2014
“Nanaimo’s New Medical Marijuana Facility Shipped the First Package Of Its Product Last Week.”
Don Maroc-Political Blogger The Victoria Times Colonist gleefully announced, “Nanaimo’s new medical marijuana facility shipped the first package of its product last week.” The Tilray plant, located in the Duke…
Random grumblings for a Sunday afternoon
Why can’t I buy Yorkshire Gold tea in town? I can buy Barry’s tea, from Ireland, and Morse’s tea packaged in Nova Scotia locally. As well as other brands. Surely…
Russian right wingers slaughter protestors alive with fire
The media won’t tell us the truth (of course) but here’s some reality for you: What we’re witnessing right now is breathtaking, unprecedented and absurd. When was the last time…
Watt’s Jury Instructions: WITNESSES OF UNSAVOURY CHARACTER (VETROVEC WARNING)
(NOW) testified for the Crown. There is a special instruction that has to do with his/her evidence. It is an instruction that you must keep foremost in your mind when…
Ontario area codes and regional polling: disclaimer
This post is a disclaimer against people trying to figure out regional breakdowns of polls. Always figure out how they decided what riding is in what region! Some polling firms…
What Was Andrea Horwath Thinking?
On May 2, 2014, Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, announced that her party would vote against the Ontario budget tabled by the (Liberal) government. Before the…
B.C. Liberals Must Stop Unsustainable Forest Practices
This account of BC Forestry from Vicky Husband and Anthony Britneff was carried in the Vancouver Province. They focus on the lack of responsible stewardship of our forestry resource and…
Reading music and music theory
I write about reading a lot, because I read a lot of books. There are other kinds of reading – other languages, too – that I don’t write much about.…
Asking the right questions: A review of Private Violence
Private Violence, a heart-wrenching documentary about domestic abuse, follows one advocate and survivor’s journey to improve upon the resources and support systems for abused women, as well as hold accountable…
Guest Essay From The Mound Of Sound: From Star Wars Back to Verdun
I’ve been updating my warfare knowledge base lately with a load of independent reading and an online course from the war studies department of King’s College, London. For those who…
Irony and cognitive dissonance
Politics is as full of irony as it is full of cognitive dissonance. And I don’t mean simply in politicians and their agencies: it is everyone and every group, every…
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN
Updated, and adjusted for Ontario voters: .
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – D.L. Tice writes that it’s becoming more and more difficult for the right to ignore the spread of income inequality – and the…
No Campaign Finance Reform This Year
With a vote of 9-1, Cllr. Adriane Carr’s motion for campaign finance reform was defeated at City Council this past week. Surprise? Not really as all 9 dissenting votes came…
Dancing Is Important in the Grand Scheme of Things
Jeanne spent part of the dinner hour dancing around the dining room (with Thomas cheering her on from his highchair) to a variety of jazz pieces. Her dance technique veers…
Why you should follow @mikelondoncan
Oh, and BTW, Mike, IT’S NOT A BLOG IT’S A WEB SITE. That said, I also have a similarly stultifying effect on marriages and common-law relationships. .
Ontario – Possibilities
Note the date, yesterday, on these maps. Any “brand new polls” are thus not considered within these. Regardless, here we go. So this is my base prediction, adjusted based on…