded defiant. He clearly doesn’t believe the video will ever see the light of day. That’s a…
Privacy Commissioner admits Bill C-30 would have given police powers to access your information
You were right, Canada – it’s official! According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the government’s online spying plan, Bill C-30, would have provided access to your sensitive private…
Religion, Logic, and Tornadoes
What has a tornado in common with prayer in schools and US President Barack Obama? Rhonda Crosswhite. Yes, the Oklahoma teacher praised as a hero for saving several children when…
cantabria and asturias, day one
Today we fulfilled a travel wish we’ve harboured for many, many years. We saw two sets of paleolithic cave paintings. * * * * The day started out a bit…
The hypocrite guilt mafia
Woah, this whole “crack scandal” about Rob Ford is sure getting attention. Everyone is outraged! People demand a statement, and he gave one! He said “I don’t use it”. Wow,…
Investment Canada Act’s Tradition of Ad-Hockery Continues
I was invited to appear before the House of Commons Industry Committee this week on the subject of Bill C-60, this year’s omnibus budget bill. 18 paragraphs of that long…
The Beaver Lake Cree Judgment: The Most Important Tar Sands Case You’ve Never Heard Of
Sure they’re bad for the environment, for human health, and for wildlife, but we rarely stop to wonder if the Alberta tar sands are in fact unconstitutional. But the constitutional…
Dix Takes ‘Full Responsibility’, Learns Nothing from Defeat
BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix issued a statement Tuesday, offering an explanation and form of apology for the surprise provincial election loss he presided over recently. In the letter, published…
Huffington Post: "Who says women aren’t sexist?"
Dr. Dressler not going to be so popular after this one (emphasis mine): When I suggested to Sari that she was behaving in a pretty obviously sexist manner, she was…
Ethical Amnesia: Confused As Harper
I’ve been misquoted as Stephen Harper by multiple public forum commenters at the Huffington Post, CTV News forum and on Facebook! The misquote was so plausible, and written originally by…
The Bottom Line: Cutting off our nose to afford our face
Well I wasn’t sure what to write today, if I was going to write today, I have been feeling completely defeated. Oh look! another news article which is caked in…
Freelance Filmmaker Christoper Di Armani Wins The Internet
You can no more outlaw “hate” than you can outlaw murder, rape, theft or lying politicians. Pride of the speechys, this guy.
6046…Amy’s Baking Company
It is Friday afternoon, seriously like you are going to do something constructive? I laugh. Out loud. Watch the train wreck that is Amy’s Baking Company instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjgHEctcy0 Have I…
6045…The Most Popular Country In The World Is…
According to a BBC poll that I pulled off of CNBC’s website the most popular country in the world isGermany. Yes the same Germany that brought us World War I,…