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March is Women’s History Month (in the US) These are some of the women who have made a difference in my life. When I asked my Auntie Jo how she’d…
March 2014
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thomas Walkom writes that the Cons’ economic prescriptions are doomed to fail because they’re based on a fundamental misdiagnosis: (T)hat half of…
High-profile line-up featured in Holler 4 Health Care March 31
You don’t want to miss this. More than 30 performers –including some of the most prominent actors in Canadian theatre – will be participating in Holler 4 Health Care March…
Crockatt competes for CRAP crown.
Calgary Centre Member of Parliament Joan Crockatt has taken an early lead in this year’s CRAP Awards. In an award category usually dominated by party leaders and cabinet ministers, this…
Alison Redford and the misogyny defence: does it really hold any water?
Former Alberta Premier Alison Redford in happier times, as we remember her on the eve of her selection as PC Party leader in the fall of 2011. The suggestion former…
It’s Madness
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that petropolitics are behind what is going on in Ukraine: Russia, a true petro state, sits on one-fifth of the world’s natural gas supply. About one-third of…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, March 27, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, March 27, 2014: Meilleur first francophone Ontario AG TD bank employee in NJ refuses to notarize American…
Ask General Kang: I’m sick of school, but should I go to university anyway?
Absolutely! Just because you’re tired of people lecturing you, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t continue to subject yourself to it for another three or four years. Some of your Earth “experts”…
New column day
Here, on how the Cons’ explanations for the Unfair Elections Act reflect a disturbing attempt to rule out any voter motivation other than partisan interests – while excusing future Robocon-style…
A Few More Notes on 1st Toronto Mayoral Debate
Rob Ford cradles imaginary crack pipe, and sweats: This is not John Tory’s real hair: Too sleek. Too ample. Too beautiful. Rumour is he borrowed a lock of Justin’s for…
I Guess Sometimes It Doesn’t Pay To Have Friends In High Places
Although I have no sympathy for those who work, either directly or indirectly, for the Harper regime, there is a story in Toronto Life entitled, With Friends Like Harper: how…
RoFo + JoTo = John Ford. The new mayoralty candidate.
John Ford: The new mayoral candidate. from McGillicutty on Vimeo. .
Stephen Harper and the Insane Clown Circus
I have to admit that sometimes I can't decide whether Stephen Harper and his Cons are an insane clown posse, or just circus clowns who are so dumb they're dangerous.But…
Not a puffball comparison
A Vancouver Sun article recently offered a few outdated items about salaries paid to executives of the British Columbia Investment Management Corportion (BCimc). It was a public relations piece devoid…
An open letter to Toronto media
Dear nice Toronto media people: None of the candidates mentioned the word “crack” because I suspect the research shows, consistently, voters don’t want candidates talking about crack instead of the…
Oil Shipments Turn Albany Into “Houston on the Hudson” As Communities Across Country Fight Oil-By-Rail Proposals
Due to a massive increase in the movement of crude oil by rail in the past few years, communities across the country are facing the daunting prospect of becoming part…
Talking about Change… #nlpoli
As you recover from what is hopefully the last big storm of the 2014 winter season, cast yourself in the role of Conservative party strategist for a second and think…
Let’s Not Ban Books, Kamloops
Ban me? Burn me? Fear me? OK, Kamloops, take a cool soothing breath while I take a short break today to not talk about the rebooting of the Occupy Movement…
A court officer was shot in the Brampton courthouse. The courthouse is on lockdown.
Apparently the shooter has been shot and killed. Not clear whether situation related to the ongoing terrorist trial in Brampton. Normally Courthouse violence stems from family law matters which are…