Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
"Probably approximately about a year ago." (Probably? He can't even admit it to himself. You don't say you've smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)…
November 2013
Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
“Probably approximately about a year ago.” (Probably? He can’t even admit it to himself. You don’t say you’ve smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)…
Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
"Probably approximately about a year ago."(Probably? He can't even admit it to himself. You don't say you've smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)"One time…
Review: Sexual Decoys
I’m more than old enough to be familiar with the odd sense of dislocation that comes from being pulled back into the mood of a past historical moment that you…
Unwise Crack
Mayor Rob Ford, according to multiple media outlets, has now admitted, for the record, that he smoked crack cocaine while he was Mayor. This, by definition, is an illegal act,…
Rob Ford Campaign 2014 slogans…
… I couldn’t resist. Rob Ford – he’ll crack you up! Rob Ford – promising to be a little more sober during Council meetings Rob Ford – engaging street youth…
Port’s secret donation to coal conference raises questions of bias
Read this Oct. 31 story from 24 hrs revealing that Port Metro Vancouver donated $5,000 to a coal conference – then asked for its logo to be removed – while…
Why is Captain Picard so awesome?
First, this halloween getup: and now this: Jean-Luc, you are a stone cold fox. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Amnesty International, awesome, Patrick Stewart, social justice,
Scientists say fracking can’t fulfill America’s energy needs
A Pennsylvania fracking operation Read this Nov. 1 story from Energy Daily, featuring comments from two different energy experts who question claims that fracking can somehow make America energy self-sufficient.…
Proportional Representation ensures “equality of ridings”
The Cons have started a new misinformation campaign. They claim democracy is founded on the “equality of ridings” and somehow First-Past-the-Post is the only voting system that can deliver it.…
The Guardian’s "NSA Files" – As Fine a Piece of Journalism As We’ve Seen in Quite a While
Check it out at this link. From what’s probably the finest, English-language newspaper in the world today, an interactive exploration of just what America’s National Security Agency is up to,…
Rob Ford: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."
“Probably approximately about a year ago.” (Probably? He can’t even admit it to himself. You don’t say you’ve smoked crack in a drunken stupor unless you KNOW that you did.)…
Full Esteem Ahead
This morning, as I was making my way through my email, I caught a short news item in Academica Top Ten about a school in Calgary discontinuing awards and competitions…
Highly-Scientific Poll: Fords vs. Police
As you know, Rob Ford and Doug Ford are presently on a jihad against Toronto police, possibly because the police have had the effrontery to, um, investigate Rob for serious…
Inching Toward Apocalypse – Next IPCC Report Leaked
Sorry, kids, but here’s your inheritance – starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease. A leaked draft of the report due in March from the Intergovernmental Panel on…
Rob Ford: I’m No Edsel…
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ‘could easily get re-elected’ The mayor’s base of support hasn’t eroded much, say experts By Andre Mayer, CBC News Posted: Nov 05, 2013 5:00 AM ET…
Another Duffy-Wright-Harper Morsel
Until mid-July, Chris Woodcock worked in the Harper PMO as Director of Issues Management. One of the issues Woodcock became involved in managing was the Duffy-Wright-Harper under-the-table cash deal. That…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Your news links for today: The bottom line on high wireless prices (Peter Nowak) Statscan Data Points to Canada’s Growing Digital Divide (Michael Geist) Speech by Jean-Pierre Blais at Community…
The World of BD, or How Cartoons Go Serious
This morning Le Devoir has turned over the entire paper to cartoonists. The occasion is the opening of a new show of graphic illustration at the Musée des Beaux arts…