Blowback – Drone Warfare
Send in the drones. Few grasp the significance of drone warfare. We don’t see them. Our people don’t get killed. We rarely know who does get killed and when, infrequently,…
2013
Campaign Update: Ryan Meili
Ryan’s Website: http://www.ryanmei.li/democratic_renewal Best laid plans…No discussion of the debates for now, due to losing the bulk of my weekend. So, we will talk a bit about Ryan’s democratic renewal…
Political disengagement in Canada: Why is Justin Trudeau ignoring the obvious?
Trudeau vs Reformer Murray Justin Trudeau told a crowd in Hamilton that a Liberal Party led by him would take steps to reengage Canadians in our political life: The Liberal…
La Banque du Canada dit non au reflet de la diversité sur les dollars -OU – La xénophobie structurelle à la Banque du Canada: le jupon qui dépasse
Quand la nouvelle est tombée l’été dernier que la Banque du Canada avait effectué un nettoyage ethnique dans les images imprimées sur la monnaie canadienne, le faux-pas a fait le…
5612…Can One Get Kicked Out Of The Senate?
With all the fuss over Senator Patrick Brazeau, potential felon and a wee bit of a fibber when it comes to money coupled with l’affaire Mike Duffy I ask the…
The Endangered and Elusive "Eastern Bald Senator"
h/t Perry Williams, St. Catherines, P.E.I.
Afghan Govt. Jails 13-Year Old Boy for Sex With Men
When George w. Bush sent the Taliban packing in 2011 it was once again open season on little Afghan boys’ bums. A lot of Afghan guys, you see, like to…
A Tar Sands Compromise, One They’ll Have to Refuse
Today’s bitumen trafficking contemplated by Enbridge, Redford and Harper is beset by indefensible problems. The proponents are making it far worse than it needs to be. A huge part of…
Saturday Photo: Sledding, again
Beautiful day, sun and fresh snow. Couldn’t be better for playing outside….
Canada’s Sub-Prime Disaster Waiting in Harper’s Wings
One sector known for being a holdout on climate change is the financial community. Some of the most outlandish denialist journalism has come (and too often still does) from once…
Of Frogs and Fishes: Farms Spawn Lethal Diseases
Ray Grigg discusses the parallels between a deadly fungus wiping our the world’s frogs and lethal salmon viruses – both incubated in industrial farming operations. “Somewhere in a frog farm,…
5611…Donald Duck: Racist?
Among Disney characters Donald Duck has certainly had the most chequered career. There is an urban legend, refuted by Snopes.com, that states that Mr. Duck was banned in Finland for…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Ian Lovett reports on the use of “capital appreciation bonds” in California to ensure that future generations pay an inflated price to private-sector…
On Brazeau, Infamous Crimes, and Parliamentary Privilege (or, Can Brazeau be Booted from the Senate?)
It has been a bad week for Senator Patrick Brazeau. After he was charged with assault and sexual assault in relation to a domestic incident at his Gatineau folks began…
No Asians + No Blacks + no gays + no turbans + no aboriginals = No Canada -OR- BankOfCanada’s state sponsored xenophobia
The news of the ethnic cleansing of Canadian c-notes by the Bank of Canada hit like a bombshell last summer. It was revealed that an Asian-looking female figure was gentrified…
Oh Canada – Our Bought And Sold Out Land (VIDEO)
Via YouTube: Dan Mathews has done us all a favor, with his educational documentary, as he reveals common misconception in how we deal with banks. Watch and laugh as Dan…
Media frenzy
The media frenzy around where Mike Duffy really lives just shows the truth of the saying “be nice to the people you meet on the way up because you’ll see…
Freedom of Press Under Attack in Montreal (VIDEO)
During the Quebec student protests against the tuition hikes, members of the press came under attack by the SPVM (Montreal Police). This video aims to raise the issue of press…
Really the end of co-sleeping this time… maybe?
In November 2011, Mallory started sleeping on her own after co-sleeping since she was an infant. At the time, it was an event we’d been hoping for since 2008.
Say NO to mandatory Sun TV in Canada!
Say NO to mandatory Sun TV in Canada!: Say NO to mandatory Sun TV! Canada’s Sun News Network (aka the Scum “News” Network, aka Fox News North, aka the Conservative…