A Reminder Of Our Place
As our Cuban friends’ visit continues, we are trying to give them a sampling of life in Canada. Yesterday we went to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto; the first…
August 2013
The boring battle over bitumen.
It is really not our favourite topic. Bitumen is boring. The conundrum we are facing is that the Harper Conservatives are so bereft of any solutions to our country’s economic…
Quebec Values? No, just politics of separatism.
Newspaper reports suggest that planned legislation in Quebec will forbid the wearing of religious garb in government facilities. It is unclear if there would be exceptions for religious hospitals or…
Separating The Parties
Quebec is a French island in an English ocean. That’s undeniable. The question has always been, “How should Quebecers react to that fact?” There have always been those who have…
dear war criminals: don’t lecture us about morals as you prepare to bomb civilians
Let me be clear. The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. – Secretary of State John…
Civil contempt is the intentional doing of an act which is prohibited by court order
Sabourin and Sun Group of Companies v. Laiken, 2013 ONCA 530 holds that, to constitute civil contempt, it is not necessary to show that an act was deliberately contumacious; civil…
Tim Hudak’s dissenters get a chance to air their beefs: I get a free meal (no beef tho)
I’ve spoken before about an ongoing bet I’ve had with fellow Liberal blogger Jim Calder over whether or not Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak would either voluntarily resign or…
Thag not like politcs!
Thag had made his decision — he was not taking Onga back, even if the shaman, Weasel-Scratch-Face-Brother, insisted. Thag could see why Weasel wanted him to take her back; Onga…
On Poison Rings, Gay Or Otherwise
Recently U.S. evangelical Pat Robertson has been in the news again for suggesting that gay men in San Francisco use “special rings” that they cut your finger with to give…
JM’s assessment of the UARB Decision #nlpoli
According to the commentator JM, the implementation of the Utility and Review Board conditional approval will mean that “Nova Scotia will receive 60% of the power, for what amounts to…
BC Hydro inflates demand to justify Site C Dam
Throughout the past several decades, Hydro has consistently been off by 10-20% in its forecasting and that proud tradition continues today, with the release of its draft Integrated Resource Plan.…
Round up the usual suspects
At LGM, Scott Lemieux points out that the list of people who want to start a war against Syria are the usual gang of idiots — Joe Lieberman, Karl Rove,…
Stephen Harper and the Senategate Show
Well according to the Con Ministry of Propaganda and Disinformation, Stephen Harper's main activity today was talking to Barack Obama about the crisis in Syria. But knowing him I wouldn't…
Patshit Crazy Robertson Rides Again
Homophobe extraordinaire Pat Robertson explains how “the gays” have a ring they use to spread AIDS to the unwary. Careful, you could be next.
Can Paid Caregivers Also Be Friends?
Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. Albert Camus Professional caregivers…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Outstretched cats.
Concert of the Day
Depeche Mode – Live At The Pasadena Rose Bowl (1988) Tracklist: 1. Master and Servant 2. PIMP 3. Behind the Wheel 4. Strangelove 5. Blasphemous Rumours 6. Stripped 7. Somebody…