Aaron Swartz’s Last Gift: Site Launches Whistleblower Safe House
In era of “most aggressive government assaults on press freedom,” new open source dropbox provides “secure route” for leaks By: Lauren McCauley | Published by Common Dreams on May 17,…
May 2013
Stagnation and Decay #nlpoli
The House of Assembly finished its spring session on Thursday after what appears to be one of the shortest sessions in the past 30 years. The government presented only seven…
Brother Ali – Mourning in America: ‘a critique of our culture of war and death’
This recent Brother Ali video track is worth checking out. Mourning in America is a powerful piece of work. Brother Ali had this to say about the track and the…
Nigel Wright and the Corruption of Stephen Harper
I don't know why Nigel Wright decided to sell his soul to a man like Stephen Harper, the sinister boss of the Con mob.Or what dark force drove him to…
Don’t Ask Me To Prounce This Anything But “Cool”
Poi spinning makes you look 100% cooler, even if you bash yourself in the face by accident.
(Prime) ministerial responsibility and all that … surely the wrong man has quit!
The home of Canada’s Parliament, held in contempt by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Reform Party, doing business under the name of the Conservative Party of Canada. Below: former…
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6021…Rob Ford Superstar
Gather round and look at this little children. Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto, Canada has the top two billboarded stories on Slate. The American Slate. He’s bigger than Texas! OMG!…
6020…Happy Stompin’ Tom Day
That suggestion comes from Facebook and Nick Masciantonio If Canada ever becomes a republic, Victoria Day should be renamed Stompin’ Tom Day. Works for me. WFDS
#PMHarperMustResign twitterstorm
I was skeptical when I first saw the call out for people to start using the hashtag #PMHarperMustResign. Tweeting doesn’t force a person to resign. Maybe it should be #PMHarperShouldResign…
Pakenham, 147km
Cold, rainy day. Glad I brought my arm warmers. I kept up a good speed, though, despite (because of?) the cold and the distance. And I found a new cool…
PM Waxes Poetic on Senate Scandal
One person’s tragedy is another’s travesty.
The Case Against The Prime Minister In The Mike Duffy Scandal
Ran out of scotch to he’s making a ruckus. To quote the loquacious and disgraced Mike Duffy: “Words are important.” In that spirit, let’s take a careful look at Nigel…
PM Harper Gives Control Over Vegetables, Grains & Forage Seeds To Corporations Like Monsanto!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Koksilah Farmer’s Institute’s Angela Auchincloss fired out this email the other day that should be of concern to us all. It is almost like Science Fiction…
What’s That Between Steve’s Shoulder Blades? Oh, That’s a Knife.
The Tories have a rich history of backstabbing. Dalton Camp did in John Diefenbaker and was never forgiven. Brian Mulroney shoved Joe Clark out of the way and into a…
Sen. Mike Duffy’s Scandal Torpedoes Nigel Wright: Canadians React
PM Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned early Sunday following last week’s revelation that he cut a $90,000 personal cheque to cover Sen. Mike Duffy’s fraudulent Senate expense…
“Campus Alberta”: Soviet Style Research and Development Comes to Alberta
Sigh…where to start? The barrage of bad news spewing out of the Premier’s office has been so intense that the government’s Machiavellian takeover of post secondary institutions and research and…
Collingwood and our Comparators
The recent KPMG presentation to council, May 13, included some interesting data about where Collingwood sits in several areas among its peers. These included staffing, parks, recreational facilities, taxes, debt…
Wright Quits, Wallin & Duffy Half-Quit, May Lashes the PM #cdnpoli
What dirt does Duffy have on the Prime Minister, that would have had him order his Chief of Staff to cut Mike Duffy a cheque for more than $90,000? Mike…