Taking care of business (friends)
Source: 2013 June Budget Fiscal Plan, Table A9 Revenue by Source (Page 120)
2013
Harper won’t take no for an answer on Keystone XL
With the fate of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline still in the hands of U.S. President Barack Obama five years on, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a crowd of business…
ConCalls: About Effing Time; Del Mastro Charged #RoboCon #cdnpoli
Dean Del Mastro charged nationalnewswatch.com/2013/09/26/new… #cdnpoli— Will (@natnewswatch) September 26, 2013 .@torontodan @stribe39 Leaving the question, when will #Penashue be charged for overspending and illegal contributions? #elxnfraud #cdnpoli— Saskboy K.…
Del Mastro to Face Justice
It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Dean Del Mastro charged with four offences under the Canada Election Act including concealing a $21,000 “contribution.” In June, Del Mastro expressed his…
Dean Del Mastro Charged by Elections Canada !!!!
I'd almost forgotten Dean Del Mastro, Boss Harper's parliamentary secretary, he's been away for so long. All I can remember is that he was always blaming others for ethical lapses…
Conservative Party of Canada: New Logo
Oil shall drip all over North America, China and elsewhere.
IceFog – The New Gang of Asian Hackers
Using classic guerrilla tactics, they hit hard and fast and then, just as quickly, they’re gone. They get into a computer system, quickly spot what they want, grab it and…
Recalling BC pioneers
This item is recycled from the summer of 2010. I was reminded of it after a Twitter exchange about natural resource revenues and the lack of transparency surrounding them. This…
Dean Del Scumbag charged with elections offences
Here. I’m rather pleased, you might say. Never been much of fan. More on Dean del Scumbag here and here. God, incidentally, is a progressive.
Hijab Power: The Muslim Fashionista Who’s Gone Viral
Just spent an hour watching videos made by this irreverant young Muslim woman who specializes in make-up and popular culture. Here she is with her husband answering questions about their…
Asian Tiger Prawns Now In Gulf of Mexico
No one knows just how they got there or who is responsible but massive Asian tiger prawns have reached the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and they’re spreading along…
8,300 participate in merger telephone town hall
There were many questions but few detailed answers during the first telephone town hall meeting to discuss the possible merger of The Scarborough Hospital and the Rouge Valley Health System.…
Alberta’s Sales Tax Phobia
Ever since I was a child growing up, Alberta has made a big deal about how we don’t have a sales tax. Back in the day, when resource revenues were…
Open Hand: Low Cost Robotic Hand
A funding campaign on IndieGoGo is focused on making an open-sourced robotic prosthetic hand. This is wonderful because the end product will be shared with everyone and the hand can…
So Who Are They Assigning Down The Hall Anyway?
I’m not exactly keen to join in on the collective online WTFery re: heterosexual manly-man Canadian author and occasional University of Toronto lecturer David Gilmour’s steadfast refusal to allow girl…
Prior consistent statement not admitted for truth of contents
R v DB, 2013 ONCA 578 makes clear that when a prior consistent statement is admitted to refuse an allegation of recent fabrication such admission is not to all proof…
What Won’t We Think of Next?
Devices, like the one pictured above, are catching on in our water-scarce world. It’s a combination, sink-toilet. Waste water from the sink is used for toilet flushing. Makes perfect sense.…
Sask. Party Spin Outstrips Population Growth
Sask. Party spin appears to be growing even faster than the province’s population. Today’s Saskatchewan government news release quotes Premier Wall as saying, “We have the strongest job growth and…
Even Norway Gets the Dutch Disease
We sometimes think of Norway as the country where fossil fuel riches are handled responsibly, not like the Alberta and Canadian governments that just piss it all away. Yes, Norway…