The Search For Authenticity
In their bewilderment over the staunch following that Toronto mayor Rob Ford continues to enjoy amongst ‘Ford Nation,’ some pundits have advanced the idea that it is his ‘authenticity’ that…
2013
Rob Ford news is now officially boring.
It took a lot of excruciatingly boring repetition and alarmist claims in the news media over many weeks but we can now declare the Mayor Rob Ford affair to be…
The biggest issue I am facing in my life right now
This. God help me.
What The Hell Is Wrong With Canada’s Conservatives – "Conservatives Without Conscience"
“Conservatives Without Conscience” by John W. Dean should be a ‘must read’ for all progressives who are wondering what is wrong with Canada’s Conservatives. The author, John W. Dean, is…
A Silver Foot?
Ann Richards, the late governor of Texas, claimed that George Bush the Elder was born with “a silver foot in his mouth.” Justin Trudeau runs the risk of being tagged…
A Tricorder To Find Out What’s In Your Food
TellSpec is a new device currently being crowd funded that tells people what’s in their food – just like a Star Trek tricorder. It uses spectrometry to analyze the food…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – George Monbiot writes that corporate control over a political system may be a huge factor in limiting public participation – even as…
I’m single again
Kirbie’s been quoted approvingly in a Wente column, which is the final straw. I hate to break up on the Internet, but there is no coming back from this one.…
Projection Update – Conservative win by 1 seat
I’m still working out some of the kinks in the newest ElectoMatic, but I wanted to update the projection that it’s provided me. To show that it is not biased…
Bunny love
Thanks to everybody who voted on the bunny’s name. We ended up going with Ivan. I know, it wasn’t even on the list…but I decided to name him after Ivan…
Facing the Facts: Climate Change Is Bad For Business
As leaders of the industrialized world continue to squabble at home over how to address the threat of climate change – and even as they battle internal factions who don’t…
Toronto needs mayor: Canada’s veterans pass judgment on Rob Ford
Quote: Ford’s public week began at a Remembrance Day ceremony, where a veteran refused to shake his hand. Ford gave a short speech honouring the military and there was a…
Blogger ponders on things instead of musing about them
LONDON, Ontario (The Skwib) — The web is still reeling from the revelation that a blogger has been pondering things instead of musing about them. “Yeah, I’ve spent a lot…
Christmas Book List: How Newfoundlanders got the baby bonus #nlpoli
Amid all the new books hitting the shelves this fall, there are a few worth adding to your list either for yourself or as gifts. Over the next couple of…
Scientific Misogynistic
While I usually ignore and skip YouTube ads as quickly as possible, the one I just saw was too ridiculous(ly offensive) to not skip. Well, at least until “Ben” complained…
Jimbo Flaherty and the Amazing Magic Surplus
Well in case you thought that the Con regime was nickel and diming veterans, and killing good jobs all over the country, because they absolutely HAVE to slay the deficit.Or…
Polishing a … tarnished reputation: the ‘National Newspaper’ as Stephen Harper’s pathetic enabler
Your blogger with Rev. Bill Phipps, former United Church of Canada moderator and, in 2002, the NDP’s challenger to Stephen Harper. Below: Harper doubters Andrew Coyne and Tim Harper. “The…
Portland TV news reporters see deaths trend in “faith healers” church
vised By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Reporters at Portland Oregon TV station KATU are attributing the deaths of 10 children and teens to the religious practices…
Poppy Wars
This op-ed appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on November 11, 2013 “Ottawa Students Don’t Care If ‘White Poppy’ Offends Veterans!” screamed the Sun News headline. In what has become the…
Measuring ghosts
MEASURING GHOSTS A recent article in Science Translational Medicine asks the question "Can We Measure Autism ?" To my mind this begs the question, "is there really something called "autism"…