Thag angry! Teenager bad!
Having settled the issue of if the members of the Thunka Grunka tribe had free will or not, Thag settled back into life with his tribe. For once, it was…
2013
This Ford Nation village has plenty of idiots
It amazes me – amazes me – that the paid-up citizens of Ford Nation thought they were doing their heroes a favour by bringing Press Council complaints against media organizations…
You Might Have Read How Arctic Sea Ice Has Recovered
There’s more Arctic sea ice this year than last, a fair bit more. What does that mean? In fact, not much at all. The Guardian’s Dan Nuccitelli provides a couple…
Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs urge Industry Minister to take action to fix our broken cell phone market
9 SEPTEMBER, 2013 – A group of over 35 leading Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs have sent Industry Minister James Moore a letter calling for reasonable action to deliver genuine choice…
How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up, Winston?
O’Brien held up his left hand, its back toward Winston, with the thumb hidden and the four fingers extended. “How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?” “Four.” “And if…
Rebutting the Fraser Institute’s Report on Immigration
(This was a letter of the editor I sent to my local newspaper titled: Re: Immigration selection should be based on businesses’ needs: Report.) QMI Agency reported on a Fraser…
Mr Tuxedo looks out
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, paper53, tuxedo
London Starts Planting Green Walls for Flood Prevention
Earlier this year, Toronto suffered some severe flooding and city planner Jennifer Keesmat composed this great tweet: Suddenly spending $ to maintain all of that not-so-sexy infrastructure and to plan…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, September 9, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 9, 2013: No crime in $90K Duffy cheque, says former House law clerk Anti-LGBT law to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jordon Cooper writes about the dangers of growing income inequality in Saskatchewan and around the world: Income inequality is driven largely by market…
Warning: Graphic Images
So here’s a crazy thing. GC had to have a medical test a couple of weeks ago as a follow-up to an earlier test a few months ago. The doctor…
Harper Unleashes The Dogs Of War
Stephen Harper is stocking his office with fanatical loyalists and delivering red meat speeches about the “dangerous” opposition. Clearly he is preparing to go to war — not in Syria,…
On Tasers And Tim
As usual, Star readers offer their penetrating commentary on recent events and the benighted Tim Hudak. Enjoy! 80-year-old woman tasered a day after rules changed, Sept. 4 I find it…
Harper’s ‘Hail Mary’ for Keystone XL.
A ‘Hail Mary’ is that final play in the football game where you have to go for the goal or nothing. That is the play Prime Minister Stephen Harper is…
Toronto’s nice in the Fall – so are its eating establishments
Well, the Ontario legislature resumes sitting today. You’ll note in the story about it this morning in the Toronto Star that there is not a single mention of PC Leader…
Ezra Attracts Another Defamation Suit?
Hey @nenshi, do you mind if I release your legal demand letter you sent to the Sun, after I dared criticize you in a column? #vicious— Ezra Levant (@ezralevant) September…
The Bunker Door is Welded Shut #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale cannot quit as leader of the provincial Conservative Party, says Fairity O’Brien in an interview with NTV. He stresses it over and over. The caucus is solidly behind…
What Happens To Our Children When We Die? Maine Man Killed Himself and Adult Autistic Son in 2010
“Ginger Taylor commented on the pressures on families with autism and on the greatest fear of many parents of autistic children: “That is the big question — what happens to…
Got trouble with ‘overbearing urban planners’? The Manning Centre wants to help!
A civic election all-candidates’ meeting in Calgary. “Why don’t we pass the time with a game of solitaire?” Actual Manning Centre supported candidates may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below:…