Grizzly Versus Go-Pro
If you’ve spent any time in grizzly territory, chances are you have wondered at some point what it might be like if you found yourself face to face with the…
May 2013
6010…If Bacon Smelt Like Roses
There would be one more restaurant in the world. The San Francisco Examiner reports that restaurant Bacon, Bacon “… will close its doors at the end of service Friday after…
Rafe: Clark Will Break Up BC Hydro
Within the next four years, BC Hydro, once as good a power utility as there was in the world, will be broken up. It is, you see, presently bankrupt by…
May 17: editorial and op ed pages are for OPINION – dammit
On the op ed page of today’s Times and Transcript, there is a note from the President of Crandall University, apologizing (sort of) for having offended lesbians, gays, bisexuals and…
The Permanent Warfare State Comes Clean, Are You Listening?
It’s official. The United States of America is a permanent warfare state. Perhaps now the country should adopt the flag Mark Twain designed for this very occasion. At a Senate…
Things learned from the British Columbia provincial election
Christy Clark is cute, elegant and surrounds herself with rabid federal Conservatives. Negative ads work (if done properly). Adrian Dix is not a speaker. The NDP does not understand the…
Another Harper Black Eye for Canada
In today’s Guardian, another look at the lengths the Harper regime goes to crush dissent, especially informed dissent, in Canada. Another shameful black mark on Canada’s international reputation, courtesy of…
If we can’t pin the tail to the donkey, then we are the donkey.
We could get Nigel Wright’s resignation, but so what? His polling numbers don’t matter. If he trends on Twitter during his scandal, who cares? Nobody is going to vote for…
Mike Duffy Tried To Influence CRTC Decision on Sun Media
There just seems to be no bottom to this cesspool. Now the Puffster is said to have tried to subvert the CRTC hearing so that the money-losing Sun News gets…
Cocaine Cowboy Conservative Boss Hoss Rob Ford
Rumours have been swirling for awhile about the Harper Conservataives. Cocaine, I could almost understand. But crack? Rob Ford, instant heart attack. Sheeit. So, what’s Mike Duffy’s excuse for his…
When You Suck at Opposition, You Betray the Public
It’s not just the government that owes a duty to the public, the opposition also owes a solemn duty to the public. That’s the lesson that’s inescapable for the past…
Follow the leader
Andrew MacDougall, Director of Communications in the Prime Minister’s Office, has issued the following statement with respect to the controversy about the financial claims and reporting of certain Senators. “Recent…
Book Review: Letters from Nuremburg
The past week I’ve been reading Letters from Nuremburg: My Father’s Narrative of a Quest for Justice by Senator Christopher J. Dodd. The introduction to the book pulled me in,…
Crack smoking Toronto Mayor animation
If this isn’t the strangest and most awesome video you’ll watch today, then you are watching some pretty strange and awesome stuff. Tawainese animators have taken on the story of…
Work division in the home and single parents
When discussing feminist parenting, division of labour in the home comes up quite often. Who wants to be a slave, right? Sharing housework and childcare responsibilities is an important part…
Work division in the home and single parents
When discussing feminist parenting, division of labour in the home comes up quite often. Who wants to be a slave, right? Sharing housework and childcare responsibilities is an important part…
Work division in the home and single parents
When discussing feminist parenting, division of labour in the home comes up quite often. Who wants to be a slave, right? Sharing housework and childcare responsibilities is an important part…
Bernie Farber
…poses with: Conservative Party organizer Georgeanne Burke, PCPO riding association president for Thornhill (MPP Peter Shurman’s riding) Gila Martow, and York U professor Merle Jacobs. Also in the picture is…
Pining for the fjords
My blog isn't dead, it's not an ex-blog, it's just pining! Things have been rather hectic for me in my professional life over the past few months, which is my…
Pining for the fjords
My blog isn’t dead, it’s not an ex-blog, it’s just pining! Things have been rather hectic for me in my professional life over the past few months, which is my…