Playing Football With Domestic Violence Gives No One a Victory Dance
Yesterday we heard that the NDP were accusing the Liberals of opposing their plan to end violence against women. I have to admit that I was shocked. This is so…
September 2015
Playing Football With Domestic Violence Gives No One a Victory Dance
Yesterday we heard that the NDP were accusing the Liberals of opposing their plan to end violence against women. I have to admit that I was shocked. This is so…
KCCCC Day 31: it’s the economy, duh
It’s the economy, stupid, per Carville. And the economy looks not so good, this morning. See assorted pundits here and here and here and here. Worrying news stories here and…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Your news links for today: CRTC Part 1 Application by CAC-COSCO-PIAC regarding Vidéotron’s “Unlimited Music” undue preference – PIAC Canadian Music Industry Hit With Competition Complaint Over Public Domain Recordings…
Life In Scarborough: Scarborough Monday Nights
Stuck waiting for my wife t’other night, I hung around the Markham/Eglinton bus stop. The parking lot of our local Metro turns into the neighborhood meeting spot after dark. Guys…
On reasonable responses
Let’s offer a quick reminder to the Libs’ spin machine, and particularly to the people who should know better who are choosing to echo it. No party is under an…
Some Compelling Reasons To Vote
H/t Memorial March for the Victims of Harperism H/t David Suzuki Foundation If anyone you know is not certain whether he or she is registered to vote, checking out one’s…
Time To Get Out Of The Box
http://smartstorming.com/ The recession is here. It may be short and it may be shallow. But it underscores a simple message: Stephen Harper’s main claim to fame is hogwash. Tom Walkom
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jim Stanford, Iglika Ivanova and David MacDonald each highlight how there’s far more to be concerned about in Canada’s economy beyond the GDP…
In a country run by a failed economist.
What is a political party to do when they find their leader has feet of clay? The mantra of the party was that having an economist running the party, it…
The New Recession and the Lies Stephen Harper Told Us
Well at least now we know why Stephen Harper was twisting himself into knot, or looking like he was auditioning for the Hunchback of Notre Dame, by refusing to even…
Omega Man #nlpoli
The word that comes to mind when you look at the new provincial Conservative party website or the davis165.ca site isn’t fresh, new, rebounding, or even trying. It is “alone”.…
The Wallin Affair: Stephen Harper Is Already Changing His Story
We still have to wait and see whether the Crown will lay charges against Pamela Wallin now that the RCMP has wrapped up its investigation.But already Stephen Harper is being…
Will Wildrose Leader Brian Jean repudiate his Calgary-Foothills candidate’s ‘communist’ characterization of the NDP?
PHOTOS: Part of the Wildrose Chinese-language brochure that compared the NDP to communists. Below: Wildrose Calgary-Foothills candidate Prasad Panda, former Tory education minister Thomas Lukaszuk, NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth, former…
Greek Elections: SYRIZA Keeps Bleeding as Party Youth Withdraw Support | GreekReporter.com
SYRIZA numbers keep dropping in opinion polls. The blows Alexis Tsipras is receiving keep coming from all directions, and they are really strong! Source: Greek Elections: SYRIZA Keeps Bleeding as…
Ezra Is Getting Good At Begging For Forgiveness: Part II
We're working on a few projects that are currently occupying our collective attention, but we thought we would provide an update on our previous post. To recap, Levant's "Rebel Media"…
September 1: The importance of fiction.
Damn. I spent hours on a long blog – and lost it all. So this will deal with the same themes, but be much shorter. Norbert Cunningham’s column today deserves…
Leadership Needed to Reverse Sixth Great Extinction
Late last month, the world went crazy when it came to light that Cecil the lion was shot by American dentist Walter Palmer. Cecil was the popular black-maned lion at…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Capped cats.
‘GhostVolunteer’ and why its a Bad Idea
I happened upon a Facebook discussion that had ended up on my feed due to a friend commenting on it. The discussionwas on a script called ‘GhostVolunteer‘ that would automatically…