April 6: ?????????
Early yesterday, the story of the year broke. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has cracked the files of offshore banks which act as tax havens for the very rich…
2013
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The Star makes the case for a serious crackdown on offshore tax avoidance: Thanks to a spectacular data leak Canadians are getting a…
Daniel McGowan Released After Lawyers Confirm He Was Jailed For HuffPost Blog
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/daniel-mcgowan-jailing_n_3021613.html on the main Kersplebedeb website: http://kersplebedeb.com/posts/daniel-mcgowan-released-after-lawyers-confirm-he-was-jailed-for-huffpost-blog/
Juxtaposition
Shorter tar sands shills trying to get the general public to do their PR work: Our oil industry affects every single Canadian from coast to coast to coast. Speak up…
In Sunday’s Sun: the hockey Dad vs. the aliens
The news that the Conservatives are planning attack ads against Justin Trudeau isn’t news. It’s what Stephen Harper’s party does, and they do it well. If the Harper Conservatives are…
More Praise for Kevin Page
Readers of this blog will know that I have a deep and abiding respect for people of real integrity, those capable of moving beyond narrow self-interest to embrace ethics and…
Saturday At The Movies
In this video that’s gone viral, Reverend Phil Snyder makes a presentation in Springfield, Missouri where the city council is debating whether or not to add LGBTQ folks to the…
Travels In LiberalLand
I have been granted the honor of blogging the LPoC showcase downtown today. I take these things seriously, so I will probably try to write a quick post about each…
Django; The ‘D’eath Is Not Silent
Watched “Django Unchained” , and realized that bodies were exploding because it was a Tarantino movie. It went about as expected. Some parts should not be watched, or it will…
Update on Kitchener Assault: McKee’s Name Mentioned
First, if any of our Edmonton readers know anything about this story, please give us a heads up: Racist grafitti on house focus of hate crimes probe We don't know…
Follow me on Twitter for coverage of the Liberal leadership showcase tomorrow
I’ll be livetweeting the showcase (I nearly typed convention out of a force of habit left over from OLP leadership) so follow me on Twitter at @WilliamNorman.
Musical interlude
Sneaker Pimps – Half Life
Ever since the world economy started crashing in 2008, a lot of…
Ever since the world economy started crashing in 2008, a lot of news has been uncovered about Ponzi schemes, financial institutions ripping people off, crooked government bailouts, banks laundering money…
Only when their lips move
On February 15, Times of India Film Awards flack Laura Ballance said, “About 35,000 tickets for the April 6 awards ceremony at B.C. Place went up for grabs Friday morning…
With all the stories across Canada of police brutality…
With all the stories across Canada of police brutality (including killings), harassment, rights violations, discrimination, perjury, political bias, corruption (e.g. bribes, smuggling, extortion, drug-dealing) – and seeing almost no consequences…
Friday night
Good evening. Let’s begin with Moreland & Arbuckle covering Bo Diddley’s Hey Mona. This is Albert Collins performing on German television in 1985. This is If Trouble Was Money. And…
5822…Senator Mike Duffy Gets A Raise
Yes the esteemed Senator from Kanata who represents Prince Edward Island is getting a raise. So are all the other Senators and Members of Parliament. The same week that Barack…
Young woman arrested for posting photo of graffitti online
Young woman arrested for posting photo of graffitti online: According to CBC News: A 20-year-old woman has been accused of criminal harassment and intimidation against a high-ranking Montreal police officer…
Peter Kormos memorial on May 11, 2013 in Thorold, Ontario
Peter Kormos memorial on May 11, 2013 in Thorold, Ontario: Click on the above link for details, and see my last post for more information about his life, which ended…
Shell Pipeline Spill Is Fourth Disaster In Bad Week for Keystone XL Promoters
Last Friday, as national attention turned to the massive Exxon Pegasus tar sands pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, another oil spill was occurring near Houston, Texas. Operators of a Royal…