Brent Rathgeber Man of Political Character
I know Brent a bit, when he was in the Klein Progressive Conservative government. He was smart and insightful and had a great legal mind. He was also an independent…
June 2013
Paulie Won’t Be Eating Cheerios For a While
We would like to present to you, our dear readers, a cereal commercial that has become infamous in certain circles. That's right. We wrote "infamous" and "cereal commercial" in the…
On becoming LESS high-maintenance…
Friends… and readers, Let’s have a moment on minimalism. And getting older. I’m not sure what the deal is with people accumulating more stuff as they get older as if…
A long bike ride, then another one
That’s all it is. So why am I always so nervous before doing the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour? Well – just think about all the stuff that can break on…
A tale of how two countries treat seniors – US Social Security vs. Canada’s CPP
Here’s the deal. About a month ago I went to Income Assistance to get help. I had $400 in the bank and was panicked. IA wouldn’t help – I was…
Canada blocking UN efforts to address sexual violence against women
By: Action Canada for Population and Development | Press Release OTTAWA/GENEVA, June 7, 2013 – Governments and civil society are calling into question the leadership of the Canadian government on…
Evidence of alcoholism is akin to that of bad character and ought not to be admitted without a voir dire
R. v. G.S., 2013 NUCA 5 holds evidence of alcoholism is akin to that of bad character and ought not to be admitted without a voir dire: As held in…
"Part Of It’s Just Human Decency"
That’s Emily Cohn explaining the ‘revolutionary’ philosophy driving Costco’s profits: H/t Tyna MCNair Recommend this Post
Musical interlude
Gareth Emery feat. Lucy Saunders – Sanctuary
Friday night blues blogging
If you enjoyed the Son Seals performance I posted a few weeks ago, you might like this one too. This is On My Knees, taken from a TV performance in…
Gwynne Dyer’s Future Tense Predicts Conflict from Climate Change
Future Tense is the title of one of Gwynne Dyer’s many best-selling books. His expertise has been war, with detailed analyses of the politics, psychology and circumstances that bring humanity…
The Obama Snooping Scandal and the Inevitability of the Surveillance State
As you may have heard, the Obama administration has been outed as ambitiously Big Brother-ish, overseeing a National Security Agency surveillance program which essentially scoops user data from every major…
Wright’s $90 000 Duffy gift came from a secret $1 million PMO fund
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s ex-chief of staff Nigel Wright tried to kill the Senate expenses scandal. He cut that $90,000 cheque which paid off Sen. Mike Duffy‘s fraudulent claims. Until…
140 characters on this email “scandal”
If you start criminally investigating every pol who deletes email, you’d better build a lot more jails. They’re gonna fill up fast. #onpoli
Where’s Wallin(‘s Home)?
Perhaps the peripatetic Pamela is simply a tad confused? Recommend this Post
Friday Film Pick: Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade
This week’s FFP is a new one-hour documentary by Garrett Graham (in collaboration with the Tar Sands Blockade) about the direct action efforts of activists in Texas, who try to…
#RobFordLooksAtThings – 00005
These clowns will make me look more serious, right? Rob Ford look for new office staff MORE RobFordLooksAtThings
Rob Ford: Welcome to Toronto
Harper and Ford will make a great political team.
PMO Slush Funds, Defecting Tories, The Prime Prevaricator’s Diction And Deflection Tactics
These are the main topics discussed on last night’s At Issue panel: BTW, Parliament rises in about a week. I hope the weather for Harper and his many enablers continues…